Sep 13 '12 Report: Homeownership in Hampton Roads Area 48 Percent Cheaper Than Renting Rent vs. Buy: Which is Cheaper for You? You can save hundreds of dollars a month by buying a home instead of renting – especially if you can get today’s low mortgage rates, itemize your tax deductions and plan to live there for 7 years. The decision to rent or buy a home is […]
Sep 13 '12 Merchants Square in Williamsburg debuts new website Merchants Square in Colonial Williamsburg has launched a completely redesigned website aimed at bringing you timely news and information about events in the Square and special promotions from their merchants. Located adjacent to Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area, Merchants Square is an 18th-century style retail village with over 40 shops and restaurants. Visitors and local […]
Sep 12 '12 Hampton Roads real estate market continues its upward trend… August 12, 2012 The Hampton Roads residential real estate market continues to experience encouraging trends. August 2012 results, such as a year-over-year drop in active listings and year-over-year increases in residential under contract sales and settled sales, combine to indicate a stabilizing local market. The number of homes listed for sale in the region has […]
Sep 12 '12 Is Virginia Beach Ready for the Big Leagues? From VBGov Comcast-Spectacor, Live Nation and the Virginia Beach Development Authority recently made a presentation to the VA Beach City Council outlining the possibility of a 750,000-square foot, 18,500-seat arena adjacent to the Virginia Beach Convention Center. Warren Harris, director of Virginia Beach Economic Development and Peter Luukko, president and CEO of Comcast-Spectacor, which owns […]
Sep 10 '12 Shin wins Kingsmill Championship The two-year winless drought is over for Jiyai Shin who outlasted Paula Creamer in a lengthy nine hole playoff to win the Kingsmill Championship. In the fifth playoff this season, Shin and Creamer were forced to return to the par-4 16th at The River Course Monday morning to determine a winner. The playoff marks […]
Sep 9 '12 Williamsburg Area Learning Tree Classes for Fall 2012 Along with The Christopher Wren Association for Lifelong Learning the Williamsburg Area Learning Tree (WALT) offers enlightening, unique and fun opportunities for everyone, young and old, in greater Williamsburg to learn something new. From the beginning, as a public service project ,WALT has strived to create an environment for those who have an enthusiasm for […]
Sep 8 '12 Carters Grove Not in a shambles Since 1755 the Carter’s Grove plantation house and grounds has been variously a working plantation, a family home, a house museum and archaeological site owned by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (CWF), and then again, in 2007, a private residence. Sixteen archeological sites have been identified on the Carter’s Grove property. One dates back to around […]
Sep 8 '12 Fall 2012 edition of James City County Parks and Recreation’s Activity Brochure The Fall 2012/Winter 2013 edition of James City County Parks and Recreation’s Activity Brochure is now available! It includes highlights information about JCC Special Events, the Rec Connect program, Programs for Teens, Fine Arts, Outdoor Adventure, Sports and Athletics, Dance, Aerobics/Fitness classes, Health and Wellness, Historic Triangle Senior Center, Aquatics. Park indo and more. […]
Sep 8 '12 Navigate the James City County government James City County will hold an open house at the Government Center, 101 Mounts Bay Rd., on Sept. 26 , 2012 from 3-7 p.m. The event will feature information, giveaways and demonstrations to help residents learn more about the County services and departments that affect their daily lives. At the event you can […]