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Is Virginia Beach about to get Virginia’s First NBA team*?

Answer: maybe! According to Inside Business, The Hampton Roads Business Journal, the Sacramento Kings, an NBA franchise, are in talks to move the team to Virginia Beach. From the article The owners of the Sacramento Kings, an NBA franchise, and officials from Philadelphia-based Comcast- are expected to be in Virginia Beach Tuesday to propose moving […]

Learn More about the “Free Black Settlement @ Freedom Park

Freedom Park in James City County is home to significant American history – recognized nationally as the site of the earliest free black settlement dating to 1803-1860, an 18th-century graveyard, the Revolutionary War Battle of Spencer’s Ordinary in 1781 and a 17th century domicile that is revealing much archaeological research of the early colonial period […]

Fords Colony Country Club Sale is imminent

The Country Club Membership Association for Fords Colony has been notified that a Purchase and Sale agreement has been signed with an un-named party for the sale of Fords Colony Country Club in Williamsburg, VA. Mr. Richard Curlin at Prudential stated “ The agreement allows for a “due diligence” time period of 45 days followed […]

Surfs Up-The 50th Anniversary Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championships in Va Beach

The Coastal Edge  East Coast Surfing Championships, got underway on Monday, August 20, 2012 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The event, which originally grew from a casual party for affluent teenagers in Gilgo Beach, New York during the summer of 1961, has evolved into a seven day beach sports festival. The surfing contest will feature many […]

A better way to view storm tides in Chesapeake Bay

Researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science have added forecast capabilities to their network of Tidewatch water-level stations, giving residents of the lower Chesapeake Bay region a new on-line tool for gauging the magnitude of coastal flooding in a given location and minimizing its potential impacts. The public launch of the Tidewatch forecast system […]

W&M ranked in top 10 best value by Princeton Review

The College of William & Mary has been ranked again among the nation’s best colleges. The university is included in The Princeton Review’s “The Best 377 Colleges: 2013 Edition,” which was released today. William & Mary is also included in the book’s ranking of best-value public colleges. The College ranked sixth on the “Top 10 […]

Stacy Lewis, Natalie Gulbis, Morgan Pressel, Michelle Wie, and Juli Inkster join the field for the Kingsmill Championship

Stacy Lewis, Natalie Gulbis, Morgan Pressel, Michelle Wie, and Juli Inkster have joined the field for the Kingsmill Championship at Kingsmill Resort, September 3-9, 2012 Arguably playing the best golf of anybody on the LPGA Tour, Stacy Lewis has soared up the Rolex World Rankings all the way to number two. Coming off a spectacular […]

What is an Energy Efficient Mortgage (EEM)?

Did you know that an Energy Efficient Mortgage can be used to purchase a home and add the cost of certain repairs to the loan?  With tons of distressed properties on the market, this can be a good way for home buyers to purchase a nice home without paying $1000’s out of pocket for repairs. […]

Rail Travel in Hampton Roads Update

Rail travel is becoming more prominent in Hampton Roads with the introduction of light rail service, upcoming Amtrak service to the Southside, and ongoing studies regarding improved passenger rail service both into and throughout the region. One year ago, Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) began light rail service in the city of Norfolk. This light rail […]

John Hinckley’s Release Plan Suffers Setback

Federal prosecutors are pushing to keep John Hinckley,  the man who tried to kill President Ronald Reagan from getting more freedom. U.S. attorneys filed a motion Friday asking the court to deny  Hinckley  request for expanded privileges.   Hinckley is staying at St. Elizabeth’s mental health hospital in D.C. He wants to live with his […]