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Annual Christmas Home Tour

Green Spring Garden Club Christmas Homes Tour is celebrating its 60th anniversary. This year’s tour will feature five private residences in the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation’s historic area. The homes are the Palmer House, the Prentis House, Ludwell Paradise House, The Red Lion Inn and Seymour Powell Tenement, which is an original CW house. All homes […]

Ford’s Colony newsletter

Folks considering a move to Williamsburg or Fords Colony should read the latest issue of the “Talk of The Colony” for November 2019 The Talk of the Colony is a monthly magazine that is distributed to all homeowners in Ford’s Colony on the first of each month. Learn more about the Ford’s Colony lifestyle, from 52+ […]

Region’s Home Sales Remain Strong & Prices Continue to Rise

REIN, the local MLS for the Hampton Roads area, reports a rise in the region’s residential home price in October 2019. The median sales price was $240,000, up 2.13% from October 2018. Residential closed sales for the region are also up, rising a substantial 14.81% year-over-year with 2,652 closed units. The number of homes that […]

Pantheon:The World’s Fastest Multi Launch Coaster

Busch Gardens Williamsburg has revealed their newest, record-breaking thrill ride coming in 2020. As an ode to the most powerful Roman gods, Pluto, Neptune, Mercury, Minerva and Jupiter, they have a created a 73 mph multi-launch roller coaster that formerly held the title of “North America’s Fastest Multi-Launch Coaster.” After consulting with Mercury, the swift […]

CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON LONGHILL Rd IMPROVEMENTS

A Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) project to increase capacity, relieve congestion and improve safety on Longhill Road (Route 612) has begun construction activities. Based on the findings and extensive public input from the Longhill Road Corridor Study completed by James City County in 2014, VDOT incorporated a variety of transit improvements from the study […]

Finding the Perfect Home in Queens Lake

Every home has a story John Womeldorf knows that every home has a story. As an experienced realtor with a deep love for Williamsburg, John looks beyond the basic features of the homes he sells. In his “Every home has a story” series, John introduces potential buyers to the aspects of a home that they […]

Stonehouse development changes proposed

A proposed change for the Stonehouse planned community’s zoning and master plan would eliminate almost 1,200 residential units and 2 million square feet of commercial space. The changes in the new master plan would allow up to 2,392 residential units and up to 740,000 square feet of non-residential development instead of the previously approved plan […]

Pickleball Courts coming to Veterans Park in James City County

The construction of 8 new pickleball courts is underway at Veterans Park, aka Kidsburg. The tennis courts closed Nov. 5 and will be replaced by new pickleball courts. Work to demolish the existing tennis and pickleball courts, which are in poor condition due to age, is expected to take 8 to 10 weeks. Work at […]

JCC Planning Commission recommends affordable housing development

The James City County Planning Commission gave the nod to a proposal to build affordable town homes and independent living facility at Forest Heights Wednesday. The application, filed by the James City County Board of Supervisors and Doug Harbin of Wayne Harbin Builder, Inc., seeks a special-use permit to rezone 47 acres at Forest Heights […]

Free admission to Colonial Williamsburg for military families Veterans Day weekend 2019

Colonial Williamsburg is offering FREE admission during Veterans Day weekend, Friday through Monday, November 8-11, to all active duty Military, Reservists, Retirees, Veterans, National Guardsmen and their immediate dependents.* Colonial Williamsburg will also observe Veterans Day and women’s contributions to military efforts throughout America’s history through special military-themed programs including a veterans’ parade and a […]