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Family Frights returns to Jamestown Settlement

– “Family Frights at Jamestown Settlement,” returns Friday and Saturday, October 25 & 26, 2019 Festivities include friendly and frightful haunted houses centered around this year’s theme – “Classic Movie Monsters & Famous Fairytale Princesses,” trick-or-treating, ghostly tales and grisly games from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on both dates. The family friendly Halloween fun begins […]

13 school divisions in Hampton Roads area receive 100% accreditation

The Virginia Department of Education announced school divisions from the Southside, Peninsula, and Middle Peninsula are 100% accredited for the academic year. School divisions throughout Hampton Roads received 100% accreditation for the 2019-2020 academic year. In all, 13 school divisions received the distinction: Chesapeake Public Schools Gloucester County Public Schools Hampton City Schools Isle of […]

Liz Moore & Associates breaks ground in RVA

Following a series of office leases and moves since entering the Richmond market three years ago, a residential real estate brokerage with roots in the Peninsula has found a place to call home locally for the long haul. Liz Moore & Associates is building a new office at 14061 Midlothian Turnpike, on a 1.2-acre outparcel […]

Appraisals will no longer be required on certain home sales under $400K

For the first time since 1994, some home sales of $400,000 and under will soon not need an appraisal after federal regulators approved a proposal to increase the threshold at which residential home sales require an appraisal. Last November, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Board of Governors of […]

Williamsburg Farmers Market farm locations

Have you wondered how far the farmers, growers and suppliers at the Williamsburg Farmers Market travel? I think Drumheller’s Orchard from Lovingston VA travels the furthest at 156 miles. You can see all of the locations on the map below. [iframe width=”768″ height=”576″ src=”https://maphub.net/embed/68092?panel=1″ frameborder=”0″] The Williamsburg Farmers Market features 40 vendors focused on produce, […]

Hampton Roads Solar Home Tour

On Saturday, October 5, 2019 Homeowners interested in Solar Power are invited to meet at the Ernie Morgan Environmental Action Center in Norfolk, VA (3500 Granby Street) to talk with solar installers and learn more about solar from 11am-2pm! There will be solar and green building advocates giving presentations and information about the Hampton Roads […]

Field Dayz Fest 2019

Did you have blast at last year’s Field Dayz Fest!? Or did you regret you didn’t attend? Well, this year is going to be bigger, and badder than the last! Happy Anniversary Amber Ox/ Precarious Beer ! Hard to believe its been 2 years since Andrew Voss and Chris Cook opened the amazingly popular Amber […]

Searching For the Perfect Home in Toano

When Kathy and David Souza were looking for homes in Williamsburg in the late 1990s, they felt like everything they saw looked similar to their home in Newport News, only they cost $40,000 more. That is until they drove a little outside of town to see 10145 Squires Way in Toano. “We found ourselves looking […]

5 LESSONS FROM A FIRST SUMMER AS AIRBNB HOSTS

If you like HGTV (like me) then I’m sure you are fans of John and Sherry Petersik, founders of one of the most popular DIY blogs on the internet, Young House Love in Richmond VA. They have been blogging about their adventures in renovating, decorating and raising a family since 2007. They started their blog because they […]

$10 Train Tickets in Virginia to Celebrate a Decade of Rail | Amtrak

From home towns to new cities, relaxing commutes to busy vacations. From the shores of Hampton Roads to the historic charm of Richmond, the Blue Ridge mountains of Roanoke to the sights and sounds of DC. Virginia has been taking us where we need to be and where we want to go by rail for a decade.  To celebrate, the Commonwealth of Virginia is offering $10 tickets for travel 10/1 – 10/10 anywhere Amtrak Northeast Regional travels […]