Jun 29 '18 Bring your bike on the train… Cyclists interested in exploring both ends of the Virginia Capital Trail — and everything in between — without making the full 100-mile round trip can now reserve and board their bicycles on Amtrak trains at the downtown Williamsburg and Richmond Stations. The pilot program offers a direct option for cyclists riding the Virginia Capital Trail […]
Jun 23 '18 The Cook’s: Moving to Kingsmill and their quest to find the “Perfect Neighborhood” This is a first in a series of interviews with past home buyer clients I have worked with. Over the next few months, I hope to showcase most of the area neighborhoods and give an “insiders” look at living there. As well as the reasons behind their decisions to purchase in that particular neighborhood. In […]
Jun 20 '18 Penniman, the lost Williamsburg-area WWI boom town Drive down old Penniman Road just south of Williamsburg VA and you’ll soon find yourself in what looks like a bygone era. Old housing tracts give way to scattered homes and small industrial strips carved out of the woods — and as you near the Colonial Parkway traffic disappears and the trees take over. It’s […]
Jun 20 '18 848 Hampton Roads homes could be underwater by 2030, scientists say. Millions of dollars of property would be lost and thousands of people displaced in South Hampton Roads in just over a decade under flooding and sea level rise scenarios predicted in a nationwide report released Monday. It comes from the Union of Concerned Scientists, a nonprofit founded in 1969 that advocates for government solutions based […]
Jun 19 '18 Williamsburg’s Midtown Row final site plan gets review Midtown Row has taken steps toward becoming a reality during the past several months, but it could take a big leap forward if its final site plan is approved by the Williamsburg Planning Commission at a meeting on 06/20/2018. Plans for the mixed-use retail and residential center date back to January 2017, when Bethesda, Md.-based […]
Jun 15 '18 July 4th Events in Colonial Williamsburg- 2018 There’s no better place to celebrate our nation’s birth than on historic Duke of Gloucester Street in Colonial Williamsburg VA. Enjoy a full day of patriotic festivities, including public readings of the Declaration of Independence, musical performances, hands-on activities for the kids, and a dazzling fireworks display to cap the evening. In addition to daily […]
Jun 12 '18 Summer Nights at Busch Gardens Williamsburg sizzles with excitement High-Energy Pyrotechnic Show and TV Dance Sensations Headline the Summer Fun There are more reasons than ever to make Busch Gardens Williamsburg the place for summer fun. Lasers, pyrotechnics, a popular neon dance troupe, cool zones, super shakes and tie-dyed crepes, plus more exciting offerings will make it a summer to remember. To kick it […]
Jun 12 '18 Hampton Roads Real Estate Defies National Trend On a national level, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) is reporting declines in sales, while locally , the Hampton Roads, Virginia real estate market is experiencing significant gains in sales. For April 2018 (the most current month’s statistics available at this time), NAR reported pending home sales as down 1.3%, and existing home sales […]
Jun 6 '18 Precarious Beer tapped for statewide awards leads strong local showing at Virginia Craft Beer Cup If you want to taste the two of the best beers in the state, look no further than the Amber Ox Public House home of Precarious Beer Project in Williamsburg VA. Master brewer Greg Fleehart with Precarious took home first place in the Strong American Ale category for their “Everything Is Lava But the Swings Are […]
Jun 5 '18 Royal New Kent Golf Course has new owner Six months after it was left dormant by its owner, a local golf course is set to be revived by an out-of-town buyer that’s looking to add to its established stake in the market. Royal New Kent Golf Club in New Kent VA was sold June 1 to South Carolina-based Wingfield Golf. The company, which […]