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Brickshire HOA purchases golf course for $2M

 Traditional Golf Properties, the owner of three area golf courses has unloaded one of its clubs, turning it over to the residents of the surrounding neighborhood. Brickshire Golf Club in New Kent County VA was sold  for $2 million to the Brickshire Community Association, a group that represents the nearly 1,100-lot housing development about 30 […]

James City County grows 12 percent since 2010-Census data show growth in Northern Virginia, decline in the Southwestern Portion

By Ryan Persaud, Capital News Service Population is booming in Northern Virginia and shrinking in many rural localities in the southwestern parts of the state, according to data released Thursday by the U.S Census Bureau. The population of the city of Falls Church grew 5.2 percent between July 1, 2016, and July 1, 2017, the […]

“Jamestown” TV Series Debuts in United States on March 23

On Friday, March 23, Jamestown, an eight-part miniseries, will debut in the United States on the PBS MASTERPIECE Amazon channel and PBS Passport. Jamestown originally debuted in the U.K. on SKY1 and NOW TV on May 5, 2017. Jamestown is produced by Carnival Films, who also produced Downton Abbey. A new episode will be available each Friday […]

Fords Colony newsletter March 2018

 Folks considering a move to Fords Colony in Williamsburg VA should read the latest issue of the “Talk of The Colony for March 2018″ Talk of the Colony is the monthly magazine for Fords Colony property owners. It contains articles from their Board, committees and neighbors on Colony-specific and general interest issues. Potential homeowners can […]

Broad Street breaks ground for Earth Fare and Ace Peninsula Hardware in Williamsburg VA

Broad Street Realty, a market-leading national commercial real estate firm headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, broke ground on  Midtown Row this past Thursday, March 8th by welcoming its lead tenants Earth Fare and Ace Peninsula Hardware at a groundbreaking ceremony. Broad Street is transforming the Williamsburg Shopping Center and the adjoining Monticello Shopping Center into Midtown […]

Annual ODU real estate market review shows improvement for Hampton Roads VA

Attendees at the 23th annual Hampton Roads Real Estate Market Review and Forecast, hosted by Old Dominion University’s E.V. Williams Center for Real Estate, heard an optimistic report about 2017 and the year ahead. Seven experts offered presentations on the current state and future of real estate while addressing topics such as economic trends and […]

Virginia Beach makes top 10 list of US home flipping regions in 2017

Higher home prices don’t seem to be spooking investors from buying up properties to flip. About 207,088 U.S. single-family homes and condos were flipped in 2017, the highest level since 2006, ATTOM Data Solutions reports in its U.S. Home Flipping Report. That compromises nearly 6 percent of all single-family home and condo sales during last […]

Where We Live: Townhouse living in New Town-James City County

When James City County broke ground for the New Town development off Monticello Avenue back in the early 2000s, it had a vision of a creating a pedestrian-friendly urban community that would attract homebuyers seeking something other than a suburban, gated neighborhood. That’s exactly what drew Mike Turkovich to his three-story townhouse in New Town […]

Announcing the Friday Cheers Concert Series Lineup for 2018

As a music lover, I tend to travel extensively to listen to concerts. Richmond has a great music scene with many different venues. One of the best is Brown’s Island site of the Friday Cheers Concert Series. 2018 is the 34th anniversary of Friday Cheers in Richmond VA, the longest-running and largest event of its kind […]

New Virtual Realty Ride punctuates the 2018 Season for Busch Gardens Williamsburg

  Battle For Eire™, Seasonal Events and Big Name Concerts Headline Exciting Lineup WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia (March 13, 2018) — Busch Gardens® Williamsburg will pop the cork on a new season filled with virtual reality, a new summer show and major milestones beginning March 24. Opening early spring, Busch Gardens will unveil its new virtual reality […]