Nov 19 '13 Christmas Town Opens This Friday at Busch Gardens Williamsburg All throughout Busch Gardens®, hundreds of “elves” are scurrying to prepare the park for Christmas Town™, which opens Friday, Nov. 22. They may not have pointy ears and jingle bells on their feet like the elves recently featured in the #sELFies hashtag on the park’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram channels, but their work is equally […]
Nov 13 '13 Longhill Road Corridor Study Public Workshop The Study is moving forward! Participate in the next steps as James City Country shares input from the October public meeting, review a draft vision statement and discuss options to address areas of concern. Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013 7-9 p.m. King of Glory Lutheran Church 4897 Longhill Rd., Williamsburg VA 23188 Can’t make the Workshop? […]
Nov 13 '13 Water Country USA unveils new ride for 2014 season Water Country USA’s guests are in for an epic journey on the park’s newest thrill ride – Colossal Curl™, set to debut at Virginia’s largest water park this spring. Park officials announced details about the attraction today via Busch Gardens’ official YouTube channel. Visit www.youtube.com/buschgardensva to watch the official video as well as teaser videos […]
Nov 2 '13 Festival Williamsburg announces lineup for 2014 Season On Memorial Day Weekend 2014, the Virginia Arts Festival brings a special series of performances to the historic city of Williamsburg and James City County. On Friday, May 23, Britain’s “amazing, explosive, exhilarating” (The New York Times) Richard Alston Dance Company joins Festival Williamsburg for the first time. Saturday, Festival favorite, virtuoso banjo player Béla […]
Nov 1 '13 LPGA Announces Four Year Extension of Kingsmill Championship The LPGA and Xanterra have announced a four-year extension of the Kingsmill Championship that will bring the event back to Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, Va. through the 2017 season. The 10th staging of the Kingsmill Championship will be held May 15-18, 2014 with players competing for a $1.3 million purse. Kingsmill Resort is owned by […]
Oct 25 '13 Flood Insurance Jumping Sevenfold Depresses U.S. Home Values Monthly premiums for more than 1 million homeowners are set to increase due to a rewrite by the U.S. Congress last year of the federal flood insurance program. Home prices in flood zones around the country are declining as potential buyers balk at the premiums. Rangel Dockery and her husband bought a waterfront house in […]
Oct 23 '13 September 2013 Real Estate Market Share-Williamsburg VA October 2013-The numbers are in for September 2013 in the Williamsburg VA real estate market. While it was a close race in 2012 for market share with the lead changing between the offices of William E. Wood and Liz Moore and Associates. Year to date for 2013 our office (Liz Moore and Associates) has a […]
Oct 20 '13 Williamsburg VA Named a Bicycle Friendly Community The League of American Bicyclists announced the latest round of Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) awards, and Williamsburg has been named a Bronze Level BFC. The award recognizes the City’s commitment to improving conditions for bicycling through investment in bicycling promotion, education programs, infrastructure and pro-bicycling policies. Williamsburg is the first community in Hampton Roads to […]
Oct 19 '13 Kingsmill residents moving quickly under the “Kingsmill United” banner to form new community coalition A core group of Kingsmill residents is moving quickly under the “Kingsmill United” banner to form a new community coalition. Following a planning meeting last week the group has prepared Articles of Incorporation and established an interim steering committee. On Friday the steering committee authorized filing of the incorporation papers and issued a call to […]
Oct 7 '13 Hampton Roads families seek $2.6M for Chinese drywall damage About $2.6 million is on the line for seven Hampton Roads families fighting for compensation from the manufacturer of the Chinese drywall that ravaged their homes. That’s just a sliver of the millions more that could be doled out to others if they win their case. Thousands of Americans are waiting in the wings for […]