May 9 '13 Shagging returns to Yorktown for 2013 Beach music, also known as Carolina beach music, is a regional genre which developed from various rock/R&B/pop music of the 1950s and 1960s. Beach music is most closely associated with the style of swing dance known as the shag, or the Carolina shag, which is also the official state dance of both North Carolina and […]
May 8 '13 VIMS Marine Science Day 2013 Marine Science Day, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science¹s annual open house, will take place on Saturday, May 18th, from 10 am to 3 pm on VIMS bayfront campus in Gloucester Point. This fun event gives the public a behind-the-scenes look at how VIMS research in Chesapeake Bay and around the world helps protect and […]
May 7 '13 Top 10 States for Retirement- Virginia Ranked #6 The popular answer for the best states for retirement seems to be anywhere along the Sun Belt, where retiring Americans have flocked for generations in search of sunshine, swimming pools and year-round golf. Yet, if you consider other factors that are important for seniors, you’d find that some of the best spots are actually located […]
May 5 '13 Cap2Cap Bike Ride Saturday May 11. 2013 Next weekend on Saturday, May 11, you can join over 2000 bike riders for one of Virginia’s largest cycling events — the Capital to Capital ride, aka Cap2Cap — a fundraiser for the Virginia Capital Trail Foundation Cap2Cap is a unique in having starts at both ends — Richmond and Williamsburg — with 15, 25, […]
May 2 '13 Hampton Roads Property tax rates 2012-2013 With many localities in Hampton Roads looking to raise property tax rates I thought I would post the current tax rates. You can see in the chart below that rates range from a low of .47 per $100 of home value in Mathews to a high of $1.27 in Portsmouth. Here in James City County […]
May 1 '13 Smithsonian and Preservation Virginia Reveal Startling Survival Story at Historic Jamestown Douglas Owsley, the division head for physical anthropology at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, presented today a forensic analysis of 17th-century human remains proving that survival cannibalism took place in historic Jamestown. The findings answer a long-standing question among historians about the occurrence of cannibalism at Jamestown during the deadly winter of 1609–1610 […]
Apr 26 '13 What’s a typical water bill in Williamsburg VA A question I am often asked from folks considering a move to Williamsburg is “What do you pay for water and sewer in Williamsburg ? I think our household probably consumes an average amount versus others with four people in a home. We have two teenage boys and wash a lot of clothes almost daily. […]
Apr 25 '13 What ‘s a typical electric bill in Williamsburg VA ? A question I am often asked by folks considering a move to VA is “ What are your utility costs in Williamsburg VA ? Let me break it down in a few posts with the first being electricity. Our power supplier here in Williamsburg is Dominion Power. Our home was built in the 1980’s and […]
Apr 18 '13 Top Home Buyer Regrets Trulia recently completed a “Real Estate Regrets” survey which revealed interesting regrets from both home buyers and renters. Topping the survey: A. It’ll be better to buy now than next year. B. It’ll be better to sell next year than now. “A” is probably true — more buyers are entering the market, and inventory is […]
Apr 17 '13 Online Grocer =Relay Foods expanding its market to Williamsburg VA Online grocer Relay Foods who just raised $8.25 million through a common stock sale will soon be operating pickup sites twice a week in Williamsburg, VA! Relay Foods is thankful to have the opportunity to provide Williamsburg with a convenient and sustainable way to shop for your grocery staples, healthy, and local food, Relay Foods […]