Enjoy the comforts of home while spending the night in the great outdoors at the new glamping sites at Chickahominy Riverfront Park in James City County, Virginia. The Timberline Glamping Company has opened six glamping Safari tents on the 140-acre park, which is located at 1350 John Tyler Hwy. The glamping tents feature two queen-sized […]
Hampton Roads Housing Market Continues to Heat Up
The median sales price (MSP) for homes in Hampton Roads set a record for the second straight month in June, reaching $345,000. Active listings and settled sales also increased from the previous month, but both are still significantly down compared to June 2022. “Seasonally, the month-over-month increases were expected, but they’re still important,” said Jon […]
Williamsburg Winery Ushers in New Era with Appointment of Michael Weatherly as CEO
The Williamsburg Winery, a renowned producer of Virginia wines, has appointed Michael Weatherly as its new chief executive officer. Weatherly, who has over 20 years of experience in the wine industry, succeeds Patrick Duffeler, who founded the winery in 1985. In a statement, Duffeler said that he was “honored” to leave the winery in Weatherly’s […]
Colonial NHP Holding Public Meeting About Major Upcoming Parkway Rehabilitation Project
The public is invited to learn more about the upcoming extensive rehabilitation project for the Colonial Parkway in Colonial National Historical Park. The Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) Legacy Restoration Fund is providing approximately $123 million for the first major, holistic rehabilitation project for the parkway since its full length opened to traffic in 1957. Necessary repairs […]
Silver Hand Meadery Receives Williamsburg Business Appreciation Award
Silver Hand Meadery, a local meadery located in Williamsburg, Virginia, has been named the recipient of the 2023 Williamsburg Business Appreciation Award. The award was presented to Silver Hand Meadery by Mayor Douglas G. Pons at the June 8, 2023, Williamsburg City Council meeting. The Williamsburg Business Appreciation Award is presented annually by the Williamsburg […]
Summer Breeze Concert Series returns for 2023
The Summer Breeze outdoor concert series will return to the lawn of the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg in 2023 in a reimagined format. The series will feature an eclectic lineup of Americana, blues, country and brass bands curated in association with the Virginia Arts Festival. Additionally, boutique music ensembles and soloists will perform on […]
Colonial Williamsburg Project to Restore and Interpret One of Nation’s Earliest Black Baptist Churches Awarded $3 Million Grant
WILLIAMSBURG, VA (Feb. 23, 2023) — A nationally recognized project to examine, reconstruct and interpret the Historic First Baptist Church in Williamsburg, Va., will benefit from a $3 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. The church, founded in 1776 by enslaved and free Black worshippers, is one of the nation’s earliest Black Baptist churches. The grant was […]
Liz Moore and Associates continues to top the charts in Williamsburg
May 2016 statistics are in from the Williamsburg Area Association of Realtors, and Liz Moore and Associates continues to lead the Williamsburg market in listings sold and buyer sales, with nearly 18% of the total market share for Williamsburg (zip codes 23185 and 23188) and Toano (23168). While several other companies in town have joined […]
Captivated by the beauty of Stonehouse-Now for sale…
April Guminsky knew she wanted to build a family home in Stonehouse as soon as she drove in. “We looked at a lot of places before we found where we wanted to build,” said April, a pediatrician. “Then we drove into Stonehouse and found the most beautiful development we had ever seen. The crepe myrtles were […]
See homes with ZERO ELECTRIC BILLS in Hampton Roads
Imagine a home with No Electricity Bills. The 2014 Hampton Roads Solar Tour is a self-guided tour of over two dozen Hampton Roads homes and businesses that run on solar energy, as well as homes with other renewable energy and sustainable technologies. Selected sites throughout all of Hampton Roads will have free open-house tours to […]
Michelangelo show is coming to Williamsburg
The first major show of Michelangelo drawings in the United States in more than a decade is headed to the Muscarelle Museum of Art, part of the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg,Virginia. With only a dozen drawings by Michelangelo in the United States in total, any comprehensive exhibition that offers insight into his […]
