4th Annual Newport News World Arts Celebration Saturday, May 19, 2018 City Center at Oyster Point 735 Town Center Drive Newport News. VA The 4th Annual World Arts Celebration will be held Saturday, May 19, 2018 from 4:00 p.m. – … Continued
Christopher Newport University ranks 4th among public universities in the South and 11th among all Southern regional universities in 2018 U.S. News & World Report rankings. U.S. News & World Report rankings are based on broadly accepted, quantifiable data that … Continued
The City of Williamsburg has completed and is now distributing its required annual water quality report to water customers. The report identifies drinking water sources, treatment procedures, and water quality test results for calendar year 2017. Test results show that … Continued
On the 100th anniversary of her birth (March 29, 2018), the City of Newport News unveiled a mural in honor of Newport News native and world renown entertainer Pearl Bailey. The mural is located on the Pearl Bailey Library at … Continued
Norfolk Public Library (NPL) has been selected as one of 20 public libraries nationwide to receive a $10,000 American Dream Literacy Initiative grant from the American Library Association (ALA) and Dollar General Literacy Foundation. With the funding, NPL will use … Continued
The effort to make the city of Norfolk more resilient against coastal storms advanced in March as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters, approved the team to move forward in the study process. The study passed the Agency Decision … Continued
Norfolk’s Waterside District will be the home the city’s newest entertainment attraction, SkyStar at Waterside. Arriving May 2018, the 137 foot high wheel will be located adjacent to Waterside District and offer individuals, groups, and companies a brand new entertainment … Continued
On March 6, 2018, the Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District announced that effective immediately and until further notice, the Dismal Swamp Canal on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW) was closed to navigation. The temporary closure was neccessary so that … Continued
The Virginia Beach Real Estate Assessor’s Annual Report for fiscal year 2019 reveals that real estate values are up for the fifth consecutive year. On average, property values increased by 2.8 percent, across the city. For individual areas and property … Continued
The Norfolk Little Free Library project is placing 20 book exchanges across the city in an effort to foster literacy and community spirit. Fourteen of the twenty Little Free Libraries will be in the following neighborhoods: West Ocean View, Hewitt … Continued