YORK – Foundations Church Williamsburg has cleared one hurdle in its quest to move into the former JCPenney store at the Marquis Shopping Center in Greater Williamsburg, and is set to tackle another.
The church has not acquired the building,...
JAMES CITY-Members of the James City County Planning Commission will receive an update on recommended projects for the county’s Capital Improvements Program (CIP) at its next meeting on Monday, March 20.
The proposed projects are ambitious and extensive, and involve...
GLOUCESTER – When construction began on the new Land & Coates location in Gloucester in July 2022, president and co-owner Barden Winstead was targeting an April opening.
Things are right on schedule as the company, which specializes in outdoor power...
YORK-After temporarily shutting its doors nearly two years ago for renovations and a building expansion, the York County Library will officially reopen at 10am on Monday, March 20.
Circulation and reference services, public computers with print capabilities, and the use...
WILLIAMSBURG – On March 9, Williamsburg City Council unanimously approved an agreement with Henderson, Inc., to continue work on the construction of a new police station and begin relocation of the public works yard, which is on land where...
YORK – A stabilization project along the York River shoreline has received $11.2 million from the Great American Outdoors Act. The Colonial National Historical Park made the announcement at the end of February. The money will go toward repairing...
GLOUCESTER – A number of businesses have been rumored to be coming to Fox Mill Centre in Gloucester, but only one has signed a lease: Valvoline Instant Oil Change.
Heather Watson, a member of Valvoline’s corporate communications office in Lexington,...
YORK – The ice sports complex on Village Avenue in the Kiln Creek area was first built in the mid-to late 1990s. So, when ownership switched hands in January, the decision was made to do more than change the...
NEW KENT-The popular family-focused travel center Buc-ee’s Travel Center is planning its first Virginia location just off Interstate 64 in New Kent County.
New Kent shared the news on its social media channels on Monday, March 6. Buc-ee’s will open...
JAMES CITY-Over the next five years, Escalante Golf, which owns the Kingsmill resort and community in Greater Williamsburg, wants to invest $25 million for renovations and expansion.
In a press release on Friday, March 3, Escalante Golf announced it has...
YORK – There are two ways to reach Tranquility, an independent living community for senior citizens being built by Henderson Inc. and Ryan Homes off Route 199 in York County.
One route is through King’s Creek Plantation, a timeshare resort...
WILLIAMSBURG – A Virginia Beach developer has a contract to purchase land owned by a timeshare company and is seeking approval to build 235 rental townhouses and apartments on an 18-acre parcel just blocks from Williamsburg’s Historic Area.
The project...
WILLIAMSBURG-A soft opening was held in February for a new carpet and floor cleaning franchise in Williamsburg.
Cornelius Davis, who retired from the U.S. Navy in 2019, opened JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care of Virginia. The business specializes in...
Among the latest new commercial real estate lease transactions on the Peninsula are new home improvement companies, a new Starbucks, a new health & wellness company, an apparel shop, a new restaurant, a new fitness facility, and other businesses.
Cushman...
CDP, an international non-profit organization that helps companies and cities disclose their environmental impact, recently bestowed a grade of “A” to Dominion Energy in its latest rankings for both Climate Change and Water Security.
The grades denote the company’s leadership...
