Kim Lowers is the privatization base manager at Dominion Energy. She works with military base customers at Fort Eustis in Newport News, Fort Story in Virginia Beach, and Fort Gregg-Adams in Prince George County. These bases are as large...
I’m a freelance journalist who has been covering all things Williamsburg since 2001. I started out my career in Virginia as a reporter for the Virginia Gazette and won multiple Virginia Press Association Awards for my coverage of the...
Danielle Lawson is manager of the Bicycle Co-Op of Williamsburg, a project of BikeWalk Williamsburg, a local non-profit that advocates for more bike-friendly and pedestrian-friendly options in the area. The Bicycle Co-Op of Williamsburg works to refurbish donated bikes...
Ronnie Payne is a welder at the HII Newport News Shipbuilding division. Payne is a Master Shipbuilder with the shipyard, with more than 40 years of service to the company.
As a child, what did you want to be when...
Elffie LaChance is owner of The Gathering Tearoom, which offers the traditional afternoon tea service and experience to those in the Greater Williamsburg area.
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Since I was eight...
Susan Ammons spends her days promoting all Gloucester has to offer as the county’s tourism coordinator, a position she’s held since May 2022. Previously, she worked in real estate.
As a child, what did you want to be when you...
Hampton native Tahjere Lewis is a young entrepreneur and owner and operator of Aunt Carol’s Sauce. The company, which specializes in seafood sauces based on his aunt’s special sauce from his childhood, was one of the winners of Start...
Mother-and-daughter team Cinthia and Karina Mendez are owners of Elegant Design Quince & Formal Wear. The duo first opened their boutique, which specializes in quinceanera and sweet 16 dresses and other formal ball gowns, in 2016. In March, they...
Debi Schaefer, a native of Virginia, is executive director of Williamsburg Area Restaurant Association (WARA). She started out her career in the hospitality industry at a young age working at several hotels and restaurants along the Virginia Beach oceanfront....
Joseph and Melanie Hultman are the owners and operators of Windchaser Meadery on Richmond Road in Lightfoot. Joseph is retired from the U.S.Navy, hence the name of the business. Opening a meadery has been a dream for Joseph. In...
Bob McKenna, president and CEO of the Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, has been with the organization since 2018. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he previously served as a contractor and a consultant for the U.S. Department of...
Narielle Living is the president and founder of Blue Fortune Enterprises, a local publishing company that strives to bring quality books that will entertain, educate, and transform lives for its readers. She is also the managing editor for Williamsburg’s...
Pride Month has arrived. Celebrated by the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual, and more (LGBTQIA+) community, along with allies, the annual celebration takes place throughout the month of June.
Nationally, LGBTQIA+ Pride Month celebrations tend...
HAMPTON—Hampton City Council heard a presentation about updating food truck ordinances and codes on Wednesday, May 24 during its legislative session with the intent to make permitting easier for food truck owners, to establish new zones for food truck...
HAMPTON—The Bluegrass and Brews Festival will return to The American Theatre for the fourth time and will take place June 9 through June 11 at the American Theatre in the Phoebus section of Hampton. The theatre is located at...
