YORK-The owners of Mobjack Bay Coffee Roasters and Little York Confectionary are adding a new historic tour to their lineup this summer.
Earlier this spring, Celeste Gucanac, co-owner of the establishments, both located on Main Street in Historic Yorktown, first...
YORK- Put on your swimsuits and flip-flops, slather on some sunscreen, and head to Riverwalk Landing from 8am to noon on Saturday, July 15, for some Fun in the Sun. This special Yorktown Market Days event offers a variety...
Local organizers in the Historic Triangle have coordinated a plethora of ways to celebrate the nation’s birth.
Colonial Williamsburg will celebrate July 4 with spectacular fireworks as well as music and special programming. Events kick off at 9:30am with Thomas...
HAMPTON—In conjunction with the exhibit “Teetotalers and Moonshiners, and Hampton’s Prohibition Story,” the Hampton History Museum will highlight establishments that cater to today’s beer aficionados. The event, titled “Prohibition Legacies: Taste of Summer,” is scheduled for this Saturday, June...
MIDDLESEX – Teta Kain’s appreciation of the wonders and beauty of Dragon Run began with her first trip on the Middle Peninsula watershed more than 30 years ago. She has since led more than 1,000 kayak trips down the...
JAMES CITY-The Wagsters Magic Theatre opened its doors for the first time last summer to a nearly sold-out house. Now, one year later, owners Brandon and Hannah Wagster have welcomed more than 10,000 guests and performed more than 200...
YORK-Historic Yorktown is now the permanent home of two new tall ships docked at the Riverwalk Landing Piers. The Schooner Alliance II and the Schooner Serenity will navigate the waters of the York River daily while offering day and...
YORK: The Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, an agency of the commonwealth of Virginia that oversees Jamestown Settlement and American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, was recently awarded a $7,500 grant from the Americana Corner Preserving America Grant Program.
Keeping interpretive and educational initiatives...
WILLIIAMSBURG-The Williamsburg Tourism Council heard an update from the American Bus Association (ABA) during its most recent meeting earlier this month.
Peter Pantuso, president and CEO of the organization, spoke to tourism council members virtually during their meeting, which was...
YORK- Kalmar Nyckel, The Tall Ship of Delaware, is revisiting the York River shores Thursday, June 13 through Saturday, June 17, offering 2.5-hour day sails and free deck tours at the Riverwalk Landing piers in Historic Yorktown.
The Kalmar-Nyckel is...
America’s hotel industry appears to be on the rebound following the covid-19 pandemic, according to a report from The American Hotel and Lodging Association and Oxford Economics about the economic impact of the industry in 2022.
The report, which was...
NEWPORT NEWS—Newport News Tourism recently hosted a variety of events and activities in honor of National Travel & Tourism Week to highlight the essential role travel plays in moving the economy forward. Programs included a Familiarization Tour of Newport...
HAMPTON – When Ryan Banas was earning his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering at Case Western Reserve University, the required curriculum didn’t include history, archeology, or marine science classes.
However, all would have been helpful in his current job as...
NEWPORT NEWS-The Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with Christopher Newport University, is hosting an upcoming discussion on key issues impacting the region’s economic development.
The event, titled “Rising Tide” and scheduled for Tuesday, July 18, will offer the...
WILLIAMSBURG-Eve Otmar, Colonial Williamsburg Master Gardener, has been tinkering in the dirt since she was a child.
“I’ve been gardening my whole life,” she said. “I started gardening with my dad at home when I was a kid.”
For years, Otmar...
