JAMES CITY-The new Wawa convenience store and gas station in Lightfoot will open on June 10.
A general manager at the store confirmed news of the opening of the new Wawa, which is located at the intersection of Richmond and...
HAMPTON—There’s an underused section of Fort Monroe that will be getting more than a little love in the near future. The Fort Monroe Authority (FMA) has approved a 40-year ground lease with Smithfield-based Pack Brother Hospitality, which will invest...
NEWPORT NEWS—It takes vision to look at an abandoned bowling center that has been closed for years and see a sparkling new indoor/outdoor sports complex that is ADA (American Disability Act) compliant because the new owner’s son is in...
HAMPTON—Mayor Donnie Tuck announced this week that Sunset Boat Ramp, which is located at 21 Marina Road off Ivy Home Road near Surfrider Restaurant, will not be purchased by Bluewater Yacht Sales after all. Bluewater initially wanted the ramp...
Ynot Italian is a family owned and operated business that started with one small location in Virginia Beach in 1993. Over the years, their high-quality, hand-crafted food has gained so much in popularity, they now have seven locations in...
YORK-A long-time shopping complex near Busch Gardens has been demolished to make room for a new senior living community.
The Village Shops at Kingsmill was knocked down earlier this spring. Construction will soon begin at the site on the new...
NEWPORT NEWS—indieDwell, an industry leader in steel modular housing manufacturing, will invest more than $2 million to establish its first East Coast manufacturing facility in Newport News. The new facility and related administrative offices will occupy a portion of...
NEWPORT NEWS—The Hampton Inn & Suites located at 12251 Jefferson across from Patrick Henry Mall was recently purchased from Yoder Inn Group, L.P. by Shamin Hotels. The Chester-based company plans to renovate the 120-room hotel that offers 90 standard...
NEWPORT NEWS—1st Advantage Federal Credit Union recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of one of their newest branches. The new branch is located inside the Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News.
The branch relocated from a...
JAMES CITY-Peek of Joy 3D Ultrasound and Spa has moved to New Town. The business, which was previously on McLaws Circle, is now located above Paul’s Deli & Neighborhood Restaurant on New Town Avenue.
Peek of Joy first opened in...
NEWPORT NEWS—Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer is pleased to announce that Dawn Griggs, SIOR, First Vice President, was recently elected to serve a two-year term as the SOCIETY OF INDUSTRIAL AND OFFICE REALTORS® (SIOR) Regional Director, Mid-Atlantic Region. She...
NEWPORT NEWS—The City of Newport News is in the process of developing a year-round Seafood Market and Commercial Kitchen in the Marshall-Ridley Choice neighborhood. A seafood market was identified as a priority for the community through the Choice Neighborhoods...
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...
