NEWPORT NEWS—On August 5, 2023, Cups and Claws Cafe, a cat café that offers coffee, fresh baked snacks, and an opportunity to socialize with cats that roam the space, will celebrate its one-year anniversary. The event will be held...
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...
NEWPORT NEWS—The Drive-Thru coffee sensation that started in Roger, AR is quickly expanding operations with the opening of a second area establishment in Denbigh. The first store is located at 5018 W. Mercury Blvd, also in Newport News. The...
NEWPORT NEWS—On Wednesday, July 12, astrophysicist Jack Singal will present “New Views of the Universe” at 1700 Brewing, which is located at 11838 Canon Blvd., Suite 400 in Newport News. Singal is an associate professor of physics at the...
Burcu “Bee” Yesilcimen, a native of Turkey, and her husband, Sevan, are owners of the Mediterranean restaurants Anatolia Bar & Grill in New Town and Meyhane Kitchen & Bar in Williamsburg Crossing. Anatolia opened in Greater Williamsburg in 2018,...
SURRY-College Run Farms has reopened for the blueberry season.
The farm, located at 2051 Alliance Rd. in Surry, is open for pick-your-own blueberries. Homemade blueberry ice cream is also available.
College Run Farms, which is celebrating its 15th blueberry season this...
NEWPORT NEWS—For the second year in a row, The Mariners’ Museum will hold its newest event, Sips & Trips on Saturday, June 24 starting at 6:30pm. The Mariners’ Museum is located at 100 Museum Dr. in Newport News.
Combining two...
WILLIAMSBURG–Holding the title of Chef de Cuisine – top chef – at the Williamsburg Inn is icing on the cake for Julianne Gutierrez, whose culinary career began humbly at 15, when she scored a job at the McDonald’s in...
JAMES CITY-Williamsburg Winery recently announced changes to its leadership.
The winery’s board of directors appointed Dr. Michael Weatherly as the new chief executive officer. Weatherly succeeds Patrick Duffeler, the winery’s founder, as CEO. He began his new role on May...
JAMES CITY-The Toano Historical Society will host the second annual Toano Summer Solstice event on Saturday, June 24.
The event will take place at 7891 Richmond Rd. from 5pm to 8pm. Festivities will include live music, a variety of food...
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...
HAMPTON-After more than two years in business, Fox Tail Wine Bar & Gastropub in the Phoebus section of Hampton has permanently closed.
Three veterans, Chris Fox and chefs Dave Martell and Justin Ramos, first opened the business as a wine...
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...
