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…
GLOUCESTER-A new art establishment is opening on Main Street in Gloucester. The news was shared in a social media post live on July 3.
Local artist Theresa Wells Stifel is opening York & Main, a showroom and store located at…
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…
YORK-The Greater Williamsburg Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon cutting event on Thursday, July 6 for Williamsburg Floral & Paradise Plants, which recently moved to a new, larger location four doors down from its previous space in the…
WILLIAMSBURG-Whether you’re honoring the birth of a child, a friend’s birthday, or sending condolences, Rebecca Gibson, the owner of Blessing and Blooms Florist is looking forward to assisting you with your floral needs. Gibson is holding a soft opening…
JAMES CITY-Goodman & Sons Jewelers is celebrating 25 years in Williamsburg with the introduction of a new permanent jewelry boutique.
The family-owned business, which first began in 1947, has two locations, one in Hampton, and another in Williamsburg in Monticello…
When former Navy Lieutenant Bear Handlon asked his neighbor to sew two pairs of compression shorts together for CrossFit training, he had no intention of starting a nine-figure ecommerce business called Born Primitive. But with a little luck, some…
NEWPORT NEWS-Styx & Stones curiosity shop is hosting a Summer Solstice Plant & Produce Swap & Share from 5pm to 8pm on Saturday, June 24.
Participants will be sharing various plant cuttings to take home for propagation, and the public…
GLOUCESTER-According to a small sign on its front door, with the simple words “Store Closed,” Pet Zone has ceased operation from its location in the Shoppes of Gloucester at 6555 Market Dr. in Gloucester. The store specialized in selling…
WILLIAMSBURG-Sweet Tea Williamsburg, a fashion store on Prince George Street in downtown Williamsburg, is closing up shop.
The owner of the business, Tina Crowe, broke the news in a social media post on Sunday, June 18.
The post read in part:…
NEWPORT NEWS-Many Historic Hilton Village businesses were affected by damaging storms that blew through the area during late afternoon on Friday, June 16. Strong winds are blamed for downed power lines and a transformer. J.B. Crowley, executive director of…
NEWPORT NEWS-A shopping complex on Jefferson Avenue in Newport News was recently sold for more than $8 million.
Cushman & Wakefield/Thalhimer reported on Thursday, June 15 that Turnberry Crossing was sold for $8,200,000. The shopping complex is located at 12638…
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…
