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Taste of Suffolk returns for 18th year
The 18th annual Taste of Suffolk Downtown Street Festival, sponsored by Sentara, is set for Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. in historic downtown Suffolk. The event will feature a day of delicious food, entertainment, and activities for children, all within walking distance. This year’s festival will stretch along Main Street […] The post Taste of Suffolk returns for 18th year appeared first on The Suffolk News-Herald.
Non-profit seeks unwanted jewelry for makeover event
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Radical Jewelry Makeover (RJM) is returning to central Virginia! RJM and three local universities - Longwood University, Old Dominion University (ODU), and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), are seeking donations of old unwanted jewelry for the community jewelry mining project happening in Richmond, Farmville, and Norfolk this Fall.
Fact Check: Were militia groups in Charlottesville better equipped than Virginia State Police?
In response to violence in Charlottesville, Va., Gov. Terry McAuliffe praised law enforcement’s work, but also said that some demonstrators were better equipped than the State Police. White nationalists and militia members, as well as people who opposed them, gathered on Aug. 12 in different parts of Charlottesville and...
FOIA Friday: Chesapeake mayor faces questions for asking staff to help family member
One of the less noticed features of the Virginia Way is the long-running tendency of the commonwealth’s leaders to conduct their decision-making behind closed doors. While the Virginia Freedom of Information Act presumes all government business is by default public and requires officials to justify why exceptions should be made, too many Virginia leaders in […]
A timeline of the investigation into the missing Virginia mother whose husband is now accused of killing her in their home
The week after Naresh Bhatt told news reporters he was “suffering” as authorities searched for his missing Virginia wife, he stood before a judge on Friday morning facing accusations he killed her inside their home and dragged her body outside in late July.
Virginia one step closer to creating single gaming agency; more …
From elsewhere: Deal is worked out on The Greenbrier at least until Oct. 24, Justice family says in announcement. Could the Squirrels become a Washington Nationals affiliate? Blacksburg Town Council member chooses not to step down during fraud investigation. The post Virginia one step closer to creating single gaming agency; more … appeared first on Cardinal News.
Virginia Beach City Manager Selects New Director for Office of Performance and Accountability
After a nationwide search, City Manager Patrick Duhaney has selected Thepiolus “Phil” Aspiras, Ph.D., as director of the City’s Office of Performance and Accountability (OPA) effective Aug. 29. With more than 15 years’ experience in leadership, strategic planning and performance management, Aspiras most recently served as a...
‘Keith Lee Effect’ brings business boom to DMV restaurants
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Some local businesses in the DMV are getting a big boost thanks to a TikTok star. Food reviewer Keith Lee is in town and he’s already posted videos from three restaurants in Virginia and D.C. One person hoping Lee would come to their restaurant is Lydia Tefera, whose mother owns […]
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