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Woman buys 6 winning lottery tickets at Virginia convenience store
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A woman in Chesapeake got a $180,000 pay out from the Virginia Lottery last month after buying six winning tickets. Latoya Burke bought her tickets for the Pick 5 game at the Tinee Giant on Jackson Avenue, accoring to a Virginia Lottery release. She chose the...
Portsmouth restaurant challenges Virginia’s food-to-alcohol ratio, citing casino exemptions
A Portsmouth restaurant filed a lawsuit challenging Virginia’s food-to-alcohol ratio requirements that it argues are outdated and unfair for mixed beverage licensees — especially as the state recently welcomed casinos and exempted the gaming centers from such rules. Regulations from the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority stipulate that a minimum 45% of the total gross sales must be ...
Norfolk airport travelers still feeling effect of major IT outage
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — It was a second day of headaches for passengers at Norfolk International Airport as many of their flights were either canceled or delayed following Friday’s major IT outage. According to the airport’s website, about nine departure flights and 15 arrivals were either canceled or delayed on Saturday. One traveler, Judy Gerber, […]
Norfolk Botanical Garden's annual Butterfly Festival moves indoors due to weather
NORFOLK, Va. — This weekend's rainy forecast is impacting some weekend events. The Norfolk Botanical Garden has announced its annual Butterfly Festival will now be inside the Baker Hall Visitor Center. The butterfly festival is running from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will have gardening workshops that...
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