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Need a Band to Follow? Meet The Castellows

By Butch Maier A trio of rising stars will bring their neo-traditional country sound to the Patriotic Festival on May...

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Dear Dolly (and Everyone Else), Meet Ashley Anne

ASHLEY ANNE, A COUNTRY SINGER-SONGWRITER FROM VIRGINIA BEACH, RELEASES GENERATIONAL HEARTBREAK, HER THIRD EP. By Butch Maier Ashley Anne Profession:...

RIP Pete Smith

The Last Cowabunga

PETE SMITH, 1939-2026: Surfing icon ‘helped put Virginia Beach on the map'...
Virginia Beach opera singer Shannon Crowley, a resident artist at the Pittsburgh Opera, joins the acclaimed Merola Opera Program in San Francisco in June.  ©PHOTO BY DAVID BACHMAN 

The Soprano’s in Training 

Virginia Beach singer Shannon Crowley is selected for the prestigious Merola Program in San Francisco...
Virginia Beach native Alana Springsteen, an accomplished country singer-songwriter

Alana Springsteen Returns to the Oceanfront on April 25

Virginia Beach native Alana Springsteen, an accomplished country singer-songwriter, visits the Oceanfront for a free concert April 25 before heading...
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From Across the Pond to Virginia Beach

Artist Anna Anderson, originally from Hertfordshire, England, moved to Virginia Beach in 2024. In her home studio, she creates original...

SEATS OF GROWTH Jacquelyn VandenPlas seeks to expand the Virginia Opera's reach in the community and develop new audiences. Photos By Will Hawkins 

A Developing Situation at Virginia Opera

JACQUELYN VANDENPLAS COMBINES PASSION FOR THE ARTS AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE AS NEW DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT...
Jason Borte, author of the coffee table book Virginia is for Surfers, works as director of coaching at Atlantic Park Surf, Virginia Beach’s new wave park.

Stoked on Virginia Beach

Local Surf Legend Jason Borte Celebrates Virginia Beach Surf Community in New Book Virginia is for Surfers By Chelsea Sherman...

Called to Serve

Longtime volunteer Ellen McBride embodies the heart of VB Rescue’s community mission By Betsy DiJulio It’s Wednesday at 4:30 a.m....

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Follow the Yellow Dot Artist

Therapist turned painter is on a roll with new mini mobile gallery based on the Eastern Shore The pandemic was...

Stormy Blue

Stormy Blue’s Influential Taste

Local social media influencer dishes on how she’s developed a viral following one bite at a time “Hey, Storm Chasers!” ...

Mike Arlo: Man Behind the Mic

Radio icon Mike Arlo is celebrating 50 years on local airwaves, and he’s not ready to say “Bye-cycle” any time...

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Celebrating Amazing Moms

In honor of Mother’s Day, we are celebrating moms by introducing you to a few Coastal Virginia community faces along...

Artist Is Living the Garage Life

Virginia Beach muralist Tessa Hall Duquette has become the matriarch to a whole tribe of local artists who didn’t know...

Shaina Cruea, Graceful Warrior

Shaina Cruea stands alongside the pole in the center of her home studio, her 6-foot frame a combination of gymnastic...

ONE OF MANY While Tara Dower’s record-shattering feat of completing the AT faster than any human before her—2,189 miles in under 41 days—was a singular accomplishment, it took a team of supporters to get her there.

Ultra Runner Tara Dower 

A conversation with Tara Dower, the Virginia Beach-based ultrarunner who recently posted the fastest Appalachian Trail time in history Tara...

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