A community isn’t a community without the people and places and businesses that make it unique. From our annual Giving Back Awards to interviews with influential and talented people who call Coastal Virginia home, we explore the personalities, organizations, events and destinations that make up our community fabric.
- Tess Lopez
- 1 - Featured - Home, Archive, Culture & Community, People
- September / October 2026
Violinist Grace Park’s appointment as concertmaster promises a vibrant new chapter for the Virginia Symphony Orchestra...
- Butch Maier
- Archive, Culture & Community
- September / October 2026
With spooky season upon us, here are three Halloween reads, as well as a crime novel, and for those hungry...
- Butch Maier
- Archive, Culture & Community, People
- September / October 2026
MUSIC DIRECTOR JACOBSEN LEADS ORCHESTRA TO CREATE SPECIAL PERFORMANCES, RECORDINGS |...
- Paul Bibeau and Butch Maier
- 1 - Featured - Home, Archive, Culture & Community
- July / August 2026
Virginia Beach officials unveil a memorial for everyone impacted by the 2019 Municipal Center shooting....
- CoVa Mag
- 1 - Featured - Home, Archive, Culture & Community, Features
- July / August 2026
Our Annual List of Businesses, Organizations, Destinations, and People Selected as the Best in the Region, According to Your Votes...
- Butch Maier
- Archive, Culture & Community, Features
- July / August 2026
Beard at the Beach: A Coastal Virginia Celebration of James Beard...
- CoVa Mag
- 2- Editor's Picks, Archive, Culture & Community, Features, People
- July / August 2026
Nate Sparks was born in Chesapeake and has released nine country/alternative country albums to international and critical acclaim....
- Barrett Baker
- Archive, Culture & Community, People
- July / August 2026
ICON LEAVES BEHIND A LEGACY OF JOY...
- Pete Humes
- Activities & Events, Archive, Culture & Community
- July / August 2026
CINEMA CAFÉ CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF CELLULOID, CUISINE, AND COMMUNITY...
- Butch Maier
- Archive, Culture & Community
- July / August 2026
VIRGINIA MOCA MOVES INTO BIGGER HOME...
- Butch Maier
- Archive, Culture & Community
- May / June 2026
Author-Screenwriter Mark Richard, who grew up in Franklin and lives in Richmond, finally gets The Ice At The Bottom Of...
- Butch Maier
- Archive, Culture & Community, People
- May / June 2026
Virginia Beach singer Shannon Crowley is selected for the prestigious Merola Program in San Francisco...
- Butch Maier
- Archive, Culture & Community
- May / June 2026
PBS host and former Richmond resident Samantha Brown wowed upon return visit...
- Butch Maier
- Archive, Culture & Community
- May / June 2026
BOUTIQUE The Sitio Hotel Opens in Virginia Beach The Sitio, a 20-room boutique hotel, opened in March at Atlantic Park, Virginia Beach’s retail, dining, and...
- Chelsea Sherman
- Archive, Culture & Community, People
- March / April 2026
JACQUELYN VANDENPLAS COMBINES PASSION FOR THE ARTS AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE AS NEW DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT...
