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Giving Back Awards: Peninsula READS

Those who come to Peninsula READS come from all walks of life, each with aspirations for making a better life...

A woman with red hair and glasses smiles while holding a young girl with a pink bow in a bedroom with a name sign reading "Annabelle.

Giving Back Awards: SMILE

Annabelle's bedroom looks exactly like that of any 4-year-old "girlie girl," as her mother describers her. Cozy stuffed animals overflow...

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Giving Back Awards: H.E.R. Shelter

“One third of Virginia deaths are due to domestic violence,” says Beth Cross, executive director for H.E.R. Shelter. “That’s 33...

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Tips For Choosing The Best Private School For Your Child

Private schools often provide a number of advantages over public schools. They generally have smaller class sizes so students get...

Restaurants Get Innovative With Their Cocktail Programs

Maybe you like Scotch. Neat. Or perhaps a cosmo is your go-to. There’s nothing wrong with knowing yourself, but don’t...

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Doctors Look for New Ways to Treat an Aging Population

The average life expectancy for people in the United States (men and women combined) is just less than 79 years....

Interior of a colorful gift shop with crowded shelves, hanging ornaments, and tables of blue ocean-themed paintings and crafts.

The Creative Wedge: An Artisan Market in Virginia Beach

Barbara Densley and Sloane Solanto refer to themselves as “makers.” These artists met on the show circuit and eventually found...

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Arts + Eats Walking Tour in ViBe Creative District

While simultaneous eating and talking almost always gets a bad rap, a new Virginia Beach tour proves eating and walking...

Illuminated clock tower and half-timbered buildings glow with holiday lights above a nighttime crowd in a Christmas village.

Jamestown, Williamsburg and Yorktown Holiday Events

There is something very special about the holidays in Historic Yorktown, Colonial Williamsburg and Jamestown. As Kevin Ritchie, event planner...

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Restaurants To Visit On Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving has long been known as a holiday meant to be spent at home, gobbling turkey and stuffing yourself with—well,...

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