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Barbie and Beer

Barbies and Beer at ODU

A new partnership is brewing with Old Dominion University and it happens to be just in time for the arrival...

The Bakers Wife

French-Inspired in Phoebus

By Leona Baker. Photos by Jacqui Renager/Performance Foodservice Virginia Chef and restaurant owner Dana Clark Epstein’s Hampton roots run deep....

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Bedding Refresh

If the last few years have taught us anything, it’s the significance of how we spend our time at home,...

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Kids and Mental Health In Coastal Virginia

In January 2022, Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters (CHKD) opened a seven-bed, medical-psychiatric unit. Along with other services, the...

BLT Sandwich. Photo Courtesy of Codex

Pedal or Perambulate to Gunner & Marley’s

Downtown Norfolk’s Granby Street is buzzy with word that Codex, a haven for haute cuisine that’s down-to-earth and accessible, is...

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Luxury for Less: 2023 CoVa Idea House

What does the Food Network’s hit show Chopped have to do with a luxury townhome development in Chesapeake? According to...

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2023 CoVa Best Of Party at the Founders Inn & Spa

On July 27, over 650 people attended the CoVa Best Party at the Founders Inn and Spa to celebrate the...

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2023 Best Of Awards: Peninsula vs Southside

As someone who grew up in southeastern VB, was a “Ghent girl” in my 20s, and then a Newport News...

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More 2023 Overall Gold Restaurant Winners

From seafood spots to breakfast bites, healthy eats to burger joints, these are some of our readers’ favorite local restaurants...

Megan Jenifer-Harris. Photo Courtesy of String Presence Academy

String Presence Makes Music in Hampton

Megan Jenifer-Harris has made a life’s work of the violin. The Hampton-based musician started her music business String Presence in...

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