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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...

For three decades, retiring Elizabeth River Project Executive Director Marjorie Mayfield Jackson has made it her mission to save one of the region’s most storied waterways

Force of Nature Marjorie Mayfield Jackson

For three decades, retiring Elizabeth River Project Executive Director Marjorie Mayfield Jackson has made it her mission to save one...

A Deliciously Cheesy Cookbook

Second cookbook in a series from Virginia Beach native April Burke celebrates all things cheesy In 2023, in the pages...

Katelyn Swiader

Local Singer Finds Her Voice at EVMS

Ever since Katelyn Swiader watched The Little Mermaid at 8 years old, she has been captivated by the voice....
FIT FOR A QUEEN Costumes designed by Hampton University alumna Ruth E. Carter (pictured below), including those worn by Angela Bassett as Queen Ramonda in Marvel's Black Panther, and other films like Coming 2 America and I'm Gonna Git You Sucka.

Fashioning a Cinematic Universe

Ruth E. Carter, Oscar-winning costume designer for films like Black Panther and Amistad, reflects on her Coastal Virginia roots as...

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Welcome to Worth Guitar Shop

Where Suffolk-based craftsman Tony Whitford’s handcrafted guitars strike a chord Photos and Story By Beth Hester Way back in the...

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S.A. Cosby, Noir’s New Literary Lion

Mathews native S.A. Cosby’s award-amassing crime novels nimbly seed gruesome fictitious violence amidst real-life evils Don’t let the snide “bless...

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King of Hospitality Akhil Jain

Landmark Hotel Group President Reigns Over Virginia Beach’s 50th Neptune Festival Court By Chelsea Sherman Akhil Jain’s first memories of...

Julie Hashagen

Room of Her Own at the Rotunda

Local designer “reclaims her nest” in industrial loft-style space at The Rotunda in Downtown Norfolk By Betsy DiJulio  |  Photos...

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Say “Aloha” to Shave Ice

Get Lost VB brings island flavors and a unique treat to the Oceanfront As the weather across Coastal Virginia heats...

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