9 New Restaurants To Try In Hampton Roads
Here in Coastal Virginia, we’re fortunate to have a plethora of restaurant options, from succulent seafood to Southern favorites to international eateries. But, even with the variety of choices available, it’s still undeniably exciting when a new restaurant opens its doors. What will they serve? What will the atmosphere be like? How will they set [...]
Get Ready For Restaurant Weeks
Be prepared to excite those palates and tempt those taste buds. Restaurant Weeks are coming to the Coastal Virginia cuisine scene, bringing a plethora of prix fixe menus for lunch and dinner. Here are some dates and dining destinations to keep in mind. Visit each website for a list and menus of participating restaurants. [...]
5 Healthy Ways to Start the New Year
Jumpstarting a healthy lifestyle is never easy. You must compromise on your wants and needs, limit your indulgences and set personal goals that may be challenging to obtain. Despite the hardships one may face while making New Year’s resolutions, the methods used to transform these declarations into a reality are often quite fun, especially in [...]
How to Prepare for Retirement
No matter what age you are, it’s only natural to wonder if you’re going to have enough money to live on when you retire. If you’re in your 20s or 30s and have been taking advantage of company perks like matching 401(k) contributions from your employers, you might be a little less worried. If you’re [...]
Top Lawyer of Health Care Law Patrick C. Devine, Jr.
When Patrick C. Devine, Jr. envisioned life after his undergraduate career at Hampden-Sydney College, a monotonous 9-to-5 job wasn’t in the cards. With a hunger for education, Devine presented himself with two options: pursue a Ph.D. in history or earn a law degree. A few years later, Devine would graduate with a Juris Doctorate from [...]
10 Locals with Fascinating Collections
We all know someone who collects something. Maybe you’re that person. It starts innocently enough—a couple ornate teacups here; several vintage cameras there. Soon enough, friends start to hear about the collection and want to contribute. And yes, sometimes it gets out of hand. But not with these 10 local collectors. Their items are carefully [...]
Eat The Streets 757 Introduces The Boardroom
Eat The Streets 757, the leader in food truck booking services, is bringing you their first brick and mortar concept—The Boardroom. The Boardroom will serve only Virginia craft beer and wine, and specialty release local beer and top-notch Virginia wines will be featured daily and at monthly beer and wine dinners. The Boardroom will also [...]
Fruitive Launches 30-Day Intermittent Fasting Challenge
This week Fruitive launched their Intermittent Fasting Challenge, a 30-day health program that offers participants tailored organic meal plans, as well as discounted fitness options throughout Hampton Roads. The wellness program is spearheaded by Fruitive owner, Gregg Rozeboom, and monitored by Jennifer Van Horn, Fruitive’s in-house nutritionist. Fruitive’s Intermittent Fasting Challenge follows a procedure known as [...]
Searching for God in the 7 Cities: Judaism
Rabbi Michael Panitz And if a stranger sojourns with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him. But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shall love him as thyself. ~ from the Book of Leviticus Whenever I reflect on my own spiritual [...]
Spirit Cruises Debuts Virginia Elite
Making a prestigious premier last fall when it was christened by Norfolk Mayor Kenneth Cooper Alexander, the new Virginia Elite docked at Town Point Park is an impressive inclusion to the downtown waterfront. Alongside the Waterside District and Hilton Norfolk The Main, the luxury, private-charter yacht affirms a city undergoing a renaissance. Available primarily for [...]
NASA Langley Celebrates 100 Years Through Photos at Chrysler Museum
It’s incredible to think about how much has transpired over the last century. From the birth of aviation to landing on the moon, from piloted supersonic aircraft that can travel at more than three times the speed of sound (which, for reference is around 767 miles per hour at 68 degrees Fahrenheit) to sending probes [...]
8 Unique Uses for Ordinary Kitchen Utensils
Among the drawers overflowing with Tupperware containers, bakeware and other miscellaneous kitchen utensils, there are certain culinary devices that can be found in nearly every kitchen, each which can serve a variety of functions. From strainers turned into makeshift steamers to turkey basters serving as pancake makers, we’ve selected eight, common household utensils and offer suggestions on [...]
Global Eats Part I
Photos by Jim Pile, David Uhrin and Ryan Miller At a time when cultural diversity sets us apart, there’s one thing that brings us all together: food. Our food scene is rich with flavors representing a variety of experiences and nationalities, allowing individuals with eclectic palates to sample their way around the world, one thrilling [...]
Global Eats Part II
Photos by Jim Pile, David Uhrin and Ryan Miller We’re exploring Global Eats in Part I, Part II and Part III with 101 enticing international restaurants that put Coastal Virginia’s culinary culture on the map. English and Irish DoG Street Pub DoG Street Pub It is quite fitting that a British gastropub takes [...]
Global Eats Part III
Photos by Jim Pile and David Uhrin In Global Eats Part I, Part II and Part III, we explore 101 enticing international restaurants that put Coastal Virginia's culinary scene on the map. Japanese Zushi Japanese Bistro If CoVa has a sushi auteur, it’s Kevin Chang. Picture perfect presentations at his upscale Town Center [...]
Right Side: NFL Players Kneeling During the National Anthem
Have you ever been part of a conversation in which you can't figure out why people are complaining about the wrong thing? For example: Them: "Oh Lovey, I just don't understand how they could put that tile in the bathroom." You: "Um, what about the 10-foot hole in the roof?" Translation—A president trying to influence a privately-owned business [...]
Left Side: NFL Players Kneeling During the National Anthem
In 2016, when NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneeled in protest during a pre-game playing of the National Anthem, he set off a firestorm of controversy that illuminated the deepest divisions in our society. On one side are super-patriots (or those pretending to be) who have expressed outrage over the protests staged by Kaepernick and many [...]
2018 Coastal Virginia Magazine Wine Fest
Celebrating good times with Virginia wines, the Coastal Virginia Magazine 2018 Wine Fest was held Saturday, Jan. 27 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. Vendors included 25 Virginia wineries and cideries, specialty foods and arts and crafts. The festival also included catering from Distinctive Gourmet, a craft beer garden with Virginia breweries, a grape stomp competition between radio personality [...]
I-Heart-Food’s George Culver Covers the Craft Beer and Culinary Scene
There’s a good chance if you visit a prospering restaurant, trending food truck, craft beer bar or brewery in Coastal Virginia, you’ll run into I-Heart-Food’s convivial George Culver, carrying his camera, wearing a plaid-patterned shirt and a grin beneath his famed handlebar mustache. And if you haven’t had the fortune of meeting Culver in person, [...]
At Home with Virginia Beach Chef Alvin Williams
Photos by David Uhrin It wasn’t because he greeted me on a fall Sunday morning dressed in a “Lettuce Turnip the Beet” T-shirt that I felt so comfortable at the home of one of Coastal Virginia’s premier chefs. It wasn’t even because that home is in Alanton, one of my favorite neighborhoods in Virginia Beach. [...]
Historic Garden Week Returns to Hampton Roads This Spring
Beginning April 21, the Garden Club of Virginia's Historic Garden Week celebrates 85 years with the return of its annual, statewide home and garden tours. Of the 29 tours taking place over the eight-day showcase, five will be held throughout Coastal Virginia in Suffolk, Williamsburg, Hampton-Newport News, Virginia Beach and Norfolk. Historic Garden Week is [...]
Williamsburg’s Kid Food Critic
“Ambiance, flavor, presentation and service,” are the qualities food critic Leo Ruiz-Torres considers when he reviews his experience at a restaurant. “And if it’s kid-friendly or not,” Leo urgently adds. He’s a phenom as a foodie, a culinary connoisseur, a prodigy of gastronomy—and he’s only 12. When seventh grader Leo isn’t attending his middle school classes [...]
