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Events Calendar September-October 2024

  • By CoVa Mag
  • Activities & Events, Archive
  • September 1, 2024

Dates and events are subject to change. Please visit the event website for the most up-to-date information. SPECIAL EVENTS September-October: Neptune Festival & Boardwalk Weekend The 50th Annual Boardwalk Weekend takes place Sept. 27-28, but the entire month is filled with events in Virginia Beach. Read more about all the upcoming the Neptune Festival happenings. [...]

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Photo by Jacqui Renager, Performance Foodservice Virginia

CoVa Dining Guide: Newport News

  • By CoVa Mag
  • Food & Drinks, Archive
  • September 1, 2024

Noshing in Newport News From Oyster Point to Hilton Village, Denbigh to Hidenwood, try these Newport News dining destinations. In our Dining Guide, we regularly feature local restaurant listings based on cuisine type, theme or geographic area. For our Sept.-Oct. 2024 edition, we head to the fine City of Newport News.  2nd Street American Bistro: With [...]

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Savor Salt & Meadow in Irvington

  • By Leona Baker
  • Features, Restaurants, Archive
  • September 1, 2024

Coastal tradition meets culinary sophistication at The Tides Inn’s newly renovated and renamed restaurant By Leona Baker The afternoon sun sinks steadily over the pines, dipping its crimson rays toward the Rappahannock River, as The Tides Inn Horticulturalist Matt Little and Chef de Cuisine Kyle Perkins meander through rows of late summer vegetables, herbs and [...]

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2024 Top Docs Winners

2024 Top Docs Winners

  • By CoVa Mag
  • Features, Health & Wellness, Top Docs, Archive
  • September 1, 2024

We asked Coastal Virginia Doctors to take part in the Top Docs peer to peer survey so we can keep our readers informed about who stands out in their field.

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CARING FOR THE FUTURE The Ellmer School of Nursing, named after donors Dennis and Jan Ellmer, is part of the newly minted Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University.

A Prescription for Better Health

How the Integration of ODU and EVMS could ease the region’s healthcare woes: An interview with Dr. Alfred Abuhamad By Kristen De Deyn Kirk / Photos courtesy of Old Dominion University Dr. Alfred Abuhamad, who has served as president, provost and dean of Eastern Virginia Medical School since 2021, recently added a new title: executive vice [...]

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Photo courtesy of Wander Cape Charles

Boutique Hotels and More on the Shore

  • By CoVa Mag
  • Travel & Getaways, Archive
  • September 1, 2024

Twenty years of robust but targeted revitalization in flagship historic towns like Cape Charles, Chincoteague, and Onancock has brought a renaissance of metropolitan-grade spots to eat, drink, shop and stay, while helping to transform the Shore into a dream destination for lovers of the outdoors.

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Straight Talk on Adult Teeth Straightening

Dr. Nicholas Maddux of Maddux Orthodontics shares his expertise on teeth straightening options for adults and what to consider before you take the leap By Kelsey Thomas Deciding whether to get braces as an adult can be tough.  Will it be too inconvenient? Is it expensive? How will my lifestyle and habits have to change? [...]

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Falling for Color in Fall Décor

Pumpkin spice is nice, but fall decorating opens a world of possibilities for warm and cozy color combos in your décor By Jaime Simpson Summer will always have my heart with its beach days, late and luscious sunsets, and warm breezy nights. I am, without a doubt, a summer girl. But there is something about [...]

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Fire & Ice: A Guide to Fall Arts

  • By CoVa Mag
  • Activities & Events, Culture & Community, Archive
  • September 1, 2024

As the weather starts to cool off in Coastal Virginia, local arts organizations will be heating things up with a “little something for everyone” lineup of shows, concerts, plays, festivals and art exhibitions. Included here are our editorial picks for just a few of the season’s most tempting tickets.

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Photos courtesy of Virginia Hang Gliding

Flying High Over the Eastern Shore

Painter, Virginia is home to one of the nation’s most incredible hang gliding adventures complete with unimpeded eye candy By Eric J. Wallace / Photos courtesy of Virginia Hang Gliding Imagine strapping yourself into a tandem harness suspended below the upper frame of what looks to be a massive kite on wheels, white-knuckling a pair of wideset handles [...]

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The College Crunch: Tips for Seniors

  • By CoVa Mag
  • Culture & Community, Education, Archive
  • September 1, 2024

With the help of James Madison University Associate Director of Media Relations Chad Saylor, we have gathered some information and insight that may help.

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MOTEL MAKEOVER The popularity of shows like Netflix's Motel Makeover has spurred interest in rehabbing classic mid-century motels. Williamsburg's own Rochambeau Roadside Inn in The Edge District is getting a new life. Rendering courtesy of Two Rivers Realty Partners

Modernizing the Motor Lodge

  • By Chelsea Sherman
  • Culture & Community, Travel & Getaways, Archive
  • September 1, 2024

Rochambeau Motel was built in 1954 on Capitol Landing Road, and it was a family-run establishment for nearly 70 years. Three years ago, real estate developer Lyle Schiavone began the process of purchasing the property.

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Who Was the Real Witch of Pungo?

  • By CoVa Mag
  • Culture & Community, Archive
  • September 1, 2024

A new book by history professor Scott O. Moore aims to give us the most in-depth historical account yet of a woman whose legend has made her a feminist icon as much as a historical figure and cautionary tale. 

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Neptune Festival Activities

The 50th Annual Neptune Festival

  • By CoVa Mag
  • Activities & Events, Culture & Community, Archive
  • September 1, 2024

For the last five decades, Virginia Beach has been closing out the summer season and celebrating beach life with a bang—or maybe we should say a big wave. 

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Route 11 Sweet Potato Chips

How Sweet Are These Potato Chips?

  • By Betsy DiJulio
  • Culture & Community, Restaurants & Food, Archive
  • September 1, 2024

Popular Virginia-based Route 11 Potato Chips’ colorful origins and delicious partnership with Quail Cove Farms in Machipongo By Betsy DiJulio Every business needs a good creation story, especially if it involves cocaine dealers. Wait, what?  According to Sarah Cohen, founder and president of Route 11 Potato Chips, the legend goes something like this: At one [...]

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W.T. Anderson Provides Innovative Roofing Solutions For Homes And Businesses

  • By CoVa Mag
  • Sponsored Content: At Home, Archive
  • June 27, 2024

W.T. Anderson is always looking for new ways to push the envelope when it comes to providing their customers with the newest and best roofing products. SPONSORED CONTENT As an example, two years ago they announced they had been selected as the first contractors in Coastal Virginia to offer GAF Timberline Solar™, a roofing system [...]

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