17+ hour, 50+ min ago   (326+ words) The cat is out of the bag — the Green Cat that is. The Green Cat Juice Bar & Market has become a franchise. For years, especially during the summer, vacationers would ask her if it was a franchise. “I was constantly…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1191+ words) A new state report finds groundwater resources are heading toward unsustainable levels in the eastern part of Virginia, including Hampton Roads, raising concerns for increased saltwater intrusion in drinking wells and the stability of aquifer recharge projects. Virginia’s coastal plain…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (142+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — A man died after a shooting on Sunday evening, police said. Virginia Beach police received a report of a shooting in the 2100 block of West Kendall Circle. This block has single-family homes and is near First Landing State…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (183+ words) The Hampton Roads Black Food Festival returns for a second year to Mount Trashmore on Saturday. Tree Kelty, the organizer and the owner of Black on Black Market in Norfolk, said in an email that about 5,000 to 7,000 people attended last…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (698+ words) The improvement, she said, is the result of simply asking why things were being done the way they were. On top of a 56% drop in assaults between January and May compared with the same time last year, Spanberger said use-of-force…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (147+ words) Virginia Beach police have arrested and charged the suspect in a fatal shooting that occurred June 10 on Florentine Way, according to a release from VBPD. At 6:33 p.m. that day, police received reports of a shooting in the 5100 block of Florentine Way....

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (354+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — Virginia families continue to deal with the overall shortage and high costs of formal childcare. But through state funding, the YMCA of South Hampton Roads aims to address the challenge by adding 235 childcare seats at three new learning…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago   (270+ words) The Sweet Spot opened its fourth location in May at the Atlantic Park development in Virginia Beach. Mery Ghattas, who owns the business with her husband, Jean Al Khoury, signed a lease about four years ago, when the center was…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1144+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — What started as an idea for a science resource room in the 1970s has grown to become the third-most visited attraction in Virginia behind Busch Gardens and Kings Dominion. In June, the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center will celebrate…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (513+ words) According to my eyes and my taste buds, The Wimer is a winner at Vang’s Sushi Shack in Virginia Beach. Squinting, I misread the menu item named for local skateboarder Chris Wimer as “The Winner.” Shrimp tempura, cream cheese, tuna…...