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Virginia unemployment rate ticks up, as labor pool shrinks
9+ hour, 32+ min ago (512+ words) The gradual increase in unemployment to begin this year coincides with a decreasing labor force, driven by cuts in federal government employment and fewer jobs in professional and business services, which often reflect changes in federal jobs and contract spending....
Virginia Beach to weigh Oceanfront curfew for all ages
17+ hour, 8+ min ago (255+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH " A 9 p. m. Oceanfront curfew for all ages on Friday and Saturday nights through April will be considered by the City Council this week following two recent shootings that injured multiple people. If approved, the curfew boundaries would be from…...
Review: Spin the block at Chic's Beach restaurant serving seafood, Southern favorites
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (226+ words) Swirl crispy skin and flaky pink flesh in lemon butter sauce for a lovely bite at this new restaurant in Chic's Beach. The Virginia Beach restaurant, where dinner starts at 4 p. m. six days a week, serves modern Mid-Atlantic cuisine focused on…...
Meet Sarge, a 3-legged bobcat at the Virginia Living Museum
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (310+ words) Sarge, the bobcat, was only a kitten in 2019when he followed his mother across a road in Dinwiddie. The car came fast. It struck them both. Sarge's right front leg was severely injured. He survived, but his mother didn't. After six…...
New bus route set up to serve workers at Virginia Beach Amazon warehouse
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (357+ words) Hampton Roads Transit will unveil a new bus route next month aimed at helping the workers at the new Amazon fulfillment center in Virginia Beach with their commute. The city and Amazon requested the route to serve roughly 1, 000 employees at…...
Business Notes: NSU raises $147 M; Mc Donald's to open in Virginia Beach
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (1285+ words) Norfolk State University's Now Is Our Time campaign raised $147 million, exceeding its original $90 million goal. View the latest business news in Hampton Roads. L. G. Shaw III has joined the East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame's board of directors. Shaw, a Virginia…...
Bill calls for mental health assessments be made available for all Virginia 6-12th graders
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (206+ words) A bill awaiting the governor's signature would ask that mental health assessments be made available for all public school students from grades 6-12 in Virginia. The bill, HB355, directs the advisory School Health Services Committee to work with the Virginia Department of…...
A trio of Virginia spirits, in a limited edition, marks America's 250th
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (158+ words) Virginia ABC stores have launched a limited-edition spirits set for America's 250th anniversary. The Virginia Spirits 250th Celebration Trio Pack " gin, whiskey and rum " came from a collaboration of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority, the Virginia Spirits Board and Virginia's American…...
Virginia MOCA moves into new $25 million home at Virginia Wesleyan University
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (404+ words) Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer emphasized the importance of art and'thanked hundreds of people for coming on Wednesday before building to the dramatic end of his speech, smiling and quickening his pace'with each phrase: "Therefore, I, Robert M. "Bobby" Dyer, as…...
Virginia Beach man arrested in fatal shooting of brother, police say
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (160+ words) Virginia Beach police arrest man following fatal shooting on Chancery Square'Daily Press VIRGINIA BEACH " Police arrested a man for the fatal shooting of his brother on Chancery Square, according to Virginia Beach police. At about 1: 31 p. m. Wednesday, police received a report…...