virginia beach: WA WA Is Now A Drive In - 05/26/08 12:57 PM
Did you know real soon that one of the WA WA's in Virginia Beach will be a drive in? You order food and drink and out it will come. How easy can it be. I don't which one for sure but I am guessing it is the one off of Northhampton … (4 comments)
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virginia beach: Virginia Beach Gets New Tunnel - 05/24/08 07:26 PM
No not a traffic tunnel but a tunnel for us to see fish at the Virginia Aquarium. This tunnel is made of 6 inch thick acrylic polymer and will allow us to be almost part of the environment. It should be quite interesting to see the spotted eagle rays with a … (0 comments)
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virginia beach: Portsmouth Police To Aid Mentally Ill - 05/20/08 07:38 PM
Finally the Portsmouth Police Department is getting some training on handling the mentally ill. The idea is for the officers to have training to deal with people that have mental problems. The police can maybe identify someone who is mentally ill and deal with that person rather then putting them in … (0 comments)
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virginia beach: The Trains Are Coming To Portsmouth - 05/14/08 03:02 PM
If you think traffic is bad in Portsmouth now,, wait a bit. Regular train service to the new APM teminal is about to begin. So far the trains are arriving three times a week and are only bringing in materials not bringing any out. Norfolk Southern will be doing the bulk … (0 comments)
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virginia beach: Decorating a New Home - 04/24/08 09:03 PM
Any thoughts on decorating a new home. My builder in Chesapeake has hired a dreadful decorator and we had to redo a lot of the work because of it. Usually the decorators do a good job but this one was horrible. We didn't even end with with a kids bedroom. Just what we call "grannies" … (3 comments)
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virginia beach: Tax Rate May Go Down - 04/04/08 08:34 AM
Homeowners in Portsmouth may get a bit of a treat in their stockings this year as the city council is weighing a 5-cent reduction in the tax rate. That is because the assessments have risen an average of 5.5%. The tax reduction would still mean that the city has the highest … (3 comments)
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virginia beach: Assessments Higher - 04/04/08 08:23 AM
It looks like Suffolk will have a higher tax assessment this year as will all the cities in the surrounding area. Suffolk overall tax increase will be 4.4%. This is the smallest increase in years and the city is scrambling to deal with the fallout from a smaller tax increase.
http://www.deniseallen.com/ Come … (0 comments)
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virginia beach: Assessments Higher - 04/04/08 08:21 AM
It looks like Portsmouth will have a higher tax assessment this year as will all the cities in the surrounding area. Portsmouth overall tax increase will be 5.0%. This is the smallest increase in years and the city is scrambling to deal with the fallout from a smaller tax increase.
http://www.deniseallen.com/ Come … (0 comments)
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virginia beach: Assessments Higher - 04/04/08 08:20 AM
It looks like Norfolk will have a higher tax assessment this year as will all the cities in the surrounding area. Norfolk's overall tax increase will be 3.6%. This is the smallest increase in years and the city is scrambling to deal with the fallout from a smaller tax increase.
http://www.deniseallen.com/ Come … (0 comments)
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virginia beach: Blight Bills On Hold - 02/18/08 07:41 PM
Two South Hampton Roads legislators have sponsored bills to enhance local governments' power to fine absentee owners of blighted vacant proprieties. The bills by Sen. Louise Lucas and Del. Paula Miller will not be passed this year. That is a shame and a blight on our legislature. The bills will need … (2 comments)
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virginia beach: Park Place Medical Center - 02/18/08 06:55 PM
Where do people with chronic back pain or heart failure go who don't have medical insurance. If you live in Norfolk you can go to Park Place Medical Center for care. The center is affiliated with the federally funded Portsmouth Community Heath Center and Bon Secours. The idea is to eventually … (0 comments)
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virginia beach: Strong Headwind Ahead - 02/18/08 03:54 PM
Are you still battling a strong headwind in your business? The lack of buyers from the south, the turmoil of the lending industry in east, lack of good paying jobs in the north all add up to a strong headwind in real estate. Pushing myself forward in this strong headwind is … (2 comments)
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virginia beach: ODU A Victum Of It's Own Success - 02/16/08 07:52 PM
ODU's Real Estate Foundation is finding buying real estate around its University Village is more expensive then in the past. Despite the downturn in real estate, the Norfolk area is rising in value. This means the money available to purchase homes and properties doesn't go as far. It also means that … (0 comments)
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virginia beach: 4.5 Miles of Light Rail Contract Awarded - 02/13/08 05:05 PM
A $40 million contract was awarded recently to start building 4.5 miles of the light rail system. The contract went to Skanska USA Southeast Inc. Work should start in march and will run from Old Dominion University to Newtown Rd. The work will take about 18 months. Hopefully Virginia Beach will … (0 comments)
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virginia beach: Homeless Counted - 02/13/08 05:00 PM
In Suffolk recently about 20 people fanned out to count the homeless. It was part of an annual survey to count homeless people. Only two were found this year. I doubt if that is an accurate count but it is one that you have to go with. The city although small … (0 comments)
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virginia beach: Tea Party Part Two - 02/09/08 07:33 PM
Norfolk City Council found itself in the middle disgruntled taxpayers once again. The complaint is the city is spending too much money on downtown and not enough on roads, schools and police. The biggest complaint is the taxes need to come down because of soaring assessments. These messages were sent to the … (0 comments)
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virginia beach: Willoughby Boat To Go - 01/23/08 03:58 PM
Finally. The eyesore will be gone. The eyesore is a capsized boat off a pier in Little Bay. It can be seen just before you go into the tunnel off I64. Of course nothing happens fast in boatland. You have to find the owner (not like looking for the owner of … (0 comments)
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virginia beach: Blighted Homes - 01/21/08 06:40 PM
Portsmouth has joined Norfolk in asking the legislature for more power in dealing with blighted properties. As of now, the state allows properties that are vacant but secure to stay that way and sets a $25.00 registry fee. This gives the owners no incentive to fix up a home. A vacant home devalues … (0 comments)
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virginia beach: From Below, HO HO HO - 12/20/07 09:32 AM
Guess who came to the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center in Virgina Beach? If you guessed Santa then you get something extra in your stocking. Santa came early and brought presents of shrimp and scallops. The cobia, black drum and some other Chesapeake Bay fish readily swarmed Santa like kids in a … (0 comments)
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virginia beach: Tide Rising In Norfolk - 12/20/07 09:25 AM
No nothing to do with global warming (maybe a little). The ground breaking for the Norfolk's starter light rail line, called the Tide. drew around 300 people. The mayor, Paul Fraim, expects the station at Harbor Park to be the transit hub that will connect light rail to a high speed rail … (0 comments)
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virginia beach: Noodle Head In Virginia Beach - 12/09/07 02:38 PM
If you were at First Landing State Park recently you could have watched Noodle Head swim out to sea yourself. He is a six month old harbor seal pup and was released because he has recovered from lung congestion. He was found washed up on Swan Beach in Currituck, N.C. and … (0 comments)
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virginia beach: Turtle Pregnant in Virginia Beach - 12/09/07 02:17 PM
Tiki Jr. is a green sea turtle from the Caribbean, and Dr. John Sangenario is from Suffolk and they recently met in Virginia Beach. The Dr. examined Tiki Jr., did an ultra sound and determined that she did in fact, have eggs inside her. Tiki Jr. was tangled in some line from a … (0 comments)
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virginia beach: COX Cable Stable - 12/05/07 03:01 PM
There is something you don't hear everyday. COX cable, the local cable provider for Chesapeake and Virginia Beach is keeping its basic rates the same for the year. This is something they have not done in the past. It seems the competition from Verizon is starting to work. Of course all the other costs … (2 comments)
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virginia beach: Norfolk To Flood - 12/05/07 02:56 PM
With global warming coming to be a big thing state scientists are saying that the seal level could rise 2 to 5 feet. That would cause major flooding in Norfolk and Virginia Beach. Think that could affect real estate prices? Is there a way around it? Only if we get serious … (0 comments)
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virginia beach: Cotton in Virginia Beach - 12/05/07 02:50 PM
Don't look now but there is cotton in Virginia Beach. No really. There is at least one cotton farm left. I have driven by it several times but didn't think much about it. You can see it driving down Princess Anne Rd towards the Municipal Center. The farm is about 7 … (2 comments)
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virginia beach: Portsmouth Gets New Circuit Court Building - 12/03/07 09:09 AM
After asking for more than a decade, Circuit Court judges are finally going to get a new building. It should be built by 2010. The building will be three stories built with brick and a stone court. The courthouse will have updated security, more handicapped spaces and additional space for records … (0 comments)
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virginia beach: In Norfolk A Star Is Born - 11/28/07 12:11 PM
23 units at the newly built Grandy Village apartments have meant the U.S. Department of Energy and Environmental Portends guidelines for a energy efficiency. These are assisted rental units and are now Energy-Star certified. It is supposed ot cost $113 a month to supply water as well at to cool and … (0 comments)
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virginia beach: Virginia Beach and Bluefin Tuna - 11/22/07 10:42 AM
A U.S. proposal ot ban temporarily the fishing of Bluefin Tuna was rejected at the international tuna conference in Turkey. It seems some reports are saying that they are fishing at three times the rate that is needed to sustain the tuna. At that rate it won't matter if they continue … (0 comments)
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virginia beach: The Dome In Virginia Beach - 11/16/07 11:45 AM
The Dome at the Oceanfront has been gone quite a while and in its historic place sits two old parking lots. The city would like to do something with the property and is looking at options. There were soaring towers, a monorail and a Hyatt Hotel for the convention center. For … (1 comments)
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virginia beach: Puppy Mill - 11/13/07 03:57 PM
I recently became aware of a puppy mill operating in Hillsville, Va. How sad. Thank god they have been put out of business. Over 600 breeding females were found along with over 400 other dogs. A call out to PetSmart is in order as they sent a tractor trailer full of … (1 comments)
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virginia beach: Cruise Ship in Virginia Beach? - 11/11/07 02:37 PM
Why would the captain of the Spirit of Nantucket deliberately run his ship aground on the Intercoastal Waterway near Pungo. To keep it from sinking of course. The ship was sailing from Alexandra to Charleston, SC when it started taking on water near Pungo. The ship struck something and started taking … (0 comments)
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virginia beach: New School For Virginia Beach - 11/11/07 02:30 PM
Golden shovels is what some students were welding this week as they turned soil for Virginia Beach's' newest school. The Renaissance Academy will be finished in about 3 years. The site is at the corner of Witchduck and Cleveland street, the site of the now defunct all-black high school. This 285,000 … (1 comments)
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virginia beach: Eureka in Virginia Beach - 11/09/07 09:24 AM
Does anyone know how Eureka Park gots its name? This is a little area off of Virginia Beach Blvd adn Lynnhaven Parkway. One local legend has it that L.H. Doyle was looking for clay deposits good enough to make make bricks out of. It was tough going and finally he found … (0 comments)
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virginia beach: Macarthur In Norfolk - 11/09/07 09:09 AM
The Macarthur Memorial in Downtown Norfolk will soon be getting a $4.5 million makeover and expansion. There will be a glass fronted great hall and a story wall that will face the street. The goal of the project is to draw more visitors to the downtown site to learn about the … (0 comments)
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virginia beach: Norfolks Community Farm Market - 10/28/07 10:18 AM
The Five Points Community FArm Market is searching for a new home. Apparently the current location is drawing interst for a prospective tenant that wants to pay more for rent then it does. Where does a Farmers Market move to? They were looking at MacArthur Center but that has stalled for … (0 comments)
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virginia beach: Suffolk And the Fairgrounds - 10/24/07 02:46 PM
Suffolk's first redevelopment has a hit a bit of a snag. It seems it could take more then six years to complete the project. The latest problem is buried construction debris under half of the site. The debris comes from a Planters Peanut plant that was imploded in 1995 and left … (0 comments)
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virginia beach: African Lion Surprises Staff - 10/08/07 07:11 PM
Zola gave birth to two tiny little furry cubs this weekend. The lioness apparently kept her showgirl figure and displayed no outward signs that she was packing. The cubs have about a 50% chance of surviving the say zoo officials. This is the first large carnivore birth at the zoo in … (0 comments)
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virginia beach: Budget Shortfall - 09/29/07 10:39 AM
An early look at the budget shows a shortfall of $30 million dollars. Thats a lot of money to come up with in 2009. Of course this is before everyone looks at the budget and decides what has to go. There is still another 5 months to go before the actual … (0 comments)
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virginia beach: Fair Downs - 09/29/07 10:33 AM
Affordable housing is coming to a festival site soon. The old Fair Downs is going to be turned into a housing project by a Virginia Beach developer. Lawson Homes is planning on putting 171 homes on the the 23 acre site. There will be 72 condo style homes, 38 multifamily homes, … (0 comments)
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virginia beach: Biodiesel Concerns - 09/22/07 10:20 AM
The on again, off again plant is off again with the city citing concerns about the developer. There are financial as well as continuing surprises about members of the development team and environmental issues. Give credit to the council for going slow and to the biodisel people for hanging in there. … (1 comments)
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virginia beach: Habitat for Humanity - 09/22/07 10:13 AM
The Suffolk City Council vote to give the South Hampton Roads Habitat for Humanity $280,000 to buy 14 lots for the Organization's building blizt. This is supposed to take place next year in the area of Huntersville. The money came from the new affordable housing trust fund. Now all they need … (2 comments)
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virginia beach: Norfolk Animal Shelter No More - 08/13/07 09:07 AM
The cities animal shelter is getting a new name and logo. The animal shelter has a lot of problems including no director at the moment but city officials are trying to fix the problems. They have renamed the place to the Animal Care Center and are spending money to fix the … (0 comments)
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virginia beach: Truxton Gets A Redesign - 08/13/07 09:00 AM
Citizens met with out of town designers to help redesign this historic part of Portsmouth. Vacant lots to flower gardens, playgrounds upgraded and dilapidated houses fixed up, this is what they came up with. That was the easy part. The hard part will be convincing the city to spend some money … (0 comments)
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virginia beach: Trolleys or Hybrids? - 07/18/07 04:51 PM
Stay with nostalgia or go with whats happening? The city council will vote on replacing the great little red trolley with a gleaming new hybrid diesel electric bus that all the cities can use. Too bad you can't have the best of both worlds. Let's see what happens Tuesday night. … (0 comments)
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virginia beach: Smooth Sundays - 07/18/07 04:45 PM
Hazy lazy days in Norfolk can be fixed at Town Point park on Sundays. From 7-9 pm enjoy free music that the entire family can enjoy. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and pack some food. On tap for August is a series of compilations that are unique and out of … (0 comments)
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virginia beach: Crack Head Fred - 06/29/07 09:47 AM
What a name for a 110 pound loggerhead turtle but thats what the people at the Virginia Aquarium's stranding center named him. He was pulled out of the water around Gloucester with two skull fractures. He would spin in a circle, float, flap his flippers weirdly and not eat, then eat. … (1 comments)
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virginia beach: Holly Glen - 06/26/07 12:35 PM
This is a great community. I sold all of the homes several years ago as I was the site agent. Because the homes were built with all vinyl they stand the test of time. The community loods as good today as it did when it was finished. Some credit can go … (0 comments)
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virginia beach: 2318 Tawnyberry Ln - 06/26/07 12:14 PM
Single Family Condo Community $234,900
Very nice three bedroom (third bedroom is a loft) two and one half bath home in the lovely
subidiviosn of Holly Glen just outside of Gerogetown. This home is great as it features a
downstairs master bedroom and a cathedral cieling. Don't let the picture fool you. … (2 comments)
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