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Summer camps available for all ages in Hampton Roads
From inventing to scouting to volunteering, there are plenty of local activities to keep your student busy during the summer months. And now is the time to look for a summer camp as many are beginning to fill up. Most of the day camp options are full...
Tags: Youth Organizations, Boy Scouts of America, Family, Hampton Roads, Students
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17-year cicadas are coming to Hampton Roads ... maybe
All along the mid-Atlantic millions of cicadas are bursting from the earth — or about to — after 17 years of living underground, sucking on roots. They'll embark on a weeks' long cicada bacchanal — a riotous spring break. They'll...
Tags: Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Henrico County, Hampton Roads
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Dominion Virgina Power funds green energy study, projects
Daily PressTwo universities in Hampton Roads are moving forward with renewable energy projects funded by Dominion Virginia Power as part of a push to develop green sources of electricity. Earlier this year, Christopher Newport University (CNU) in Newport News...Tags: Renewable Energy, Energy, Energy Saving, Old Dominion University, Hampton Roads
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Hotel industry succeeds in complaining about tax proposal
The Newport News hotel industry employed a tried and true tactic to persuade City Council to reduce new taxes and fees. It complained. Loudly and often and with some organization. The result: Not as many taxes and fees. A proposal by City Manager...Tags: Taxation, Politics, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Waller Mill Elementary builds gardens to aid butterfly migration
The Virginia GazetteYORK – Warm weather is bringing Monarch butterflies into Tidewater, and elementary schools in York County are making sure they have a place to take up residence. Making the journey north from Mexico to Canada is treacherous for the short-lived...Tags: Standards of Learning, York County (Virginia), York (York, Pennsylvania), Skype, Schools
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Dominion grant puts solar on Virginia Living Museum
The Virginia Living Museum recently installed 165 solar panels on its roof with a $150,000 grant from Virginia Dominion Power's charitable foundation. Bay Electric Co, Inc. installed the panels and donated $14,897 toward the project, according to a...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Museums
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Newport News council forges compromise on hotel taxes, fees
NEWPORT NEWS — The City Council on Tuesday forged a compromise over a proposal to increase hotel taxes and fees by devising a more modest tax increase. City Manager Neil Morgan had proposed a 0.5 percent increase in the lodging tax — which...Tags: Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Mariners' Museum, Arts, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Arts and Culture
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Virginia Living Museum: Birding Cup winners announced
The Virginia Living Museum has announced the winners of the first Birding Cup Challenge, according to a news release. The team Eagle Eyes was the Birding Cup Champion counting 97 species during the 24-hour competition April 12-13. Team members were:...
Tags: Peace Frogs, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Yorktown (York, Virginia), Wildlife, Arts and Culture
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Newport News Garden Week tour Wednesday
NEWPORT NEWS — The home of Pax and Melissa Goodson is sturdy and stylish, comfy and cozy. It has good bones and a scenic James River-front location in Newport News. But it's the various forms of art and craftsmanship within the home that really...
Tags: Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Religion and Belief, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Fine Arts, Hampton Roads
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Buy native plants at Virginia Living Museum's spring sale
Daily PressThe Virginia Living Museum will begin its annual spring plant sale on Saturday, April 20. Plants native to Virginia are showcased during the sale, which will take place on April 20-21 and April 27-28. The living museum says all plants are nursery...Tags: Arts and Culture, Museums
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Virginia Living Museum: Winners announced in birdhouse-building competition, on display thru May 24
The Virginia Living Museum has announced the winners of its “For the Birds” birdhouse competition. Augie Liebler of Williamsburg won first place adult for Earth, Sea & Sky. Second place went to Donna Cottrell of New Point for English...
Tags: Peninsula Fine Arts Center, York County (Virginia), York (York, Pennsylvania), Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Wildlife
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March 23 events: Enjoy Walk in the Forest events, recycle day and rain barrel workshop
With the beginning of spring comes the beginning of great gardening and home events, including these for Saturday, March 23: Walk in the Forest Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the day at the Virginia Department of Forestry's New Kent Forestry Center...
Tags: Outback Steakhouse Incorporated, Natural Resource Industry, Human Interest, Peninsula Town Center, New Kent (Quinton, Virginia)
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