BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE VIRGINIA BEACH — Hummingbirds fascinate us and butterflies delight us, but how do you lure them into your garden? It’s not
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BY VENI FIELDS BLACKWATER — No cornfield. No legendary ghosts. No mysterious whispers in the still night air. Derrick Howell just wanted to make a
BY KAROLYN NATALIE KENNEDY Each year when it’s May That’s what I say. It’s a good deal to ride the ferris wheel. And I like
BY RITA H. JONES Who in the world PICKED the cotton pickin COTTON I rode by the road today Amazed
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS COURTHOUSE – John Atkinson, the city treasurer who launched a grassroots effort to stop light rail from expanding to Town Center,
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE SANDBRIDGE – Ongoing inquiry into whether Virginia Beach should regulate the rise of event homes, big houses built to hold gatherings
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS SANDBRIDGE — Locals gathered this past month at a picnic area at Little Island Park to gather bags and supplies and check areas
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE – The city is in the process of converting the former Captain George’s and marina property along Old Pungo Ferry
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE – A grand jury on Monday indicted a Virginia Beach emergency medical services officer on a count of reckless driving
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE — The details of the proposed city spending plan have been reported over the past weeks, and officials have touted a