BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE OCEANFRONT — Amid recognition by City Council this month of retirements by five people with decades of service to the city,
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BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE BACK BAY — This is a look back at some of the images from our newspaper in 2020, a tough year for
BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE VIRGINIA BEACH — It can be a struggle to keep a small, local business going in the middle of a pandemic.
Ed. — The story originally ran in the Sunday, Dec. 13, print edition. BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE — The West Neck Recycling Center near
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Pungo Ferry Bridge work may start in early 2021 with weekend-only closures through May
Ed. — This story originally appeared in the Sunday, Dec. 13, print edition. The city has since announced that the project is now scheduled to start in
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS COURTHOUSE — The city earned a perfect score in the Human Rights Campaign’s municipal equality index, which rates communities based upon
Ed. — From the Sunday, Jan. 3, print edition. BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE BACK BAY – One person died in a fire that engulfed a home
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE PLEASANT RIDGE — Ben Morris is hard at work on a recent Sunday at the Morris Farms produce stand at 1868 Pleasant
BY CORTNEY MORSE DOUCETTE BACK BAY — “Describe the tongue of the woodpecker.” This is one of the many curiosities Leonardo da Vinci noted to
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE BACK BAY — I have given up on sharing information to local community pages on social media due to the rise in false,