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Worth Reading: On Pulitzer-winner Chernow’s biography of Hamilton

October 17, 2020October 18, 2020 The Independent News

BY CORTNEY MORSE DOUCETTE VIRGINIA BEACH — Alexander Hamilton, Ron Chernow’s 2004 biography of the Founding Father, is a must read for American history enthusiasts,

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Award-winning Igloria named Virginia’s poet laureate

September 16, 2020September 16, 2020 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, Aug. 23, print edition. BY VENI FIELDS NORFOLK — It seems not all that long ago that Luisa Igloria was

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Pungo Strawberry Festival is canceled, but could a smaller community event be held?

April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE VIRGINIA BEACH — The Pungo Strawberry Festival is among the major community events canceled due to concerns about the spread of

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A vibrant community gathering, displays celebrate Black History Month at the Senior Resource Center in rural Virginia Beach

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 The Independent News

BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE CREEDS — Creeds native and writer Rita Jones sees humanity as a single patchwork quilt that’s sewn from many threads, and

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Antique tractors gather at Bonney Bright’s Farm in Virginia Beach to turn rows of dirt during Plow Day

February 10, 2020October 25, 2022 The Independent News

Ed. — This archived story originally appeared in the Friday, Nov. 29, print edition. BY JULIE TAYLOR CREEDS — Plowing a field might seem like

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Walter A. Whitehurst, pastor and author, crafted tales about his beloved home in Pungo village

February 9, 2020February 9, 2020 The Independent News

BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE PUNGO — The Rev. Walter A. Whitehurst loved family, church and his home community of Pungo – and these became

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‘Birdchick’ Stiteler, author and birder, helps Winter Wildlife Festival celebrate 10 years; ‘smart phone’ birding talk today

January 26, 2020 The Independent News

BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE VIRGINIA BEACH — Birds, bicycling, snakes and flies are what author and speaker Sharon Stiteler remembers about her birding trip through

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Winter Wildlife Festival celebrates its 10th year

January 25, 2020 The Independent News

BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE VIRGINIA BEACH — Children’s and adult art classes, workshops, and storytelling will be among the activities offered during the 10th

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Agriculture: ‘Plow Day’ today at Bonney Bright’s farm in Creeds

November 23, 2019November 23, 2019 The Independent News

BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE CREEDS — A nostalgia for the sight of freshly turned soil, an interest in retro machinery and a willingness to wear red

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Column: A family trip to the waterpark slides one parent toward a milestone

September 26, 2019 The Independent News

BY ADAM JONES VIRGINIA BEACH — Gone are the days of neighborhood playgrounds and trips to the zoo that once captured my two daughters’ imaginations.

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