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Column: Debunking a few common gardening myths, such as where to put that banana peel

August 13, 2020August 13, 2020 The Independent News

BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE VIRGINIA BEACH — A recent conversation with Alexandra Cantwell, adult education manager at the Norfolk Botanical Garden, showed me much of

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Column: Help is available for our businesses, citizens, and city priorities remain in place while we deal with the coronavirus crisis

June 3, 2020 The Independent News

BY BARBARA HENLEY PUNGO — Even though we are still not able to have regular meetings, and the monthly Princess Anne District Forum was again canceled

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Business Health & Fitness Virginia Beach

Column: An ode to toilet paper, elusive friend, until we meet again

May 28, 2020May 29, 2020 The Independent News

BY VENI FIELDS VIRGINIA BEACH — If anyone had told any of us at New Year’s that we would be discussing on a global level one

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Northam says Virginia Beach can open beaches for recreational use by Memorial Day weekend; Dyer vows ‘safe’ reopening

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam today announced that Virginia Beach, the resort city that has seen its tourism industry battered by shutdowns

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Column: Using technology to keep in touch with the people we care about during a pandemic

May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 The Independent News

BY TONI GUAGENTI VIRGINIA BEACH — Early in the pandemic, I lay in bed on a Sunday morning and thought about the ramifications of the

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Government Health & Fitness Virginia Beach

Kiggans: Masks are needed — and ongoing effort to provide them can bring about unlikely alliances

May 2, 2020May 2, 2020 The Independent News

Ed. — This originally ran in the Sunday, April 12, print edition. BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE VIRGINIA BEACH — State Sen. Jen Kiggans, a Virginia Beach

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Column: A call to arms to produce mask covers during new coronavirus health crisis

May 2, 2020 The Independent News

BY JAMES HATCHER AND CHRISTINA HOLLOWAY VIRGINIA BEACH — Our nation, our communities and our healthcare system are under attack from an invisible enemy. In fact, the

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Farmer John: Healthier, nutritious meals for our local communities now — and for our future selves

April 19, 2020April 19, 2020 The Independent News

BY J.D. WILSON SIGMA — Consider eating a diet of the lab-made stuff seen in the movie The Matrix starring Keanu Reeves. It was a tan

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Meals: Working to feed local students while schools remain closed due to the coronavirus

April 7, 2020April 17, 2020 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE VIRGINIA BEACH — On Friday, March 20, public school employees stood outside Birdneck Elementary School. Throughout the morning, families drove up

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In a devastating time for restaurants, dining rooms are empty while some turn to takeout, if they can

April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 The Independent News

Ed. — This story originally appeared in print on Sunday, March 29. The City Council has scheduled a special meeting via distance communication technology at

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