Recently added articles from The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA):
honors + awards.(Suffolk Sun)
Jul 02, 2009 ... Academic The Suffolk Sheriff's Office has announced five winners of the 2009 Virginia Sheriff's Institute Scholarship Program. They are Taylor E. Layne, Artina O. Mills, Brielle S. Wilson, Andre' D. Skinner and Jay D. Canaday. For the past 16 years Sheriff Raleigh Isa-acs and ...
crime and courts police seize $60,000 in marijuana.(Local)
Jul 02, 2009 ... By Shawn Day The Virginian-Pilot Virginia beach Investigators recently broke up a drug distribution ring and seized more than $60,000 in marijuana, including about 265 marijuana plants from a Virginia Beach house, police said. Johnathan L ....
CITY PARKS BECKON WITH A CALL TO OUR (SORT OF) WILD SIDE.(Virginia Beach Beacon)
Jul 02, 2009 ... By Rita Frankenberry The Virginian-Pilot For locals looking to have some fun this summer, and avoid the tourist traffic and crowds, a quick trip to the nearest city park might be all that's required. A day out at any of the city's 249 parks offers an ...
Michael D. Summers.
Jul 02, 2009 ... It's the slowest time of year at Tidewater Community College's Virginia Beach campus - summer classes are in session, and fall registration has not yet begun - but the campus' new provost, Mike Summers, is busy nonetheless. "It's a great time to start," said Summers, whose new ...
Beach man fights for life with help from family, community.(Virginia Beach Beacon)
Jul 02, 2009 ... By Jeremy Curtis Correspondent OCEANFRONT Rick Bridgers lay upright in bed with an IV inserted in his right arm, visibly exhausted from more than a year of serious sickness and continued hospitalization. Being bedridden in an apartment he ...
Racing the clock is what this Russell Point rider does best.(Suffolk Sun)
Jul 02, 2009 ... By Dan Cooley Correspondent SUFFOLK King's Fork High School rising senior Will Suhring has had a passion for riding and repairing bicycles for as long as he can remember. "As the story goes, when I was age 3, my dad didn't want to take the ...
navy veteran was proud to make waves.(Virginia Beach Beacon)
Jul 02, 2009 ... By Jane Bloodworth Rowe Correspondent Princess Anne At just over 5 feet tall, Petty Officer 2nd Class Margaret Lowrance had to stand on a stool to reach the airplane engines she was working on. Enthusiastic about her job as any sailor who served in World ...
Families flock to park for summer fun and films.(Virginia Beach Beacon)
Jul 02, 2009 ... By Tealeda J. Nesbitt Correspondent LYNNHAVEN Parents and children recently enjoyed an evening of fun, games and movie watching under the stars at Mount Trashmore Park. And there's more Movie Nights on the way. "Bee Movie" was ...
Program helps college-bound students.(Virginia Beach Beacon)
Jul 02, 2009 ... By Cindy Butler Focke Correspondent Bayside As Seanelle Thom accepted her scholarship from the Access College Foundation, the gap between going and not going to college was officially closed. She was one of 90 Beach public high school graduates ...
Hooks is a new place to hang your seafood hat.(Virginia Beach Beacon)
Jul 02, 2009 ... By Stacy Parker Correspondent OCEANFRONT Driving north over the Rudee Inlet Bridge, two views can be seen: the immense Atlantic Ocean lapping a hotel-dappled shoreline to the east, and an orderly boater's retreat feeding a thriving restaurant community to ...
Students feted for good work with fun, games and prizes.(Virginia Beach Beacon)
Jul 02, 2009 ... By Irene Bowers The Virginian-Pilot BAYSIDE Pembroke Elementary second-grader Ally Williams took aim at education, then tried to drop a teacher in the dunk tank. It was all part of the wet and mildly wild fun on the last official day of school ...
your letters.
Jul 02, 2009 ... Pembroke Mall is just fine, thank you I disagree with the letter "Town Center's bridge to nowhere" (June 11 ), which downgrades Pembroke Mall. The letter suggests demolishing Pembroke Mall and building an exclusive town center mall with Rich's Department Store and ...
the dish.(P)
Jul 02, 2009 ... fresh tapas and tonics Squeezed between the old-ish Strawbridge theaters and a popular tanning salon is Virginia Beach's answer to the small-plate dining made locally popular by a few Granby Street haunts. Hip, cozy neighborhood small-plates spot Call ...
Local singers 'want to redefine the boy band'.(Virginia Beach Beacon)
Jul 02, 2009 ... By Ricardo Lopez The Virginian-Pilot oceanfront One local act is making the ladies swoon at the Beach Street Summer Concert series. From its raised platform near Atlantic Avenue and 19th Street recently, the boy band 4 Shore sang a playful ...
high school report.
Jul 02, 2009 ... GIRLS LACROSSE murphy, sherrer honored Bishop Sullivan's Caitlin Murphy and Cape Henry's Kelsey Sherrer, both recent graduates, were named to the U.S. Lacrosse All-American team. Murphy, who will play at William and Mary, helped lead the Dolphins to the ...
milestones milestones milestones.
Jul 02, 2009 ... DISTINCTIONS Virginia Beach HOSA Chapter 38 practical nursing students competed along with 900 students from across Virginia at the recent 2009 Virginia Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) State Leadership Conference in Williamsburg. Winners in the competition were: ...
Group spreads Christian gospel across India through film.(Virginia Beach Beacon)
Jul 02, 2009 ... By Jan Gaillard Correspondent Lynnhaven John Gilman dreamt of India even as a youngster in the 1950s. "A man from India came to Denbigh Baptist Church to talk about a mission trip," said Gilman, 68. "I was mesmerized. I remember telling some of ...
Lots to do leading up to fireworks at Oceanfront.(Virginia Beach Beacon)
Jul 02, 2009 ... By Stacy Parker Correspondent OCEANFRONT Keep the calendar free for Independence Day as the Oceanfront revs up for a blast. July Fourth weekend will kick off sunset cocktail cruises on Virginia's Jewel, a 100-foot luxury yacht. ...
Hard work pays off for Plaza's Cheetahs.
Jul 02, 2009 ... By John Streit Correspondent After breezing through their last 27 games without much drama, the Plaza Cheetahs softball team suddenly found itself in the thick of it as it took on the West Kempsville Rip Tide in the teams' recreation league championship game. ...
Kiteboarders have to be a dedicated bunch in the Beach.
Jul 02, 2009 ... By John Streit Correspondent On a recent hot and windy Thursday afternoon, a group of men stood at the top of the 45th Street beach access at the Oceanfront, waiting. The ocean revealed a choppy, 3- to 4-foot swell, and a southerly wind blew at 15 to 20 ...