Virginia travel, real estate & services

14+ hour, 28+ min ago   (750+ words) When Janice “Jan” Debay moved to Newport Beach in 1979, lured from L.A. County by the town’s breathtaking views and quiet beach culture, she had no designs to enter the realm of public service. Yet, somehow, it found her. A…...

15+ hour, 29+ min ago   (609+ words) After hearing from the developer of a luxury condominium community that meeting a 15% threshold for affordable units would be too costly, the Newport Beach City Council has agreed to reduce how much low-income and moderate-income housing has to be included…...

9+ hour, 9+ min ago   (265+ words) July 31, 2026, 6:44 PM The newly renamed Washington Manassas Airport in Virginia is another step closer to being able to offer commercial flights. The Federal Aviation Administration has completed the environmental assessment of the proposed expansion at the airport. The FAA returned…...

5+ hour, 8+ min ago   (271+ words) LYNCHBURG, Va. – Lynchburg is getting national attention for its technology work, tying for 7th place in the Digital Cities Awards for cities with populations between 75,000 and 124,000. City officials say years of steady effort — aligning technology with city goals, boosting cybersecurity, simplifying…...

10+ hour, 48+ min ago   (1231+ words) National Institute of General Medical Sciences CHESAPEAKE BAY - As Chesapeake Bay waters warm during the peak of summer, health officials are urging people to take simple precautions against Vibrio, a naturally occurring bacteria that can cause serious illness in some…...

15+ hour, 57+ min ago   (180+ words) Portsmouth City Council met in a special session Thursday evening to repeal and replace legislation placing the city's street resurfacing renewal levy on the November ballot. This change came after officials discovered the original ordinance approved earlier this week did…...

13+ hour, 12+ min ago   (1415+ words) Newport Folk is the Mother of Fests — and Newport Jazz accurately bills itself as “the Granddaddy.” Since 1954, baby. The OG. What’s great about Newport Jazz Fest in recent years is witnessing their ever-stretching elastic definition of “jazz.” Not unlike Newport…...

18+ hour, 6+ min ago   (459+ words) Shannon Heckt, Virginia Mercury July 31, 2026, 9:37 AM Every four years, Virginia law requires the governor’s administration to develop a new energy plan outlining the commonwealth’s energy needs and how the state intends to meet its power generation goals. Chief Energy Officer…...

19+ hour, 11+ min ago   (216+ words) Minford's JJ Smith walks up toward the middle of a green at the Portsmouth Invitational on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Elks Country Club in McDermott. Valley's Hunter Cunningham chips in a shot at the Portsmouth Invitational on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Elks…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1376+ words) A resolution that could impose restrictions on public demonstrations of five or more people at England Airpark has raised concerns with people from across Louisiana who filled the boardroom of the England Authority last Thursday. The 19-page resolution can be…...