7+ mon, 2+ week ago (31+ words) Dave Brat, Ph.D., of Lynchburg represented Virginia's 7th Congressional District from 2015-2019. He is the senior vice president of business relations at Liberty University. This column reflects his ......

11+ mon, 2+ week ago (172+ words) Even though the opening date hasn't been announced, The Dome'is already selling tickets. The Dome is part of Virginia Beach's $350-million Atlantic Park project on 20th Street and includes an indoor music hall that seats 3,500 and an outdoor amphitheater that bumps the venue's seating to 5,000. It is expected to host 100 events yearly at the Oceanfront starting in the spring.'Seven shows have been booked and tickets for six are available through livenation.com. Tickets for Joe Russo's Almost Dead band go on sale this week, with presale tickets'available Wednesday. Joe Russo's Almost Dead, music, May 22. Kevin James: "Owls Don't Walk," comedy, June 6. Sarah Millican: "Late Bloomer," comedy, June 15. Diana Krall, music, July 6. Cody Jinks " "The Hippies and Cowboys Tour," music, Aug. 11. Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, music, Aug. 28. Papa Roach & Rise Against: "Rise of the Roach Tour," music, Sept....

6+ mon, 3+ week ago (822+ words) Bob Sinclair Sr. is credited for the company's growth from a single Norfolk station to five. He named BOB-FM for his son, who is the third generation in the family business. Broadcasting titan Bob Sinclair Sr. shaped the world of radio in Hampton Roads. The longtime owner of Norfolk-based Sinclair Communications died on April 20 at 79. His son, Bob Sinclair Jr., and longtime employees carry on his legacy. "He loved the radio business," said Sinclair Jr., whose father named the station BOB-FM for his only son. Sinclair Sr. is credited for the company's growth from a single Norfolk station to five. His father, John Sinclair, founded the company in 1966. Today, the Sinclair portfolio includes AM 790 WNIS, 93.7 BOB-FM, US 106.1, 96X and WTAR (96.5 FM and 850 AM). Sinclair's nine radio stations in Austin, Texas, are managed under Waterloo Media. Sinclair Sr. was a visionary, trailblazer,…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago (1752+ words) Castle Shops, a 37,390-square-foot discount and service-based retail strip center on 2.57 acres, was sold for $5.4 million. Jeff Fritz and Jay O'Donnell represented the seller, while George Fox was leasing adviser. Northbridge acquired Airport Business Center, 1457 Miller Store Road, Virginia Beach, from DSC Partners. Airport Business Center is a hyper-infill, 65,192square foot ClassA shallow bay property on 4.57 acres located adjacent to Norfolk International Airport. Eric Robison and Bo McKown of Thalhimer's Capital Markets Group represented the seller. M.A.R.E. Holdings, LLC purchased a half acre of land at 5129 Singleton Way from Princess Anne/Witchduck Associates 1 for $1.15 million. Marci Phillips represented the buyer. Atlantic Union Bank recently signed a full floor lease for approximately 12,000 square feet at One Columbus Center, located in the heart in Town Center in Virginia Beach. The new tenant's presence brings Armada Hoffler's Town Center office portfolio to 99% occupancy. Divaris Real…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago (626+ words) Whether it's new music, biopics, runway buzz hot from Paris or tussles with PETA, Virginia Beach native Pharrell Williams ensures year after year that his name, exploits and undertakings remain part of the pop-culture zeitgeist. Throughout it all, he reps his city. While his Something in the Water music festival at the Oceanfront was officially canceled in January, Williams isn't done with Virginia Beach. The Grammy Award-winning fashionista is still showing love. On Thursday, he launched a brand called Virginia'via social media and a website that showcases the work of Virginia Beach visual artist Sam Clayman. "I think there's a connection that a lot of us creatives, from this area, have to one another," Clayman said. "We saw the same stuff. We smelled the same stuff. We felt the same stuff growing up here. There's just something that will kind…...

9+ mon, 5+ day ago (90+ words) Sunday 29:11 Soul Food Kitchen opened in January in a Newport News shopping strip on Jefferson Avenue near 50th Street. Owners Nakeisha Cummings and her brothers, Antonio Cummings Sr. and Raymond Cummings Jr., used to run Pinkfish Seafood Bistro in Hampton. Sunday 29:11 Soul Food Kitchen opened in January in a Newport News shopping strip on Jefferson Avenue near 50th Street. Owners Nakeisha Cummings and her brothers, Antonio Cummings Sr. and Raymond Cummings Jr., used to run Pinkfish Seafood Bistro in Hampton. More in Restaurants, Food and Drink...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago (1733+ words) LS GreenLink U.S.A. Inc., a U.S.-based subsidiary of LS Cable System Ltd., purchased 96.62 acres of land at 1213 Victory Blvd. in Chesapeake, S.L. Nusbaum reported. View the latest commercial property transactions in Hampton Roads. Hickory Village MHP LLC purchased 165 mobile home lots on 37.91 acres at 1403 River Road in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, from Hickory Village Mobile Home Park LLC for $6 million. Chris Zarpas and Sam Rapoport represented the buyer. BCC I LLC purchased 5.06 acres of land on Independence Parkway in Virginia Beach from Interstate Land LC for $1,725,000. Chris Zarpas and Martin Murden represented the buyer. AAA Homes LLC purchased a 6,382-square-foot multifamily property at 2400 Ballentine Blvd., 3218 Flanders Ave. and 3224 Flanders Ave. in Norfolk from Jean P. Allen Land Trust Agreement for $750,000. Martin Murden and Pierce Jacobson represented the seller. Breeden Investment Properties purchased 13 acres of land on Battery Park Road in Isle of Wight…...

7+ mon, 3+ day ago (190+ words) The Tech Center Summer Concert Series in Newport News will include eight free concerts over the next six months. Newport News just got a little bit more musical. The new Tech Center Summer Concert Series will include eight free concerts over the next six months. The series kicks off May 22 with the band Magnolia Boulevard, which fuses genres including blues, rock "n" roll and soul for a jam band sound, and concludes Oct. 2 with the blues when Kevin Burt and Big Medicine come to town. Every concert, set to begin at 6 p.m., will be held at the Tech Center Drillfield, located at 880 Tech Center Parkway in the office park behind the Whole Foods-anchored shopping center at Jefferson Avenue and Oyster Point Road. Parking can be found at 700 and 800 Tech Center Parkway. Vendor trucks will begin selling food and beverages at 5 p.m. All…...

11+ mon, 4+ week ago (58+ words) Christopher Newport University is proud to be Newport News" hometown university, with open arms and open doors, CNU'President William G. Kelly writes in a guest column. Christopher Newport University is proud to be Newport News' hometown university, with open arms and open doors, CNU President William G. Kelly writes in a guest column. More in Opinion Columnists...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago (272+ words) WILLIAMSBURG " The beginning of March marked the start of the sixth year of Williamsburg's One Book One Community initiative, which encourages the community to read a socially relevant book together. This year's initiative, hosted by the Williamsburg Regional Library, selected the book "Where I Can't Follow" by Ashley Blooms. Events based on the book will take place throughout the month and include book discussions, lectures and more. At the end of the month, Blooms will give a presentation at 6:30 p.m. on March 27 in the Williamsburg Library Theatre. The next discussions take place at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday at the James City County Library and at 10:30 a.m. on Mondayat the Williamsburg Library. Blooms, who also wrote "Every Bone a Prayer," has been nominated for the Crook's Corner Book Prize, Weatherford Award and Judy Gaines Young Book Award. Her fiction and nonfiction works have appeared in…...