The house on Sawdust Road
Sawdust Road, which opened its doors last month, is part coffee shop and part art gallery, as well as a relaxing hangout that sits along Princess Anne Road between the Pungo Board House and the Red Barn Food Store. READ MORE.
‘He said, she said’
The City of Virginia Beach said Harmony Hospitality terminated talks about building a hotel near Tidewater Community College. Harmony said that’s not true – the city abruptly walked away from negotiations. READ MORE.
Developer: City walked away from negotiations on hotel near TCC, then tried to blame us
Ties to neo-Nazis?
The lawsuit also claims Del. Cheryl Turpin used an impromptu selfie of Scott Presler and Rocky Holcomb taken at a December 2016 campaign event to smear Presler and Holcomb as a racists. READ MORE.
Conservative activist is suing Virginia Beach delegate for political ads tying him to neo-Nazis
New app
VBSchools is an app that can be downloaded to a smartphone from either the Google Play or the Apple App store. READ MORE.
https://wydaily.com/local-news/2018/08/22/app-aimed-at-making-school-news-and-events-easier-to-attract/
Compass Pointe
The old world-style home is 10,000 square feet and is constructed with brick and stone. After buying the lot a few years prior, Jeff and Cindy McWaters began designing the house with architect Gerrie West of Folck West Architects in 2003. READ MORE.
Where We Live: Compass Pointe is an old world retreat designed by locals
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Here’s a list of the City of Virginia Beach’s 10 highest paid employees
Salaries are per year, not including fringe benefits. READ MORE.
Beach Breach Weekly: Keep your eye out for these alleged no-shows and accused trash hoarders
Here’s last week’s list.
Here’s a big kudos to students in Virginia Beach
Figures released by the Virginia Department of Education show that students statewide had pass rates of 79 percent in reading, 77 percent in math, 81 percent in science, 84 percent in social studies and 84 percent in history for the 2017-2018 school year. READ MORE.
