Saturday, February 8, 2025

ICYMI in Hampton and Newport News: Fall festival, 5k race, Fort Monroe and more

With dozens of headlines every week, it’s easy to miss some here and there. Get in on the conversation.

Here are this week’s most-read stories.

Harvest Faire

If you see a sword fight in Newport News this October, don’t be alarmed. READ MORE.

This festival is celebrating 25 years in Hampton Roads

Poop fundraiser

Hirschsprung Disease is a condition affecting the colon or large intestine which causes problems with passing stool, according to the Mayo Clinic. It typically affects newborns about 1 in 5,000. READ MORE.

One thing you’ll be aware of by joining this 5k race is that ‘Poop Matters’

1619 Commemoration

The 2019 Commemoration Commission and the Hampton History Museum are commemorating 1619 which signifies the First Africans landing at Point Comfort in Hampton. READ MORE.

This event commemorates the First Landing of enslaved Africans at Fort Monroe

Old restaurant

The owners of the old Das Waldcafe don’t plan on converting the building into a tapas restaurant anytime soon. READ MORE.

Here’s an update on the old German restaurant in Newport News

Julia Marsigliano
Julia Marsiglianohttp://wydaily.com
Julia Marsigliano is a multimedia reporter for WYDaily. She covers everything on the Peninsula from local government and law enforcement agencies to family-run businesses and weather updates. Before WYDaily, she covered Hampton and Newport News for WYDaily’s sister publication, HNNDaily before both publications merged in December 2018. Julia was born in Tokyo, Japan and moved to Long Island, New York in 2001. A true New Yorker, she loves pizza, bagels and good Chinese food. Send comments, tips and other tidbits to julia@localvoicemedia.com. You can follow her on Twitter at @jmarsigliano

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