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Wednesday, February 08, 2012 · 12:00 pm
The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center is pleased to announce that Cynthia Spanoulis will join the staff as the new deputy director for the Department of Museums and Historic Resources on March 16, 2012.
As a sixteen-year employee of the City of Virginia Beach ...
Wednesday, February 08, 2012 · 11:30 am
The Bayfront Advisory Committee will meet Thursday, Feb. 16, at the Bayside Recreation Center, 4500 First Court Road, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. The agenda for the meeting will include:
Update on public and private projects in the Bayfront area
Update on committee activitie...
Wednesday, February 08, 2012 · 11:15 am
Do you know youth who demonstrate exceptional leadership, exhibit courage in overcoming adversity, or who promote education or change around social issues? Do you know adults who contribute to the community with outstanding and inspirational work with youth? Is there a busin...
Wednesday, February 08, 2012 · 10:15 am
The Virginia Beach Police Department, Virginia Beach Crime Prevention Steering Committee, and the Youth and Community Action Team (YCAT) are sponsoring a prescription drug forum entitled, “The Impact of Prescription Drugs in Virginia Beach” on Wednesday, February 22, 2012, f...
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 · 04:30 pm
Locals and tourists are responding to the news of this year’s “epic” whale sightings as last weekend’s Virginia Aquarium Winter Wildlife Boat Trips broke season records. Additional boats were launched to accommodate the crowds and none were disappointed with their sighting...
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 · 11:30 am
The deadline for Virginia Beach elementary school students to submit entries for the Department of Public Utilities sixth annual Water Awareness Calendar Contest is Wednesday, Feb. 29.
The Department of Public Utilities, in an effort to promote water conservation among th...
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 · 11:30 am
Beginning Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 9 p.m., traffic will be reduced from four lanes to two while the Department of Public Utilities makes preparations to install a new sewer valve in the westbound lanes of Northampton Boulevard, between Burton Station Road and the Norfolk city...
Monday, February 06, 2012 · 03:35 pm
Harvey L. Bryant, Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Virginia Beach, announced that a grand jury meeting in Virginia Beach Circuit Court today returned indictments against 140 individuals charging 293 separate offenses.
Roy Lee Jones Jr. and James O’Bryan Speight, bot...
Friday, February 03, 2012 · 11:30 am
The Virginia Beach Human Services Department is once again hosting an event to provide financial resources to families struggling in a recovering economy. Super Saturday on Feb. 18, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Youth Career Center at Pembroke Mall will offer free voluntee...
Friday, February 03, 2012 · 10:00 am
It is probably safe to say that nearly everyone loves being by the sea. Whether it is gazing at a distant view, walking along the shore, or viewing into an aquarium, there is a natural attraction and resulting peacefulness. So according to marine biologist Wallace J. Nic...