Heart Felt Touch begins offering NADA acupuncture (5/8/2024) - Heart Felt Touch Massage, located at 7282 York Avenue in Gloucester, is now offering National Acupuncture Detoxification Association acupuncture, which is a therapy where small filiform needles are placed in… …
Virginia’s floriculture industry offers gift options for Mother’s Day (5/8/2024) - Cultivating beauty is a blossoming business in Virginia—offering plenty of options for Mother’s Day gift-giving. The fast-growing nursery, greenhouse, floriculture and sod sector ranked fourth among Virginia’s top farm income-earning… …
Foreign investors must report agricultural land holdings (5/8/2024) - U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Executive Director Janice Majette in Gloucester reminds foreign investors with an interest in agricultural land in the United States that they are required… …
Milk Panda opens at York River Crossing (5/1/2024) - Owners Bryan Enriquez and Marilyn Bradford held a grand opening for their new café, Milk Panda, on Saturday, April 20, which is located at Gloucester Point in the York River… …
Epsilon Eta Business Month (5/1/2024) - Epsilon Eta, the local chapter of Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., celebrated Business Month in April with activities honoring two Gloucester businesses and their owners—True Destinations Travel, owned by Pam… …
Sterling receives ‘Hometown Hero’ award (5/1/2024) - GibsonSingleton Virginia Injury Attorneys, and Olivia’s in the Village and Scoot’s BBQ restaurants have recognized their first “Hometown Hero,” Lester Sterling. The law firm and the restaurants are honoring people… …Owens, Hurst recognized by Farm Bureau (5/1/2024) - Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance has named Kent Owens a Silver Master Agent and Chris Hurst a Silver Master Agency Manager during its annual sales conference at the Williamsburg Lodge and… …
Colonial Farm Credit reports $16.1M in earnings (5/1/2024) - Colonial Farm Credit reported net income of $16.1 million for the year ending Dec. 31, 2023. The agricultural lending cooperative also noted an ending loan volume of $805.6 million, which… …
Floral arrangement workshop to be held (5/1/2024) - Special events this month at Brent and Becky’s Bulbs, Ware Neck, include a workshop in creating a living flower arrangement in a container. This session takes place at 10 a.m.… …
Readers Choice Awards (5/1/2024) - Deltaville Yachting Center and Chesapeake Yacht Sales has been awarded three Readers Choice Awards by Coastal Virginia Magazine: Virginia Peninsula Gold Award for Best Marina and Silver Awards for Best… …
Coastwise Design under new ownership (4/24/2024) - Coastwise Design, a sign-making and screen-printing business located on Main Street, Mathews, has changed hands. Mathews residents Rich Taylor and Lisa Brooks recently purchased the longstanding Main Street company from… …
Eggheads Diner fundraiser (4/24/2024) - The Williamsburg Senior Softball League recently presented a $650 check to the Williamsburg Area Meals on Wheels from a fundraiser held at Eggheads Diner, Gloucester Point. Eggheads Diner owner David… …Chesapeake reports $2.75M in first-quarter earnings (4/24/2024) - Chesapeake Financial Shares, Inc., the parent company of both Chesapeake Bank and Chesapeake Wealth Management, reported earnings of $2,749,988 for the first quarter of 2024, a 303.9 percent increase from… …
Compassionate Touch class offered in Gloucester (4/24/2024) - Ginger Peer-Spencer, founder of Heartfelt Community and licensed massage therapist/owner of Heart Felt Touch Massage Therapy in Gloucester, will teach a class for family and caregivers, those who would like… …
Vendor Fair/Open House to be held June 8 in Urbanna (4/24/2024) - Horizons Unlimited Early Learning Center in Urbanna will be holding its fourth annual Vendor Fair and Open House on Saturday, June 8, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event… …
Prime Mediterranean restaurant opens in Topping (4/17/2024) - Prime Mediterranean, specializing in Italian and Greek cuisine and steaks, opened recently at Topping in Middlesex County. The restaurant, which was previously Eckhard’s, offers a wide range of food choices,… …Decline in farmland worrying farmers, agricultural organizations (4/17/2024) - The steep decline in U.S. farmland is raising an alarm among farmers and agricultural organizations. According to the 2022 U.S. Census of Agriculture (the most recent), the country has lost… …
Mathews Main Street Committee holds breakfast meeting (4/10/2024) - The Mathews Main Street Committee hosted a breakfast meeting last Thursday for Main Street business owners and others interested in the committee’s activities. It was held in the community building… …
Exchange Club sponsor (4/10/2024) - Shelton’s Tree & Landscape Maintenance is a business sponsor for The Exchange Club of Gloucester-Mathews and, when a few trees fell in recent storms, the company came to remove them… …
Local firm seeks to put halt to shoreline erosion (4/3/2024) - Ron Gorton of Gloucester and Carroll County has been pretty busy over the past couple of years. His business, Golden Oyster Shoreline Restoration, has been involved in a number of… …
Dr. Anderson takes over Gloucester Point practice (4/3/2024) - Jennifer D. Anderson, DMD, MS, will be the new owner of the Schroer Periodontist and Implants office at Tyndall Square, Gloucester Point, as Michael S. Schroer, DDS, is retiring after… …MCF provides nearly $1M in support in 2023 (4/3/2024) - The Mathews Community Foundation provided direct funding support of over $560,000 during 2023 to local nonprofits, including $170,000 through its annual Community Impact grant program, and another $400,000 through the… …
Companies recommit to investing in education, workforce development (4/3/2024) - The BayPort Foundation, Ferguson, and Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of HII, last week announced a community partnership to fund a three-year, $500,000 transformational grant called Accelerating Change Together (ACT).… …
Atlantic Union completes merger with American National Bankshares (4/3/2024) - Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation announced Monday that it has completed its previously announced merger with American National Bankshares, Inc. This transaction strengthens Atlantic Union’s presence in Central, Western and Southern… …
CBRAR organization honors area’s real estate professionals (3/27/2024) - The Chesapeake Bay & Rivers Association of Realtors honored its best and brightest at the organization’s 2023 Honor Society Awards and General Membership Meeting, which was held on Thursday, March… …