by James Ritch | Oct 28, 2019 | Features
Parksley has had lots to celebrate lately, but Wednesday’s groundbreaking for the new library might have been the biggest of them all. Hundreds, including Gov. Ralph Northam, Sen. Lynwood Lewis, Del. Robert Bloxom, and students from Metompkin Elementary School, turned...
by James Ritch | Oct 24, 2019 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – Birding Eastern Shore and the Eastern Shore Master Naturalists are partnering with Northampton County to restore one of its hidden gems, a nature path and boardwalk tucked away in a seemingly unlikely spot behind the Northampton landfill. The...
by James Ritch | Oct 22, 2019 | Features
Photos and Story by Linda Cicoira Ten-year-old Tracy Brooke Selby, of Greenbush, wanted to be allowed to achieve the way her brothers do. In November, after years of going camping with her family — her parents are Boy Scout leaders and her teenage siblings are Scouts...
by James Ritch | Oct 22, 2019 | Features
Submitted Article Fire and rescue vehicles packed the front lawn of Ker Place last Oct. 12 for Fire Safety Family Fun Day, hosted by the Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society in conjunction with its fall exhibit. Kids and adults explored a brush truck; a heavy...
by James Ritch | Oct 22, 2019 | Features
Submitted Article and Photo The Summer of Love spirit that filled Cape Charles in the heat of the season lives on this fall at the Historic Palace Theatre, with the ultimate throwback performance. Saturday, Oct.26, festivities start at 6 p.m. with the full-throttle...
by James Ritch | Oct 22, 2019 | Features
Submitted Article and Image Rain or shine. Wind or calm. Saturday, Oct. 26, 1,100 cyclists from across the U.S. will depart the Exmore Town Park to begin their pedal-powered, bi-coastal exploration of Virginia’s Eastern Shore. It’s the CBES 27th Annual Between the...
