Been living at Lumen apartments in Hampton for a month now and every day one of those huge cockroaches finds their way in my apartment. I’m done. Can you guys recommend places

My wife and I are moving to the Hampton / Newport News area soon. We have a large dog and are looking to rent a place for the first year while we figure things out. I've been doing some research around and saw you need to be careful with the neighborhoods. Could you let me know how these areas are?

Hampton Center Apartments

Monticello at Town Center

One Central Apartments

Compass at City Center

Turnberry Wells

Hickory Point Townhomes

Rivers Landing

Feel free to suggest any other communities.

Looking for some recommendations on where I can get a pumpkin espresso martini and any other fall drinks!

I'm considering selling a house to a friend in Chesapeake and doing owner financing. I need a real estate attorney for all the legal stuff and was wondering if people had suggestions.

Also possibly recs for mortgage servicing companies or if there are any online platforms that do that and also keep track of all the tax stuff.

Thanks!

Just a reminder..

Hi everyone, as the title says I want to learn to fish but I'm not sure exactly where to learn in the area. I've been living here a little over a decade but I've never really tried to get into fishing. Although I have always wanted to. Clearly, there's plenty of water around us and I am in the Virginia Beach area, I'd like to know if there's anyone who is down to teach me or if there are any classes where I can learn how to fish if it isn't too expensive. Keep in mind, I know barely anything about fishing so it would be completely new to me but I'm up for the challenge. I already love to hike and camp, but I've never gotten into fishing, although I would like to. If there are any resources you could share, I would love that. Thanks!

There’s no sugarcoating it: Two popular doughnut shops and a restaurant recently ceased operations in Hampton Roads. They’ve had more than 30 years of combined experience in making our lives sweeter and more savory.

Chesapeake

Amazing Glazed, open in the Great Bridge area of Chesapeake for 12 years, closed on Sept. 30.

Owner Mary Jane Hamblin announced on Facebook on Aug. 12 she would sell the business. In a Sept. 7 Facebook video, she cited a desire to not operate the business in the city and said the shop would close at the end of the month.

“The cost of doing business in Chesapeake is expensive,” she said in a phone interview. “In Moyock, for example, you don’t need a business license and the real estate taxes are lower.”

Hamblin, a conservative, also said she doesn’t agree with the Chesapeake Republican Party and its control over City Council.

“If you call out wrongdoing, they expect you to look the other way or you’re blackballed,” she wrote later in a text message.

She said she wasn’t sure if Amazing Glazed — known for its doughnuts, gelato and coffee — would reopen in Moyock, North Carolina.

On Sept. 24, MOOD (Make Ordinary Occasions Delicious) 757, a veteran-owned business, announced on Facebook that it plans to open in the Amazing Glazed spot, which was undergoing renovations. It also said the doughnuts and coffee weren’t going anywhere. Hamblin confirmed by phone that she had shared her recipes with the MOOD owners.

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Time to brush up on those "Guns and Ships" rapping skills.

The Colonial National Historical Park is hosting "Hamilton with Hamilton" Saturday, an outdoor screening of the Tony-winning musical “Hamilton” and a conversation with an Alexander Hamilton reenactor.

The event, "Hamilton with Hamilton: A Revolutionary Night with America’s Most Iconic Founding Father," will take place at the Yorktown Victory Monument, on the battlefield that inspired the Broadway musical.

The actual Hamilton was the country's first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and fought in the Revolutionary War, including commanding troops at Yorktown.

Read more here: https://www.whro.org/arts-culture/2026-10-13/watch-hamilton-with-hamilton-on-saturday-on-the-site-where-it-happened

I’m the host of Frank & Sense, a podcast, and this month we’re doing a (very tongue-in-cheek) politics miniseries. I live in Hampton Roads and I decided to dedicate this episode to our beloved local representative, Jen Kiggans. I wanted to explore whether VA-02’s Congresswoman is as moderate as she claims she is. We got into her background, her voting record, and what “moderate” even means anymore. Is it even possible to be a moderate in today's Republican Party?

I certainly have my own opinions, but I tried to stick to the facts and be as fair as possible to her. Curious what other people think, and happy to be corrected if we got anything wrong.

PS. Jen, you’re welcome on the show anytime!

The health of the Chesapeake Bay reached its highest grade in four decades of data tracking, earning a C-plus with a 56% overall score on the latest annual report card.

Lower Chesapeake Bay waters in southeastern Virginia recorded the highest score on record with a B-plus. Additionally, native oyster restoration efforts successfully reached a decade-old milestone across 11 regional tributaries.

State officials and program managers say that the progress proves multi-state cleanup models are working, even as population growth, climate change and federal policy shifts create ongoing headwinds.

(Story by Katherine Hafner)

Read more here: https://www.whro.org/environment/2026-10-13/chesapeake-bay-earns-its-best-grade-ever-on-annual-report-card

I'm currently a student at ATI and i don't have a car. Im being kicked out of my house by the end of this year.
Since i dont have a vehicle i need to find somewhere to live near one of the following bus stops: Bus 20, 22, 25, and 27, also light rail line 800.
I would probably be able to pay around $150/m but that is negotiable.

are there any updates to this situation/bill reid’s ownership of the venue? i’m being told he renounced ownership but i can’t find anything of the sort to verify this.

After news of Woody’s Raw Bar & Grill‘s plans to move to a spot across the street, residents and social media users have been asking about the future of Island Warf Center, which sits along the Elizabeth River near the Great Bridge Bridge.

The shopping center property is considered prime real estate, highly visible along Battlefield Boulevard North and with exclusive water views.

The owner plans to redevelop the site as well as nearby property to support the city’s Great Bridge Village plan, including enhanced walkability, sidewalks and new buildings, to create a true gateway to the neighborhood.

“We hope that by owning all the property from the new Woody’s building all the way down to the Dollar Bank that we can really make a new and much needed update to the entrance of Great Bridge something substantial that residents can be proud of,” said Jennifer Carpinelli, who has a long-term plan to develop the area with her husband, Derrick.

The Carpinellis, known for operating the now closed Off the Hook seafood restaurant, bought Island Warf Center for $2 million through their GH Wharf LLC in September 2022, according to online city property records.

The 1.24-acre property, built in 1986, had always been known as Island Wharf Center, except a sign out front dropped the “h” in Wharf at some point. It had been owned and managed by John Mair, with Mair Development Corp., from 1993 until his death in May 2021, then Mair’s wife, Madeline, took over.

Throughout the years, notable tenants included the Chesapeake Humane Society, a scuba shop, a yoga studio, a campaign headquarters for Barack Obama and, of course, the longstanding Woody’s Raw Bar & Grill.

“My husband faced challenges with leasing, which led to lower rental rates,” Madeline Mair said.

Maintenance was maintained and issues — primarily concerning roof leaks and inadequate heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems — were addressed from when Madeline Mair took over ownership until it was sold in September 2022, tenants said.

When the property sold, Mair in an email to tenants referred to it as a mixed blessing, noting she was leaving a tremendously wonderful group of businesses.

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