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Editorial content provided by Hampton Roads cities and counties; Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance; Hampton Roads Statistical Digest; various business organizations; various event and attraction-oriented organizations; colleges and universities; and independent research by Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce staff. Photography Ryan Saul; Carole J. Oste; Scott Wolff; Anne M. Peterson; Mark Dellos; Steve Thomas; Larry Whitesel; Susan Kellogg; Norfolk Convention & Visitors Bureau; David Polston; Portsmouth Convention & Visitors Bureau; Virginia Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau; Isle of Wight Department of Economic Development; City of Norfolk Development Department; Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance; City of Virginia Beach photograph by Craig McClure; various events, attraction-oriented establishments, institutions, associations; organizations, businesses and universities; cities and counties; U.S. Air Force; and U.S. Navy; South Norfolk Jordan Bridge. THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS 3 CELEBRATING MORE THAN 400 YEARS GREETINGS From the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce

Thank you for taking the time to discover and explore our great region. As you read through the pages of This is Hampton Roads, you’ll understand why we are so proud to call Hampton Roads our home, and why we love to show it off. Welcome to America’s First Region Hampton Roads has a very special history – more The Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce has Governor’s Palace, Williamsburg than 400 years’ worth. In fact, our region is considered proudly served its members and communities since “America’s First Region,” and we are proud of that 1801. As the region’s premier not-for-profit, member- recognition. based business organization, the Chamber works to create economic prosperity and enhance the quality We celebrate our humble beginnings of 1607 together of life in Hampton Roads. with all the exciting, modern-day development and quality of life Hampton Roads has to offer. The Chamber will continue to achieve this by What most residents and visitors alike discover after representing business viewpoints and interests to the spending time here, is that our region has all the public sector; developing and improving the economy necessary elements one looks for in a great place to in the region; providing value-added programs and live and work – a stable economy, beautiful natural services to members to support and expand their resources, competitive cost of living, arts and culture, business; building awareness and support of the and countless attractions. Chamber’s mission, value and accomplishments with all key audiences; and operating the Chamber in an We have published This is Hampton Roads for 29 years in effective and efficient manner to ensure its long-term Helm of historic ship response to requests we receive annually for information viability and growth. about our region. We are proud to provide thousands of copies of this magazine each year to relocating The Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and represents nearly 2,000 member firms that employ Coast Guard. Welcome home to Hampton Roads! more than 280,000 working men and women. The Whether you stay for a lifetime or are just visiting, we Chamber extends its programs to 17 cities and extend our hospitality. counties in Southeastern Virginia.

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Early Colonial soldiers John A. Hornbeck, Jr., CCE President & CEO Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce

4 THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS MAKING HISTORY 1960 The original Mercury astronauts train at the NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton. 1971 Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. donates a major art collection to what is now The Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk. 1980 Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk opens the nation’s first in-vitro fertilization 1600’s clinic. The clinic assists with the nation’s Footpath in Williamsburg American Rover first successful in-vitro birth in 1981. 1607 On April 26, the first English settlers 1800’s 1984 The Hampton Roads Chamber of disembark on Cape Henry, which later Commerce is formed through the becomes part of the city of Virginia Beach. merger of the Norfolk, Portsmouth, 1801 Virginians meet in Norfolk’s Exchange Shortly thereafter, Captain John Smith Chesapeake, Virginia Beach and Coffee House to establish guidelines leads the first settlers to Jamestown. Suffolk chambers. for the city’s Chamber of Commerce, 1622 The Nansemond Indians coordinate an the third to be established in the U.S. 1992 In partnership with the city of Hampton assault on English settlers living in Suffolk 1862 The battle between the ironclad and the NASA Langley Research Center, which instigates the Powhatan-English vessels, Monitor and Merrimac, takes the Virginia Air & Space Center opens its war of 1622-1632. place in the waters of Hampton Roads. doors to the public. 1636 The Adam Thoroughgood House is built 1886 The Newport News Shipbuilding & 1998 The region welcomes 10 FA-18 Hornet in Virginia Beach. It is one of the first brick Drydock opens. It remains a major squadrons to Oceana Naval Air Station. homes built in the Colonies and remains employer today. a tourist destination to this day. 1888 The first wooden boardwalk is 1693 The College of William & Mary is founded constructed in Virginia Beach. in Williamsburg. It is the second oldest university in the United States.

2000’s NASA Langley Research Center 2002 Virginia Beach Town Center opens. When this new downtown center is fully built, it will span 17 city blocks. 2003 Archaeologists discover the village of 1700’s Werowocomoco in Gloucester county. Algonquin Chief Powhatan, the father Ship battling storm of Pocohantas, once resided there. 1718 The pirate Blackbeard, a terror on Virginia’s Crawford & Court streets, Portsmouth 2005 The Hampton Roads Chamber of waterways, is captured and killed. His 1900’s Commerce hosts a visit to Norfolk treasure and severed head are presented from President George W. Bush. in Williamsburg. 1910 Aviator Eugene Ely pilots the first flight from shipboard. He lands the plane on 2006 The Hampton Roads Sports Commission 1749 A hurricane creates the Willoughby Spit, the beach in Willoughby. produces the AAU Jr. Olympic Games which forms the Willoughby Bay in Norfolk. 1912 Amedeo Obici opens Planters Nut & which hosted 14,000 athletes, coaches 1767 The Gosport Shipyard opens in Portsmouth. Chocolate Company in Suffolk. and their families, and produced $47 Renamed Norfolk Naval Shipyard, it is the million in economic impact for the oldest operating shipyard in the United 1921 Virginia Beach Boulevard opens and greater Hampton Roads region. States. becomes the first concrete, hard surface road from Norfolk to 2007 Hampton Roads makes history, celebrating 1775 The Revolutionary War’s “Battle of Great Virginia Beach. the 400th Anniversary of North America’s Bridge” is fought in Chesapeake. Virginia first, permanent, English-speaking colony. and North Carolina join forces to defeat 1928 The James River Bridge opens and 2010 The Hampton Roads Sports Commission the British. connects the Peninsula to South Hampton Roads. once again produces the AAU Jr. Olympic 1776 The British lay siege to Norfolk. A Games in five cities, generating more than cannonball remains embedded in the 1935 Langley Field becomes the center of $35 million in economic impact for the wall at St. Paul’s Church. tactical aviation for the U.S. Air Force. greater Hampton Roads region. 1781 Lord Cornwallis surrenders to George 1941 The Norfolk Naval Base & Air Station 2011 Norfolk’s light rail system opened in August Washington in Yorktown, ending the expands to the current standing of making it the first in the state of Virginia! Revolutionary War. world’s largest military installation. The Tide extends 7.4 miles with 11 stations throughout Norfolk. 1952 The western arm of NATO is established in Norfolk as the 2012 New Amtrak Virginia service connecting Supreme Allied Command Norfolk to Petersburg, Washington DC and Atlantic (SACLANT). cities as far as Boston begins in December.

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Portsmouth As you explore Southampton Hampton Roads, this brief geography lesson will help you Suffolk Chesapeake Virginia navigate through VIRGINIA Beach the birthplace of Colonial America, where centuries of Geography history blend with modern technology, AMPTON ROADS is situated in the middle The term “Hampton Roads” is a centuries-old reference that of the Eastern seaboard where the James, originated when the region was a struggling British outpost economic prosperity, HNansemond and Elizabeth rivers pour into the 400 years ago. Hampton Roads honors one of the founders livable communities, mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. It is recognized as the 36th of the Virginia Company, Henry Wriothesley – third Earl a rich culture, lively largest Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in the United of Southampton. Signifying the safety of a port, “roads” in entertainment and States and eighth largest metro area in the Southeast U.S. nautical terminology means “a place less sheltered than a and the second largest between Atlanta and Washington, harbor where ships may ride at anchor.” n shopping districts, D.C. Six of the 10 largest population centers a thriving maritime in the U.S. are located within 750 miles of Hampton Roads. industry, a strong military presence, and In 1983, Hampton Roads became the official name for the region, unifying the Southside breathtaking landscapes with the Peninsula. Home to 1.6 million surrounded by water. people, the region includes the cities of Chesapeake, Franklin, Hampton, Newport

News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Sources: Hampton Roads Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg; Economic Development Alliance; and the counties of Gloucester, Isle of Wight, Hampton Roads Planning District James City, Mathews, Southampton, Surry, Commission; Independent research York, and Currituck in North Carolina.

Chesapeake Arboretum THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS 7 CHESAPEAKE FACTS Population: 225,898 Area: 353 square miles

Median Household Income: $68,955

Real Estate Tax Rate: $1.04 per $100 of assessed value in City Hall non-mosquito controlled A Dynamic Environment Personal Property Tax Rate: Chesapeake continues to achieve national have relocated here. Chesapeake’s neighborhoods Automobiles/Trucks/Trailers/ attention and has been named one of the “Best Places offer a variety of comfortable housing alternatives, Motorcycles = $4.08 per $100 of to Live” by Money Magazine. Parenting magazine also from apartments and town homes to single-family assessed value included Chesapeake on its list of “Best Places to Raise residences. Most importantly, Chesapeake is a haven a Family,” calling the city “an outdoor lover’s paradise.” of the good life. It’s a dynamic city that is located in Public Schools: 45 As early adopters of consumer technology, Men’s one of America’s most popular vacation regions, Health ranked Chesapeake No. 9 on its list of most with beautiful beaches, theme parks, fine art and Colleges/Universities: 6 iPad-friendly cities in the U.S. Chesapeake is a vibrant science museums, and historical meccas just a few community that enjoys the best of two worlds; one minutes away. n

of urban variety, culture and excitement, and another cityofchesapeake.net Hospitals: 1 of rural landscapes and relaxed country living. It is also consistently ranked by the FBI as one of the Government: five safest U.S. cities with populations over 200,000, City Council with an elected which lends to the safe, community atmosphere that body of nine members; residents enjoy. election of Mayor Chesapeake was formed through the merger of the city of South Norfolk and Norfolk County in 1963. It’s Major Employers: a community of communities, each with a distinctive Canon Information Technology history. Chesapeake is replete with beautiful parks, Services, Inc.; Chesapeake lakes and rivers, culturally diverse events, and some of Regional Medical Center; the best places to shop on the East Coast. Chesapeake Cox Communications; has more miles of deepwater canals than any other city Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.; in the country and is part of the Intracoastal Waterway, American GFM Corp; stretching from Maine to Florida. Towers Perrin; Chesapeake Regional Medical Center Panasonic Over the last decade, many national and international companies have taken advantage of the city’s port Sources: City of Chesapeake; related activities, atmosphere and highly-qualified Hampton Roads Economic labor market by relocating to Chesapeake. The city Development Alliance embraces the global village concept, blending the Information current as of 12/12 best of America with the cosmopolitan influences of over 70 foreign-based companies from 13 countries. Chesapeake combines industrial, commercial and agricultural pursuits with a wholesome, family oriented community to create one of the hottest towns in the East. Chesapeake’s attractive residential areas provide affordable living for its citizens, many of whom are employees of the numerous companies that

8 THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS FRANKLIN & FACTS SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY Population: 27,152 Area: 610.4 square miles Median Household Income: Franklin, $37,894 Southampton, $43,284

Country Store Real Estate Tax Rate: Franklin $.77 per $100 of assessed value; Southampton $0.72 per $100 of assessed value Rich in Soil & Traditional Values Cotton Field Personal Property Tax Rate Welcome to Franklin-Southampton Arts), the Southampton Agriculture and Forestry (Automobile): Franklin $4.50 in Southeastern Virginia! Whether you’re visiting or Museum, and special events such as the Community per $100 of assessed value; settling here, we invite you to slow down, quietly Concert Series. Southampton $4.00 per $100 connect, and enjoy this colorful and picturesque, rural of assessed value landscape of azaleas, pine trees, magnolias, peanut and Woodlands cover more than half of Southampton cotton fields, and all of its natural beauty. County, with three rivers and numerous creeks Public Schools: 10 supporting a local passion for hunting, fishing, and Colleges/Universities: 1 Discover well-preserved antebellum homes and water sports. contemporary ones sharing the same shade-drenched Hospitals: 1 One of the greatest assets is quality, affordable streets, quality schools and hospital, a world-class Government: Franklin City housing, offering both diverse and ample options. YMCA, wide-open spaces, lush dense forest and Manager with a numerous waterways – an outdoorsman’s paradise. Residents take great pride in their neighborhoods as evidenced by attractive homes and well-manicured seven-member City Council; And, the best part of all … people greet you by your Southampton County first name! landscaping. Administrator with a Speed it up – recreation on the water, ball fields, The Franklin-Southampton area boasts an seven-member Board tennis courts, the newly-remodeled bowling center, award-winning hospital – Southampton Memorial of Supervisors Hospital – and is one of the region’s finest retirement and the USGA sanctioned 18-hole golf course at Major Employers: the quaint country club. Or, slow it down – cultural communities. And, education is a top priority Birdsong Peanuts; offerings through the libraries, the Rawls Museum from elementary through college. Paul D. Camp Arts (an affiliate of the Virginia Museum of Fine Community College partners with Norfolk’s Old Deerfield Correctional Center; Dominion University to offer course-work for Franklin City Public Schools; bachelor’s and master’s degree programs. Hercules, Inc.; MoneyMailer, Inc.; Narricot Industries Inc.; The area is poised for tomorrow’s challenges with Southampton Correctional its varied economic base, ample labor supply, Complex; Southampton excellent transportation network, attractive tax rates County Public Schools; and real estate prices, and plentiful natural resources. Walmart Stores, Inc. So come for a weekend … where you are still quietly connected … you might just decide to spend Sources: City of Franklin; a lifetime! n Southampton County; Hampton Roads Economic franklinva.com Development Alliance southamptoncounty.org franklinsouthamptonva.com Information current as of 12/12

Downtown Franklin THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS 9 HAMPTON FACTS Population: 141,499

Area: 53 square miles

Median Household Income: $49,815

Hampton University Museum A City on the Move

Where Coastal Living Meets An Urban Lifestyle Hampton Harborfront

Located on the mouth of the Chesapeake Hampton’s impressive School Division leads the region Bay, Hampton is graced with miles of shoreline in the number of National Board-Certified teachers, and breathtaking water views. From its downtown and is fourth in the state, with a total of 122. The school waterfront to its historic neighborhoods, it has division prides itself on the individual development of a distinct small-town feel with an abundance of every child with its many progressive programming amenities. This centralized city is also literally in the choices offered to parents and students. Other private, Fort Monroe heart of the Hampton Roads region and the center of parochial, and institutions of higher learning also the East Coast. abound, including Hampton University. Real Estate Tax Rate: $1.04 per $100 of assessed value Founded in 1610, Hampton is a city rich in history The City of Hampton won the 2011 Donald E. Hunter as one of the first American settlements and where Excellence in Economic Development Planning Personal Property Tax Rate NASA trained the first Mercury astronauts. Hampton Award from the Economic Development Division of (Business): $4.25 per $100 of also has momentum for the future and a tremendous the American Planning Association for its role in the assessed value amount of redevelopment is currently underway. successful redevelopment of the former Coliseum Six comprehensive and visionary master plans are Mall into the Peninsula Town Center. The recognition Public Schools: 33 being implemented across the city, creating received for the new Peninsula Town Center, along with excitement and new opportunities for residents, other developments including Bass Pro Shops Outdoor Colleges/Universities: 3 visitors and businesses alike. World and the Power Plant Hampton Roads, solidifies Hampton’s place as a premier shopping, dining and Hospitals: 2 Hampton is a beautiful city with a mild climate and entertainment destination in the region. cost of living well below the national average. The Government: City Council city also has one of the lowest crime rates in the Hampton has a unique mix of growing and established with elected body of seven region and was named one of the top 20 hot spots industry clusters carefully designed to succeed. Their members including Mayor for young professionals to live and work as ranked by prosperity is due, in part, to local and regional assets, and Vice-Mayor Next Generation Consulting. In 2010, the city was also a highly educated workforce, competitive incentives named one of the most technology-advanced cities in and state-of-the-art business parks. These business Major Employers: the nation by the Center for Digital Government. parks are equipped with the latest fiber-optics from Alcoa Howmet; City of Cox Communications and Verizon and are strategically There is an abundance of things to see and do in located in the Magruder Boulevard Corridor in close Hampton; Hampton City Hampton. Local treasures such as the Virginia Air and Public Schools; Hampton proximity to NASA Langley Research Center and Space Center, Hampton History Museum and Sandy Langley Air Force Base. University; Langley Air Bottom Nature Park offer family-friendly, educational Force Base; NASA Langley fun. The city also has numerous cultural attractions, Quality of life, a positive business environment, exciting Research Center; Sentara a vibrant arts community, distinctive festivals and redevelopment, a central location and dynamic Healthcare System, Sprint; signature events to entertain residents and visitors. shopping, dining and entertainment opportunities all Veterans Affairs/Hampton combine to make Hampton the perfect choice to live, Virginia Medical Center Hampton’s neighborhoods are as diverse as they work and play! n Sources: City of Hampton; are unique with housing choices in styles and hampton.gov Hampton Roads Economic sizes to meet residents’ needs. Options range from Development Alliance beautiful waterfront properties and exquisite turn- of-the century Victorians to new urban housing and Information current as of 12/12 convenient downtown living.

10 THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS NEWPORT NEWS FACTS Population: 179,614

Area: 70 square miles

Median Household Income: $44,226

Victory Landing Park Boating on the James River Discover the Future Real Estate Tax Rate: $1.10 per $100 of assessed value On the north side of Hampton Roads Harbor community and private industry collaborate on a wide where the Chesapeake Bay meets the James River, range of new technology. Personal Property Tax Rate the city of Newport News is recognized for its (Automobile): $4.25 per $100 advanced research and technology resources, On the Newport News downtown waterfront sits of assessed value state-of-the-art shipbuilding and naval engineering, another world-class research and development cultural and recreational activities, historic facility – the Virginia Advanced Shipbuilding & Carrier Personal Property Tax Rate preservation efforts, military facilities, and economic Integration Center. Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, (Business): $4.25 per $100 development opportunities. Virginia’s largest manufacturer, teamed with other of assessed value defense contractors and Virginia universities to Residents and visitors alike can step back into the past design the next generation of nuclear aircraft carriers, Schools: 40 with tours of four historic homes: Endview Plantation, integrating systems and the application of emerging the James A. Fields House, Lee Hall Mansion, and The technology. The city is actively engaged in creating a Colleges/Universities: 7 Newsome House Museum & Cultural Center; or attend highly livable community to attract knowledgeable one of the many military reenactments or living history workers and creative individuals needed to support Hospitals: 4 programs. The Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center high-tech and corporate headquarters such as welcomed back the Flow Theater, presenting two Ferguson Enterprises, Icelandic USA and Specialty Government: City Council with nationally acclaimed theatrical productions. The world Foods Groups. an elected body of six renowned Mariners’ Museum and its newly opened members serving districts, USS Monitor Center, the Virginia Living Museum and City Center at Oyster Point, a high-density, high quality, including a Mayor at large the Peninsula Fine Arts Center are just four of an array mixed-use development surrounding a magnificent of cultural attractions to be found here. five-acre fountain plaza, has added more class A Major Employers: office space, luxury apartments and condominiums, a AAFES Dan Daniel Distribution The region’s important military ties are captured at Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, and an upscale Center; APAC Teleservices/ the U.S. Army Transportation Museum at Fort Eustis retail district. Port Warwick, the region’s first new United Parcel Service; Bon and the Virginia War Museum. In addition, Newport “urbanist” community, has been wildly successful with Secours Mary Immaculate News is home to more than 30 city parks including its town squares and public art, and is a recognized Hospital; Canon Virginia, Inc.; Newport News Park, the largest municipal park east of model for developers of neo-traditional communities Christopher Newport University; the Mississippi River, public boat ramps, championship elsewhere. The city’s historic sites, museums and City of Newport News; Ferguson golf courses, seasonal festivals, and an active recreation recreational facilities foster a superb quality of life. n Enterprises, Inc.; Jefferson program that reaches out to all citizens. The I. M. Laboratory; Newport News Pei-designed Ferguson Center for the Arts at nngov.com City Public Schools; Noland Christopher Newport University, with its annual Company; Northrop Grumman star-studded performance calendar, is a major part Shipbuilding; Riverside of the urban revival that continues to take place in Health System; Siemens VDO Newport News. Automotive Corporation; Specialty Foods Group, Inc. Newport News is home to the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab), a leader Sources: City of Newport News; Hampton Roads Economic in particle physics research and photonic applications, Development Alliance which has developed the world’s most powerful light source, the Free Electron Laser. The city’s Economic Information current as of 12/11 Development Authority owns the 122,000 square foot, seven-story Applied Research Center next to Jefferson Lab. Here, scientists from the Lab, the university Shops at City Center Oyster Point

THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS 11 NORFOLK FACTS Population: 242,803

Area: 66 square miles

Median Household Income: $42,741

Downtown Norfolk Life Celebrated Daily...Strong, Stable, Smart, Energetic & Cultured Norfolk Mermaid, Town Point Park Named “A Great American Place” continues to expand and is now situated next to Real Estate Tax Rate: $1.11 per by American Heritage magazine and a “cultural center light rail. New cargo rail lines will speed cargo from 100 of assessed value of note” by The New York Times, Norfolk’s amazing Norfolk to the Midwest and the Virginia Port expansion revitalization continues. High end apartments allows it to handle the world’s largest cargo ships. Personal Property Tax Rate are the latest addition to a mix of condos, town Norfolk is accessible to the region and the rest of the (Automobile): $4.33 per $100 of houses and homes that have turned assessed value greater downtown into a 24-hour city. Restaurants, theaters, gyms, art studios, Public Schools: 46 public art, MacArthur Center, the region’s only Urban Outfitters and the year-old light rail line, the Tide, contribute to the Colleges/Universities: 6 vibrancy. New features on the horizon include an elegant combined courts Hospitals: 6 complex, expanded MacArthur Memorial and Chrysler Museum of Art, and a state- Government: City Council of-the-art Samuel L. Slover main library. with an elected body of seven The renovation of Town Point Park members serving wards plus enhances both the festival experience elected Mayor and the park’s equally important role as community green space, while Nauticus and the USS Wisconsin continue to Major Employers: expand programming. Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center; Children’s Hospital of Norfolk is located in Mid-Atlantic region, Ship at Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Center in downtown Norfolk The King’s Daughters; City of where the Chesapeake Bay meets the Norfolk; Department of Defense; Atlantic Ocean, where aircraft carriers, tall ships, country. The city is within drive distance of two-thirds Landmark Communications; cruise ships, tugs, fishing boats, ferries, and kayaks of the East Coast’s population, making it an ideally Norfolk City Public Schools; ply its water. Norfolk offers Southern Charm and city centralized spot. Amtrak started service from Harbor Norfolk State University; Old night life in a peaceful waterfront setting. The city is Park in December 2012. Norfolk International Airport Dominion University; Sentara international in scope and vision and increasingly a offers 200 flights daily, including connections to major Healthcare; U.S. Marine Repair; center for research and commerce. Eastern Virginia hubs. Tide ridership is double projections, prompting Tidewater Community College Medical School, Old Dominion University and Norfolk Norfolk to accelerate its planning to expand to the State University are doing cutting-edge research, while Naval Base and other points. Neighborhoods continue Sources: City of Norfolk; expanding their campuses; the hospital complex Hampton Roads Economic to experience rebirth - from East Ocean View, home in Development Alliance 2012 to its third Home-a-rama - to Broad Creek which will welcome Virginia’s only Kroc Community Center in Information current as of 12/12 2013. n

Harbor Park, The Norfolk Tides’ Stadium norfolk.gov 12 THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS POQUOSON FACTS Population: 12,150 Area: 16 square miles

Median Household Income: $61,406

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Celebrating Over 35 Years of Excellence Surf Rider Resturant Poquoson is a SMALL SUBURBAN CITY The city’s public school system routinely ranks as one and a former fishing village with over 84 miles of of the finest in the state of Virginia; and a number of shoreline on the Chesapeake Bay. Its name was derived Poquoson students and clubs compete with much from the Indian word pocosin, which literally means success in state and national competitions each year. “low lands”. The city boasts a variety of shopping opportunities for Poquoson is bordered on nearly all sides by water its citizens, from grocery stores to specialty shops. A and consists of approximately 50 percent designated combination of low crime rates, outstanding schools wetlands. Although the abundant fishing and and a solid civic-minded citizenry firmly positions the agricultural opportunities first attracted settlers to “Bull Island” city for continued prosperity and as a jewel Messick Point Poquoson, it is a myriad of quality-of-life attributes of Hampton Roads. In 2010, Bloomberg’s Business Week which has sustained it for nearly 400 years. Drawing Magazine selected Poquoson as the #1 Best Affordable Real Estate Tax Rate: 0.92 per residents looking for a small town lifestyle with Suburb In Virginia. $100 of assessed value excellent schools, Poquoson is one of the most desirable areas for families in Hampton Roads. Poquoson separated from York County in 1975, Personal Property Tax Rate adopting its own city government. Residents are (Automobile): $4.15 per $100 extremely proud of their city and vest themselves in of assessed value its future through their participation in civic clubs, citizen-led beautification and neighborhood watch Public Schools: 4 committees; and have a positive working relationship with city government. Colleges/Universities: 0

The festive highlight and salute to Poquoson coastal Hospitals: 0 history takes place every third weekend in October, in the form of the regionally recognized and highly Government: City Council with anticipated Poquoson Seafood Festival. Food vendors, an elected board of seven artisans, water-related and other historic displays, members divided into three children’s activities, along with regional musical precincts and one at-large entertainment, draw approximately 50,000 people to Poquoson over a three-day period. Enhancing representative serving Poquoson’s attractiveness for residents and visitors alike as Mayor is its convenient proximity to other Hampton Roads localities, to I-64, and to Newport News/Williamsburg Major Employers: International Airport. All can be reached in less than 15 City of Poquoson; Farm Fresh; minutes travel time. n Poquoson City Public Schools; Zentox Corporation ci.poquoson.va.us Sources: City of Poquoson; Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance

Information current as of 12/12

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THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS 13 PORTSMOUTH FACTS Population: 96,368 Area: 29 square miles

Average Household Income: $53,476

nTelos Wireless Pavilion

Real Estate Tax Rate: $1.27 per Ships on the waterfront $100 of assessed value Historic Charm Meets New Urbanism

Personal Property Tax Portsmouth is a rare find. The City’s convention guests is growing thanks to the Renaissance (Automobile): $5.00 per authentic, pedestrian-friendly downtown sits on the Portsmouth Hotel and Waterfront Conference Center. $100 of assessed value Elizabeth River at the center of Hampton Roads (a The nTelos Wireless Pavilion at Harbor Center, a major metropolitan market), combining small-town 6,500-seat waterfront amphitheater, features nationally charm with urban advantages. known jazz, rock, country, and alternative artists with Schools: 20 (elementary, sold out shows annually from May to October. middle, high), plus Founded in 1752, Portsmouth’s historic communities 2 Pre-K Centers rub elbows with modern, contemporary ones. The It’s an easy stroll to five downtown museums, including City’s nearly 100,000 residents are as diverse and the Children’s Museum of Virginia and the Virginia Colleges: 2 eclectic as the neighborhoods they call home. Sports Hall of Fame. Water sports, including boating on Waterfront neighborhoods adjoin traditional inland the Intracoastal Waterway, are great ways for people to Hospitals: 2 developments. An urban downtown mingles with soak up the sun on the city’s 85 miles of shoreline. And, quaint, charming areas. Young families and empty nesters live Government: City Council/ amongst singles and senior naval Manager form of government officers. Artistic types share the with an elected Mayor sidewalks with CEOs.

Major Employers: With a net daily in-commute of 6,000 Norfolk Naval Shipyard; Naval employees, Portsmouth is a hub Medical Center Portsmouth; for jobs. From Federal government City of Portsmouth; Bon and ship repair to healthcare and Secours Maryview Medical software development, the variety Center; Portsmouth City Public of industry is as diverse as the Schools; U.S. Fifth District neighborhoods. Some major players Coast Guard Command; Earl in the local economy include the Industries, LLC; Gwaltney of Norfolk Naval Shipyard, the U.S. Fifth Smithfield, Ltd.; Tidewater District Coast Guard Command, Earl Community College; Walmart; Industries, Naval Medical Center Children’s Museum of Virginia Hampton Roads Regional Jail; Portsmouth, and Bon Secours Maryview Medical Direct Home Health Care, Inc.; Center. Portsmouth is also home to the North American Food Lion headquarters of Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA and Bide-A-Wee, a championship golf course, is not only a APM Terminals Virginia, one of the world’s largest local favorite, but it also attracts hundreds of golfers Sources: City of Portsmouth; Hampton shipping lines. Portsmouth’s locally inspired boutiques, to several professional tournaments. The Olde Towne Roads Economic Development Alliance one-of-a-kind merchants, quaint antique shops, hip Holiday Music Festival, Gosport Arts Festival and Umoja and Virginia Employment Commission art galleries, and unique fine dining complement a Festival are just some of the annual events drawing Information current as of 12/12 growing mix of national retailers opening throughout guests from all over the region who are looking for the city. entertainment. Many of Portsmouth’s attractions are clustered within Portsmouth makes it easy to enjoy a wealth of natural walking distance of each other, making it the perfect beauty, cultural delights and recreational opportunities place to spend the day or a lifetime. The influx of for all ages. n portsmouthva.gov 14 THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS SUFFOLK FACTS Population: 85,629 Area: 430 square miles

Median Household Income: $65,104

Constant’s Wharf Marina & Hilton Garden Inn

It’s a Good Time To Be In Suffolk The Historic Prentice House Suffolk has evolved into a diverse city longtime corporate residents as Kraft/Planters Peanuts, boasting world-class employers, stylish housing, Unilever Best Foods/Lipton Tea, Sara Lee Coffee & quality health care, excellent schools, and a wide choice Tea, QVC Distribution, and Ciba Specialty Chemicals. of recreational opportunities. The city is pursuing Recent additions include Boeing and DLBA Robotics, a a “smart growth” vision that keeps everything in manufacturer of large molding patterns for the marine, Massimo Zanetti balance: economic development; education; rail, aerospace, and wind generation industries. Suffolk downtown, village and neighborhood revitalization; is also home to some of the country’s most progressive Real Estate Tax Rate: City Wide quality of life; and managed growth. These are the high-tech firms producing advanced computer $0.97 per $100 of assessed ingredients that make Suffolk an ideal place to live, simulations to help business, government and the value; Downtown Business work and play. Easy access to regional highways, Department of Defense predict and plan for the future. District $1.085 per $100 of international and general aviation airports, and the The MAST Center (Modeling, Analysis, Simulation assessed value; Route 17 Port of Virginia have all made Suffolk a prime location Technology) is a 32-acre campus for research, District $1.23 per $100 for business development. technology and education. The first phase of of assessed value Add in the commitment of strong city leadership and this three-building complex houses the Virginia you’ll understand why more than $905 million in new Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center (VMASC), a Personal Property Tax Rate capital investment, for major new and expanding collaboration of Old Dominion University (ODU) with (Business): $3.70 per $100 of commercial projects, have poured into the community industry, government and the military. Down the street assessed value since 2000. As a result, more than 7,400 new jobs from the MAST Center is a “Who’s Who” of Fortune 500 have been created. The truest testament of Suffolk’s giants located within the Bridgeway Commerce Park. Public Schools: 21 economic prosperity can be recognized in such Suffolk’s Historic Downtown offers a rich blend of Colleges/Universities: 2 historic attractions, art studios, small shops and a wide variety of dining establishments. Hospitals: 3 During calendar year 2007, downtown Suffolk added Government: City Council/ new unique residential opportunities with Prentis Place, Jefferson School Lofts and Montgomery Lofts. Manager form of government The resurgence of downtown along with the look and with an elected body of seven lifestyle of an earlier era inspired the transformation of sit on the City Council and an these buildings into highly desirable living spaces. elected Mayor Industrial, office and major retail sites of all sizes Major Employers: remain available throughout the city. New commerce City of Suffolk; Bon Secours park sites are available in locations such as Bridgeway Health System; Kraft Foods; Commerce Park and Northgate Commerce Park QVC, Inc.; Sentara Obici Hospital; in northern Suffolk, and Suffolk Industrial Park and Suffolk City Public Schools; Godwin Commerce Park near downtown Suffolk. Some 7,000 acres within the city are currently zoned USJFCOM/JTASC; Walmart; or master-planned for commercial or industrial use. Joint & Coalition Add it all up and Suffolk appeals to people of all ages Warfighting Center and interests, which makes living and doing business Sources: City of Suffolk; Hampton Roads in Suffolk very hard to beat. Indeed, as the saying goes, Economic Development Alliance “It’s a good time to be in Suffolk.” n Information current as of 12/12 YesSuffolk.com suffolk.va.us

Riddick’s Folly THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS 15 VIRGINIA BEACH FACTS Population: 441,246

Area: 307 square miles 250 square miles land and 59 square miles water

Median Household Income: $64,212

Home of the East Coast Virginia Beach Skyline Surfing Championship People Are Talking About Virginia Beach

Real Estate Tax Rate: $0.95 per It’s easy to see why people are talking about and has campuses for Old Dominion University, $100 of assessed value Virginia Beach. Not only is it one of the best places to Tidewater Community College, Hampton University, live in America, it’s also one of the best places to work. Virginia Tech and University of Virginia. Personal Property Tax Rate: $3.70 per $100 of Virginia Beach is the 41st largest city in the United Virginia Beach is rich in historic, scientific, assessed value States. Its prime location along the Atlantic Ocean performing arts, and entertainment offerings. The and Chesapeake Bay makes it a popular destination Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center is a Public Schools: 85 for travelers and a beacon for people seeking a popular attraction. It is ranked as one of the 10 most lifestyle that is rich with recreational, educational and visited aquariums in the country. The Verizon Wireless Colleges/Universities: 11 professional opportunities. USA Today named it the Amphitheater brings national artists to the best place to live in America in 2003. 20,000-seat venue, and oceanfront stages offer Hospitals: 3 free concerts. The Contemporary Arts Center of Virginia Beach has 38 miles of shoreline, 79 miles of Virginia explores the significant art of our time with Government: City Council scenic waterways and 60 miles of biking trails. The city international and national exhibitions. The Sandler with an elected body of maintains 208 municipal parks encompassing 4,000 Center for the Performing Arts, an exquisite 1200-seat 11 members representing acres. A towering bronze sculpture of King Neptune performing arts theatre in Virginia Beach’s Town Center, seven districts plus three flanks Neptune Park, one of three oceanfront parks. opened in 2007. at large members and an Recreation includes swimming, surfing, sailing, scuba elected Mayor diving, horseback riding, fishing, canoeing, jet skiing, The National Policy Research Council ranked parasailing, tennis, and a dozen public golf courses. Virginia Beach the most livable large city for women Major Employers: in 2004; and the FBI consistently ranks it as one of the Amerigroup Corporation; The Virginia Beach metropolitan region has the largest safest cities in the country. It’s a great place to raise Applied Marine concentration of military installations in the country, a family. It was ranked #2 in the Best 100 places Technology, Inc.; and its corporate employer base offers competitive to raise a family list by Best Life magazine, June/ Christian Broadcasting salaries and a wealth of professional opportunities. With July 2008. Residential offerings fit any lifestyle, Network; City of Virginia a cost of living that is 70 percent that of Washington, from oceanfront beach houses to urban lofts or Beach; GEICO; Gold Key DC, and a highly skilled workforce, it’s no wonder country homes. With all it has to offer, it’s easy to see Resorts; LifeNet Health; Virginia Beach was named by Bloomberg Businessweek why people are talking about Virginia Beach. Visit Navy Exchange Service as the 8th Best City in America in 2011. Leadership and discover Virginia Beach for yourself. n Command; Regent plays a key role in the success of the City, as well, which University; SAIC; Sentara is why Virginia Beach was recognized in 2012 by 24/7 Healthcare; STIHL, Inc.; Wall Street Journal as the Best-Run City in America. Amsec LLC; City of Virginia Beach; Gold Key/PHR; US The city offers one of the nation’s best public vbgov.com Department of Defense; school systems. The Advanced Technology Center Liberty Tax Services provides opportunities for high school and community college students to earn additional training in Sources: City of Virginia Beach; industry-certified programs that support the Hampton Roads Economic area’s high-tech businesses. The city is also home Development Alliance to Regent University, ECPI College of Technology,

Information current as of 12/12 Horses in Pungo

16 THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS WILLIAMSBURG FACTS Population: 14,068

Area: 9.2 square miles

Median Household Income: $44,380

Waller Mill Canoe Dock Virginia’s Colonial Capital The Governor’s Palace Williamsburg, the Colonial It’s no secret that the city’s local economy is largely Capital of Virginia, was established in 1699 and supported by tourism, but education and a creative celebrated its 300th Anniversary in 1999. Each year, economy also play a significant role. The majority hundreds of thousands of visitors flock to Colonial of business establishments either fall into the retail Williamsburg to experience life in early America. trade or accommodation/food industry. This offers discerning businesses and families a wonderful In Colonial Williamsburg’s 301-acre Historic Area stand opportunity to work and live in close proximity. So, hundreds of restored, reconstructed, and historically whether you’re walking, bicycling or driving, you can Colonial March furnished buildings. It is the country’s largest outdoor leave your commuting woes behind. Real Estate Tax Rate: $0.57 per museum. Costumed interpreters tell the stories of the $100 of assessed value men and women of the 18th-century city – black, The Williamsburg area offers a unique mix of year white, and Native American, slave, indentured, and round shopping venues. You’ll find traditional crafts, Personal Property Tax Rate free – and the challenges they faced, and helping the candles, clothing, and boutiques, along with a (Automobile): $3.50 per $100 future learn from the past. growing selection of upscale outlet malls. And, the of assessed value city is fast becoming one of the nation’s top golf A stroll down Duke of Gloucester Street – referred to destinations. The Golden Horseshoe Golf Club of the Public Schools: 2 in the City by Franklin Roosevelt as the most historic street Colonial Williamsburg Foundation offers 45 holes of in America – offers the inspiration of Colonial championship golf blissfully free from encroaching real Colleges/Universities: 1 Williamsburg with added amenities of unique estate. In fact, the Gold, Green, and Spotswood courses shopping, dining, entertainment, and culture. Nearly are designated as Audubon sanctuaries. Designed by a mile in length, the street ends with The College Hospitals: 1 Robert Trent Jones Sr. and son Rees Jones, each course Riverside Doctors’ Hospital of William & Mary, the second oldest college in is consistently highly rated by golf publications. the country. scheduled opening Winter 2012. Sentara Williamsburg Regional High Street is a new mixed-use development offering Hospital nearby in York County Life in Williamsburg offers more than just history. Its retail and office space and residential living. Beautiful prime location, educated workforce, and high quality streetscapes and traditional architectural style unify Government: City Council of life make the city an attractive and engaging setting the neighborhoods of homes, storefronts and a for any business, large and small. You’ll also find that with an elected board of five central plaza with outdoor dining terraces. The village members appoint the Mayor, this city offers friendly neighbors nestled in beautifully is anchored by an 8-Screen Movie Tavern, showing landscaped neighborhoods, an excellent school Vice-Mayor, City Manager, City first-run movies and offering an upscale bar and Attorney, and Clerk of Council system and a great place to raise a family. full table service. High Street offers three residential housing options: luxury apartment homes, town Major Employers: homes and a mid-rise condominium. All have been The College of William & Mary; carefully integrated into a unified, pedestrian-friendly Colonial Williamsburg master plan. Foundation; Aramark Campus, Whether your interest is history and archaeology, LLC; National Center for outdoor adventures, spas and golf, or state-of-the-art State Courts theme parks, Williamsburg has what you’re looking for, Sources: City of Williamsburg; and it’s all against a backdrop of a charming historic Hampton Roads Economic town and breathtaking natural beauty. n Development Alliance

Williamsburg Trolley at High Street williamsburgva.gov Information current as of 12/12

THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS 17 Population: 23,722 COUNTIES OF HAMPTON ROADS Area: 261 square miles Median Household CURRITUCK Income: $55,376 Real Estate Tax Rate: $0.32 per A Sportsman’s Paradise $100 of assessed value Personal Property Tax Rate: Thousands of visitors flock to the Currituck Outer $0.32 per $100 assessed value Banks each summer, while others find adventure on Public Schools: 10 Currituck’s expansive mainland, secluded Knotts Island College: 1 and the tranquil waters of the Currituck Sound. A variety Government: Elected Board of businesses, restaurants and attractions can be found of Commissioners with seven in Currituck. Motor sports enthusiasts make Digger’s commissioners representing Dungeon a must see, as it is home to the world-famous five election districts plus two at-large seats Grave Digger monster truck. Golfing, wineries, specialty shops, and farmers markets line the main roads through Major Employers: Currituck. History buffs will enjoy locations such as Brindley Beach Vacations; Currituck’s Historic Courthouse, Old Jail and Whalehead ­Currituck County Club. Beachgoers delight in visiting Corolla with miles Government; Currituck County Public Schools; Fields of beaches, and historic attractions such as the Currituck Beach Lighthouse. Outdoor enthusiasts find Motorsports; Food Lion; Sun Wild horses on the beach Realty; Twiddy & Co ample fishing, hunting, kayaking, and well-kept county Currituck County in Northeast North Carolina parks. n Source: Currituck County is a peaceful, family-oriented community that enjoys a www.thinkcurrituck.com Economic Development Department diverse geography and wide range of interests. Information current as of 12/12

Population: 38,656 GLOUCESTER

Area: 225 square miles The Land of the Life Worth Living

Median Household proliferation spurred an industry which is celebrated Income: $56,123 with an annual Daffodil Festival. Gloucester residents also enjoy a variety of increased shopping opportunities with Real Estate Tax Rate: $0.65 per Fox Mill Centre, a location for new national retailers, a $100 of assessed value growing service sector, and the business and industrial components of the Gloucester Business Park . Personal Property Tax (Automobile): $2.95 per $100 of The Virginia Institute of Marine Science, a professional assessed value graduate school of The College of William & Mary, attracts students from all over the country. The school Public Schools: 7 is the third largest marine science institution in the nation and the fifth largest in the world. Colleges/Universities: 1 Help celebrate this county’s role in the history of Hospitals: 1 Virginia and the nation – Come Home to Gloucester. n Government: Board of Victorian houses Supervisors with an elected Gloucester County was formed in 1651 and gloucester.va.us body of seven members is home to many rare Colonial and pre-Revolutionary representing each of the treasures such as historic homes, churches and public five county’s election districts and two at-large representatives buildings.

Major Employers: The county’s natural resources provide for a strong Industrial Resource economy and have served the population for decades. Technologies, Inc.; The economy is now becoming more diversified but Rappahannock Community the casual, relaxed lifestyle remains. With nearly 300 College; Riverside Middle miles of shoreline, outdoor enthusiasts enjoy fishing, Peninsula Hospital; Virginia boating, nature trails, campgrounds, and many other Institute of Marine Science; outdoor activities. Walter Reed Convalescent Center One of Gloucester’s natural historic treasures is the daffodil, which is found in unusual abundance. Sources: Gloucester County; Thriving in Virginian soil since the founding of the Hampton Roads Economic county, daffodils quickly established themselves Development Alliance outside the confines of Colonial flowerbeds. Their Information current as of 12/12

18 THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY Population: Isle of Wight 35,457; Smithfield 8,089; Windsor 2,626

TOWN OF SMITHFIELD Area: 320 square miles

TOWN OF WINDSOR Median Household Income: $62,298 Hams, History & HeART Real Estate Tax Rate per $100 of Established in 1634, Isle of Wight County assessed value: Isle of Wight $0.65; Smithfield $0.16; Windsor $0.10 is one of the oldest county governments in the United States. Nestled on the shores of the James Personal Property Tax River, residents enjoy the rural nature of the county (Automobile) per $100 of coupled with the quaint atmosphere of the two assessed value: Isle of Wight $4.50; incorporated towns, Smithfield and Windsor. Downtown Isle of Wight Smithfield $1; Windsor $0.50

With its strong economic base, location and scenic Public Schools: 9 are reminded of your link to the past – through its beauty, this county has become one of the most history, homes, landmarks, and even its food. Government: Board of appealing communities for business. It is also an Supervisors with an elected ideal place for residents and visitors alike. Here you Many visitors come to trace their roots at The Isle body of five members of Wight Courthouse of 1800, which contains some representing each of the of the best kept pre-Revolutionary War records in county’s election districts Virginia. If history isn’t your cup of tea, the area offers Major Employers: many shops and antique stores, art galleries, and Smithfield Packing Company; specialty food items including Smithfield Ham. Smithfield Foods, Inc. So, stop by, trace your heritage in the Isle, buy a Sources: Isle of Wight County, and the ham at the “Ham Capital of the World” in Smithfield towns of Smithfield and Windsor; Hampton Roads Economic and enjoy the friendly neighbors in Windsor. Or Development Alliance better yet, consider moving here – the welcome mat

Information current as of 12/12 windsor-va.gov smithfieldva.gov co.isle-of-wight.va.us WCP River Trail, Isle of Wight awaits you. n

JAMES CITY Population: 68,874

Working in Partnership with Area: 144 square miles

All Citizens to Achieve a Median Household Quality Community Income: $74,464 Real Estate Tax Rate: $0.77 per James City County was founded by $100 of assessed value the Virginia Company in 1607 as America’s first Personal Property Tax (Business): business venture. Since its inception, the County has New Town, James City $4 per $100 of assessed value developed a reputation for establishing, nurturing and pursuing profitable enterprises. James City Our strong industrial base includes several Fortune Public Schools: 15 County’s history is the foundation for its future: 500 companies along with an expanding technology Colleges/Universities: 2 businesses, citizens and tourists still discover the business segment. Additionally, a wide range of Hospitals: 2 same competitive advantages that convinced the commercial space, ranging from multi-tenant early explorers to settle in this prime location. industrial to Class A and B office buildings, is available Government: Board of within James City County. One example, Discovery Supervisors with an elected As one of America’s most historic and attractive Business Park, a 65-acre technology/business park, body of five members locations, the area draws millions of visitors each provides businesses with numerous opportunities representing each of the year, supporting exciting hospitality and retail including close proximity to the College of William county’s election districts industries. James City County offers access to & Mary and the County’s Business and Technology Major Employers: impressive attractions including Jamestown, Incubator. Additionally, the County boasts an exciting A-B InBev; Ball Metal; Yorktown, Colonial Williamsburg (The Historic and varied retail industry, appealing to both visitors Lumber Liquidators; Northrop Triangle) and Busch Gardens. Additionally, amenities and residents, while a robust tourism and hospitality Grumman; Owens-Illinois; such as the Kingsmill Resort, 16 golf courses, outlet industry continues to support hotel, restaurant, Smithfield Foods; Medical Action and boutique shopping, Colonial taverns and five- resort and general recreation development. Industries, Inc; and Walmart star dining experiences, make James City County a Import Distribution Center destination of choice. Residents also enjoy an award- While we may not be able to predict everything the Sources: James City County; winning public school system, a low cost of living, next 400 years will bring, the ingredients are right Hampton Roads Economic low crime rate and a full range of housing options, in James City County for a wide variety of future Development Alliance including beautifully developed neighborhoods, business successes. Ready-to-go business sites, a Information current as of 12/12 planned communities, historic districts and rural mid-Atlantic location with proximity to the Port of settings. James City County offers all of the amenities Virginia, a low overall cost of doing business and a jccegov.com and services of a major metropolitan area, but with a strong commitment of County leadership will put warm charm and appeal. any business venture on the fast-track to success. n

THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS 19 Population: 8,978 MATHEWS Welcome to the Pearl of the Chesapeake Area: 85 square miles canoe enthusiasts. With the earliest English Median Household Income: $54,431 settlement in 1650, Mathews County is rich in historical landmarks. Among the buildings, Real Estate Tax Rate: $0.84 per $100 of assessed value churches, estates, and centuries-old grave sites are a circa 1795 courthouse that is still in use today and Personal Property Tax (Automobile): the Tabernacle, one of the last remaining outdoor $2.14 per $100 of assessed value pavilions for religious use. Public Schools: 3 The great outdoors is a theme in Mathews. Flat back Government: Board of Supervisors roads and excellent bicycling routes offer cyclists with an elected body of five members representing each of the county’s plenty of adventure. Mathews Birding Trails, part election districts Crab pots, East River of the Virginia Wildlife & Birding Trail system, leave birdwatchers in awe. If town life is more your speed, Major Employers: D&P Embroidery Company, Inc.; Mathews County is a charming, small, rural enjoy local antique shops, specialty shops, and Island Seafood Company, Inc.; community located on Virginia’s Middle Peninsula. charming B&Bs and guest cottages. Ocean Products Research; Surrounded by more than 200 miles of shoreline, Zimmerman Marine, Inc. this county is ideal for fishing, sailing and water Mathews County is a destination for all seasons. And Source: Mathews County Economic sports. And while the Bay beckons, the rivers and if you’d like to experience these colorful offerings Development Department marshes have their own allure for kayakers and year-round, consider making a home here. n

Information current as of 12/12 co.mathews.va.us

Population: 7,058 SURRY Surry is Something Special Area: 306 square miles Formed in 1652, Surry County is one of the Bacon’s Castle alongside high-tech operations like the Median Household Income: $52,004 oldest regions settled in the New World. Spanning Surry Nuclear Power Station and Dominion Virginia Real Estate Tax Rate: $0.73 three centuries, this lush landscape showcases Power Information Center. per $100 of assessed value marvels of the past such as Smith’s Fort Plantation and Marshlands remain unchanged since Native Personal Property Tax (Automobile): $4.00 per $100 of assessed value Americans used stone-age weapons to hunt. The Personal Property Tax (Business): James River defines the shoreline, providing food $4.00 per $100 of assessed value and recreation. The ferry boat, linking Surry with

Public Schools: 3 Jamestown, offers leisure and mobility. Surry County’s rich soil nourishes corn, soybeans, and Government: Board of Supervisors with an elected body of five members peanuts; livestock plays a role too and is home to representing each of the county’s world-renowned Edwards Virginia Ham. election districts Major Employers: Surry offers low taxes, a planned industrial park, an Dominion Virginia Power; S. Wallace outstanding workforce, a progressive government, Edwards & Sons; Seward Lumber Co.; excellent housing sites and a first-rate school Spring Grove Transport; The Surry House; Windsor Mill; Dollar General system. Enjoy the quiet, strength and enduring beauty as Surry County celebrates over 350 years n Source: Surry County Economic of history. Development Department

Information current as of 12/12 Surry County Courthouse toursurryva.com

Population: 66,800

Area: 108 square miles YORK America’s Future Since 1781 Median Household Income: $81,338

Real Estate Tax Rate: $0.6575 preferred business and residential location and one per $100 of assessed value of the fastest growing areas in Virginia.

Personal Property Tax (Business): $4.00 per $100 of assessed value Some of the country’s most revered history occurred

Public Schools: 18 in Yorktown, where Lord Cornwallis and his British troops surrendered to George Washington in 1781. Government: Board of Supervisors Visitors can immerse themselves in 300 years of with an elected body of five members representing each of the county’s history, and enjoy 18th century homes, revolutionary election districts battlefields and lodging along village streets or the York River. Picturesque streets are the Major Employers: Great Wolf Lodge; Sentara Williamsburg; backdrop for art galleries, museums and antique and Naval Weapons Station/Cheatham Annex; specialty shops. York County School Division; Walmart; York County Government; United States York County Monument Stroll through Yorktown’s waterfront retail experience, Coast Guard Station; Sentara Williamsburg Riverwalk Landing; take a ride on the free Yorktown Regional Medical Center; Wyndham Vacation Ownership York County is a living national treasure, Trolley (spring through the fall); march to the beat part of “America’s Historic Triangle – Jamestown, of the Fifes and Drums; dine at a variety of charming Sources: York County; Hampton Roads Williamsburg, Yorktown,” attracting millions of restaurants, some with river views; or enjoy a sunset Economic Development Alliance visitors annually. Low taxes, superior public schools, sail on the York River. Whether you are visiting Information current as of 12/12 abundant waterfront property, a quality labor force, Yorktown or calling this national treasure your home, yorkcounty.gov and varied development sites make this county a there’s something for everyone. n

20 THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS NEWCOMER’S GUIDE INSIDE THE GUIDE Top 10 Things To Do Before You Move . . . 21 Sources To Help You Move...... 22 DMV Guidelines . . 22 Voter Registration & Helpful Resources. .24 Utility Connections & Services...... 25 Road Systems . . . .27 Airports...... 28 Public Transportation. . . 29

TOP 10 THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU MOVE 1. Utilities valuable information to your new health care and animal Contact all utilities at each location. Have utilities turned care providers. off at your old residence the day after you leave and have them turned on at your new address the day before 6. Prescriptions you arrive. Transfer current prescriptions to a drugstore near your new residence. This will save you any lapse in receiving your 2. Telecommunications medication. Contact your telecommunications company of choice to order your new land line, fax and mobile numbers, as well 7. School Records as internet and cable services. Contact your child’s school or daycare and arrange for academic and immunization records to be forwarded to 3. Change of Address their new school. Documentary proof must be provided of Pick up a moving packet from any U.S. Post Office or vaccines for attendance at a public or private elementary, change your address online at moversguide.usps.com. middle or secondary schools, child care centers, nursery When you do, you get exclusive mover savings (get instant schools, family day care homes or developmental centers access to over $500 in valuable coupons) and you receive an in the state of Virginia. immediate email confirmation of your change of address. 8. Auto, Home & Health Insurance 4. Vehicles Check with your insurance company to cancel your current Make sure you have your unexpired driver’s license, auto coverage, transfer coverage, or update your address. registration and insurance records in an accessible place. You will need this information to register with the DMV. If 9. Banking your license has expired, you will need your original birth Make bank account changes if necessary. Update your certificate and proof of citizenship to get another license. address and contact information.

5. Medical & Dental Records 10. Delivery Services & Subscriptions Contact your primary care physician and other specialists Cancel delivery services such as the local newspaper and such as your dentist, as well as your pet’s veterinarian for community newsletters. Contact ongoing subscriptions to copies of medical records. You will want to pass on this update your address.

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Need a Realtor? will hire the contractors, apply for the necessary permits, adhere to A realtor can be a useful resource in finding the type of house that suits the architectural design, and keep everything on schedule. All you your particular needs. Realtors can also help you save time and money. need is to find that perfect lot to build your dream home. Tidewater They negotiate contracts, take care of the paperwork and serve as a Builders Association can provide you with a listing of reputable confidant throughout the buying process. Hampton Roads REALTORS® builders. Visit tbaonline.org or call 757.420.2434. Association can assist you in finding a reliable realtor in Hampton Roads. Visit CenterForRealEstate.com or call 757.473.9700. Need The Department of Motor Vehicles? The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) wants to help you get ready Need a Home Inspector? for the road. The information provided here will enable you to get a Before you buy a house make sure to get it inspected. Most mortgage valid Virginia driver’s license. For information, visit dmvnow.com or lenders insist on home inspections prior to loan approval. You should call 804.497.7100. also get a whole-house inspection. When you make an offer, make it • Apply for a Virginia driver’s license. contingent on a satisfactory whole-house inspection. This will protect you When you move from another state, you have 60 days to get from major defects that may not be visible, but could cost you in the end. a Virginia driver’s license. You must be at least 16 years and To receive a listing of home inspectors, visit ashi.org or call 800.743.ASHI. 3 months of age. Your local branch of the DMV offers a handbook for your use. Prefer to Rent? For many, renting is an economical and convenient solution. Hampton Roads • Obtain a vehicle safety inspection sticker. offers plenty of options for renters, everything from the very simple loft to Before operating a vehicle in Virginia, it must pass an annual safety elaborate accommodations. Whether you desire an apartment, town home, inspection and display a valid safety inspection sticker. Be warned: condominium, or a house, you’ll be able to find something that fits your if you drive your vehicle without an inspection sticker, you may lifestyle. Visit hamptonroads.com and click “Rentals” for valuable information. be ticketed by law enforcement. A conviction for violating Virginia inspection laws could result in a fine and be posted to your driving Thinking About Building A House? record. For information about safety inspections, contact the The smell of new construction – there’s nothing quite like it. But, finding Virginia State Police at vsp.virginia.gov or 804.674.6774. a quality builder is imperative. If you decide to build, a good draftsman

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22 THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS NEWCOMER’S GUIDE • Meet Virginia’s insurance requirements. To purchase license plates or decals, you must certify that the vehicle is covered by the minimum insurance requirements or pay the uninsured motor vehicle fee of $500. • Title and register your vehicle in Virginia. To register your vehicle in Virginia and obtain license plates, you must first title your vehicle within 30 days of moving to Virginia. DMV will issue you two license plates, two decals showing the expiration date and a registration card. • Obtain a sticker or decal from your locality. You must purchase your city or county decal within 30 days of moving to Virginia. Contact the Commissioner of the Revenue, Treasurer or Director of Finance in your locality for more information. Some localities are exempt from this provision. DMV SERVICE CENTERS Chesapeake Newport News 813 Greenbrier Parkway 12730 Patrick Henry Drive

Franklin/South Hampton Norfolk County 850 Widgeon Road 27426 Southampton 5745 Poplar Hall Drive Parkway, Courtland Poquoson Gloucester 500 City Hall Avenue 6577 George Washington Memorial Highway Portsmouth 6400 Bickford Parkway Hampton 8109 Roanoke Avenue Suffolk 268 Holladay Street Isle of Wight & Smithfield 912 S. Church Street Virginia Beach 1712 Donna Drive James City 3551 Buckner Boulevard 3127 Forge Road Williamsburg Mathews 952 Capitol Landing Road 10644 Buckley Hall Road

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South Norfolk Jordan Bridge Getting Around In Hampton Roads The Coleman Bridge

Highways tunnel carries four lanes of traffic on I-664 completing Interstate 64: More than 300 miles from Hampton a full interstate loop around the Hampton Roads Roads to the Virginia/West Virginia Line. Interstate region. Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel: for over 44 264: Approximately 13 miles long and runs through the years, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel has captured cities of Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Norfolk, and Virginia worldwide attention as a modern engineering wonder. Beach. State Route 164, the Western Freeway: is a Connecting Hampton Roads with the Eastern Shore, primary state highway connecting Interstate 664: and this amazing four-lane, 20-mile-long vehicular toll U.S. Route 17 in northeastern Suffolk with U.S. Route 58 crossing of the lower Chesapeake Bay saves travelers northwest of downtown Portsmouth. It also connects 95 miles over inland routes when traveling the East Monitor Merrimac Memorial to downtown Norfolk at its east end via the Midtown Coast. Visit cbbt.com for more information or call Bridge-Tunnel Tunnel (US 58). Interstate 464: Approximately six miles 757.331.2960. long and connects Interstate 64 in Chesapeake to Interstate 264 in Norfolk. Interstate 564: Approximately Bridges three miles long and runs from Interstate 64 to Naval Berkley Bridge: (part of the I-264 Downtown Tunnel

Station Norfolk. Interstate 664: Approximately 18 miles complex) connects Norfolk and Portsmouth. It opens long, runs from the I-64/I-264 interchange in the city for maritime vessel signal at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and of Chesapeake to I-64 in the city of Hampton. Other 2:30 p.m., Monday-Friday. Coleman Bridge: second- important routes in and out of Hampton Roads largest double swing-span bridge in the world, include: State Routes 13, 17, 58, 60, 258, and 460. The connects State Route 17 between historic Yorktown Chesapeake Expressway: is a timesaving, direct access and Gloucester Point; pay a toll when traveling south route (Route 168) from I-64 and I-464 to North Carolina to north. Almost a million vehicles cross each month. and the Outer Banks. The expressway’s lower 6.4 miles High Rise Bridge: part of the Hampton Roads Beltway is a toll road. Visit chesapeakeexpressway.com for toll on I-64 in Chesapeake, crosses the South Branch of rates. the Elizabeth River and carries more than two million motorists a month. Opens upon vessel demand and Tunnels remains closed from 6-9 a.m. and 3-6 p.m., Monday- Downtown Tunnel: one of two tunnel facilities under Friday, except federal holidays. James River Bridge: a 4.5 the Elizabeth River, links Norfolk and Portsmouth. Along mile connector between the Peninsula and Southside, with the Berkley Bridge, connecting on the Norfolk side, carries Route 17 and Route 258 traffic between Newport this tunnel carries more than 2.5 million people monthly News and Isle of Wight County. To use, from I-64, take on four lanes of I-264. Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel: exit 263A to Route 258 South. on I-64 is the oldest tunnel between the Southside and the Peninsula, averaging 88,000 vehicles daily and South Norfolk Jordan Bridge: a new, modern bridge exceeding 100,000 during tourist season. The Hampton opened in October 2012, replacing the former Jordan Roads Bridge-Tunnel is the 3.5-mile-long Hampton Bridge that closed November 8, 2008. By providing an Roads crossing for Interstate 64. It is comprised of additional crossing of the Elizabeth River’s Southern bridge trestles, man made islands, and tunnels under Branch between I-264 and I-64, it restores a critical the main shipping channels for Hampton Roads harbor. transportation route between Chesapeake and It connects Norfolk to Hampton. Midtown Tunnel: Portsmouth. The high-level fixed span bridge means connects Norfolk and Portsmouth, carrying two lanes of no bridge lifts or railroad crossings to stop traffic. traffic on State Route 58 between the cities. Nearly one Drivers pay $2 each way with an E-ZPass. For more million vehicles use it per month. Monitor Merrimac information, visit www.snjb.net. n Memorial Bridge-Tunnel: is an underwater crossing between the Peninsula and Southside. This 4,500-foot THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS 27 NEWCOMER’S GUIDE AIRPORTS International: Regional: Newport News/Williamsburg Chesapeake Regional Airport International Airport (PHF) is recognized as one of 2800 Airport Drive, Chesapeake. . . . . 757.432.8110 the fastest-growing and most successful commercial airports chesapeakeairport.com in the nation. Part of its success is its airport industrial park, AirCommerce Park, which offers businesses speed, agility Currituck County Regional Airport and connectivity. Located at 900 Bland Boulevard, 264 Airport Road, Maple, NC ...... 252.453.8032 Newport News. Visit flyphf.com or call 757.877.0221. co.currituck.nc.us/transportation-regional-airport.cfm Serving general aviation and carriers: airTran, allegiant, Delta, Hampton Roads Executive Airport U.S. Airways and Frontier Airlines 5172 W. Military Highway, Chesapeake. . .757.465.0260 hamptonroadsexecutiveairport.com Norfolk International Airport (ORF) is south­ eastern Virginia’s primary airport serving the Greater Hampton Suffolk Executive Airport Roads area and Northeast North Carolina. Offering over 160 1200 Gene Bolton Drive, Suffolk. . . . . 757.514.4411 arrivals and departures daily to major cities throughout the suffolk.va.us/airport U.S., it presently ranks in the country’s top 15% of airports in terms of passengers served annually, with over 3.3 Williamsburg Jamestown Airport million passengers in 2010. Located at 2200 Norview 100 Marclay Road, Williamsburg. . . . . 757.229.9256 Avenue, Norfolk. Visit norfolkairport.com or call williamsburgairport.com 757.857.3351. Serving general aviation and carriers: American, Continental, Delta, Southwest, United, and U.S. Airways

28 THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION Hampton Roads Transit Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) HRT provides public transportation to the cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Norfolk, Newport News, Portsmouth, (HRT) provides public Suffolk, and Virginia Beach, carrying passengers on 67 routes, covering all major work centers, military facilities, shopping areas, and local points of interest. Most buses are accessible for persons with disabilities; para-transit transportation to the services available for ADA. Visit gohrt.com. cities of Chesapeake, • Express Bus Service Routes are available, utilizing HOV lanes to provide commuters with direct service from major transfer centers or Park & Ride lots to worksites such as Naval Station Norfolk, Northrop Grumman and Hampton, Newport News, Ft. Eustis, to name a few. Norfolk, Portsmouth, • Handi-Ride provides lift-equipped van service to Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia Beach. Service is available to certified passengers. To request an eligibility application, call Suffolk, and Virginia Beach, 757.222.6087. carrying passengers • Light Rail is the region’s newest mode of public transportation. Ride Norfolk’s light rail system, the Tide, which runs 7.4 miles with 11 stations. on 67 routes, • The MAX (Metro Area Express) is the first regional express service connecting all of Hampton Roads. It offers covering all major work commuters an economical, stress-free, fast ride to work. • Norfolk Electric Transit (NET) links Norfolk’s many downtown attractions with convenient parking facilities by centers, military facilities, carrying passengers on electric buses. shopping areas, and local • Elizabeth River Ferry runs between downtown Norfolk and Olde Towne Portsmouth. Three ferries operate every 30 minutes with 15-minute service during the summer at peak times on weekends. points of interest. • TRAFFIX offers transportation alternatives to commuting alone including carpooling/vanpooling, rideshare matching, van leasing, Guaranteed Ride Program, HOV/Express Bus service, Park & Ride locations, employee subsidy programs, and teleworking; and NuRide, a rideshare program that rewards you for sharing rides. Call 800.700.RIDE. • VB Wave is an easy way to get around the Virginia Beach oceanfront. Wave shuttles make stops along Atlantic Avenue and other attractions.

Williamsburg Area Transport (WAT) WAT provides public transportation to James City County, Williamsburg and the Bruton District of York County. WAT offers nine fixed bus routes which run all week and cover all major area attractions, hotels, shopping, recreational locations, and selected neighborhoods. Transportation service for persons with disabilities is available. Visit gowata.org or call 757.220.5493. NET Bus

Trains Passenger rail service is available through Amtrak with stations in Norfolk, Newport News and Williamsburg to Petersburg; Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia; New York; and Boston; and connecting bus service to Norfolk and Virginia Beach. Visit amtrak.com or call 800.872.7245.

Commercial Bus Lines Greyhound Bus Lines provide transcontinental bus service at various locations in Hampton Roads. Visit greyhound.com or call 800.231.2222.

Virginians For Better Transportation (VBT) VBT is an advocacy group working to improve the transportation infrastructure in Virginia. Call 804.237.1399 or visit itstimevirginia.org for more information. The TIDE

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THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS 31 MAJOR EMPLOYERS Employment by Industry 4.7% OTHER SERVICES 1.5% INFORMATION Hampton Roads is home to many large corporations including four 4.9% FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES Fortune 500 companies. Listed below are some of the major employers 21.8% 5% NATURAL RESOURCES/ GOVERNMENT operating throughout the region with 1,000 or more employees. MINING/CONSTRUCTION

Source: Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance as of July 2011 7.1% MANUFACTURING

Distribution/Transportation/Logistics/ Government/Military (Civilian) Public Utilities Chesapeake City 11.3% LEISURE/ 17.6% TRADE/ AAFES Dan Daniel Distribution Center Hampton City HOSPITALITY TRANSPORTATION/ Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) Hampton Veteran’s Affairs (VA) Medical Center UTILITIES QVC Chesapeake, Inc. James City County QVC Suffolk, Inc. (Fulfillment Center) NASA Langley Research Center 13.4% EDUCATION/ Naval Medical Center Portsmouth HEALTH SERVICES 13.3% PROFESSIONAL/ Education Public Newport News City BUSINESS SERVICES Chesapeake City Public Schools Norfolk City Source: Virginia Workforce Connection as of March 2012 College of William & Mary Norfolk Naval Shipyard Gloucester County Public Schools Portsmouth City Hampton City Public Schools United States Fifth District Coast Guard Command Hampton University United States Joint Forces Command Manufacturing Newport News City Public Schools Virginia Beach City Alcoa-Howmet Hampton Norfolk City Public Schools AMSEC LLC/SAIC Norfolk State University Health Services BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair (Norshipco) Old Dominion University Bon Secours Hampton Roads Health System Canon Virginia, Inc. Portsmouth City Public Schools Chesapeake Regional Medical Center Gwaltney of Smithfield, Inc. Suffolk City Public Schools Children’s Health System (CHKD) Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (Newport News Shipbuilding) Tidewater Community College (4 campuses) Eastern Virginia Medical School (Medical College of VA) Measurement Specialties, Inc. Virginia Beach City Public Schools FHC Health Systems (Value Options Inc.) Smithfield Foods, Inc. Williamsburg/James City County Public Schools Riverside Health System STIHL Inc. York County Public Schools Sentara Healthcare Professional & Business Services Finance, Insurance, Real Estate Leisure & Hospitality Cox Communications Amerigroup Corporation Busch Entertainment Corp. Dominion Enterprises (Trader Publishing) Bank of America (Busch Gardens/Water Country USA) Hall Automotive Group GEICO The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation MANCON, Inc. HSBC North America (Household International, Inc.) LTD Management Company, LLC PRA, Inc. (Portfolio Recovery Associates)

Shipfitters Josh Thorn (left) and Darrell Butler are among 21,000 employees who comprise Newport News Shipbuilding, the largest industrial employer in Virginia. Newport News 32 THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS Shipbuilding is the sole designer, builder and refueler of nuclear-powered U.S. Navy aircraft carriers, and one of two providers of nuclear powered U.S. Navy submarines. BUSINESS & INDUSTRY

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Business Services overseeing local workforce development initiatives in Business in Hampton Roads is healthy, and the best part partnership with local elected officials. Opportunity Inc. is businesses worldwide are taking notice. For those serves as the staff organization to the board. Visitopp- interested in beginning a business, the Small Business inc.org. Development Center of Hampton Roads, a public/ private venture, provides business advice, counseling Thomas Nelson Workforce Development offers a and assistance at no cost. Visit hrsbdc.org. state-of-the-art full-service training facility at the region’s Peninsula Workforce Development The Old Dominion University Business Gateway is the Center (PWDC). The PWDC’s primary mission is to University’s entry point for the business community, improve the skills of the Peninsula’s workforce. Visit providing companies and government entities of all sizes tncc.edu/business-community or call 757.825.2937. a dedicated resource to help solve problems, expand capabilities, and create new ventures. The Gateway Labor offers services matched to market needs. These include Virginia is an employer-friendly state with its “Right to consulting, advanced manufacturing and technology Work” and “Employment at Will” labor structure. Business solutions, training and professional development, and costs, including Workers' Compensation ($2.09 per $100 services to veterans and disadvantaged companies. For of payroll) and Unemployment Insurance ($96 tax per more information visit ODUBusinessGateway.com. employee), are among the lowest in the nation. The region’s unemployment rate is 6.5 percent. Hampton The Hampton Roads Technology Incubator System Roads has a labor force of more than 800,000 people, is dedicated to nurturing high-tech businesses into replenished annually by 13,000 highly-skilled, exiting profitable industry leaders. Visit hrtis.org. military personnel; more than 30,000 military spouses The Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) creates and more than 105,000 university and community new technology companies through capital formation, college students. market development, and revenue generation services. To facilitate national innovation leadership and Transportation accelerate the rate of technology adoption, CIT creates One of the most appealing attributes about Hampton partnerships between innovative technology start-up Roads is its accessibility to the world. The Port of Virginia, companies and advanced technology consumers. Visit which is owned and operated by the Virginia Port cit.org. Authority, is the third busiest general cargo port on the U.S. East Coast and one of the top 10 ports in the nation. Workforce development is recognized as an important It has a set of natural attributes that are unequalled on factor for economic development in Hampton Roads. In the East Coast: 50-foot deep shipping channels and an order to lure new business into the area, it’s necessary to ice- and obstruction-free harbor that is situated 18 miles prove that we have a skilled labor force. The Hampton from the open ocean. Roads Workforce Development Board is a volunteer board of directors responsible for developing policy and In 2011, the port handled more than 1.9 million cargo

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units, or TEUS (twenty-foot-equivalent units). More than The region still maintains a manufacturing sector and 95 percent of the world’s shiplines call on the Port of a significant agriculture industry. Hampton Roads’ Virginia, linking the Commonwealth to more than 380 population is 1.6 million, the eighth largest metro area ports in more than 100 countries. in the Southeast U.S., and the second largest between Washington, D.C., and Atlanta. Add in a temperate The port is within a day’s drive of two-thirds of the climate, central location, transportation advances and a nation’s population and is linked by rail to some of the skilled labor force, and you have the recipe for dynamic East’s most important manufacturing and population business activity. centers. The port and its correlating maritime industry are responsible for 343,000 jobs, $41 billion in total Ultimately, the bulk of the region’s industry and revenues throughout the Commonwealth. employment is clustered around the region’s assets such as the natural deep water ports, the concentration of The region is serviced by freight rail transportation the military, and the historic and recreational attractions. giants Norfolk Southern Corporation and CSX. Norfolk Southern operates approximately 20,000 route miles in Agriculture 22 states and D.C. serving every major container port in Although it accounts for a small percentage of jobs, the eastern U.S., and providing efficient connections to agriculture has long been a mainstay of the Hampton other rail carriers. CSX operates about 21,000 route miles Roads economy. Peanuts, soybeans, corn, and livestock of track in 23 states, D.C., and two Canadian provinces. are the major products. From Suffolk’s thousands of acres of peanuts to miles and miles of Virginia strawberries to Norfolk Southern’s Heartland Corridor – one of the most Isle of Wight County’s hog farms, many of the workers extensive railroad engineering projects in modern times tending to these businesses are descendents of farming and a template for public-private partnerships that families. Visit vdacs.virginia.gov. strengthen the nation’s transportation infrastructure – officially opened for business in September 2010. Education The Heartland Corridor is a public-private partnership Twenty-three school districts, and public and private between Norfolk Southern and Virginia, West Virginia, institutions employ more than 51,373 people in the Ohio, and the federal government to create the shortest, region. From the standpoint of employment as an fastest route for double-stacked container trains moving economic driver, and the caliber of educational services between the Port of Virginia and the Midwest. The new produced, education, in all forms, cannot be overlooked routing improves transit time from Norfolk to Chicago when assessing Hampton Roads’ economic base. from four days to three and is nearly 250 miles shorter than previous circuitous routings making the Port of From the public school system to top research Virginia a very desirable location. institutions, Hampton Roads has an excellent education system. Local community colleges offer workforce Amtrak provides daily passenger rail service between development programs that help the region’s job Norfolk, Newport News, Petersburg, Washington, D.C., force; institutions driven by research bring focus to the Philadelphia, New York, and Boston. Passenger rail is region, making Hampton Roads a leader in technology, expected to expand to include a new line from Norfolk to innovation and medicine; and development projects by Petersburg, and beyond. The passenger rail movement has universities such as Old Dominion University are having picked up steam. a positive economic impact in multiple areas. Commercial air service is very convenient from Norfolk International Airport and Newport News/Williamsburg Finance International Airport. There are flights to hundreds of There are 30 banking institutions in Hampton Roads. cities daily, including direct non-stops to 26 airports. As of June 30, 2010, the FDIC stated that four national These two airports serve more than four million banks held approximately 58% of the market: Wells passengers annually. Fargo 20.10%, SunTrust 15.63%, BB&T 12.27%, and Bank of America 10.28%. TowneBank, headquartered locally, Hampton Roads Transit and Williamsburg Area Transport is actually the third largest bank in the area, with 13.95% provide bus routes offering riders greater mobility. A of the market share. light rail system, The Tide, began operation in August 2011 in Norfolk. State funded programs such as TRAFFIX, Government Telework!VA and NuRide are providing employers with State and local government play an important role in alternatives to driving solo and are helping employees the Hampton Roads economy. And, with such a high save money during the economic downturn. concentration of military installations in the region, Department of Defense employment remains strong. Economic Base Recently, government employment in Hampton Roads The economic base of Hampton Roads has shifted reached nearly 158,000 personnel. With more than away from almost complete dependence on military 100,000 employees, the Military is the region’s second installations and has moved to a more balanced mix largest industrial sector. of technology, tourism, service industries, government, and real estate.

34 THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS BUSINESS & INDUSTRY

Manufacturing Development Projects – In the region, 134 local manufacturing firms each Real Estate & Retail employ 50 or more people. Including the ship repair According to CoStar Research, the office vacancy industry, the local manufacturing sector employs rate in the Hampton Roads market area increased nearly 59,000 workers. The top three manufacturers to 13.3% at the end of the third quarter 2011. The in Hampton Roads are shipbuilding and repair rate was 13.0% at the end of the second quarter companies Huntington Ingalls/Newport News 2011. Shipbuilding with 20,000 jobs, Norfolk Naval Shipyard with 7,500 manufacturing jobs, and BAE Systems City Centers are the “new Downtown” concept Norfolk Ship Repair, Inc. with 2,200 positions. In sweeping the region. The centers feature residential addition, Smithfield Foods, Inc. has 2,700 jobs in meat housing, class A office space, retail and restaurants at processing and packing. The fifth top manufacturer their core. in the region is Canon Virginia, Inc., with 1,460 jobs in With an eclectic mix of shopping, dining, making photocopiers and laser jet printers. entertainment, and living options covering 17 city blocks, Town Center in the heart of Virginia Beach Technology has become one of Hampton Roads’ hottest In recent years, Hampton Roads has focused on bringing The Virginia Beach Oceanfront destinations. Enjoy world-renowned performers at more technology-based industry to the area, bringing the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, or free with it a large concentration of engineers and scientists. live entertainment and festivals in the plazas. Shop In fact, Hampton and its immediate area have the largest at popular brand retailers and upscale boutiques per-capita number of them outside of Silicon Valley. like Ann Taylor Loft and Brooks Brothers. Major research facilities such as Jones Institute for Launched in 2007, Towne Place at Greenbrier, just off Reproductive Medicine, Marie V. McDemmond Greenbrier Parkway in Chesapeake, hosts a free Summer Center for Applied Research, NASA Langley Research Concert Series in the plaza surrounding the fountain. It Center, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is a center for retail and restaurants with special events (Jefferson Labs), Virginia Advanced Shipbuilding and promotions held year-round creating a welcome and Carrier Integration Center, Virginia Institute of community gathering place. Marine Science, and the Virginia Modeling Analysis and Simulation Center are constantly making new City Center at Oyster Point has created a The Hampton Harborfront discoveries that affect the world. downtown for Newport News, featuring high-end retail, office and living space around a five-acre Lockheed Martin, a leader in technology information, fountain, a public plaza and 230,000 sq. ft. of retail selected the city of Hampton for its Air & Space shops and restaurants. It is inspired by the rich maritime Operations Center Weapon System Integrator program. history of the city, landscaped in a southern living style. The facility supports the efforts of the U.S. Air Force to modernize and standardize its air and space operations In March 2010, the Peninsula Town Center in throughout the world. Hampton, a $200 million project with more than 50 stores, opened, heralding the official grand Technology Hampton Roads is the technology nerve opening of the 1.1 million square foot Peninsula Town center of Southeastern Virginia. This member-based Center, the largest economic development project in the association of technology organizations is transforming history of the city of Hampton and a major new the region and its companies into world-recognized employer and shopping/office/residential destination technology leaders. Visit hrtc.org for information. for the Hampton Roads region. n Tourism Hampton Roads has it all – beautiful beaches, historic landmarks, and world-class museums and attractions, making tourism an important economic bases in the Source: Hampton Roads region. The region’s hospitality industry continues to Economic Development Alliance; Virginia Performs at thrive and creates more than 10,000 seasonal jobs. vaperforms.virginia.gov; Hampton Roads Planning Hampton Roads markets itself as a year-round District Commission; destination with recent developments of city Old Dominion University convention centers and town centers. Festivals and Economic Forecasting Project events play a major role in tourism. The Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon in Virginia Beach draws 18,000 Information current runners each year and the annual Shamrock Sportsfest, as of 09/2012 a Boston Marathon qualifier, hosted more than 27,000 runners in 2012.

THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS 35 THE RIGHT STUFF MILITARY IN HAMPTON ROADS We are proud of the fact that the world’s largest naval base sits in our backyard. We are also proud of the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, and Marine presence in our region and welcome all military personnel and their families. U.S. Navy photo August 2011 by Mass Specialist 2nd Class Rafael 2011 by Communication August Martie/Released Navy photo U.S. USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), Norfolk Brave Men & Women in Uniform Undeniable Assets employs 8,900 active-duty personnel and 4,400 The Hampton Roads area is home to one of the world’s civilian personnel. In 1918, the U.S. Government largest populations of military personnel, with approximately procured 8,248 acres to create Camp Eustis, home of the 83,000 active duty military personnel. Hampton Roads U.S. Army Transportation Corps and Transportation Corps is home to the largest Naval base in the world and the Regiment. It was later designated Fort Eustis. In 2009, only NATO command on U.S. soil. The number of active Training and Doctrine (TRADOC) functions at Fort duty military make it the region’s second largest Monroe relocated and centralized at Fort Eustis. Visit industrial sector. www.jble.af.mil/. The total Department of Defense population, including Langley Air Force Base, one of the Air Force’s ten major active duty, reserve, retirees and family members totals commands, is located in Hampton and is home to more Torpedo Room approximately 350,000 in an area with a total population than 11,000 military and civilian personnel assigned of 1.8 million. And, more than 35,000 civilians are to Langley. It is also the headquarters for Air Combat employed in the industry. Each year, roughly 13,000 military Command and is the oldest active Air Force base in personnel leave their respective branches of service the United States. Langley hosts the Air Force’s 1st and enter the private sector, offering businesses in the Fighter Wing, maintaining combat capability for the Air region an abundance of skilled, experienced, and highly Force and Air Combat Command, which provides air disciplined workers. combat forces. Visit www.jble.af.mil/. Major military units and headquarters include NATO’s Allied Command Transformation, U.S. Joint Forces Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek- Command, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, the U.S. Air Fort Story Force’s Air Combat Command, U.S. Marine Corps Forces In October 2009, the Joint Expeditionary Base Little Command, and the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Creek-Fort Story was established, the first Joint Base in Command. The military currently has 84 ships homeported Hampton Roads. Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort in the area and 36 aircraft squadrons. They also have a Story is the country’s premier installation for housing and variety of Navy Special Forces and support units. training the nation’s Expeditionary Forces. It is one command with two properties: Joint Expeditionary Base East (Fort Story) and West (Little Creek). The Joint Expeditionary Base Military Installations in Hampton Roads is comprised of the former Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek and the Army Post, Fort Story. Fort Story witnessed Joint Bases the humble beginnings of our country at the 1607 first In compliance with 2005 BRAC recommendations, (Base landing site. Little Creek began as a dynamic training Realignment and Closure Commission), four bases were ground for World War II amphibious forces. Together they combined to develop two Joint Bases which became fully comprise the crown jewel of America’s military bases. Visit operational by calendar 2010. cnic.navy.mil/JEBLCFS. LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Joint Base Langley-Eustis Coast Guard Master Sgt. Jason Elftmann, 633rd Civil In January 2010, Langley Air Force Base realigned The Fifth Coast Guard District office is located in Engineer Squadron operations support with the Army’s Fort Eustis in Newport News, Virginia, Portsmouth, Virginia. From these administrative offices, superintendent, comforts his son, Trent, all Fifth District units are managed and supported. The before departing on his deployment to to become Joint Base Langley-Eustis. Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force boundaries of the Fifth Coast Guard District encompass Photo/Staff Sgt. Christina M. Styer) Fort Eustis is the Peninsula’s largest military installation. the states of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, It is located in northwestern Newport News and and parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

36 THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS Remembering Our Heroes

Chesapeake Veterans Memorial 306 Cedar Road, Chesapeake. THE RIGHT STUFF Commemorates the service and sacrifice of Chesapeake citizens who have served or are serving in the military. Carrying out the Fifth District’s many missions, including 10,683 active-duty, civilian personnel and reservists. Visit chesapeakeveteransmemorial.com search and rescue, law enforcement, national security, cnic.navy.mil/oceana. environmental response and aids to navigation, are 5,338 Hampton National Cemetery Cemetery Road at Marshall Avenue, active duty members and 810 reservists. Nearly 6,800 Naval Air Station Oceana, Dam Neck Annex employs over Hampton. The cemetery includes The Coast Guard Auxiliarists in the district aid in the mission 5,600 active-duty personnel and civilian personnel. Located Union Soldiers monument, and two small, of research and development of safer boating practices on 1,100 acres of wetlands, marshes, coastal beaches, and rusticated granite blocks inscribed and equipment, and coordination and enforcement of sand dunes, Dam Neck preserves a delicate ecological “To Our Confederate Dead”. industrial and boating safety standards. Visit uscg.mil/d5. balance through active environmental preservation and Norfolk Armed Services Memorial recycling programs. Visit cnic.navy.mil/oceana. Town Point Park, Waterside Drive, Norfolk. Marines Constructed from twenty letters, enlarged Marine Corps Forces Command (MARFORCOM) Norfolk, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, is the oldest and cast in bronze, written by soldiers Virginia is located aboard the Naval Support Activity Norfolk continuously running hospital in the Navy. 4,300 Officers, serving in America’s wars and is also the adjacent to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Sailors and Civilians work in locations from Yorktown to site of the “The Homecoming,” a Allied Transformation Command. The MARFORCOM staff Chesapeake to deliver health care to the 420,000 Active seven-foot-tall, cast bronze statue depicting a chief petty officer is comprised of Marines, Sailors, Civilian Marines, Technical Duty members, family members and retirees living returning home. Representatives and Civilian Contractors (PowerPoint in Hampton Roads. These men and women carry on a 757.664.6620 listing of Staff Principals located at this site). MARFORCOM tradition of caring and service to their country dating back provides a robust, U.S. Marine Corps presence in Norfolk, to revolutionary times. Visit med.navy.mil/SITES/NMCP. Tidewater Veterans Memorial Virginia. COMMARFORCOM also serves as the Commander, 1000 19th Street, Virginia Beach. U.S. Marine Corps Bases, Atlantic, which is comprised of Naval Station Norfolk occupies about 3,400 acres of The waterfall sculpture honors the service and sacrifice of the Hampton eight Marine Corps organizations: Marine Corps Installations Hampton Roads real estate in a peninsula known as Sewells Roads war veterans from the East (MCIEAST), Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Point. It is the world’s largest Naval Station; in fact, based Revolutionary War Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Marine Corps Air on supported military population, it is the largest military to present-day conflicts. Station Beaufort, Marine Corps Air Station New River, station in the world. The Base is home to approximately 800.822.3224 Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Marine Corps Security 78 ships and 135 aircraft, and employs 51,547 active-duty Force Blount Island, and Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico. West Point Monument military and 18,957 civilian personnel. When the 78 ships at Elmwood Cemetery, 238 Princess Anne Wing. Visit marforcom.marines.mil. and 133 aircraft home ported here are not at sea, they Road, Norfolk. Built in 1909, the memorial are alongside one of the 14 piers or inside one of the 15 is a unique tribute to African-American Navy aircraft hangars for repair, refit, training and to provide the veterans of the Civil War and the Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach is the most ship’s or squadron’s crew an opportunity to be with their Spanish-American War. sophisticated, operationally productive and critical air families. Naval Station Norfolk is homeport to aircraft carriers, 757.441.2653 station in the U.S. Navy. Currently home to 11 F/A-18 cruisers, destroyers, large amphibious ships, submarines, and Sources: Hampton Roads Economic Hornet squadrons and seven of the 10 Super Hornet a variety of supply and logistics ships. Visit cnic.navy.mil/ Development Alliance; Hampton Roads squadrons, the air station encompasses 6,000 acres with norfolksta/. n Planning District Commission; seven miles of runways. The NAS Oceana base employs Individual military installations; and Hampton Roads Statistical Digest.

THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS 37 THE GOLDEN YEARS SENIORS

A temperate climate, outstanding residential options, and engaging activities… it’s no wonder seniors find Hampton Roads an An Environment for Retirement attractive place According to 2009 data from the U.S. Census volunteer network. The program pulls together to live. Bureau’s American Community Survey, 17.4% of the resources from over 21,000 sources, including U.S. population is 60 years of age and over, while information about caregivers, seniors with disabilities Agencies & approximately 18 percent of the Hampton Roads and much more. Senior Navigator is a public/ Organizations region’s population is 55 or better. You’ll be pleased private partnership with the Virginia Department for Assisting Seniors to know that Hampton Roads offers plenty of the Aging, the Commonwealth of Virginia, local Administration on Aging programs and activities for experienced adults from governments, and various private sector partners. aoa.gov. • 202.619.0724 sports and recreation, study, arts and entertainment, Visit seniornavigator.com or call 804.827.1280. travel excursions, job and volunteer placement, to Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia is a food delivery programs, long-term care, and more. Navy & Retired regional organization in South Hampton Roads that Activities Office Lifelong Learning provides services for older residents in Chesapeake, 757.322.9113 Retirement may offer the time you need to take Franklin, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, advantage of continuing education programs Isle of Wight, and Southampton. Services include Senior.com – An Online Colleges and universities in Hampton Roads enjoy care-giving, in-home care, home-delivered meals, Community for Seniors having students with life experience in their classes. wellness and meal programs, prescription drug senior.com For instance, check out the LifeLong Learning Society assistance, legal aid, educational programs, volunteer opportunities, and more. Visit ssseva.org or call Social Security of Christopher Newport University in Newport News. 757.461.9481. Administration It’s a membership organization dedicated to persons of retirement age who seek opportunities for learning in ssa.gov • 800.772.1213 Senior Living in Hampton Roads an environment of sharing and fellowship. You can learn One of the best kept secrets today could be living more at lifelonglearning.cnu.edu or go to the Higher Virginia Department in senior-friendly Hampton Roads. Here, seniors of Learning section in this book for more information on for the Aging every persuasion – zesty, adventurous types, pot-luck area colleges, institutes and universities. vda.virginia.gov • 800.552.3402 planners, and 55 and better – can live their dream. The Peninsula Agency on Aging provides programs Hampton Roads boasts one-story ranch-style homes, Senior Straight Talk in cooperation with other community agencies in some intended for 55 and better, townhouses or “Your SS and Better Real Hampton, Newport News, Williamsburg, Poquoson, condos with first floor bedrooms and easy-living Estate and Resource Guide” James City, and York to assist older Virginians with neighborhoods. These options provide a place to stay seniorstraighttalk.com independent and productive living. Services include every day or a place to come home to when you return senior outreach programs, home-delivered meals, group from your travels. Note: This is not intended to be dining, care coordination, caregiver support, long-term a complete listing. care, insurance information, transportation, and more. The current real estate market equates to a great deal for Visit paainc.org or call 757.873.0541. retirees. So, if you are thinking of downsizing, this is the perfect market to make a smooth transition. Senior Navigator, Virginia’s resource for health and aging, combines online assistance with a Hampton Roads has something for everyone. Visit seniorstraighttalk.com. n 38 THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS SCHOOL DAYS FACTS The public school systems in Hampton Roads have some of the best elementary, intermediate and high schools in Virginia. Great effort goes into creating innovative ways to ensure students attain the knowledge and skills needed to become lifelong learners.

Primary and Secondary Public Education in Hampton Roads

Chesapeake Public Schools Poquoson Public Schools School Superintendent: Dr. James T. Roberts School Superintendent: Dr. Jennifer B. Parish cpschools.com poquoson.k12.va.us Currituck County Public Schools Southampton Public Schools School Superintendent: Allison Sholar School Superintendent: Charles E. Turner currituck.k12.nc.us southampton.k12.va.us Franklin Public Schools Suffolk Public Schools School Superintendent: Dr. Michelle R. Belle School Superintendent: Dr. Deran Whitney franklincity.k12.va.us spsk12.net Gloucester County Public Schools Surry County Public Schools FACTS School Superintendent: Dr. Howard Kiser, Ed.D School Superintendent: Lloyd A. Hamlin 88.8% of the Hampton gets.gc.k12.va.us surryschools.net Roads population has at Hampton City Schools Virginia Beach Public Schools least a high school School Superintendent: Dr. Linda M. Shifflette School Superintendent: Dr. James G. Merrill education. sbo.hampton.k12.va.us vbschools.com Source: 2010 U.S. Census Isle of Wight County Public Schools Williamsburg – James City County School Superintendent: Mrs. A. Katrise Perera, M.Ed Public Schools iwcs.k12.va.us Superintendent: Dr. Steven M. Constantino, Ed.D Mathews County Public Schools wjcc.k12.va.us School Superintendent: Dr. David J. Holleran York County Public Schools mathews.k12.va.us School Superintendent: Dr. Eric Williams Newport News Public Schools yorkcountyschools.org School Superintendent: Dr. Ashby C. Kilgore Schools for Differently Abled Students sbo.nn.k12.va.us The Virginia Department of Education offers Norfolk Public Schools information on special needs schools such as School Superintendent: Dr. Samuel T. King Day Schools for Students with Disabilities and nps.k12.va.us Residential Schools for Students with Disabilities. Portsmouth Public Schools Visit doe.virginia.gov. School Superintendent: Dr. David C. Stuckwisch pps.k12.va.us

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.125” Built in America. Believing in America. STIHL believes now, more than ever, in the productivity outdoor needs. It’s no wonder STIHL is the number one of America. The Americans who work at STIHL join all selling brand of gasoline-powered handheld outdoor the other proud U.S. manufacturers who are rebuilding power equipment in America.* STIH-10326-2 88% same our country’s economy one brick, one car – and one chain saw at a time. Even better, we’re the ones doing the Whether it’s our workers on the production floor, one exporting – sending STIHL products to over 90 countries of our 8,000 Dealers nationwide, or our customers who x around the world. demand dependability, there is a common thread. They are real people. And they are STIHL people. x STIHL is also a proud supporter of local business. Our 300 10/22/12 16.5625”x11” network of independent Dealers offers quality products For Products and Dealers: STIHLusa.com and serves as a knowledgeable resource for all your For Career Opportunities: STIHLcareers.com *A majority of STIHL products are built in the United States from domestic and foreign parts and components. “Number one selling brand” is based on syndicated Irwin Broh Research as well as independent consumer research of 2009-2011 U.S. sales and market share data for the gasoline-powered handheld outdoor power equipment category combined sales to consumers and commercial landscapers. © 2012 STIHL final ADDITIONAL INFO:

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.125” Built in America. Believing in America. STIHL believes now, more than ever, in the productivity outdoor needs. It’s no wonder STIHL is the number one of America. The Americans who work at STIHL join all selling brand of gasoline-powered handheld outdoor the other proud U.S. manufacturers who are rebuilding power equipment in America.* STIH-10326-2 88% same our country’s economy one brick, one car – and one chain saw at a time. Even better, we’re the ones doing the Whether it’s our workers on the production floor, one exporting – sending STIHL products to over 90 countries of our 8,000 Dealers nationwide, or our customers who x around the world. demand dependability, there is a common thread. They are real people. And they are STIHL people. x STIHL is also a proud supporter of local business. Our 300 10/22/12 16.5625”x11” network of independent Dealers offers quality products For Products and Dealers: STIHLusa.com and serves as a knowledgeable resource for all your For Career Opportunities: STIHLcareers.com *A majority of STIHL products are built in the United States from domestic and foreign parts and components. “Number one selling brand” is based on syndicated Irwin Broh Research as well as independent consumer research of 2009-2011 U.S. sales and market share data for the gasoline-powered handheld outdoor power equipment category combined sales to consumers and commercial landscapers. © 2012 STIHL final ADDITIONAL INFO:

STIH10326_HmptnAd_Nwcmrs_F.indd 1 10/22/12 Oct 22, 201212:11 PM fold If you’ve ever considered independent education for your child…

Learning is very personal in independent schools. Challenging studies, balanced by individual attention and encouragement, help the young people in our care develop self-esteem, responsibility and strong moral values. Independent schools offer a true sense of community. Parental involvement, personal pride, and respect for others are cornerstones of an independent education.

Visit the Virginia Association of Independent Schools to find the best education for your child.

These VAIS Schools are currently conducting open houses and accepting applications for the 2013 - 2014 school year.

Cape Henry Collegiate School Norfolk Academy 1320 Mill Dam Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23454 1585 Wesleyan Drive, Norfolk, VA 23502 (757) 481-2446 (757) 455-5582 www.capehenrycollegiate.org www.norfolkacademy.org Prekindergarten- Grade 12 Grade 1- Grade 12

Chesapeake Bay Academy Norfolk Christian Schools 821 Baker Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23462 255 Thole Street, Norfolk, VA 23505 (757) 497-6200 (757) 423-5770 www.cba-va.org www.norfolkchristian.org Grade 1 - Grade 12 Prekindergarten- Grade 12

Hampton Roads Academy Norfolk Collegiate School 739 Academy Lane, Newport News, VA 23602 7336 Granby Street, Norfolk, VA 23505 (757) 884-9146 (757) 480-1495 www.hra.org www.norfolkcollegiate.org Prekindergarten- Grade 12 Kindergarten- Grade 12

Hebrew Academy of Tidewater The Friends School 5000 Corporate Woods Drive, Ste 180 1537 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23451 Virginia Beach, VA 23462 (757) 422-7534 (757) 424-4327 www.friends-school.org www.hebrewacademy.net Prekindergarten - Grade 12 Preschool- Grade 5 The Williams School Nansemond-Suffolk Academy 419 Colonial Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23507 3373 Pruden Boulevard, Suffolk, VA 23434 (757) 627-1383 (757) 539-8789 www.thewilliamsschool.org www.nsacademy.org Kindergarten- Grade 8 Prekindergarten- Grade 12

The VAIS Schools admit students of any race, sex, color, and national or ethnic origin. SCHOOL DAYS Public School Alternatives The state of Virginia upholds your Governor’s Schools of Hampton Roads right, as a parent, to choose what The Governor’s School for the Arts (GSA) The Governor’s School for Science type of educational environment GSA is a half-day program open to artistically- and Technology (GSST) best suits your child. Listed gifted high school students grades 9-12 from Open to gifted high school students from Gloucester, below are some alternatives to Chesapeake, Franklin, Isle of Wight, Norfolk, Hampton, Williamsburg-James City, Newport News, a public education. Portsmouth, Southampton, Suffolk, and Virginia Poqouson, York and Isle of Wight counties. The Beach. Pre-professional, individualized and focused Governor’s School for Science and Technology is a Private Schools instructional programs are offered in dance, two-year, half-day program for juniors and seniors. For a complete listing of schools in instrumental and vocal music, musical theatre, and Additional courses are taken at the home high school your area check your local yellow visual arts. to complete an Advanced Diploma degree. pages. For information regarding a private school education, visit these All teachers are professionals in their arts field. Students The three academic strands (Engineering, Biological helpful websites: vais.org and also study with professionals from New York, California, Sciences and Scientific Programming) provide a privateschoolreview.com. Chicago, and other areas. Students with a high degree unique emphasis on both the science subject matter of innate artistic talent and potential for growth are and associated career fields. With small class sizes and Homeschooling admitted by audition, application and teacher references. advanced-degreed faculty, the learning environment at the Governor’s School is truly unique. Each course Parents as home educators can Students take morning classes at their home high has been structured to incorporate best practices provide a child with a high-quality schools and attend GSA in the afternoon for three hours for gifted students. During their two years at the education through individualized daily during the regular academic year. Governor’s School, students will experience hands- instruction. To learn more about homeschooling, visit the Home Transportation to and from GSA is provided. Tuition on science through classroom experimentation and is paid by the school division. Visit gsarts.net or call individualized project research. Admission to the Educators Association of Virginia at 757.451.4711. program is highly competitive. There is no tuition heav.org and the Organization of for students. Visit nhrec.org/governorsschool/ or Virginia homeschoolers at 757.766.1100 ext 3313. vahomeschoolers.org.

Elementary Schools Elementary Schools - Virginia Beach - Norfolk St. Gregory the Great Christ the King Catholic School Catholic School Saint Patrick Catholic School St. John the Apostle Catholic School St. Pius X Catholic School St. Matthew’s Catholic School Elementary School - Portsmouth Star of the Sea Catholic School Portsmouth Catholic Regional School High School - Peninsula Elementary School Peninsula Catholic High School - Peninsula

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic School High School - Virginia Beach St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic School Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School

For more information on individual schools go to www.hrcatholicschools.org

THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS 43 Chesapeake Academy, Gifted, and Academy Programs Grassfield High School Technology Academy International Baccalaureate International Baccalaureate Programs Programs in the Public Schools Oscar F. Smith High Hampton There are several Advanced Academic Programs Academy Programs Bridgeport Academy available in the Public Schools that represent an Gifted Programs exciting expansion of curricular options for all The Spratley Gifted Center, Grades 3-8 The Excel Art Program, Grades 3-8 students across the region. International Baccalaureate Programs Primary Years Program - Burbank Elementary Qualification and admission procedures vary across Middle Years Program - Lindsay Middle Diploma Program - Hampton High programs and schools. Check these websites for information: Newport News Academy Programs An Achievable Dream Academy, Grades K-5 Chesapeake Public Schools ...... cpschools.com An Achievable Dream Academy Middle and High International Baccalaureate Programs Hampton Public Schools...... sbo.hampton.k12.va.us Primary Years Program - Dutrow Elementary Newport News Public Schools . . .sbo.nn.k12.va.us Middle Years Program - Passage Middle Diploma Program - Warwick High Norfolk Public Schools ...... nps.k12.va.us Norfolk Portsmouth Public Schools. . . . pps.k12.va.us Academy Programs Suffolk Public Schools...... spsk12.net Chesterfield Academy for Math, Science and Technology Dreamkeepers Academy, J.J.Roberts Virginia Beach Public Schools. . . .vbschools.com Communications Academy of the Arts, B.T. Washington High Leadership and Engineering Academy, Norview High Gifted Programs Maritime Pathways Program, Grades 2-12 Medical and Health Sciences Program, Maury Middle College High School Program with Tidewater Community College International Baccalaureate Program Diploma Program - Granby High Portsmouth Academy Programs Cradock Career and Technical Center Academy, Middle and High Gifted Programs International Studies, Woodrow Wilson Math, Science and Aerospace Technology, I.C. Norcom Visual and Performing Arts, Churchland Suffolk Gifted Programs KIND, STEP, QUEST, Talented Art and Music Classes, Tidewater Governor’s Summer School for Science and Technology (Elementary) QUEST (Middle) International Baccalaureate Programs King’s Fork High School (available to all eligible high school students enrolled in Suffolk Public Schools) Virginia Beach Academy Programs Global Studies and World Languages Academy, Tallwood High Health Sciences Academy, Bayside High The Legal Studies Academy, First Colonial High The Technology Academy, Landstown High The Visual and Performing Arts Academy, Salem High Gifted Programs Old Donation Center (Elementary) Kemps Landing Magnet (Middle) All High Schools International Baccalaureate Programs Plaza Middle Princess Anne High Sources: Individual schools and programs; Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance 44 THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS HIGHER LEARNING CONTENTS Schools, Colleges, Institutes & Universities...... 45 Community Colleges . .46 Virginia Colleges & Universities...... 47 Satellite Campuses. . 49 (Virginia Universities)

Satellite Campuses . . . .50 (Other U.S. Universities)

SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, Old Dominion University, Norfolk INSTITUTES & Traditional university campus settings and UNIVERSITIES specialized studies are not for everyone. However, the Apprentice School of Newport News provides superior training received at collegiate institutions high quality, comprehensive four- and five-year and professional schools can play a fundamental role apprentice programs for students interested in ship in whether a person advances to the next level of building careers. More than 80 faculty and staff deliver their career. 17 different programs and over 75 course offerings. FACTS Located at Northrop Grumman, Newport News. Visit 36.2% of the Hampton With more than 106,998 college students attend apprentice school.com or call 757.380.3809. Hampton Roads eight Universities and four Community Roads population has an Associate’s Colleges The Art Institute of Virginia Beach is a branch of The Art Institute of Atlanta. They prepare students for careers degree or higher SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, in design, media arts, culinary arts, and management in INSTITUTES & UNIVERSITIES creative fields by providing an educational environment 27.6% of the Hampton The Advanced Technology Center located in consistent with evolving technologies and the global Roads population Virginia Beach, is a state-of-the-art facility located on the marketplace. ArtInstitutes.edu/Virginiabeach, or call has a Bachelor’s Virginia Beach Campus of Tidewater Community 1.877.437.4428 (toll-free). degree or higher College, and is a partnership between Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach City Public Schools Averett University offers graduate and professional 10.3% of the Hampton and the city of Virginia Beach. The facility offers Studies providing a fast-paced, business degree Roads population secondary and post-secondary students the highly program for working adults. Taught by academically has a Graduate/ technical training demanded of today’s workforce. qualified business professionals, the program offers professional degree Visit vbatc.com or call 757.822.7601. these degrees: Bachelor of Business Administration; Master of Business Administration; Master of Source: 2010 U.S. Census Advanced Technology Institute (ATI) is an Education; Located in Chesapeake and Newport accredited career training college offering a diploma News. Visit averettunivtidewater.com or call or Associate’s degree in Automotive Technology, Heavy 1.888.757.1100. Vehicle Technology, Maritime Welding and HVAC Technology. A certificate in Tractor-Trailer Driving Bryant & Stratton College provides graduates (class A CDL) is also available. ATI is an SOC (Service with the marketable job skills needed to succeed in Opportunity Colleges) member, has received a 2010 an increasingly competitive marketplace. Bryant & “Military Friendly School” award from the G.I. Jobs Stratton offers eight associate degree programs and a Magazine and is a Yellow Ribbon approved college. Bachelor of Business Administration degree. Located ATI is certified to operate by SCHEV. Visit auto.edu in Virginia Beach. Visit bryantstratton.edu or call or call 757.490.1241. 757.499.7900. THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS 45 HIGHER LEARNING Cambridge College, located in Chesapeake, offers adult learning to students an opportunity to earn their diploma and/or degree in medical the working people and enables students the ability to complete their assisting, massage therapy, criminal justice, business administration, and Master’s degree in just eight to 18 months, offering flexible class times, much more. Located in Chesapeake and Newport News. Visit everest.edu including evening and weekend courses. Degrees offered include or call 888.741.4270. Master of Education (multiple disciplines and licensure available) and Master of Management in General Business. Located in Chesapeake. Visit Fortis College The Fortis Campus in Norfolk, VA provides carrer education cambridgecollege.edu/Chesapeake or call 757.424.0333. and training to people in the greater Tidewater area in the Nursing, Medical, Dental, Massage and Information Technology career fields. Cayce/Reilly® School of Massotherapy, located on the Virginia Beach Visit Fortis.edu or call 757.499.5447. Oceanfront, provides holistic and comprehensive education in both the art and science of therapeutic massage. Visit Edgar_Cayce.org/massage ITT Technical Institute offers a variety of associate degrees school or call 757.457.7270. including degrees in Computer and Electronics Engineering Technology, Computer Drafting and Design, Computer Network Systems and Multimedia; Centura College consults with healthcare, airline, industry, and business and bachelor’s degrees in Information Systems Security, Technical Project leaders to construct programs with the skills and technology demanded Management, Criminal Justice, Digital Entertainment and Game Design, by employers. Four locations: Chesapeake, Newport News, Norfolk and Business Administration, and Business Accounting Technology. Located in Virginia Beach . Visit centuracollege.edu or call 757.858.8324. Norfolk. Visit itt-tech.edu or call 757.466.1260.

The Culinary Institute of Virginia prepares students for success Riverside School of Health Careers offers programs in Professional in the competitive field of food service. Offering Associate of Applied Nursing, Practical Nursing, Radiologic Technology, Surgical Technology, Science Degree in Culinary Arts and Bachelor of Science Degree in LPN to RN Fast-Track Articulation Program, Computed Tomography for Business Administration. Located in Norfolk, Call 757.858.CHEF or Radiologic Technologists, and Nurse Aide Education, preparing students 1.866.619.CHEF or visit chefva.com for more information. for an exciting career in the health field. Located in Newport News. Visit riversideonline.com/rshc/ or call 757.240.2200. ECPI, founded in 1966, specializes in Technology, Business, and Health Sciences Education. A leading private college offering Bachelor and Sentara School of Health Sciences, part of Sentara Healthcare, Associate degrees, diploma, and certification programs. Located in Virginia offers programs in health sciences including: Surgical Technology; Beach and Newport News. Visit ecpi.edu or call 757.490.9090. Cardiovascular Programs; the Monitor Surveillance Course; Nurse’s Aide Education and a new Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program introduced in Everest College is a national career training school that offers a variety 2010. Call 757.388.2900 or visit Sentara.edu for more information. of programs that enable students to find a better job, while meeting the qualifying demands requested by so many employers. Each school offers Strayer University has over 100 years of success offering market-driven master’s, bachelor’s and associate degrees, as well as diploma programs in business and technology including Master of Education, Master of Public Administration and Master of Health Services Administration. Courses are available onsite in small classes and online. Located in Chesapeake, Newport News and Virginia Beach for your convenience. Call 757.382.9900 or visit strayer.edu

Troy University–Atlantic Region provides working adults in Hampton Roads with the resources needed to advance their education by offering a unique blend of options and flexibility that allows students to complete their degree through accelerated nine-week terms, night and weekend classes, or online in as little as one year. For convenience, Troy University has nine Hampton Roads locations. Visit norfolk.troy.edu/ or call 757.451.8202.

COMMUNITY COLLEGES Virginia’s 23 Community Colleges provide a gateway to higher education opportunities. Three of those institutions are located in Hampton Roads. Of those enrolled in our Community Colleges, more than 45 percent are over 25. More than two-thirds attend part-time, and more than two-thirds work while attending school.

The Virginia Community College System has adopted curriculum standards to provide the guaranteed transfer of degree and program courses to Virginia’s universities. Colleges offer on-site, virtual, and hybrid courses for traditional, vocational, technological, service, and industrial degree programs.

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Paul D. Camp Community College offers college transfer and from here, technical courses and programs, and workforce services/customized training that can be delivered at any college or workplace location. PDCCC has over 2,500 enrolled students and 50 degree and certificate programs. Students can pursue an Associate in Arts & Science degree, transferable go anywhere. to a four-year institution, or an Associate in Applied Science degree or Certificate that moves them directly into the workforce. Locations: Franklin, Suffolk, and the counties of Isle of Wight and Southhampton. Visit pdc.edu or call 757.569.6700.

Thomas Nelson Community College (TNCC), a two-year institution of higher education, with enrollment of over 15,000, was established as part of a statewide system of community colleges. TNCC offers access to comprehensive instructional programs including associate degrees and career certificates. TNCC also offers many non-credit programs for professional certification or career upgrades. Locations: Hampton, Williamsburg and Newport News. Visit tncc.edu

Tidewater Community College (TCC) is one of the fastest growing community colleges in the nation, offering hundreds of courses and over 150 degree and certificate programs to some 46,000 students each year. It serves the South Hampton Roads region with campuses in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach. TCC offers a comprehensive range of programs from courses of study that lead to an associate degree, diploma or certificate, including the first two years of university parallel instruction and over 60 career and technical programs. The college also offers both credit and non-credit continuing education and special training programs. Visit tcc.edu or call 757.822.1122.

VIRGINIA COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES Christopher Newport University (CNU) is a liberal arts university with a strong commitment to undergraduate education. With the most recent enrollment at 4,962, CNU offers baccalaureate programs through its College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Joseph W. Luter, III College of Business, Leadership, American Studies, and Social Thought. Through the five-year bachelor’s to master’s program, students can earn a master’s degree in one of three fields by completing just one additional year beyond Tidewater Community College is the largest their senior year. Those disciplines include: teaching; applied physics and provider of higher education and customized computer science; and environmental science CNU also offers graduate workforce training in Hampton Roads. programs in the following fields: applied physics and computer science; and environmental science. Small classes averaging 25 students are taught by faculty members – of which 90 percent hold a doctorate or the highest Whether you’re looking for career and technical degree in their field. The University draws top students from Virginia, 32 other training, or you want to transfer to a four-year states and the world. In its annual review of the nation’s top schools of higher learning, U.S. News & World Report recently ranked CNU seventh among school, TCC offers over 150 quality academic the nation’s “Up-and-Coming” liberal arts institutions. Schools awarded this programs. With four convenient locations and day, distinction represent those that have “recently made striking improvements evening, weekend, and online classes, no matter or innovations, demonstrating their focused effort on improving their performance and looking into the future.” CNU is located in Newport News. where you’re going, start here. Visit cnu.edu or call 757.594.7015.

The College of William & Mary is a public university located in historic downtown Williamsburg. Founded by Royal Charter in 1693, it is the second oldest college in the country; the Sir Christopher Wren Building (1700) is the oldest college building in the U.S. The school has TCC.EdU | 757-822-1122 a total student body of more than 7,892 students with a 12 to 1 student/ faculty ratio. Known as “the alma mater of the nation,” William & Mary has educated four U.S. Presidents: George Washington, Thomas CHESAPEAKE I NORFOLK | PORTSMOUTH I SUFFOLK I VIRGINIA BEACH

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Jefferson, James Monroe, and John Tyler. Center for Digital Education; Top 25 percent of southern VIRGINIA William & Mary claim several firsts, including the universities in the regional universities category by COLLEGES & 1776 creation of Phi Beta Kappa, the country’s first U.S. News & World Report magazine. Ranked No. 1 academic honor society, and the first collegiate law among U.S. universities and colleges in conferring UNIVERSITIES school in 1779. psychology baccalaureates to African-Americans and In addition to being ranked first among all small, Top 10 in graduating African-Americans with biology, public universities in the country, U.S. News & World business management, communications, journalism, Report gave the following rankings this year: sixth among and English degrees by Black Issues in Higher Education all public universities; 33rd overall among the nation’s magazine. Located In Hampton. Visit hamptonu.edu or best universities; 18th in graduation rates for national call 757.727.5000. universities; undergraduate business program ranked 70th in the nation and 6th among public universities; Norfolk State University (NSU), founded in and the Law School ranked as tied for 35th in the 1935, is a public, urban, comprehensive university nation. The university was named one of Intel’s “50 offering programs at the undergraduate and Most Unwired College Campuses” for its campus- graduate levels. NSU is a Carnegie Class-Master’s I, wide wireless network. Located in Williamsburg. Visit comprehensive four-year, co-educational institution wm.edu or call 757.221.4000. that offers its students more than 50 undergraduate and graduate academic programs in disciplines Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS), founded such as education, mass communications, optical in 1973, offers top notch medical education to 902 engineering, social work, and business. With a student students in physicians, master’s and Ph.D. programs. enrollment of 7,000 students and a strong liberal arts Today, EVMS’ faculty includes some of the nation’s tradition, the University is committed to increasing top researchers in geriatrics, reproductive medicine, undergraduate and graduate degree attainment in diabetes, proteomics, virology, women’s health, and science, technology, engineering and mathematics. sleep disorders. Eastern Virginia Medical School offers The University also touts strong academic programs in internship, residency and fellowship programs in fields the social and behavioral sciences, humanities and ranging from obstetrics and gynecology and combined graduate and professional studies in social work and internal/family medicine residencies to psychology psychology. Norfolk State University is accredited by the internships and trauma surgery fellowships. Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor, master EVMS runs residency and fellowship programs in and doctoral degrees. NSU offers powerful learning cooperation with Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, environments, relevant programs in high-demand Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, Bon areas, forward-thinking instruction, opportunities Secours DePaul Medical Center, Hampton Veterans that enhance learning, and high-tech, high-touch, Administration Medical Center, Portsmouth Naval student-focused services. Located in Norfolk. Visit Medical Center, and other hospitals, clinics and surgical nsu.edu or call 757.823.8600. centers in the region. EVMS operates under charter from the Commonwealth of Virginia as a public Old Dominion University (ODU) is a Carnegie instrumentality to advance health care in eastern Doctoral/Research-Extensive university with about Virginia. Located in Norfolk. Visit evms.edu or call 24,000 students located in Norfolk. ODU has six 757.446.5600. colleges: Arts and Letters, Business and Public Administration, Education, Engineering, Health Hampton University (HU) is a dynamic, progressive Sciences, and Science; and offers 67 bachelor’s, 65 institution of higher education. It is a privately- master’s and 26 Doctoral degrees. The University endowed, non-profit, non-sectarian, coeducational, ranked in U.S. News & World Report’s 2011 edition historically black university with a total enrollment in of Best Colleges is National Universities, Tier 2. excess of 5,600. HU has grown into a comprehensive As Hampton Roads’ “science and technology university providing a broad range of technical, liberal university,” ODU has world-class, nationally-ranked arts, pre-professional, professional, and graduate offerings in modeling and simulation, high performance degree programs; also offers cultural entertainment computing, bio-technology, nanotechnology, and athletic events. engineering, physics, and oceanography. HU is comprised of six schools: Business, Engineering Old Dominion’s Virginia Modeling, Analysis and & Technology, Liberal Arts & Education, Nursing, Simulation Center (VMASC) offers masters and Pharmacy, and Science. A Graduate College and Ph.D. programs (the only ones in the nation), College of Continuing Education are also available; providing expertise and conducting state-of- including 70 undergraduate majors, 25 master’s the-art research. A recent economic impact study degree programs and a doctoral degree in physics, conducted by VMASC showed that modeling and physical therapy, and pharmacy, and is now the first simulation activities accounted for more than 4,000 historically black college or university to offer a Ph.D. local jobs and contributes nearly $500 million to in nursing. Ranked 39th among the nation’s “Most the Hampton Roads economy each year. Athletics Unwired Campuses” by Intel Corporation and the are an integral part of ODU, and in 2009, the

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The College of William & Mary University launched its first football team in 60 years – Social Science divisions, as well as interdisciplinary and posted a winning season! ODU joined the NCAA and individualized majors. Wesleyan provides a Old Dominion University Division I- Colonial Athletic Association in 2011. Located prime opportunity for undergraduates to study in a in Norfolk. Visit odu.edu or call 757.683.3000. classroom setting with a 11:1 student/teacher ratio. Named one of “America’s Best Colleges” by U.S. Regent University, established in 1978, is a fully News & World Report, Virginia Wesleyan is small by accredited Christian institution offering distinctive design, subscribing to the concept that a liberal associates, bachelors, masters and doctoral degree arts education is best achieved when students and programs to more than 4,000 students. faculty know each other well. Visit vwc.edu or call 757.455.3200. Distinguished faculty include former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, and former Chief of Naval SATELLITE CAMPUSES Operations for the U.S. Navy, Admiral Vern Clark Hampton Roads is home to many satellite centers among others. Regent University also boasts one of that offer degree programs from some of Virginia’s the most competitive and accomplished Law Schools finest universities. in the nation with high profile alumni including Norfolk State University Virginia’s Governor Bob McDonnell. The excellence Hampton Roads Center of the University of of their Center for Advocacy’s legal skills training Virginia offers degree, professional development, programs, is evidenced by recent national awards: 2009 personal enrichment and travel programs offered National Pretrial Competition Championship; 2009 through the University of Virginia’s School of Continuing William B. Spong Moot Court Championship; and and Professional Studies (SCPS). At the Hampton Roads the 2008 American Bar Association Regional Moot Center of the University of Virginia students may earn Court Champions. a master’s degree in one of seven types of engineering Regent’s Degree programs include master’s and and a new master’s degree in gifted education. doctoral degrees in business, communication and the Additionally, the Hampton Roads Center offers two arts, divinity, education, government, law, leadership online graduate certificate programs in eMarketing and studies, and psychology and counseling. Located in Public Administration. Located in Virginia Beach. Visit Virginia Beach. Visit regent.edu or call 757.352.4127. uvahamptonroadscenter.info or call 757.552.1890, Regent University School of Law ext. 301. Virginia Wesleyan College, chartered in 1961, is a four-year liberal arts college related to the United The Virginia Tech Hampton Roads Center includes Methodist Church. The 300-acre, wooded campus located continuing and professional education programs; near the Chesapeake Bay is host to about 1,400 students. conferences, meetings, and events management; Recognizing the importance of environmental stewardship, community outreach programs; customized contract Virginia Wesleyan College set a campus greening or certificate courses for your team; technical assistance initiative as one of its top priorities. The President’s projects; business, industry, non-profit or government Environmental Issues Council (PEIC) was created in 2005 related research; and graduate education. to promote a strong environmental ethic and cultivate sustainable policies, practices and curricula throughout Virginia Tech Hampton Roads Center offers graduate Virginia Wesleyan College. programs in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Preparation Program for School Principals and The college offers 39 majors spread throughout the Supervisors and Engineering. The Commonwealth Humanities, Natural Science and Mathematics and Graduate Engineering Program is a distance graduate

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program sponsored by five universities in the State South University-Virginia Beach is certified by State SATELLITE of Virginia: Virginia Tech (VT), University of Virginia Council of Higher Education in Virginia (SCHEV) CAMPUSES (UVA), Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Old to operate in Virginia. Visit southuniversity.edu/ Dominion University (ODU) and George Mason Virginia-beach for more information. World Class University (GMU). Additional Virginia Tech Programs Virginia Universities in the Hampton Roads Area include: National Institute Saint Leo University South Hampton Roads of Aerospace (NIA) conferring MS and Ph.D. in Center is a Catholic, co-educational liberal arts Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Engineering university offering programs leading to associate and Science and Mechanics, Material Science and baccalaureate degrees and a Master of Business Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. Located in Administration, Master of Education and Master of Criminal Justice Degrees with centers in: Fort Eustis Virginia Beach. Visit hrc.vt.edu or call 757.363.3930. Center; Langley AFB Center; South Hampton Roads Center-Chesapeake Office; Naval Air Station Oceana Other U.S. Universities Naval Station Norfolk Office. Visit saintleo.edu or call Hampton Roads is also home to satellite campuses of 800.334.5532. some of our country’s most prestigious colleges and universities. George Washington University Hampton Roads graduate education center in Hampton Roads Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University teaches the has programs staffed by full-time administrators and faculty, as well as visiting faculty from the main science, practice and business of aviation, aerospace, campus. The College of Professional Studies offers and selected related technologies. Embry-Riddle offers undergraduate and graduate programs in: Educational these degrees: Associate in Science in Professional Administration & Policy Studies; Educational Aeronautics, Associate in Science in Technical Leadership & Administration; Educational Leadership Management; Bachelor of Science in Professional & Administration; Engineering Management & Aeronautics, and Bachelor of Science in Technical Systems Engineering; Human Resource Development. Management; Master of Aeronautical Science; Located in Newport News; with classes also held in Master of Science in Management; and UG Cert: Virginia Beach and Chesapeake. Visit nearyou.gwu.edu Aviation Safety. or call 757.269.4949. Embry-Riddle degree programs are approved by the University of Phoenix-Virginia Beach, offers appropriate state Department of Veterans Affairs for evening, weekend, and online classes at its enrollment of persons eligible to receive education Virginia Beach location. As the nation’s largest private benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans accredited university, we offer relevant and respected University of Virginia Affairs (DVA). Embry-Riddle Worldwide has campuses undergraduate and graduate degrees in the fields of at Fort Eustis 757.887.0980, Langley Air Force Base Accounting, Business, Management, Nursing, and more. 757.764.2662, Norfolk 757.440.5078, and Oceana in Virginia Beach 757.437.8061. Visit erau.edu. Contact them today to learn more about their programs, class schedules, transferring credits, Florida Institute of Technology is an independent financing, credit for professional training, and more. technological university offering graduate degree Visit phoenix.edu or call 757.493.6300. n programs in business and management, logistics, acquisition and contract management, project management, human resource management and more. Florida Institute of Technology waives a portion George Washington University of the tuition and costs for post-9/11 veterans and eligible dependents and is a Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program. Located at Fort Eustis (Newport News). Visit uc.fit.edu/es/hroads or call 757.887.2488 (Peninsula); 757.440.9005 (Southside). University of Phoenix South University-Virginia Beach opened in 2010. South University’s Virginia Beach campus offers the following academic degrees: Associate of Science in Paralegal Studies; Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Bachelor of Business Administration; Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice; Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management; Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies; RN to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN); Master of Arts in Professional Counseling; and Master of Business Administration.

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Lakeview Medical Center’s roots run deep in the community. Over 100 years of using leading-edge technology, rooted with courteous care makes us a leader in focused healthcare. Our highly-qualified team of more than 30 healthcare providers comprises the region’s largest group practice. We foster the values of competence, respect and life-long partnerships, empowering your family towards a healthier lifestyle. Our passion to providing multi-specialties in each location embodies commitment to our community. • Adult Internal Medicine • Gastroenterology • Orthopedics • Rheumatology • Cardiology • General & Thoracic Surgery • Pediatrics • Swallowing Disorders Center • Dermatology • Laboratory Services • Physical Medicine & • Urology • Digital Radiology • OB/GYN-Infertility & Rehabilitation • ENT-Allergy-Audiology Laser Surgery • Pulmonology

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Major Providers EVMS Health Services is a not-for-profit physician FINDING A Bon Secours Health System includes hospitals and practice affiliated with Eastern Virginia Medical School DOCTOR outpatient services in Hampton Roads. Bon Secours (EVMS). Over 150 physicians represent 20 specialties in (meaning “Good Health”) provides help to those in need primary care, medical and surgical care and radiation throughout the Hampton Roads area. From the most oncology with full-time clinical practices. Our offices are Choosing a new physician can advanced diagnostic and state-of-the-art care in the located throughout the greater Hampton Roads region, be a difficult task, especially if you hospital setting, to primary care in your neighborhood, with most specialties available on the campus of EVMS. have moved and are living in a from rehabilitation services and sports performance, new community. The following to home care and hospice services, they deliver expert EVMS Health Services physicians support patients questions can help you to define knowledge and compassionate care. through comprehensive services, award-winning further what is most important medical research, specialized patient care programs for you: Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital is among the in cancer, diabetes, geriatrics, trauma and women’s top 10% in nation for overall Orthopedic Services, health and collaboration with national and international • Where is the practice partners developing medical technologies for the located? Will it be easy for Joint Replacement, and Spine Surgery. The American you to get there? Is it Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) future. For a complete listing of all EVMS programs, accessible by public recently re‑accredited the Bon Secours Surgical Weight services and facilities, visit evmshealthservices.org or transportation? Is there Loss Center at Maryview as a Bariatric Surgery Center call 757.451.6200. ample parking? of Excellence, and Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center opened a new neuroscience intensive care unit in Riverside Health is one of Virginia’s most comprehensive • Which hospital(s) does November 2010. health care providers, offering a wide range of facilities the doctor use? Are you that includes a regional medical center and rural comfortable with the Bon Secours Health System provides a lifetime of care community hospitals. possibility of being treated and assures that care is available to those in need. For at one of these institutions a complete listing of all Bon Secours programs, services Riverside Health System has been named to the should the need arise? and facilities, visit bshr.com or call 757.889.CARE. nation’s Top 100 Most Wired Hospitals/Health Systems for a sixth straight year, released in the July issue of • Where are routine x-rays Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, located at Hospitals & Health Networks magazine. And, Riverside and laboratory studies 736 Battlefield Boulevard North, Chesapeake, is a local has been designated a Primary Stroke Center by The performed? Can these be independent and nonprofit health organization Joint Commission for Primary Stroke Centers. done in-office, or will providing community-based health care to the you have to go to an Hampton Roads and northeastern North Carolina For a complete listing of all Riverside Health programs, outside laboratory? community. services and facilities, visit riversideonline.com or call 757.534.7000. • How long must you wait for an The healthcare organization offers services from hospital appointment after you call? treatment and outpatient diagnosis to home care, Sentara Healthcare is a provider in southeastern Can you be seen on the same hospice and assisted living. With 310 licensed beds, Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. Sentara offers day if you have an urgent need? this hospital is well known for its excellent inpatient a full range of health coverage plans, home health and care, women’s and cancer services, and state-of-the-art hospice services, physical therapy and rehabilitation • If you call with a question technology and diagnostic imaging. services, mobile diagnostic vans, and ground and air about your care, does a medical transport services, including Nightingale – the doctor or nurse return your For a complete listing of all Chesapeake Regional region’s first air ambulance service; and the nation’s call promptly? Medical Center programs, services and facilities, visit first lifesaving intensive care monitoring system eICU®. chesapeakeregional.com or call 757.312.8121. Sentara operates the region’s only Level I Trauma • Who covers for the physician Center, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital; one of five when he/she is away? Whom Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters (CHKD), Level I trauma centers in Virginia. should you call if you have located at 601 Children’s Lane, Norfolk, was founded a problem after-hours? If the Sentara ranked first in Modern Healthcare’s 2010 doctor works in a group, are in 1961 to meet the health care needs of children you comfortable with being throughout Hampton Roads, the Eastern Shore of list of top integrated healthcare networks. For the seen by one of the Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. The 186-bed, 11th year, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital and practice partners? not-for-profit hospital provides the highest designation Sentara Heart Hospital rank among the nation’s of neonatal intensive care and specialty units for pediatric best heart programs. Listed 43rd in the U.S. News • Does the office process intensive care, rehabilitation, cancer treatment, medical & World Report’s 2010-11 Best Hospitals, Sentara insurance claims, or must and surgical care, and transitional care. remains the only heart program in this region and only you pay up-front for services one of two hospitals in Virginia to be ranked by U.S. and file the claims yourself? More than 50 pediatric sub-specialists and 90 board- News & World Report. For a complete listing of all Sentara certified pediatricians and nurse practitioners provide programs, services and facilities, visit sentara.com or call Visit the American Medical inpatient and outpatient services, diagnose and address 800.SENTARA. Association at ama-assn.org routine and complex illnesses, and treat injuries and to look up any licensed doctor. chronic conditions. For a complete listing of all CHKD programs, services and facilities, visit chkd.org or call 757.668.7000.

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OTHER AREA MEDICAL FACILITIES The Outer Banks Hospital, located at 4800 S. AND HOSPITALS Croatan Highway, Nags Head, North Carolina, is a full Note: This is a representative listing and is not intended to service hospital. Visit theouterbankshospital.com or serve as a comprehensive list of all area medical facilities call 877.359.9179. and hospitals. St. Mary’s Home for Disabled Children, located Eastern State Hospital, located at 4601 Ironbound at 6171 Kempsville Circle, Norfolk, is the only Road, Williamsburg, is a 410-bed facility and part of pediatric long-term care residential facility of its kind the Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental in Virginia for children with severe disabilities. Visit Retardation and Substance Abuse Services system. saintmaryshome.org or call 757.622.2208. Visit esh.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov or call 757.253.5161. Children’s Hospital of The Southampton Memorial Hospital, located at 100 King’s Daughters, Norfolk Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine located Fairview Drive, Franklin, provides acute, long-term and at 601 Colley Avenue, Norfolk, offers state-of-the-art skilled medical care. Visit smhfranklin.com or call treatment in Assisted Reproduction Technologies. Visit 757.569.6100. jonesinstitute.org or call 757.446.7100. For a directory of military health care facilities Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital, located and other military programs and benefits, you may at 1309 Kempsville Road, Norfolk, is a not-for-profit go to nationalresourcedirectory.gov. The National organization providing rehabilitation services, ventilator Resource Directory connects wounded warriors, service and respiratory services, pediatrics, and complex medical members, veterans and their families with those who conditions. Visit laketaylor.org or call 757.461.5001. support them. n

LifeNet Health, located at 1864 Concert Drive, Sources: Individual health systems, medical centers, Virginia Beach, is one of America’s leading organ hospitals and healthcare facilities. and tissue donation agencies. Visit lifenet.org or call 800.847.7831 (800.TISSUE.1). Information current as of 10/12.

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Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters has 16 pediatric practices in 26 convenient locations throughout Hampton Roads. To find one near you, visit chkd.org/cmg. CHKD is one of the nation’s top providers of Tricare.

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Annual Art Shows, Festivals & FOR YOUR AMUSEMENT Motor World Family Thrill Park (700 S. Birdneck Rd., Special Events. . . . 62 American Indoor Karting (2736 N Mall Dr., Virginia Virginia Beach) is your place for fun with Grand Prix kart Beach). State-of-the-art European racing machines models, Skycoaster, paintball facility, mini golf, and more. allow drivers an incredible racing experience Visit vbmotorworld.com or call 757.422.6419. with speeds of 40mph and lateral G’s of 1.5 and above. Visit americanindoorkarting.com or call Ocean Breeze Waterpark (849 General Booth Blvd., 757.486.3003. Virginia Beach) offers family fun with 16 water slides, a million-gallon wave pool, a kiddie’s section, concerts, Busch Gardens Williamsburg (1 Busch Gardens Blvd., and more. Visit oceanbreezewaterpark.com or call Williamsburg) is situated on 100 action-packed 757.422.4444. acres; an international-themed park boasting more than 50 thrilling rides and attractions. Visit Water Country USA (176 Water Country Pkwy., buschgardens.com/bgw or call 800.343.7946. Williamsburg) is Virginia’s largest water park, featuring water rides and slides, high-speed toboggan race, Hampton Carousel (600 Settlers Landing Rd., Hampton entertainment, and more. Visit watercountryusa.com at The Virginia Air & Space Center). Restored to its or call 800.343.7946. original 1920’s beauty, is one of only 170 antique wooden merry-go-rounds in existence in the U.S. GUIDED & WALKING TOURS Visit vasc.org or call 757.727.6381. Cannonball Trail (401 E. Freemason St., Norfolk) Teacup ride, Busch Gardens Williamsburg is a walk-it-yourself tour and heritage trail with 400 years of American history, connecting historic sites with attractions in downtown Norfolk. Visit downtownnorfolk.org or call 757.441.1526.

Colonial Williamsburg (101A Visitor Center Dr., Williamsburg) is part of the Historical Triangle and offers acres of authentic 18th century taverns, shops and homes. Enjoy original and reconstructed buildings, colorful gardens, interpretive programs, historic trades and crafts, and character interpreters. Visit colonialwilliamsburg.com or call 800.HISTORY.

Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk Driving Tour of African-American Historic Sites (6467 Main St., Gloucester) shares the heritage that has significantly influenced the county’s development of the African-American culture. Visit gloucesterva.info or Hugh Mongous, Ocean Breeze Waterpark call 804.693.0014. 56 THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS FUN SEEKERS & EXPLORERS

Historic Triangle Tours offers a variety of walking and Endview Plantation (362 Yorktown Rd., Newport guided tour packages. For Colonial Williamsburg, visit News), restored to its 1862 appearance, is a living GUIDED & colonialwilliamsburg.com or call 800.HISTORY. For museum where visitors talk with soldiers and civilians WALKING Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown Victory Center, visit from Civil War era Virginia. Visit endview.org or call historyisfun.org or call 888.593.4682. 757.887.1862. TOURS

Norfolk Walkabouts Food Tours & Historical Tours Francis Land House (3131 Virginia Beach Blvd., Virginia are guided walking tours that sample house specialties Beach) is a beautiful, early 19th century home furnished at multiple restaurants while having a behind-the- with period antiques and reproductions. Tours are led by scenes experience where staff discusses the food. costumed guides. Visit vbgov.com or call 757.385.5100. In between, the tour goes to several landmarks and discusses the history of Norfolk and Hampton Roads. Gloucester Museum of History (6539 Main St., Go to virginiabeach.com or call 757.641.7968. Gloucester) is housed in a pre-Revolutionary brick tavern built in 1770. Enjoy county archaeology; Civil and Smithfield Historic District Walking Tour (335 Revolutionary War displays. Visit gloucesterva.info/ Main St., Smithfield) is a self-guided tour of the museum or call 804.693.1234. charming homes along the tree-lined streets featuring Colonial, Federal and Victorian architectural gems. Visit Gwynn’s Island Museum (on Route 633, Mathews) smithfield-virginia.com or call 757.357.5182. preserves the history of Gwynn’s Island and Mathews County. Enjoy military and Merchant Marine Walking Tour of Historic Gloucester (6467 Main displays; Indian and Colonial artifacts; and antiques. St., Gloucester) invites you to discover the stories and Visit gwynnsislandmuseum.org or call 804.725.7949. secrets behind the historic store fronts with Chamber walk friendly proprietors, distinctive food and merchandise. Hampton History Museum (Old Hampton Ln., Visit gloucesterva.info or call 804.693.2355. Hampton) showcases permanent galleries and shares Hampton’s history from its early occupation by the Walking Tour of Olde Towne Portsmouth (6 Kecoughtan Tribe through the 20th century. Visit Crawford Pkwy., Portsmouth) is a self-guided tour hampton.va.us/history_museum or call 757.727.1610. of the 18th and 19th century historic district with HISTORIC tidbits from Revolutionary and Civil War eras. Hampton University Museum (11 Frissell Ave., Visit oldetownportsmouth.com or call 757.393.5111. Hampton) was founded in 1868 and is the oldest HOMES African-American museum in the U.S., and one of the HISTORIC HOMES & MUSEUMS oldest museums in Virginia. Visit museum.hamptonu. & MUSEUMS Adam Thoroughgood House (1636 Parish Rd., edu or call 757.727.5308. Virginia Beach), built circa 1719, is an English country manor-style house – one of the earliest permanent Hermitage Foundation Museum (7637 N. Shore brick structures in Virginia. Visit museumsvb.org or call Rd., Norfolk) is an English Tudor-style mansion 757.460.7588. on the Lafayette River. Enjoy paintings, sculptures and Chinese figurines from the T’Ang Dynasty. Visit Bacon’s Castle (465 Bacon’s Castle Trail, Surry) with its hermitagefoundation.org or call 757.423.2052. cruciform shape, triple chimneys and curvilinear gables, is a rare surviving example of Jacobean architecture Hill House (221 North St., Portsmouth) is a four-story in America. Visit apva.org/baconscastle or call English basement house built in the early 1800’s and is 757.357.5976. furnished entirely with original family belongings. Visit portsmouthva.gov/tourism or call 757.393.0241. Jamestown huts Cape Henry Memorial (Fort Story Military Reservation, Virginia Beach) marks where English Colonists landed Historic Rosewell (Old Rosewell Ln., Gloucester) was at Cape Henry on April 26, 1607. Those same English built in 1725 and sits on the banks of the York River. colonists went on to establish the first, permanent, It showcases the ruins of one of the finest mansions English speaking settlement in America at Jamestown, ever built in the colonies. Visit rosewell.org or call Virginia, on May 13, 1607. A granite cross was erected 804.693.2585. in 1935 by the National Society Daughters of the American Colonists in memory of the wooden Historic St. Luke’s Church (14477 Benns Church cross erected by the English colonists in 1607. Visit Blvd., Smithfield), circa 1632, is the oldest existing church nps.gov/came or call 757.898.2410. of English foundation in the U.S. and the only surviving original brick Gothic church. Visit historicstlukes.org Chippokes Farm & Forestry Museum (Route 634 or call 757.357.3367. off Route 10, Surry) is an antique farm and historic mansion located on one of the oldest farmed plantations in the country. Visit dcr.virginia.gov/ state_parks or call 757.294.3439.

THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS 57 FUN SEEKERS & EXPLORERS HISTORIC Hunter House Victorian Museum (240 W. Prentis House (321 N. Main St., Suffolk), circa 1800, Freemason St., Norfolk), circa 1894, is decorated is one of Suffolk’s oldest homes and restored in HOMES & with the Hunter family’s Victorian furnishings and compliance with the Association for the Preservation of arts, including Renaissance Revival furniture. Visit VA Antiquities. Basement houses the Suffolk Division of MUSEUMS hunterhousemuseum.org or call 757.623.9814. Tourism. Visit suffolk-fun.com or call 757.923.3880.

Isle of Wight County Museum (103 Main St., Riddick’s Folly (510 N. Main St., Suffolk), built in 1837, Smithfield) showcases Indian artifacts, fossils from the is a Greek-revival home listed on the National Register of James River and Civil War relics. Learn the history and Historic Places. Signatures from Union soldiers are visible curing process of the world-famous Smithfield hams. on the walls of the home. Visit riddicksfolly.org or call Visit smithfield-virginia.com or call 757.356.1223. 757.934.0822.

Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown Victory Center St. John’s Church (100 W. Queens Way, Hampton) is the is part of the Historical Triangle and shares the story oldest continuous English-speaking parish in the U.S. of America’s beginnings. Through film, artifact-filled The church features a stained-glass window depicting galleries and outdoor living history, these museums the baptism of Pocahontas. Visit stjohnshampton.org engage visitors in nearly two centuries of our nation’s or call 757.722.2567. Gloucester Museum, Gloucester history. Visit historyisfun.org or call 757.253.4838. St. Paul’s Church (201 St. Paul’s Blvd., Norfolk) is the lone Lynnhaven House (4409 Wishart Rd., Virginia Beach) survivor of the British destruction of the city by Lord is a small, but stately brick structure constructed Dunmore in 1776. A cannonball fired during the attack is by Francis Thelaball in 1725 and features 18th-century still embedded in the wall. Visit saintpaulsnorfolk.com furnishings. Guided tours by costumed interpreters. or call 757.627.4353. Visit museumsvb.org or call 757.460.7109. Suffolk Train Station Museum (326 N. Main St., Suffolk) Mansion at Lee Hall (163 Yorktown Rd., Newport News) is a restored station featuring an HO-scale model railroad. is an Italianate mansion constructed by affluent planter Home of the Suffolk-Nansemond Historical Society. Visit Richard Decauter Lee Hall – Confederate Generals suffolktrainstation.org or call 757.923.4750. Magruder and Johnston used Lee Hall as a headquarters. Visit leehall. org or call 757.888.3371. Tompkins Cottage (27 Brickbat Rd., Mathews) is the oldest wooden structure in the historic Moses Myers House (331 Bank St., Norfolk), built in courthouse district and was used as a mercantile Lee Hall Mansion, Newport News 1792, is the only historic house in the U.S. interpreting store in 1815. Historical exhibits and gift shop onsite. traditions of early Jewish immigrants. Seventy percent Visit visitmathews.com or call 804.725.4229. of the art and furnishings are original. Visit chrysler.org or call 757.441.1526. Upper Wolfsnare (2040 Potters Rd., Virginia Beach) is a handsome Georgian manor built circa 1759 and is OUR Nelson House (508 Main St., Yorktown), restored owned by the Princess Anne County/Virginia Beach NAUTICAL mansion of Georgian architecture, was home to Thomas Historical Society. Visit vbfun.com or call 757.491.3490. Nelson, Jr., a signer of the Declaration of Independence HERITAGE and Governor of Virginia. Visit yorkcounty.gov/tourism Whalehead Club at Currituck Heritage Park (1100 Club or call 757.898.2410. Road, North Corolla), built in 1922. This landmark boasts impressive displays of Art Nouveau architecture. Home Newsome House Museum & Cultural Center (2803 of the Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education. Visit Oak Ave., Newport News) takes you back in time to the whaleheadclub.org or call 252.453.9040. 1899 Victorian home of Joseph Thomas Newsome, a prominent black attorney. Visit newsomehouse.org or OUR NAUTICAL HERITAGE call 757.247.2360. Cape Henry Lighthouse (Fort Story Army Base, Virginia Beach), first federally-constructed lighthouse in the Norfolk History Museum at the Willoughby- U.S., began to crack in 1870 and was replaced with the Baylor House (601 East Freemason St., Norfolk) was country’s tallest cast-iron lighthouse. Visit apva.org/ built in 1794 by Captain William Willoughby and capehenry or call 757.422.9421. showcases various aspects of Norfolk’s rich history. Visit chrysler.org or call 757.441.1526. Currituck Beach Lighthouse (1100 Club Road, North USS Wisconsin at Nauticus Museum Corolla) is distinct in appearance, showcasing an exterior Norfolk Southern Museum (3 Commercial Place, of natural brick; featuring Victorian double keepers’ Norfolk) highlights the company’s history; Civil War-era house and cisterns. Visit currituckbeachlight.com or railroad track sections; locomotive simulator, railroad call 252.453.4939. car coupler, and life-size cutout of a train engine. Visit nscorp.com or call 757.823.5555. Fort Norfolk (810 Front St., Norfolk) is the last remaining 18th century defense, and has been called the best preserved War of 1812 site in America. Visit 58 THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS norfolkhistorical.org or call 757.640.1720. FUN SEEKERS & EXPLORERS

Hampton Roads Naval Museum (inside Nauticus, Path of History links two of the nation’s WAR MUSEUMS 1 Waterside Dr., Norfolk) shares two centuries of oldest Navy facilities, the Naval Medical Center and naval activity in and around the harbor of Hampton Naval Shipyard with brick walkways and features two & MEMORIALS Roads. Explore the historic decks of the Wisconsin. 75,000-pound propellers from naval supply ships. Visit Visit history.navy.mil/museums or call 757.322.2987. visitportsva.com or call 757.393.8718.

Hog Island Lighthouse Lens (High Street Landing Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum (2 High on the Riverfront, Portsmouth) The first Hog Island St., Portsmouth) showcases 18th and 19th century Lighthouse was built in 1852 and lasted until 1896. Naval Shipyard memorabilia such as Navy diver The 10-foot high lens, a first order produced by the helmets, a 1700’s ship’s log and artifacts. Visit Henry-LePaute company in France, was removed from portsmouthnavalshipyardmuseum.com or call the lighthouse before its final destruction. Portsmouth 757.393.8591. Visitor Information Center: 800.393.5111. Tugboat Museum (docked at Waterside Marina, Lightship Museum (London & Water Sts., Portsmouth) Norfolk) is a dockside museum aboard a restored 1933 invites you aboard this 1915 lightship that aided Huntington tugboat; listed on the National Register of mariners in avoiding danger, ensuring safe entry into Historic Sites. Visit norfolkdowntown.com/attractions Gate and courtyard of the the harbors at night. Visit portsmouthnavalshipyard or call 757.627.4TUG. Governor’s Palace in Williamsburg museum.com or call 757.393.8591. Watermen’s Museum (on Water Street under the MacArthur Memorial (MacArthur Square, Bank St. Coleman Bridge, Yorktown) invites you to hear the story and City Hall Ave., Norfolk) is the final resting place for of Wooden Boats and Iron Men; showcases artifacts Gen. MacArthur; enjoy the story of MacArthur’s life of the men who harvested the Chesapeake Bay. Visit through exhibit galleries, archives and more. Visit watermens.org or call 757.887.2641. macarthurmemorial.org or call 757.441.2965. OUR MILITARY HISTORY The Mariners’ Museum (100 Museum Dr., Newport WAR MUSEUMS & MEMORIALS News) showcases 500 years of seafaring adventure Air Power Park & Museum (413 W. Mercury Blvd., and features Chris-Crafts, miniature ship models, Hampton) invites you to feel the air power with outdoor and artifacts from the USS Monitor. Visit mariner.org sights of jets, rockets, missiles, and space artifacts. Visit or call 757.596.2222. hampton.gov/parks or call 757.727.8311. Civil War re-enactment NAS Oceana Tour is a 90-minute narrated tour Battleship Wisconsin (1 Waterside Dr., Norfolk) is of the world’s largest Master Jet Base in Virginia one of the largest and last battleships ever built by Beach and home to more than 300 jet aircraft, the U.S. Navy. This Iowa-class battleship is a veteran including F/A-18 Hornets. Visit cnic.navy.mil/oceana or of World War II, the Korean War and the Gulf War. Visit call 757.222.6100. nauticus.org or call 757.322.2987. zoological Nauticus, The National Maritime Center (1 Fighter Factory (240 Airport Ct., Suffolk) is a group of Waterside Dr., Norfolk) is an exciting educational professionals specializing in the recovery/ restoration & wildlife science and technology center featuring over 150 of World War II era propeller aircraft. View a unique exhibits, and is home to the Hampton Roads Naval collection of vintage aircraft. Visit fighterfactory. exhibits Museum. Visit nauticus.org or call 757.664.1000. com or call 757.539.8440.

Naval Station Norfolk Tour (9079 Hampton Blvd., U.S. Army Transportation Museum (300 Washington Norfolk) showcases the world’s largest naval station; is Blvd., Newport News) boasts nearly 100 Army vehicles homeport to ships, aircraft squadrons and more. Visit and aircraft from the Revolution to the present day. Visit cnic.navy.mil/norfolksta or call 757.444.7955. transchool.lee.army.mil/museum/transportation or call 757.878.1115. New Point Comfort Lighthouse (south of Route 600, Mathews) was first illuminated in 1805. It is a 63-foot Virginia War Museum (9285 Warwick Blvd., Newport sandstone tower and the third oldest lighthouse on News) houses galleries documenting America’s wars the Chesapeake Bay. Observe from walkway only. Visit from the American Revolution to present day conflicts. newpointcomfort.com or call 877.725.4BAY. Visit warmuseum.org or call 757.247.8523. The Virginia Zoo Old Coast Guard Station (24th St. and Boardwalk, ZOOLOGICAL & WILDLIFE EXHIBITS Virginia Beach) depicts the history of the U.S. Life-Saving Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum (1113 and Coast Guard Service and shipwrecks along the Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach) is located in the Virginia coast. Visit oldcoastguardstation.com or call oldest remaining structure on the oceanfront, historic 757.422.1587. deWitt Cottage. The museum features historical wildfowl artifacts. Visit awhm.org or call 757.437.8432. THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS 59 FUN SEEKERS & EXPLORERS

zoological The Cousteau Society (710 Settlers Virginia Living Museum (524 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Newport News) Landing Rd., Hampton) offers a close- offers indoor/outdoor attractions, a wildlife park, aquarium, planetarium, & wildlife up look at the world of Cousteau observatory, and more. Visit thevlm.org or call 757.595.1900. and includes replicas of the famous exhibits research vessels Calypso and The Virginia Zoo (3500 Granby St., Norfolk) currently displays nearly Alcyone. Visit cousteau.org or call 400 animals with featured exhibits: Asia-Trail of Tiger and the African 757.722.9300. Okavango Delta exhibit. The zoo’s newest arrivals are five Aldabra tortoises – the second largest land tortoise in the world; its first Outer Banks Center for Wildlife baby bongo, Emma, and a new giraffe calf named Willow, born on Education (1100 Club Rd., N. Corolla) July 26, 2010. Visit virginiazoo.org or call 757.441.2374. houses over 250 decoys, an aquarium and exhibit gallery. Classes offered such SCIENCE, DISCOVERY & TECHNOLOGY as decoy carving and kayaking. Visit Chesapeake Planetarium (312 Cedar Rd., Chesapeake) is the first of ncwildlife.org or call 252.453.0221. its kind built by a public school system in Virginia; provides programs on astronomy for the public. Visit cpschools.com/departments/ Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science planetarium or call 757.547.0153. Center (717 General Booth Blvd., Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Virginia Beach) is the state’s largest The Children’s Museum of Virginia (221 High St., Portsmouth). aquarium, featuring 800,000 gallons The largest children’s museum in Virginia with 72,000 sq. ft. of exhibit of aquariums, live animal habitats and space, featuring dozens of interactive exhibits including: Bubbles; SCIENCE, IMAX® 3D Theater. Featured exhibits Working Port; Tot Yard; Train collection; My Backyard and Beyond. Visit DISCOVERY & include Journey of Water and Restless childrensmuseumva.com or call 757.393.5258. Planet. Visit virginiaaquarium.com or TECHNOLOGY call 757.385.FISH. Ripley’s Believe It Or Not Museum (1735 Richmond Rd., Williamsburg). Wherever Robert Ripley went, he searched for the odd and the unusual. Whenever possible he brought home artifacts from his journeys, which today form the heart of the greatest collection of oddities ever assembled. Ripley’s Believe It or Not! museum and 4D theater in Williamsburg, Virginia, is your destination for the strange, unusual, and bizarre! Visit WilliamsburgRipleys.com or call 757. 220.9220.

Virginia Air & Space Center, (600 Settlers Landing Rd., Hampton). Your imagination will soar as you launch a rocket, pilot a space shuttle, come face-to-face with the Apollo 12 Command Module and a DC-9 passenger jet. Experience a 3D IMAX® film in the Riverside IMAX® Theater…you have to see it to believe it! There is always something new landing at the Virginia Air & Space Center! Visit vasc.org or call 757.727.0900.

Virginia Beach Planetarium (3080 S. Lynnhaven Rd., Virginia Beach) invites you to tour the night sky and see the position of visible planets, the moon, and major constellations. Visit planetarium.vbschools.com or call 757.648.4940.

Virginia Air & Space Center 60 THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS Children’s Museum of Virginia FUN SEEKERS & EXPLORERS

Public parks and recreation offers countless value to our citizens and to our country. As advocates and GARDENS & supporters of parks and recreation who live these values every day, we may sometimes take the uncounted benefits of parks and recreation for granted. So we don’t lose sight of the forest for the trees, every once in PARKS awhile it is useful to remind ourselves of these basic values and reaffirm their essential worth.

The following “top 10” list of park and recreation values is in no particular order; rather, it encompasses the range of why public parks and recreation are an essential part of our national heritage:

1. Public parks provide millions of Americans with the opportunity to be physically active 2. Parks have true economic benefits 3. Parks provide vital green space in a fast-developing American landscape 4. Parks preserve critical wildlife habitat 5. Parks and recreation facilitate social interactions that are critical to maintaining community cohesion and pride 6. Leisure activities in parks improve moods, reduce stress and enhance a sense of wellness 7. Recreational programs provide organized, structured, enjoyable activities for all ages 8. Community recreation services provide a refuge of safety for at-risk youth 9. Therapeutic recreation is an outlet that individuals with disabilities have to be physically active, socially engaged and connotatively stimulated 10. Public parks embody the American tradition of preserving public lands for the benefit and use of all

For gardens, parks, wildlife refuges and natural preserves near you, visit Virginia Department of Norfolk Botanical Gardens, Norfolk Conservation and Recreation’s website, and search by location. Visit dcr.virginia.gov.

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THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS 61 FUN SEEKERS & EXPLORERS ANNUAL ART SHOWS, FESTIVALS & SPECIAL EVENTS These events are favorites in Hampton Roads. Events typically fall on the same month each year, but dates and times vary. Contact JANUARY information has been provided under each entry – visit websites or call for location information. This list may be incomplete. African-American Heritage Day (Portsmouth) Experience Mid- Atlantic Rockfish Shootout (Virginia Beach) The intention the rich culture of African-Americans through music, dance, of this tournament is to promote good fellowship and fishing stories, and interactive presentations. portsmouthva.gov, in Virginia, and also to benefit CHKD and the food shelters of 757.393.5258, ext. 27 southeastern Virginia. midatlanticrickfishshootout.com Emancipation Day Observance (Newport News) Living Virginia Duals Wrestling Tournament (Hampton) Hosted by historians present a program depicting the effects of the Peninsula Wrestling Association, the tournament is a two-day passing of the emancipation proclamation on the African- event and the largest College and High School Tournament in American community. newsomehouse.org, 757.247.2360 the world. Virginiaduals.org Hampton Roads International Auto Show (Virginia Beach) Virginia Saltwater Fishing Tournament (Virginia Beach) A three-day event, the largest auto show in the state and offers Kicks off every year January 1st and runs throughout the year; a non-selling environment. hrada.com, 757.631.6700 includes 35 eligible species averaging 3200 awards per year. mrc.state.va.us/, 747.247.2292

Salt Water Fishing Tournament, Virginia Beach

Annual Bacchus Wine and Food Festival (Newport News) Polar Plunge (Virginia Beach) Since its inception in 1993, FEBRUARY Enjoy an evening of wine tasting, microbrews, music, and more than 28,000 plungers have raised 5.5 million dollars great food by area restaurateurs in the intriguing Virginia for Special Olympics Virginia by taking the plunge into the Living Museum. thevlm.org/Bacchus, 757.595.1900 Atlantic Ocean. polarplunge.com/ Colonial Williamsburg Antiques Forum (The Arts of the Annual Vow Bridal Event (Virginia Beach) A Hampton Roads American South, Williamsburg) This annual forum explores tradition, this bridal show continues to showcase the largest the remarkable furniture, silver, textiles, ceramics, maps, selection of wedding couture, venues, and caterers. vowbride. and paintings that were created and used in the South. com, 757.222.3945 colonialwilliamsburg.org, 757.220.7286 Family Art Day (Mathews) Children can enjoy making arts and crafts; the pottery wheel available for adults and children to try, a sewing machine for young quilters, a beading station and more. bayschool-arts.com, 804.725.1278 Polar Plunge, Virginia Beach

Battle of Hampton Roads Weekend (Newport News) Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade (Norfolk) Come celebrate MARCH Commemorates the Battle of Hampton Roads at the Mariner’s St. Patrick’s Day with a parade through Ocean View. Museum. mariner.org, 757.596.2222 norfolkparade.com/ Daffodil Festival (Gloucester) Celebrate the heritage of Williamsburg Film Festival (Williamsburg) A four-day event Gloucester County and the daffodil industry, with events honoring the Golden Age of Hollywood with movie stars in including: a parade, vendors, daffodil shows and more! person, this event includes autograph and photo sessions, gloucester.info star interviews, movie viewing rooms and more. wff5.tripod. com, 757.482.2490 Mid-Atlantic Home and Flower Show (Virginia Beach) The Tidewater Builder’s Association presents this three-day event The Yuengling Shamrock Marathon (Virginia Beach) featuring more than 500 exhibits, celebrity headliners, and Designed for the fitness enthusiast at any level, this festive home and garden experts. midatlantichomeshow.com/ marathon is the oldest road race in Virginia and is a qualifier for the Boston Marathon. shamrockmarathon.com/ Mid-Atlantic Sports and Boat Show (Virginia Beach) Biggest show of its kind in the region, offering 150,000 square feet of exhibition space devoted to boating. vaboatshow.com Military Through the Ages (James City) Witness the evolution Daffodil Festival, Gloucester of military power through the centuries with reenactments. historyisfun.org, 757.253.4838

62 THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS FUN SEEKERS & EXPLORERS ANNUAL ART SHOWS, FESTIVALS & SPECIAL EVENTS APRIL Arbor Day (Chesapeake) Volunteers are invited to join a tree Regent University’s Reel Dreams Film Competition planting ceremony at the beautiful Chesapeake Arboretum. (Virginia Beach) is an opportunity for aspiring filmmakers to cityofchesapeake.net, 757.382.2489 have their redemptive film reviewed by industry professionals. reeldreamsfilmfestival.com Battle of Big Bethel – Civil War Reenactment (Endview Plantation, Newport News) Experience history first-hand at Virginia Arts Festival (Region-wide) Six weeks of acclaimed this annual Civil War reenactment. See how soldiers lived artists from around the globe who team up with the region’s and fought as you walk through their camps. endview.org, arts organizations to present music, theater, dance, and 757.887.1862 the Virginia International Tattoo. virginiaartsfest.com, 757.282.2800 Easter Bunny and The Great Egg Hunt (Newport News) Bring the kids to Lee Hall for this annual Easter egg hunt. Virginia International Tattoo (Norfolk) With 850 international The Easter Bunny will be on hand for games and photo performers, following the tradition of the Edinburgh and opportunities. leehall.org, 757.888.3371 the Nova Scotia Tattoos, the Virginia International Tattoo is the Tattoo in the United States! vafest.com/2012/tattoo, Norfolk NATO Festival (Norfolk) Recognizes and celebrates 757.282.2819 Virginia International Tattoo the international influence the NATO Command and its 28 member nations, brings to our region. After more than 50 years as Norfolk’s International Azalea Festival, the Norfolk NATO Festival was renamed in 2009. Festival events include educational programs, cultural events, and the parade of nations. azaleafestival.org

AirPower Over Hampton Roads (Langley Air Force Base, Greek Festival (Norfolk) Takes place on the grounds of the Hampton) This three-day air show features vintage aircraft to Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral. Enjoy Greek cuisine, MAY the most powerful fighter jet, the F/A-22, as well as civilian music, arts, crafts, and marketplaces. norfolkgreekfest.com aerobatics to military demonstrations. langleyairshow.com/ Annual Memorial Day Parade (Portsmouth) The nation’s Annual AT&T Spring Town Point Park Virginia Wine oldest annually held parade. The parade salutes the service Festival (Norfolk) Features newly released wines and old and sacrifices of the men and women of the military and favorites from Virginias premiere winemakers. festeventsva. celebrates Portsmouth’s proud military heritage. The parade org, 757.441.2345 route goes down High Street and ends at Columbia Street. portsvaevents.com, 757.393.5111 Atlantic Coast Kite Festival (Virginia Beach) Fun for all ages, combines several unique activities into a daylong festival held Monsters on the Beach (Virginia Beach) Monster Trucks show right on the beach. Prizes are awarded for kite building and off their size power and sand domination on 5th Street. Free kite flying. beachstreetusa.com with VIP bleacher seats for a nominal charge. beachstreetusa. com Beach Music Weekend (Virginia Beach) Kick off your shoes as entertainers perform concerts at 24th Street Park and on the Pungo Strawberry Festival (Virginia Beach) A two-day family beach at 30th Street. beachstreetusa.com event celebrates rural living. Not only does the Festival have all the strawberries you can eat offered in over 50 different Big Bands on the Bay (Norfolk) Enjoy the beat every ways, there are activities that include a pie eating contest, Sunday Memorial Day through Labor Day at Ocean View strawberry bake-off, continuous entertainment on three Beach Park. Free and open to the public. festeventsva.org, stages. pungostrawberrtfestival.info, 757.721.6001 Stockley Gardens Arts Festival, Norfolk 757.441.2345 Remember the Music – Remember the Heroes (Virginia Chesapeake Jubilee (Chesapeake) Join the festivities with Beach) Spend Memorial Day Weekend at the oceanfront for this four day family festival celebrating the city’s anniversary. this special tribute to our military heroes. Bands from our chesapeakejubilee.org, 757.482.4848 Armed Forces will be performing. beachstreetusa.com Annual Children’s Festival of Friends (Newport News) Annual Steel Pier Longboard Classic (Virginia Beach) Kids ages 2 -12 will enjoy over 100 free hands-on activities, This event celebrates the surf culture with longboard and costumed characters, and free children’s rides. nnparks.com, shortboard competitions. All proceeds are donated to charity. 757.926.1400 virginialongboardfederation.com, 757.409.1363 Family Fun Fest (James City) A fun-filled day with hands-on Annual Stockley Gardens Art Festival (Norfolk) Artists are activities in the Messy Zone; also enjoy pony rides, petting selected to exhibit fine art and to compete for awards. Held in zoo, Laugh-Out-Loud Zone, live music, and food. jccegov. May and October at Stockley Gardens Park in Ghent, the event com, 757.259.3232 benefits the Hope House. hopehouse.org/arts Gosport Arts Festival (Portsmouth) Come enjoy Mother’s Annual Virginia Beer Festival (Norfolk) In partnership with Day by perusing over 100 local artists’ work on historic the Virginia Arts Festival, this event celebrates the art of High Street; all proceeds benefit EDMARC Hospice Care for brewing with beers from Europe and America. festeventsva. Children. gosportartsfestival.com org, 757.441.2345 Monsters on the Beach, Virginia Beach

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JUNE American Indian Festival (Chesapeake) Celebration North American Sand Soccer Championships (Virginia Beach) features American Indian Storytelling, traditional dancing, Will be held at the oceanfront bringing 10,000 players from 20 and demonstrations. Enjoy native jewelry, crafts and states. sandsoccer.com, 757.368.4600 Native American food vendors. visitchesapeake.com, 757.382.6411 Greek Festival (Newport News) Authentic Greek food, pas- tries, music, dance, and entertainment at Saints Constantibe Annual Boardwalk Art Show (Virginia Beach) Consistently and Helen Greek orthodox Church. ranked among the best outdoor art shows in America newportnewsgreekfestival.org and first outdoor art show certified as a green event with more than 150,000+ attendees and more than 300 artists Annual Hampton Jazz Festival (Hampton) This annual displaying and selling their works over 14 blocks. cavc.org, summer event continues to attract America’s most successful 757.425.0000 jazz and contemporary musicians. hamptonjazzfestival.com, 757.838.4203 Annual Bayou Boogallo & Cajun Food Festival (Norfolk) Town Point Park is transformed into the Big Bayou Olden Days (Smithfield) An old-fashioned family festival held with the hottest and spiciest weekend on the waterfront. in historic downtown Smithfield with two days of summer festeventsva.org entertainment, raft racing, ghost tours, children’s rides, and more. smithfield-virginia.com, 757.301.4007 Harborfest, Norfolk Beach Bash (Virginia Beach) The Hampton Roads Chamber hosts a salute to summer with entertainment, Patriotic Festival: A Celebration of Our Military, adult beverages, business exhibits, networking, and fun! (Virginia Beach) This three-day event is a tribute to our armed hamptonroadschamber.com, 757.622.2312 forces personnel and their families featuring top-name musical entertainment, military displays and demonstrations. Blackbeard Pirate Festival (Hampton) Led by Blackbeard patrioticfestival.com himself, re-enactors help visitors step back in time and re-live the history and legends of 1718 Hampton. The Festival offers Summer Celebration Wine Festival (Newport News) a variety of children’s activities, live musical entertainment, Sample wines from some of Virginia’s best wineries while fireworks, period vendors, arts and crafts, and much more! enjoying musical entertainment, food, living history, and blackbeardpiratefestival.com, 757.727.0900 more. leehall.org, 757.888.3371 Annual Cock Island Race (Portsmouth) Called the “Best Harborfest (Norfolk) One of the East Coast’s premier festivals, Sailing Party on the East Coast” by landlubbers and sailors alike, this three-day extravaganza celebrates the city’s maritime this waterfront sailing classic features Friday and Saturday night heritage with Tall Ships from around the world. lie entertainment. Saturday is Race Day on the Elizabeth River. festeventsva.org, 757.441.2345 portsmouthva.gov/calendar; 757.373.8481

4th of July (Region-wide) Every city and county has Pork, Peanut, and Pine Festival (Surry) Three of JULY family-friendly events on the fourth of July. Check your local Virginia’s primary products are celebrated in this two-day listings for fireworks and concerts near you. festival and more than 225 artisans display their wares. porkpeanutandpinefestival.org Annual Jazz Festival (Norfolk) This festival presents the best in contemporary smooth Jazz; and the longest running outdoor Virginia Shakespeare Festival (Williamsburg) In 1753, Jazz Festival in the region! festeventsva.org, 757.441.2345 the Hallam troupe presented the first professional production of Shakespeare in the New World. This two-week Mid Atlantic Hermit Crab Challenge (Virginia Beach) festival celebrates that milestone. web.wm.edu/as/vsf, The Crab is King at this one-of-a-kind family event and also 757.221.2683 features a beauty pageant and a crab race! beachstreetusa. com, 757.425.3111 Pork, Peanut and Pine Festival, Surry

AUGUST AT&T Norfolk Latino Music Festival (Norfolk) The sun goes Nansemond Indian Tribal PowWow (Suffolk) Two-day down, the stars come out, and the largest outdoor dance floor celebration includes music, dance, authentic crafts, and food in Hampton Roads heats up with live entertainment, authentic at Lone Star Lakes Park. suffolk-fun.com, 757.514.7250 Latino food, beverages, dancing and more. festeventsva.org, 757.441.2345 Seawall Art Show (Portsmouth) Two-day outdoor juried art show featuring the work of nearly 100 artists from New York to Annual East Coast Surfing Championships (Virginia Florida; Live music and entertainment. seawallartshow.org, Beach) Several hundred amateurs surfers compete in North 757.393.5228 America’s oldest surf contest. Also other beach oriented sports compete such as skimboarding and volleyball. surfecsc.com, Virginia Beach Antique Show (Virginia Beach) has been 757.456.1536 the largest antique show in Hampton Roads for over 40 years and features extensive collections of fine period furniture, Duck Tape Regatta (Norfolk) Build a boat in four hours with silver, porcelains, Oriental and Persian rugs, art glass, vintage a kit that contains a sheet of plywood, two 2x4s, a roll of duct linens, garden elements, Americana, antique prints, vintage tape, and a pound of screws! The boats are then launched into chandeliers, and original fine art. emgshows.com/avbant a race and judged for seaworthiness and speed. All proceeds go to benefit CHKD. ducktaperegatta.com, 757.235.1973 Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament (Virginia Beach) East Coast Surfing Championships, Enjoy a big game fishing tournament with a focus on fun, Virginia Beach Hampton Cup Regatta (Hampton) Nine Classes of hydroplane conservation, and charity. vbbt.com, 757.428.5935 boats race in a three-day festive atmosphere including food and beverage vendors and live music. hamptoncupregatta. org, 757.329.4502 64 THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS FUN SEEKERS & EXPLORERS ANNUAL ART SHOWS, FESTIVALS & SPECIAL EVENTS

Guinea Jubilee (Gloucester) Come honor the people of Neptune Festival Boardwalk Weekend (Virginia Beach) Guinea both past and present, and help preserve their culture As the Neptune Festival celebrates its 40th year, it continues SEPTEMBER for future generations. Enjoy a parade, live entertainment, arts to be recognized as one of the largest and most successful and crafts and more. guineajubilee.com, 804.642.2681 festivals on the East Coast. Whether the occasion is a black- tie gala, a seaside wine tasting, an exciting athletic event, or Hampton Bay Days (Hampton) Always occurring the a 32-block-long party on the boardwalk, the memories weekend after labor day this festival is one of the largest family you make will last a lifetime! neptunefestival.com, oriented festivals on the east coast. Over 1500 volunteers and 757.498.0215 100 businesses highlight the beauty and importance of the Chesapeake Bay. baydays.com, 757.727.1641 Oceana Air Show (Virginia Beach) This award winning event represents a unique opportunity for this Master Jet Base to Mathews Market Days (Mathews) This annual celebration give the public an up-close and personal look at the mission is known as “The Showcase of a Creative Community.” Over of NAS Oceana. oceanaairshow.com 90 booths display local arts and crafts and other hand-made products. co.mathews.va.us, 804.725.4026 Rock ’n’ Roll Half Marathon (Virginia Beach) Join the nation’s premier 13.1 mile rockin’ and runnin’ event with more than Mid Autumn Moon Festival (Norfolk) This time honored 20,000 runners and enjoy the Verizon Wireless American Asian holiday marks the end of the summer harvest. The festival Music Festival after the event. runrocknroll.competitor. centers around traditional Asian food and drink. Also included com/virginia-beach Neptune Festival Boardwalk Weekend are storytelling, authentic Asian ceremonial fashions shows, ribbon and dragon dancing, martial arts demonstrations, and Verizon Wireless American Music Festival (Virginia musical and dance recitals. festeventsva.org, 757.441.2345 Beach) This Labor Day weekend music festival event features a blockbuster lineup of national recording artists. beachstreetusa.com, 757.425.3111

AT&T Town Point Virginia Wine Festival (Norfolk) Join Phoebus Days (Phoebus) Celebrate a return to simpler Festevents along the downtown Norfolk Waterfront for one of times and American values with parade, vendors, live music OCTOBER the state’s largest outdoor wine festivals. Seating is available, and the third annual Peninsula Beer Festival. Check out limited tickets however. festeventsva.org, 757.441.2345 phoebusdays.com for more information and dates on the Miss Phoebus Pageant and Phoebus Days Run. Mellen Street. AT&T Virginia Children’s Festival (Norfolk) One of Hampton phoebusdays.com, 757.722.1575 Roads’ most beloved family festivals! A whole day of activities for children ages 10 and younger. festeventsva.org, Port Warwick Art and Sculpture Festival (Newport News) 757.441.2345 This two-day event features 100 prominent artists from across the country and celebrates the finest in art and sculpture. Chippokes Harvest and Halloween Festival (Surry) This pwartfest.org, 757.369.3014 festival is for the kids, as well as the whole family. Learn about modern and days-gone-by harvesting, and enjoy Halloween Suffolk Peanut Festival (Suffolk) Held since 1977, and a activities and games. Food is available. dcr.virginia.gov/ celebration of the city’s world-famous peanut crop, the state_parks, 804.294.3439 Suffolk Peanut Festival features the world’s only Peanut Butter Sculpture Contest. suffolkfest.org, 757.539.6751 Fall Festival of Folklife (Newport News) The festival celebrates Virginia’s heritage with traditional craft and trade Poquoson Seafood Festival (Poquoson) A three-day demonstrations. nnparks.com, 757.926.1400 family event showcasing water related and historic displays, children’s activities, food vendors, artisans, and live music on Ghost Train (Chesapeake) Join in the spine chilling fun, as we the regional and national level. poquosonseafoodfestival. venture through the haunted woods of Northwest River Park. com, 757.868.3588 This haunted hay ride is appropriate for families and children of all ages. Join in the fun! cityofchesapeake.net/guide Stockley Gardens Arts Festival (Norfolk) Artists are selected to exhibit fine art and to compete for awards. Held in May and Haunted Hunt Club Farm (Virginia Beach) has been Haunting October at Stockley Gardens Park in Ghent; benefits the Hope Hampton Roads for over 20 years! Attractions include: Virginia House Foundation. hope-house.org, 757.625.6161 Beach’s Original Haunted Hayride, The Village of the Dead and The Field of Screams. Amusement Rides, Games, Concessions, Town and Country Day (Smithfield and Isle of Wight) Pumpkins, and more. huntclubfarm.com, 757.427.9520 celebrates this historic port town and the county’s rich agricultural heritage with a day of fun-filled activities Howl-O-Scream (Busch Gardens, Williamsburg) Celebrating for the entire family. smithfield-virginia.com/events, 12 years of fears, the park’s premier Halloween event, features 757.301.4007 13 attractions starring vampires, werewolves, witches and skeletons. Guests are immersed in an elaborate Halloween Williamsburg Scottish Festival [WSF] (Williamsburg) More atmosphere including haunted mazes and Halloween-themed than 34 years strong, the Williamsburg Scottish Festival has shows. howloscream.com/williamsburg, 800.343.7946 provided Williamsburg, Richmond and Hampton Roads residents with fun activities in which to experience and Old Virginia Christmas at Smith’s Fort Plantation-Festival appreciate Scottish culture and history. wsfonline.org of Crafts (Surry) A unique opportunity to shop for some of the best traditional furniture and Christmas gifts in our nation while enjoying some 18th Century entertainment. oldvirginiachristmas.com, 757.484.0872

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Celebration in Lights (Newport News) A two-mile drive Striped Bass World Championship (Virginia Beach) Compete NOVEMBER of spectacular holiday light displays set in Newport News for prizes during this two-month long fishing competition Regional Park. Mid-November, ends January 1. nnparks.com, (November-December). stripedbassworldchampionship. 757.926.1400 com Coliseum Central Holiday Parade (Hampton) This much Urbanna Oyster Festival (Gloucester) This event honors the anticipated seasonal parade features helium balloons, floats, bivalve which historically was an important part of the local clowns, marching bands and Santa. coliseumcentral.com, economy. Enjoy an oyster and fireman’s parade, Urbanna 757.826.6350 Queen crowning, food and more. urbannaoysterfestival. com, 804.758.0368 Garden of Lights (Norfolk Botanical Garden, Norfolk) Whether it’s your first visit or a family tradition, make memories you’ll Virginia Beach Christmas Market (Virginia Beach treasure forever on our two-mile driving tour through a Convention Center, Virginia Beach) features more than 250 million twinkling lights. norfolkbotanicalgarden.org, fine artisans and crafters from more than 20 states. Readers 757.441.5831 of Sunshine Artist Magazine have voted this popular event as one of the best arts and crafts shows in the USA since Holiday Lights at the Beach (Virginia Beach) Thousands of 1996. Featured artisans will offer fine arts, pottery, jewelry, cars drive through one of the most festive and creative holiday stained glass, wood, toys, photography, fiber arts, thousands Coleman’s Winter Wonderland, light displays ever assembled, from mid-November through of Christmas collectibles and much, much more. emgshows. Olde Towne Portsmouth January 1. beachstreetusa.com, 757.425.3111 com/avbcm Scandinavian Christmas Bazaar Sponsored by Sons of Holidays In the City (Downtown Norfolk and Olde Towne Norway (Virginia Beach) Traditional Norwegian food, baked Portsmouth) In the heart of Hampton Roads find the best goods, crafts, raffles and you can have your picture taken with of holiday traditions plus a host of contemporary holiday a troll. 757.490.3030 offerings. holidaysinthecity.net Star of Wonder (Newport News) Re-create Bethlehem’s skies over 2,000 years ago, tracing Magi’s steps via a planetarium show at the Virginia Living Museum using scientific data, religious history, and music. thevlm.org, 757.595.1900

Battle of Great Bridge (Chesapeake) Commemorate the Holiday Parade at the Beach (Virginia Beach) Marching DECEMBER victory at Great Bridge (December 9, 1775) with Revolutionary bands, lighted floats, equestrian units, antique cars, civic War re-enactments. The event also features encampments, groups, and even the “big guy” himself – Santa Claus – all-star in demonstrations, character portrayals, camp life, historical this delightful parade. beachstreetusa.com, 757.424.3111 displays and skilled artisans demonstrating early American trades, and children’s crafts and activities. cityofchesapeake. Holiday Lights at the Beach (Virginia Beach) Thousands of net, 757.382.6411 cars drive through one of the most festive and creative holiday light displays ever assembled, from mid-November through Celebration in Lights (Newport News) A two-mile drive January 1. beachstreetusa.com, 757.425.3111 of spectacular holiday light displays set in Newport News Regional Park. Mid-November, ends January 1. nnparks.com, Olde Towne Holiday Music Festival (Portsmouth) 757.926.1400 Celebrating Holidays in the City with the best of local and regional music groups; choirs; and musicians featured in Christmas Lighted Boat Parade (Yorktown) Decorated in venues along Olde Towne High Street. portsmouthva.gov/ holiday spirit, area boaters parade the York River in competition calendar, 757.393.8481 for “Best in Show.” Enjoy hot cider and musical performances. yorkcounty.gov/tourism, 757.890.4970 Pearl Harbor Day Memorial Ceremony (Newport News) Drive-through Holiday Lights display, This annual tradition features a wreath laying ceremony at Virginia Beach Oceanfront Garden of Lights (Norfolk Botanical Garden, Norfolk) Whether the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association monument at the it’s your first visit or a family tradition, make memories you’ll museum. Open and free to the public. warmuseum.org, treasure forever on our two-mile driving tour through a 757.247.8523 million twinkling lights. norfolkbotanicalgarden.org, 757.441.5830 Star of Wonder (Newport News) Re-create Bethlehem’s skies over 2,000 years ago, tracing Magi’s steps via a planetarium Hampton Holly Days Lighted Boat Parade (Hampton) show at the Virginia Living Museum using scientific data, View over 30 powerboats and sailboats adorned with holiday religious history, and music. thevlm.org, 757.595.1900 decorations. downtownhampton.com, 757.727.1271 Striped Bass World Championship (Virginia Beach) Compete Hampton Holly Days Parade (Hampton) The Peninsula’s for prizes during this two-month long fishing competition largest illuminated parade adds magic to the season. (November-December) stripedbassworldchampionship. downtownhampton.com, 757.727.1271 com Holiday Parade (Suffolk) Don’t miss the holiday fun with marching bands and lighted floats. suffolk-fun.com, 757.514.4130

66 THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS BIG STAGE VENUES LIVE! If you like live performances, then you’re in luck. Hampton Roads has some of the best stage venues in the country. Sit back and enjoy the show, or depending on the event, rock on!

nTelos Pavilion, Portsmouth Art Centers, Performance Halls & Stage Venues

The American Theatre (125 E. Mellen St., Hampton) seats Hampton Coliseum (1000 Coliseum Dr., Hampton) 400 and is a landmark building newly renovated to include is recognized as one of the most versatile and state-of-the-art acoustics and sight lines. Visit Hampton successful facilities in America, offering 13,800 seats. Visit Arts.net or call 757.722.ARTS. hamptoncoliseum.org or call 757.838.4203. Attucks Theatre (1010 Church St., Norfolk), circa 1919, is Harrison Opera House (160 E. Virginia Beach Blvd., Norfolk) America’s oldest remaining theater financed, designed, is home of the Virginia Opera. Visit virginiaopera.org or call constructed, and operated by African-Americans. Visit 1.866.OPERA.VA. sevenvenues.com or call 757.664.6464. Kimball Theatre (4242 W. Duke of Gloucester, Williamsburg) The American Theatre, Hampton The Charles H. Taylor Arts Center (4205 Victoria Blvd., is home to current films and live performances. Visit Hampton), home of the Hampton Arts Commission kimballtheatre.com or call 757.565.8588. and Hampton Arts Foundation, showcases the best of regional contemporary artists. Visit HamptonArts.net or call The Naro Theatre (1507 Colley Ave., Norfolk) was established 757.727.1490. in Historic Ghent in 1936. This restored theater has a reputation for being a haven for protest, independent and Chrysler Hall (215 E. Brambleton Ave., Norfolk) offers seating foreign films. Visit narocinema.com or call 757.625.6276. for 2,500 hosts distinctive theater and concert events and is home of the Virginia Symphony and Norfolk Forum. Visit Norfolk SCOPE (201 E. Brambleton Ave, Norfolk) seats sevenvenues.com or call 757.664.6464. 12,600 and is the host to a wide variety of events, including Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus, conventions, The Commodore Theatre (421 High St., Portsmouth) is concerts and family shows. Visit sevenvenues.com or call a restored 1945 Art Deco style motion picture theatre 757.664.6464. presenting first run films with fine dining restaurant within the main auditorium. Visit commodoretheatre.com or call The NorVa (317 Monticello Ave., Norfolk), a restored 1920’s 757.393.6962. movie palace and vaudeville house holds approximately 1,500 people for live music performances. Visit thenorva.com Donk’s Theater (Route 198/Route 223, Mathews County) is or call 757.627.4547. Virginia’s Lil’ Ole Opry, offering lively country music shows every other Saturday night. Visit donkstheater.com or call nTelos Pavilion (16 Crawford Cir., Portsmouth) is an 804.725.7760. outdoor performing arts amphitheater located on the waterfront that features the biggest names in live concert. Farm Bureau Live/Virginia Beach Amphitheater (3550 Visit pavilionconcerts.com or call 757.393.8181. Cellar Door Way, Virginia Beach) is a 20,000-seat outdoor concert venue hosting performances by artists from all music The Roper Performing Arts Center (340 Granby St., genres. Visit livenation.com or call 757.368.3000. Norfolk) is owned by Tidewater Community College, seats up to 900 and is fitted with state-of-the-art technology. Visit Ferguson Center for the Arts (Christopher Newport tcc.edu/roper or call 757.822.1450. University, Newport News) offers a 1,700-seat concert hall, 500-seat music and theatre hall and 200-seat studio theatre; and features national headliners. Visit fergusoncenter.cnu.edu or call 757.594.7448. THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS 67 BIG STAGE VENUES

The Sandler Center for the Performing Arts (201 LIVE ! Market St., Virginia Beach) is a cultural centerpiece that showcases local, national, and international performing artists. Several of the buildings Visit sandlercenter.org or call 757.385.2787. are historic sites that Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts (110 W. Finney Ave., have been revamped Suffolk) promotes visual and performing arts with national to accommodate acts performing regularly. Visit suffolkcenter.org or call 757.923.0003. modern venues or Ted Constant Convocation Center (4320 Hampton Blvd., restored to their Norfolk) has a capacity of 10,000. “The Ted” has become one of original splendor. the hottest local venues with an enviable schedule of national performers. Visit constantcenter.com or call 757.683.4444. Wells Theatre (108 E. Tazewell St., Norfolk) stands out as Norfolk’s magnificent historical theater. The Theatre is home Scope Arena, Norfolk to the Virginia Stage Company. Visit vastage.com or call 757.627.1234. Willett Hall (3701 Willett Dr., Portsmouth) is a 2,000-seat entertainment facility featuring concerts, guest speakers, theatrical performances, musicals, and dance performances. Visit willetthall.com or call 757.393.5460. n

Harrison Opera House, Norfolk

The NorVa, Norfolk

Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia Beach 68 THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS CULTURE & FINE ARTS

Virginia Opera’s production of “The Pearl Fishers”

Hampton Roads has an impressive array of distinguished visual and performance art. The art shows and performances are wide in scope. Enjoy world-class museums, nationally acclaimed symphony and opera companies, all types of theater, dance, art galleries, and more.

ARTS ORGANIZATIONS Your757 Every event. Every day. A comprehensive online This list is a sampling and is not intended to represent a calendar of theater, art and musical performances, sporting complete list. events, gallery programs, lectures – pretty much every event you can think of. Visit Your757.com or call 757.889.9426. The Academy of Music, founded in 1991, is the only independent, not-for-profit community music school in Hampton Roads, and is fully accredited by the National Guild ORCHESTRAS, ENSEMBLES and BANDS Youth Orchestra of Community Schools of the Arts. Visit aomva.org or call This list is a sampling and is not intended to represent a 757.627-0967. complete list. The Cultural Alliance serves the more than 350 arts Bay Youth Orchestras of Virginia provides students with and cultural organizations that all make their home in high-level instrumental music training and features the best the Hampton Roads area from Williamsburg to the North young musicians in Hampton Roads. Visit bayyouth.org or Carolina border. Visit culturalli.org or call 757.889.9479. call 757.618.1800. Franklin-Southampton Community Concert Association Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg presents includes a subscription series of six concerts featuring concerts by chamber ensembles with national and national and international artists and performing arts groups. international reputations. Visit chambermusicwilliamsburg. Call 757.653.2498. org or call 757.258.4814. The Governor’s School for the Arts Foundation Chesapeake Bay Wind Ensemble performs six times per invests in the next generation of artists, innovators and season at various Peninsula venues, and offers scholarships community leaders. Call 757.451.4711 or visit gsarts.net. to graduating seniors to further their musical interests. Visit cbwe.org or call 757.871.5220. Tidewater Bluegrass Music Association was formed in 1990 as an association of individuals who have similar Eastern Virginia Brass Quintet, a non-profit professional interests in the unique form of music known as Bluegrass. Visit chamber ensemble, performs as a solo, trio or quintet tidewaterbluegrass.org. at various venues throughout Hampton Roads. Visit easternvirginiabrass.org or call 804.438.4000. The Tidewater Friends of Folk Music is dedicated in bringing quality music to the Hampton Roads area. Feldman Chamber Music Society, founded in 1946, brings Presenting Blues, Bluegrass, Celtic, Old Time and Americana. outstanding chamber music to Hampton Roads through a Visit tffm.org. series of concerts. Visit feldmanchambermusic.org or call 757.552.1630. Fifes and Drums of Yorktown Young Audiences of Virginia implements programs that allow students to experience the beauty and educational power of classical music. Visit yav.org or call 757.466.7555. THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS 69 CULTURE & FINE ARTS

The Fifes and Drums of Yorktown trains youth volunteer CHORALES, CHOIRS AND CHORUSES performers as historic ambassadors at more than 100 This list is a sampling and is not intended to represent a performances yearly. Visit fifes-and-drums.org or call complete list. 757.898.9418. Boys Choir of Hampton Roads (formerly Park Place Boys Norfolk Chamber Consort, now in its 42nd season, presents Choir) was organized as a resource for the boys in Park Place chamber music from Baroque to the present, with music for area of Norfolk, to expand their positive image activities. Visit mixed-strings, wind and vocalists. Visit ncconsort.org or call boyschoirofhr.org or call 757.436.3746. 757.852.9072. Lyric Opera Virginia was conceived and created to provide Peninsula Concert Band provides musical entertainment Virginians a major artistic institution whose mission is to for citizens and communities in Hampton Roads. Visit present professional opera and musical theater gems of peninsulaconcertband.org. the classical and contemporary opera and musical theater repertoires in new, fresh and accessible formats appealing to The Peninsula Youth Orchestra provides orchestral 21st century audiences. Visit lyricoperavirginia.org or call experiences for string, wind and brass players. Visit 757-446-6666. pyo-nn.org. Virginia Beach Chorale is one of the oldest continuous Portsmouth Community Concerts celebrates five concerts performing arts groups in Virginia Beach. Visit featuring national and international artists and performing virginiabeachchorale.org. arts groups. Visit portsmouthcommunityconcerts.com or call 757.686.5447. Virginia Children’s Chorus is one of the finest children’s vocal ensembles in the region. Visit vachildrenschorus.com or call 757.440.9100. Virginia Chorale is the Commonwealth of Virginia’s only professional choral ensemble offering a broad repertoire of choral music by professional singers. Visit vachorale.org or call 757.627.8375. Virginia Opera (Harrison Opera House, Norfolk), brings world- class performances to Hampton Roads with four spectacular productions at Norfolk’s elegant Harrison Opera House every season, from September through April. Virginia Opera has been among the first companies to introduce audiences to performers such as Renée Fleming, Barbara Dever and Diana Soviero. Distinguished as the official opera company of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the company also performs in Richmond and Fairfax, and operates one of the most extensive opera education programs in the nation. Visit vaopera.org or call 757.627.9545. The Williamsburg Choral Guild performs three concerts each year, and participates in numerous community performing arts events. Visit williamsburgchoralguild.org or call 757.220.1808. Williamsburg Women’s Chorus is a group preserving women’s choral music for future generations. Visit williamsburgwomenschorus.org or call 757.564.7875. Yorktown Chorale provides an opportunity for singers to perform classical and popular choral works in their original style. Visit nowplayingva.org or call 757.345.5209. DANCE INSTRUCTION & JoAnn Felletta, Conductor, Symphonicity, the symphony orchestra of Virginia Beach, Virginia Symphony Orchestra PERFORMANCE GROUPS is a 100+ piece symphonic orchestra conducted by David S. This list is a sampling and is not intended to represent a Kunkel. Visit vbso.org or call 757.671.8611. complete list. Tidewater Pipes & Drums is the premier pipe band in Ballet Virginia International is a dance academy and Southeastern Virginia and among the most successful in performing company. Visit balletvirginia.org or call the eastern United States. Visit tpandd.exis.net or call 757.446.1401. 757.377.2149. Institute for Dance Chamber Ballet for education in the Tidewater Winds is a professional concert and Sousa band art of dance. Students perform ballet, hip-hop, tap jazz, that performs at various venues in Hampton Roads. Visit character, Celtic, and musical theatre numbers for the public. tidewaterwinds.org or call 757.480.0953. Visit institutefordance.org or call 757.229.1717. Virginia Symphony Orchestra is Southeastern Virginia’s Music in Motion Dance Company specializes in dance pre-eminent professional symphony orchestra, which is styles including ballet, jazz and modern dance. Visit ranked in the top 10% of professional orchestras nationwide. musicinmotionva.com or call 757.340.1534. 70 THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS Visit virginiasymphony.org or call 757.892-6366 Old Dominion University Dance Theatre performs two to three major recitals per year and features a variety of dance CULTURE & FINE ARTS styles including classical ballet, modern dance, jazz, and ethnic. Visit odu.edu/al/dance or call 757.683.4354. Todd Rosenlieb Dance performs an original modern dance repertoire blending classical modern forms, the “downtown” spirit, hints of pop culture, and a keen sense of musicality. Visit trdance.org or call 757.626.3262. Virginia Beach Conservatory of Dance provides a performing outlet for talented local dancers. Visit vbconservatoryofdance.com or call 757.714.2997. William & Mary Dance Program receives students of all levels of experience and provides opportunities for live Hurrah Players perform Willy Wonka performance. Visit wm.edu/dance or call 757.221.2785.

The Williamsburg Heritage Dancers come together The Poquoson Island Players Community Theater, (985 every Tuesday from 8-10 p.m. to dance socially the English Poquoson Ave., Poquoson) produces musicals, comedies Country Dances (The Dances of Colonial America). Visit and dramas. Visit pipstheatre.com or call 757.881.9797. colonialdance.org. Regent University Theatre (1000 Regent University Dr., THEATER GROUPS Virginia Beach) produces dramatic works that entertain from This list is a sampling and is not intended to represent a Shakespeare to musical theatre. Visit regent.edu/theatre or complete list. call 757.352.4245. Broadway Across America (Chrysler Hall, Norfolk) presents Smithfield Little Theatre (210 N. Church St., Smithfield) Norfolk’s only Broadway season featuring first-class national was developed by the Smithfield Recreation Association touring companies from the best of Broadway. Visit and offers seasonal shows to entertain the whole family. Visit broadwaynorfolk.com or call 757.823.4299. smithfieldlittletheatre.com or call 757.357.2501. Court House Players, community theatre for Gloucester, Virginia Musical Theatre (Sandler Center for Performing Mathews and Middlesex, performs dinner theatre, children’s Arts, Virginia Beach) produces musical theatre revivals plays and musicals. Visit courthouseplayers.org or call and new works. Visit broadwayatthecenter.com or call 804.725.0474. 757.340.5446. Generic Theater, led by a professional staff, is an award Virginia Stage Company (Wells Theatre, Norfolk) is the wining theater maintaining a reputation for its intimate region’s primary, fully professional theater company, serving 77-seat theater. Visit generictheater.org or call an audience of more than 100,000 annually. This company 757.441.2160. has achieved a national reputation as one of the country’s foremost regional theaters. Since they were founded, Virginia The Hurrah Players, under the direction of founder Hugh Stage Company has presented more than 185 plays through Copeland, is hailed “Virginia’s Leading Family Theatre more than 3,700 performances; revitalized and renovated Company,” providing quality entertainment with six shows the historic Wells Theatre; provided educational programs for annually. Visit hurrahplayers.com or call 757.627.5437. students; and preserved the legacy of live theater for future generations. Visit vastage.com or call 757.627.6988. Little Theatre of Norfolk is a non-profit, all volunteer community theatre producing five shows per season. Visit Williamsburg Players, an all-volunteer organization, ltnonline.org or call 757.627.8551. produces a season of plays for community audiences. Visit williamsburgplayers.org or call 757.229.0431. Little Theatre of Portsmouth, founded in 1938, is one of the oldest, continuously producing community theaters in Virginia. Visit ptlive.com or call 757.353.7034. Little Theatre of Virginia Beach is an all-volunteer organization presenting amateur productions. Visit ltvb.com or call 757.428.9233. Mystery Dinner Playhouse (Double Tree Hotel, 1900 Pavilion Drive, Virginia Beach) invites the audience to solve a comedy murder mystery while enjoying a four-course dinner. Visit mysterydinner.com or call 888.471.4802. Old Dominion University Theatre (ODU campus, Norfolk) is a core company of students with guest artists producing four productions annually. Visit odu.edu/al/theatre or call 757.683.3608. Patchwork Players, an all volunteer, children’s theater group offering several stage performances each year. Visit patchworkplayers.tripod.com or call 757.622.2121. Wells Theater, Norfolk Peninsula Community Theatre (10251 Warwick Blvd., Newport News) offers year-round live performances, including musicals, concerts, comedies, dramas, and children’s theatre. Visit pctlive.org. THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS 71 CULTURE & FINE ARTS

Courthouse Galleries, Portsmouth

Rawls Museum Arts, Courtland

ART MUSEUMS Gallery on Merchants Square (440A Duke of Gloucester St., This list is a sampling and is not intended to represent a Williamsburg) is one of Virginia’s premier galleries providing complete list. a venue for talented artists to display and sell their work. Visit galleryonmsq.com or call 757.564.1787. Bay School Cultural Arts Center & Gallery (279 Main St., Mathews) invites students to explore the arts with classes Gallery on the York (7907 A George Washington Memorial in painting, sculpting, glass blowing, bead working, Hwy., Yorktown) offers changing exhibitions and fine arts basket weaving, and more. Visit bayschool-arts.com or call and crafts by regional artists at this charming gallery. Visit 804.725.1278. galleryontheyork.com or call 757.898.3076. Blue Skies Gallery (26 S. King St., Hampton) includes works The Hermitage Foundation (7637 N. Shore Road, Norfolk) of 120 Hampton Roads artists in more than 35 media. Visit is an early 20th century arts and crafts estate on the shore blueskiesart.com or call 757.727.0028. of the Lafayette River. Visit hermitagefoundation.org or call 757.423.2052. The Chrysler Museum of Art (245 West Olney Rd., Norfolk) Described by The Wall Street Journal as one of the Imagine Art Studios Gallery (131 Main St., Smithfield) “Top 20 Museums in the Country, ” Visit chrysler.org or call offers beautiful, original art by regional and national artists. 757.664.6200. Visit imaart.com or call 757.357.0690. Contemporary Art Center of Virginia (2200 Parks Ave, Jones Art Gallery (Virginia Beach Towne Center) features Virginia Beach) The Leading Contemporary Art Institution three generations of internationally renowned painters from in Virginia regularly changing exhibitions feature painting, Hampton Roads, offering nature-based paintings in a variety The Hermitage Foundation sculpture, photography, glass, video and other visual of stunning styles. Visit jonesart.com or call 757.557.6868. Arts and Crafts Estate, Norfolk media from internationally acclaimed artists as well as artists of national and regional renown. Visit cacv.org or call Kellam Galleries (130 W. Olney Rd., Norfolk) 757.627.2522. 757.425.0000. Mathews Art Gallery (One Main St., Mathews County), a Courthouse Galleries, (420 High St., Portsmouth),housed cooperative with over 50 artists, offers works from in the historic 1846 Courthouse building, offers oils and acrylics to photography and jewelry. Visit visual art exhibits, lectures, classes, and performances. Visit mathewsartgallery.org or call 804.725.3326. courthousegalleries.com or call 757.393.8543. Morning Glory Gallery (7840 Ware Neck Rd., Gloucester) d’ART Center (208 E. Main Street, Norfolk). is a unique represents over 35 local artists showcasing pottery, sculp- working art center home to 50 resident artists showcasing ture, prints, and original art. Visit morningglorygallery.com expertise in painting, clay, metal, photography, fiber, jewelry, or call 804.695.9598. calligraphy, glass, and mixed media. Located at Seldon Arcade, Visit d-artcenter.org or call 757.625.4211. Nancy Thomas Studio Gallery (145 Ballard St., Yorktown; Merchants Square, Williamsburg) offers artwork DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum (Francis & South by nationally-known contemporary artist Nancy Thomas. Henry, Williamsburg) houses the finest accessories and Visit nancythomas.com or call 757.898.3665. furnishings used to decorate American and English homes from 1600 to 1830. Visit history.org or call 757.220.7693.

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Rawls Museum Arts (22376 Linden St., Courtland) is This Century Art Gallery (219 N. Boundary St., Williamsburg) a nonprofit museum and fine arts center dedicated to exhibits a wide variety of contemporary paintings, sculpture promoting an appreciation for and practice of the arts. and crafts by outstanding regional and national artists. Visit Visit rawlsarts.com or call 757.653.0754. thiscenturyartgallery.org or call 757.229.4949. n Riverview Gallery (One High St., Portsmouth) represents over 200 of the finest artist and craftsmen from around the country and Canada. Visit riverviewgallery.biz or call 757.397.3207. Shooting Star Gallery (118 N. Main St., Suffolk) offers fine arts and crafts by regional and national artists; and travel exhibit. Visit shootingstargallery.net or call 757.934.0855. Smithfield Arts/Isle of Wight Galleries (346 Main St., Smithfield) rotates art exhibits among three galleries; classes available with access to six working artist studios. Visit smithfieldarts.org or call 757.357.7707. Suffolk Art Gallery (118 Bosley Avenue, Suffolk) offers changing art exhibits, as well as concert series, artist demonstrations and an array of art classes. Visit suffolkva.us or call 757.923.0448.

Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk

Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, Virginia Beach

d’ART Center, Norfolk

THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS 73 JUST ADD WATER PUBLIC BEACHES

King Neptune at Neptune’s Park, Virginia Beach Hampton Roads-A Story of Life on the Water

From the beauty of the Chesapeake Bay and beaches to served as a beacon for shipping interests and mariners picturesque lakes and rivers, it’s no wonder people love worldwide. living here! The fun and excitement of the water attracts visitors and The name Hampton Roads is a nautical term residents alike. Many times, it’s the water that entices meaning “protected anchorage” or “safe harbor.” people to stay for a lifetime, offering everything from Designated in the late 17th century as the world’s pro-bass fishing to catching waves on the beaches of largest natural harbor, the ports of Hampton Roads have the Atlantic. Dive in!

YOUR PUBLIC BEACHES Croatan Beach: Off General Booth Boulevard heading This list is a sampling and is not intended to represent a away from the resort area complete list. Oceanfront (Resort Strip): 800-7800 Atlantic Avenue 31 Gloucester County blocks of boardwalk and beach Gloucester Point: Off Route 17, next to the Virginia Sandbridge: 2200-3800 North and South Sandfidler Road Institute of Marine Science Hampton off Sandbridge Road The Narrows (First Landing State Park): Atlantic Avenue Hampton and 64th Street Buckroe Beach: Near the intersection of Pembroke Avenue and Mallory Street Yorktown Grandview: At the edge of Grandview Natural Preserve Yorktown Waterfront Beach: Just off Route 17 along in the Fox Hill part of Hampton Water Street

Newport News Huntington Park: Just over the James River Bridge King-Lincoln Park: Near the intersection of 6th Street and Jefferson Avenue

Norfolk Community Beach Park: 600 E. Ocean View Avenue Sarah Constance Beach Park: 300 W. Ocean View Avenue Ocean View Beach Park: 100 W. Ocean View Avenue

Virginia Beach Chick’s Beach (Chesapeake Bay Beach): 4536 Ocean View Avenue Virginia Beach Boardwalk 74 THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS JUST ADD WATER

The Virginia Marine Resources Commission serves as steward of Virginia’s marine and aquatic resources. They protect tidal waters and homelands for future generations. Their website offers information on everything from fishing permits to tournaments. Visit mrc.virginia.gov or call 757.247.2200.

Virginia’s Jewel, Virginia Beach

American Rover, Norfolk CRUISES & HARBOR TOURS This list is a sampling and is not intended to represent a complete list.

Carrie B Harbor Tours, Norfolk & Portsmouth, carriebcruises.com or call Barrett’s Landing, Suffolk 757.393.4735.

Dolphin and Whale-Watching, Virginia Beach, virginiaaquarium.com or call 757.385.FISH. SURF’S UP IN HAMPTON ROADS! Surfing in Hampton Roads is a favorite pastime. Currituck in Miss Hampton II Harbor Cruises, Hampton, misshamptoncruises.com or call Northeast North Carolina, is a haven of hot surf spots, too. In 757.722.9102. Virginia Beach, there are eight designated surfing areas north of Camp Pendelton down to Croatan Beach. Rudee Sunset Cruises, Virginia Beach, gorudeetours.com or call 757.425.3400. Learn to ride the waves! Schooner Alliance, Yorktown, schooneralliance.com or call 757.639.1233. Contact Virginia Beach Parks and Recreation to take advantage of their surfing lessons. You can get more information at Spirit of Norfolk Harbor Cruises, Norfolk, spiritcruises.com or call vbgov.com/parks. 757.625.3866. VIRGINIA Tall Ship Cruises aboard the American Rover, Norfolk, americanrover.com For Virginia Beach’s 1st Street Jetty Surf Report, go to or call 757.627.SAIL. surfline.com/surf-report/1st-street-jetty.

Virginia’s Jewel, Virginia Beach, virginiasjewel.com or call 757.425.6688. Sandbridge (Virginia Beach) Report go to surfline.com/surf-report/sandbridge-beach.

NORTH CAROLINA For Currituck, North Carolina surf report, go to surfreport.corollasurfshop.com.

Hattaras, North Carolina Report go to swellinfo.com/surfnews/cape-hatteras-surf-report.

Spirit of Norfolk THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS 75 JUST ADD WATER FISHING FISHING The waters of Hampton Roads have almost 300 species of resident and migratory fish. Licenses For hunting and fishing license information, visit the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries at dgif.virginia.gov or call 804.367.1000.

Public Fishing Piers A Bad Day Fishing Beats a Good Day at Work! This list is a sampling and is not intended to represent a complete list. FISHING CHARTERS Gloucester Point This list is a sampling and is not intended to represent a complete list. Virginia Beach 1255 Greate Road Anna Lynn Fishing: 804.445.5155 ...... annalynnfishing.com Gloucester • 804.693.2355 Chesapeake Armadilla: 804.694.9052 ...... chesapeake-outfitters.com James River Blue Water: ...... 757.839.3996 AquaMan: 757.200.0200...... fishaquaman.com 6701 River Road TCCChesapeake Portsmouth Fishing: Campus 757.548.6991...... captainkenny.com Newport News • 757.247.0364 Bayfish: 1.888.BAYFISH...... bayfish.net Gloucester King-Lincoln Park The Bluewater Bullet: 757.425.0020. . . .vbeach.com/fishing 600 Jefferson Avenue Coastal:...... 804.642.5725 Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Charters:. . . . .757.464.3974 Newport News • 757.886.7912 Hampton Dockside: 757.481.4545...... fishingvabeach.com Little Island Capt. Hogg’s: 757.876.1590. . . . captainhoggscharters.com Fin Seeker: 757.618.7421...... finseekersportfishing.com 3750 S. Sandpiper Road Hampton Roads Charter: 757.868.FISH. . hamptonroadscharter.com Four Winds: 757.460.3187...... fourwindschartering.com Virginia Beach • 757.426.7200 Jerry’s: 757.288.1081 ...... jerryscharterfishing.com Git-R-Done: 757.409.4100 . . . . . gitrdonesportfishing.com Lynnhaven Reel Escape: 804.370.7444...... reelescapecharters.com High Hopes: 757.430.1305 . . . . . highhopessportfishing.com 2350 Starfish Road Reel Reel Gone: ...... 757.874.4981 Howlin’ Sport Fishing: 757.301.2027 . . . . .howlinsportfish.com Virginia Beach • 757.481.7071 Matty-J Fly & Light Tackle: 757.314.2672 . . . . . matty-j.com Legacy:...... 757.301.9998 Ocean View Mega Bite: 757.377.5091...... sportfishingmegabitestyle.com 414 W. Ocean View Avenue Venture Inn: 757.850.8960 ...... ventureinncharters.com Ocean Pearl Charters: 757.481.7517. .oceanpearlcharters.com Norfolk • 757.583.6000 Mathews County Okee II: 757.237.4298 ...... okeeii.com Outer Banks, NC Mathews Outdoor Adventures:. . . . visitmathews.com/outdoors Mile Post 18-1/2 Rest Assured: 757.285.4652 ...... restassuredcharters.com South Nags Head • 252.441.5740 Norfolk Rudee Tours: 757.422.5700 ...... rudeeinletcharters.com Riverwalk Landing Action: ...... 757.583.1879 Tango: 757.236.5909...... tangocharters.com 425 Water Street Blue Dragon: ...... 757.321.0693 Unreel: 757.646.7291...... fishtheunreel.com Yorktown • 757.890.3370 Oncourse: 740.590.0866...... oncoursecustomcharters.com Virginia Beach Seagull Reel Time: 757.292.7702 ...... TeamReelTime.com Fishing Center: 757.491.8000 ...... virginiafishing.com Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Richcorp: 804.687.5199...... richcorpcharters.com Williamsburg Virginia Beach • 757.464.4641 Sally T Norfolk: ...... 757.515.3051 Virginia Beach Jamestown Charters: 757.565.2131. . . .jamestowncharters.com 15th Street Virginia Beach • 757.428.2333 Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Virginia Beach • 757.464.4641

For the local fishing report, go to: Tidalfish.com

76 THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS SPORTS

Hampton Roads has a lot to offer sports enthusiasts. If have that, too. Consider yourself a jock of all sports? You’re you like golf, we’ve got greens. If you like hockey, there’s in luck. Hampton Roads has the games, the facilities, and ice with your name on it. If baseball is your speed, we the team spirit to keep you a sports fan for life.

Baseball Soccer The Norfolk Tides are Hampton Roads’ only Triple-A Virginia Beach Piranhas Women’s League’s Season affiliate for MLB. The “farm team” of the Baltimore Orioles, and runs May through August. Formerly the Mariners, the a member of the International League since 1992, the Tides Hampton Roads Piranhas Men’s League have been among the league’s annual attendance leaders. play their season from May through July. The season runs from April through September, with out- Located at the Sportsplex, 2181 Landstown Road, Virginia standing giveaways and exciting promotions scheduled Beach. Visit hrpiranhas.com or call 757.572.1592. throughout the year. Home games are played at beautiful Harbor Park (12,067 seats), 150 Park Avenue, Norfolk. Visit The Hampton Roads Sports Commission norfolktides.com or call 757.622.2222. Looking for a sporting event to attend? Want to get some The Peninsula Pilots, a member franchise of the Coastal volunteer hours? Looking for Plain League, runs their season May through August. youth or adult sport leagues in Located at Historic War Memorial Stadium (3,750 seats) 1889 W. Hampton Roads? Check out Pembroke Avenue, Hampton. Visit peninsulapilots.com or the Hampton Roads Sports call 757.245.2222. Commission (HRSC) at www.HamptonRoadsSports.org. The The Norfolk Admirals HRSC, an affiliate of the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce, Horseracing is a non-profit organization that recruits major amateur, military The Colonial Downs track in New Kent, VA Colonial Downs and youth sporting events to the region. The Commission is is Virginia’s only pari-mutuel horse racetrack, and it’s located comprised of the cities of: Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk in New Kent County at Exit 214 off I-64. The track features and Virginia Beach. Past events recruited by the HRSC include: a summer thoroughbred racing season, a fall harness the Red Cross Heroes Games (2004, 2005), the National Senior racing season, and an ever growing year-round slate of special Games (2003), and the AAU Junior Olympic Games (1998, 2001, events. Visit colonialdowns.com. 2006, 2010). The AAU Junior Olympic Games will return to Hampton Roads in 2015. Hockey The Norfolk Admirals, under their NHL parent club, The More recently, the HRSC is focused on regional collaboration Anaheim Ducks, organized in 1989, and became the Norfolk and enhancing the quality of life for Hampton Roads residents, Harbor Park, Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League beginning in by creating sporting events for our residents! Have a college- the 2000-01 season. You can witness them slamming the bound student-athlete? Attend the “REC Forum” to learn about “biscuit” in the “basket” October through April. In 2012, the college Recruiting & Eligibility process. Standards for Division the Norfolk Admirals won their Eastern Conference as I, II and III athletics. If you follow local college programs, attend well as the Calder Cup Championship, the first time in the “Celebration of College Athletics” which awards regional franchise history. Games are played at the Norfolk Scope Offensive & Defensive Players of the Year for football, men’s (8,700 seating capacity), 201 E. Brambleton Avenue, basketball and women’s basketball. Or, if you want to feel like a Norfolk. Visit norfolkadmirals.com or call 757.640.1212. kid again, join the HRSC for its annual Sand Kickball Tournament!

NASCAR The Hampton Roads Sports Commission is your avenue to Langley Speedway has offered race enthusiasts excitement regional sports! The organization’s website provides many and speed over the years and has been one of the top 10 resources, including a regional sports calendar, volunteer NASCAR ® Weekly Racing Series tracks in the country, typically information for sporting events in Hampton Roads, information running four to six races per weekend program. Located at 11 about youth and adult sports leagues, venues in the area, and Dale Lemonds Drive, Hampton. Visit langley-speedway.com local sports news. The Hampton Roads Sports Commission is or call 757.865.7223. your one-stop-shop for sports in Hampton Roads. For more information, visit www.HamptonRoadsSports.org Basketball or follow us on Facebook at Hampton Roads Sports Commission. The Seven City Knights American Basketball Associa- Call 757-664-2573. tion basketball team is comprised of players from the seven major cities of Hampton Roads (Virginia Beach, Nor- folk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Hampton and New- port News). It is exciting, fast-paced, professional basket- ball which provides sports fans a day of fun, entertainment and action! Owned and operated by Lawrence and Cherie Taylor, this talented team of professional players can be seen primarily on Saturdays and Sundays. Supporting the Knights is an opportunity for fun for the entire family. The American Basketball Association (ABA) basketball is one of the most exciting products in professional sports. The ABA is also one of the fastest developing organizations, increas- ing from 7 teams in 2003 to over 60 teams for the 2010- 2011 season. For more information, call 757.291.6513 or visit www.sevencityknights.com. THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS 77 GET A MOVE ON! Parks and Recreation Facilities From pottery to Pilates®, arts and crafts to aquatics, your local Parks and Recreation departments have it all!

Chesapeake Parks & Recreation...... 757.382.6411 Newport News Parks & Recreation. . . . .757.926.1400 Currituck County Parks & Recreation. . . .252.232.3007 Norfolk Parks & Recreation...... 757.441.2400 Franklin Parks & Recreation...... 757.562.2475 Poquoson Parks & Recreation...... 757.868.3580 Gloucester County Parks & Recreation. . . 804.693.2355 Portsmouth Parks & Recreation...... 757.393.8481 Hampton Parks & Recreation...... 757.727.6348 Suffolk Parks & Recreation...... 757.514.7250 Isle of Wight County Parks Surry County Parks & Recreation...... 757.294.3044 & Recreation...... 757.357.2291 Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation. . . . . 757.385.1100 James City County Parks Williamsburg Parks & Recreation...... 757.259.3760 & Recreation...... 757.259.3200 York County Parks & Recreation...... 757.890.3500 Mathews County Parks & Recreation. . . .804.725.4949

Sports and Fitness Organizations n Cycling It’s no secret that an n AAU Athletics The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) active life is the key to a provides a comprehensive listing of bike trails and long, healthy life. Living a The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is one of the largest, routes. Visit virginiadot.org/bikemap for more non-profit, volunteer, sports organizations in the United fit and healthy lifestyle is information. And Trails.com offers in depth information States. In August 2010, the Hampton Roads Sports about mountain bike trails throughout coastal Virginia a social activity! Commission, an affiliate of the Hampton Roads Chamber (more than 175 miles of great trails). Or you can of Commerce, produced the AAU Jr. Olympic Summer contact your local bicycles shop and join a ride anytime! If you’re looking for Games. Call 757.622.2312 for more information. Visit recreational activity in aausports.org to connect to local sports and teams. Peninsula Bicycling Association. . . . pbabicycling.org Hampton Roads, you Tidewater Bicycle Association...... tbarides.org won’t have to look far. n Little League™ Virginia Bicycling Federation ...... vabike.org There are more than In 2009, Norfolk Virginia hosted the Fourth Annual Williamsburg Area Bicyclists...... wabonline.org “Challenger Little League™ Baseball World Jamboree” at 360 public tennis courts, the Azalea Little League Complex. n Canoeing and Kayaking 330 ball fields and 276 You can find Little League™ play throughout Hampton Kayak Nature Tours, Ltd., public basketball courts Roads. Visit littleleague.org to find the league closest Virginia Beach...... 757.480.1999 throughout the region. to you. Kayaking and Canoeing in Hampton. . . .757.850.5134 The following listings are Mattaponi Canoe & Kayak...... 800.769.3545 n YMCA of South Hampton Roads a local sampling and are Wild River Outfitters, Inc., The YMCA of South Hampton Roads provides thousands Virginia Beach...... 757.431.8566 not intended to represent of programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body. Every a complete list. program, service or activity, including Aquatics, Child n Dance, Recreational AND Competitive Care, Health and Wellness, Sports and specialty programs, Fred Astaire is designed to help you, your family and community grow. Dance Studio...... fredastairedancestudiosvb.com Visit ymcashr.org/locations or contact the closest center near you. Mambo Room...... mamboroomdance.com Peanut City Cloggers. . . . . peanutcitycloggers.com Shooting Stars Square Activities Dance Club...... shootingstarsnorfolk.org Whatever it is, archery, baseball, basketball, The Rhythm of Ireland School cheerleading, cycling, dancing, diving, equestrian, of Irish Dance...... rhythmofireland.com football, gymnastics, ice hockey, jump roping, karate, Tidal Waves Square and kayaking, lacrosse, martial arts, rugby, running, swimming, Round Dance Club...... squaredance.bizland.com tennis, ultimate frisbee, volleyball or wrestling, it is probably present right here in Hampton Roads.

78 THIS IS HAMPTON ROADS GET A MOVE ON! n GOLF n Kickball Walking the course while carrying your clubs can burn WAKA® is the World Adult Kickball Association® the up to 474 calories per round and Hampton Roads is a preeminent adult kickball organization and the world preeminent golf destination. From public courses to authority and governing body of kickball. WAKA® is a private clubs, the area boasts some of the finest greens social-athletic organization created to advance the joy on the Eastern Seaboard. In fact, there are 78 courses of kickball around the world. We’re celebrating 10 Years between Williamsburg and the Eastern Shore! Visit of WAKA® Kickball and it’s never been a better time to 1stop4golf.com and select “Chesapeake and East” to join, play, and party and enjoy the full WAKA® social- check out these courses. athletic experience. To register and get involved, visit kickball.com, enter your zip code, and start playing! n Hiking, Walking AND Running Norfolk Real Deal AAU Track Club �����������realdealtrack.org n Swimming Peninsula Pathfinders �������������������peninsulapathfinder.org Regular swimming builds endurance, muscle strength and cardio-vascular fitness. It can serve as a cross- Peninsula Track Club ���������������������peninsulatrackclub.com training element to your regular workouts. Most YMCA Tidewater Striders ������������������������������ tidewaterstriders.com and Parks and Recreation programs offer swimming Tidewater Appalachian Trail lessons and aquatic activities like diving and water Club (AHS) Norfolk ��������������������������������������tidewateratc.com aerobics. Visit usaswimming.org and go to the “Swim Clubs” tab to find a Club near you. Virginia Running Club Directory �����������������������������runva.org Williamsburg Colonial n Tennis Road Runners ����������������������������������colonialroadrunners.org Playing tennis on a regular basis can help maintain or improve balance, mobility, agility, strength and n Horseback Riding fitness. It also helps burn calories. Research shows Cherry Point Stables, Suffolk ����������������������������757.465.8845 that three hours of moderate aerobic exercise every week can cut the risk of developing heart disease by Easy Does It Riding Academy, Pungo �����������757.721.4646 50 percent. Visit Hampton Roads Tennis, Your Total Elbow Stables, Chesapeake ������������������������������757.332.9511 Tennis Source, at hrtennis.com for information on EQUI-KIDS Therapeutic Riding Program, courts, equipment and lessons. n Virginia Beach ��������������������������������������������������������757.425.8833 Holly Ridge Manor Equestrian Hunter’s Way Riding Stables, Carrollton ������������������������757.357.7471 Nottoway River Ranch, Franklin ����������������������757.562.0993 Stonehouse Stables, Williamsburg ����������������757.566.0666

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