Koala Bean to open this month at York River Crossing Shopping Center, Hayes (11/13/2024) - Local business owners Bryan Enriquez and Marilyn Bradford will be opening a new coffee shop this month called Koala Bean located in the York River Crossing Shopping Center, Hayes, right… …
York & Main holds grand reopening party (11/13/2024) - Theresa Wells Stifel, owner of York & Main, celebrated her business’s recent expansion with a reopening party last Thursday. Wells Stifel’s business has welcomed 10 new female-owned businesses to bring… …
Virginia Living Museum to open Wild Care Center Sunday (11/13/2024) - Virginia Living Museum, Newport News, is holding a grand opening celebration for its new Wild Care Center on Sunday. The facility features a transparent veterinary hospital and nutrition center, providing… …Phillips Energy featured in national case study (11/13/2024) - Phillips Energy, Inc., of Gloucester Point, which provides propane to the fleet of school buses in Newport News, is cited for its work in a recent study by Blue Bird… …
Rocky’s Auto Repair keeps business in the family (11/6/2024) - Rocky’s Auto and Truck Repair opened last week on Route 14 in Mathews at the site of the former Love Repair. Husband-and-wife team Rocky and Amanda Calautti have taken over… …
Cattail’s gift shop in Mathews now under new ownership (11/6/2024) - Cattail’s, a home décor, apparel and gift shop on Court Street in Mathews, is now under new ownership. Mike and Jess Elkins of Mathews purchased the popular store last month… …
The Bean Spot opens in Mathews C.H. (11/6/2024) - Kim Genduso, owner of The Vintage Pearl, and Kevin Farrell opened a new coffee shop, The Bean Spot, inside of her store located at 256 Main Street in Mathews on… …
Hurricane relief (11/6/2024) - The Smile Group (a dental practice with offices in Mathews, West Point, Newport News, Chesapeake and Virginia Beach) shipped out a large number of hurricane relief donations with a local… …
Halloween hijinks (11/6/2024) - Correctional officers (and dentists) Drs. Joseph Lombard, Nathan Vogt and Peter Foster gathered their inmates (and employees) behind bars in the Lombard, Vogt & Foster Jail for a picture for… …
Avalon Center donation (11/6/2024) - The Avalon Center recently received a $2,000 donation from Village Bank of Williamsburg. The contribution will support Avalon Center’s mission to empower survivors of domestic and sexual violence, providing critical… …Housing sales surge locally in third quarter (11/6/2024) - Housing sales surged in the Chesapeake Bay & Rivers housing market for the third quarter of 2024, according to a report released last week by the local realtor organization, which… …
York & Main to hold grand re-opening tonight (11/6/2024) - York & Main, an arts and vintage showroom located at 6670 Main Street, Gloucester, will hold a grand re-opening from 6-8 o’clock tonight, Thursday, Nov. 7, to introduce new members… …
Brent and Becky’s to host session on holiday blooms (11/6/2024) - Brent and Becky’s Bulbs, Gloucester, will host a session on “Forcing Bulbs for Holiday Blooms” at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at the business. The only charge is cost of… …
Auto Max holds fifth annual Trunk or Treat (10/30/2024) - Auto Max of Gloucester held its fifth annual Trunk or Treat event on Friday at the car dealership on Route 17 in Hayes. This year’s event was also a birthday… …
Halloween decor award (10/30/2024) - Southwind Café was the winner of the Mathews Main Street’s annual award for Halloween décor, presented on Friday as part of Main Street’s Howl-a-Palooza celebration by Main Street chair Bette… …
Ms. Kelli’s Beauty Supply to open in November (10/30/2024) - Kelli Pollard of Williamsburg, plans to open her new beauty supply store next month at 17 Plaza, Hayes. Ms. Kelli’s Beauty Supply will provide wigs, hairstyling tools, accessories and products… …Walter Reed Nursing and Rehab Center recognized on 2025 Best Nursing Homes list (10/30/2024) - Walter Reed Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Gloucester, a Virginia Health Services community, has been recognized on Newsweek’s America’s Best Nursing Homes 2025 list. The award was one of 14… …
ReadyReef acquired by Davey Resource Group (10/30/2024) - ReadyReef, a reef-building business that got its start on Gwynn’s Island but is now located in Saluda, has been acquired by Davey Resource Group, Inc., a subsidiary of The Davey… …
Good reading (10/30/2024) - Winston, a dog visiting Pat’s Gallery and Gifts in Deltaville last week, looks through the Gazette-Journal, stopping at the Cancer/Alzheimer’s Awareness pages where shop owner Pat Tinsley had placed an… …MPPDC holds ‘Introduction to Entrepreneurship’ course (10/30/2024) - Thirteen businesses hoping to open, grow and scale their operations on the Middle Peninsula recently completed the 2024 “Introduction to Entrepreneurship,” a free business training course presented by the Middle… …
A/C Masters breaks ground on new location, introduces HydroKleen (10/30/2024) - A/C Masters has officially broken ground on its new location in Yorktown, marking the start of a significant expansion for the company. This move comes as part of A/C Masters’… …
IRS releases tax inflation adjustments for tax year 2025 (10/30/2024) - The Internal Revenue Service announced last week the annual inflation adjustments for tax year 2025. For single taxpayers and married individuals filing separately for tax year 2025, the standard deduction… …
Virginia529 rebrands as Invest529 and Commonwealth Savers (10/30/2024) - Virginia529, one of the nation’s largest and most highly rated education savings programs, is rebranding its flagship education savings plan as Invest529 and rebranding the organization as Commonwealth Savers. This… …
Precise man left a record of his career (10/23/2024) - John B. Cox was a towering figure at the Gazette-Journal for more than 30 years. He had the reputation of a precise man, demanding of fellow employees that they meet… …
Chesapeake Bank announces personnel changes (10/23/2024) - Chesapeake Bank recently announced a pair of personnel changes—the appointment of Amber Buker as its new Vice President Senior Innovation Strategist, and the addition of Ron Andrews to the bank’s… …