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garden week front cut river promise Welcome to Historic Garden Week 2024 (4/17/2024) - As the nation’s only statewide house and garden tour, approximately 30 tours are showcased each spring during Historic Garden Week, featuring over 200 private and public sites. Highlighted properties change…
garden week fine arts museum front Fine Arts Museum (4/17/2024) - The Fine Arts Museum of Gloucester will also be on the tour docket for Saturday. The museum is currently showing the works of the late Kacey Carneal, a self-taught folk…
Spring sights at Brent & Becky’s (4/17/2024) - Brent & Becky’s Bulbs, located at 7900 Daffodil Lane in Gloucester, will have plenty of spring happenings for those hoping to spend the season in the garden. Create a realistic…
Volunteers help make Garden Week a success (4/17/2024) - Behind the scenes and greeting visitors to the Garden Tour are dozens of volunteers, giving their time to help make each year’s event successful. Margaret Singleton is chair of the…
Historic Garden Week highlights horticulture (4/17/2024) - Much more than a fundraiser, Historic Garden Week is a cherished springtime tradition for both Garden Club of Virginia members, who come together to produce the fundraiser, and for the…
Towler House photo Garden Week Williamsburg tours to be held Tuesday (4/17/2024) - Historic Garden Week in Williamsburg will take place on Tuesday from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. This shuttle tour of three homes with gardens in the Walnut Hills neighborhood of…
IMG_0543 Northern Neck to celebrate Garden Week Wednesday (4/17/2024) - The Garden Club of Northern Neck will hold its Garden Week activities on Wednesday, April 24 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. With 1,100 miles of tidal shoreline that supports…
daffodil princess little miss Daffodil Festival this weekend (4/3/2024) - The 38th annual Gloucester Daffodil Festival will take place this Saturday and Sunday with the theme, “Everything’s Coming Up Daffodils.” The festival along Gloucester’s Main Street will include live music,…
Daffodil Festival application process begins (2/7/2024) - It may just be early February, but daffodils are already blooming and this year’s Gloucester Daffodil Festival will be here before you know it.The annual rite of spring returns April…
Holiday Calendar: Community (11/21/2023) - Thursday, Nov. 23 Turkey trot Mobjack Rowing Association will hold its annual Turkey Trot today, beginning at 8:30 a.m. at Williams Wharf. Walk, run or bike from Williams Wharf Landing…
Holiday Calendar: Church (11/21/2023) - Thursday, Nov. 23 Breakfast Singleton United Methodist Church, Ware Neck, will hold a Thanksgiving breakfast at 8 a.m. today. Services St James On-the-Glebe Anglican Church, Gloucester, will hold a traditional…
Holiday Calendar: Neighboring Communities (11/21/2023) - Friday, Nov. 24 Markets The 10th annual Steamboat Era Museum Holiday Marketplace, Irvington, will celebrate its opening weekend Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. and Sunday from…
Riverside to use AI to help read mammograms with ‘a second set of eyes’ (10/11/2023) - As a commitment to innovation in breast cancer detection, Riverside Health System has partnered with Transpara Breast Care, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) system designed to help radiologists detect cancers…
Cancer Warrior taking strides in walk for ACS (10/11/2023) - Kelsey Halley was 30 years old and joyfully 33 weeks pregnant with her first child when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Now, nearly three years later, she’s a “cancer…
Breast cancer awareness (10/11/2023) - The Gloucester High School field hockey team donned pink hoodies at the GHS homecoming parade held on Sept. 28 in support of breast cancer awareness. Pictured, from left facing forward,…
Dig Pink (10/11/2023) - The Gloucester High School girls’ and boys’ varsity volleyball teams, as well as the Mathews High School varsity volleyball team, are wearing pink for the month of October in honor…
Breast cancer can happen to anyone, even young women (10/11/2023) - According to Riverside Health System, breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in young women. It is also the most common form of cancer in women who are…
homecoming parade 6 edit Gloucester High School homecoming parade (10/4/2023) - Gloucester High School got a chance to show off its school spirit during last Thursday’s homecoming parade, with parade goers lining Main Street to cheer on the Dukes. held its…
1a guinea jubilee basketball SRO Charles Johnson 42nd annual Guinea Jubilee (10/4/2023) - CHARLIE KOENIG / GAZETTE-JOURNAL Waterman’s contests are a big part of the Guinea Jubilee. This year’s winners included, top left photo, from left: women’s crab pot pulling--Mae Lynn Belvin (third…
Maritime Heritage Day Saturday (9/27/2023) - A Maritime Heritage Day Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday to celebrate Mathews County’s long, rich relationship with the sea. The festival is sponsored by…
guinea grand marshal display Grand marshal (9/27/2023) - Betty Lou Setterholm Sammons was named this year’s Guinea Jubilee grand marshal during the Sept. 10 Guinea Heritage Day program. This table was filled with photos of her, as well…
heritage day crowd Heritage Day crowd (9/27/2023) - A large crowd filled the Abingdon Ruritan Club building on Sept. 10 for Guinea Heritage Day, getting a chance to bid on Guinea cakes, pick up Guinea Jubilee merchandise and…
first morning star table First Morning Star (9/27/2023) - Photos, church programs and other memorabilia from First Morning Star Baptist Church adorns a table at the Abingdon Ruritan Club during the Sept. 10 Guinea Heritage Day program. First Morning…
union baptist table Union Baptist (9/27/2023) - Stop #3 on the Guinea Heritage Driving Tour is Union Baptist Church. This display at Guinea Heritage Day includes photographs and historical items from the church that first organized in…
bucks store display 2 Buck’s Store display (9/27/2023) - Buck’s Store Museum is the first stop on the Guinea Heritage Driving Tour. It was also the first display table at Guinea Heritage Day, which was held on Sunday, Sept.…

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