Chesapeake Bay

Virginia Beach Resident Who Regularly Leaves Six-Pack Rings on Beach Upset Turbines Might Kill Birds

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Claiming they will be extraordinarily hazardous to the environment, Virginia Beach resident Shelly Allen, who routinely leaves plastic trash along the beachfront, has launched a protest against the offshore turbines scheduled [read more ... ]

Portsmouth Working to Become “Smart City,” Upgrading From Netscape

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Stressing the importance of keeping up with technology in a digital age, Portsmouth city officials announced plans to upgrade the citywide internet browser from Netscape to a more modern browser. According to Micah Brookerson, a [read more ... ]

Op-ed: That Law That Prohibits Cursing on the Virginia Beach Boardwalk Is Fucking Bullshit

If you’re a true Virginian who hits the luscious shores of Virginia Beach every other weekend during the summer months, then chances are you’re familiar with one of the state’s most unique laws. The law loosely states that no cursing or swear [read more ... ]

Saturday Afternoon on Virginia Beach Boardwalk Mistaken for Gathering of the Juggalos

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — What began as a typical Saturday afternoon on the Virginia Beach Boardwalk quickly devolved into chaos as authorities responded to multiple reports of an impromptu Gathering of the Juggalos. Enthusiastic fans of the hip-hop [read more ... ]

Virginia Beach Holds Public Forum to Determine if It’s Worth Saving in Event of Sea Level Rise

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. ― At 6 p.m. Sunday, officials gathered at Ocean Lakes High School to consider the effects of sea level rise on Virginia Beach in an effort to determine once and for all if Virginia’s most populous city is worth saving. Mayor [read more ... ]

Chesapeake Crabs Moving to Maryland to Get Baked

NORTHUMBERLAND, Va. — Residents who live by the Chesapeake Bay have noticed a new trend with the local biology. Increasingly, it appears as if the Commonwealth’s population of Chesapeake crabs are moving north into Maryland in order to get [read more ... ]

New Evidence Suggests 2009 the Year When Hampton Roads Drivers Collectively Stopped Using Turn Signals

NORFOLK, Va. — Citing factors such as complete stupidity and sheer laziness, a new study commissioned by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) revealed that 2009 was the year when Hampton Roads drivers stopped using their turn signals. [read more ... ]

The Eastern Shore: Is It There? The Peedmont Investigates

DELTAVILLE, Va. — Since its inception, Virginia has claimed to have two parts: the stoic mainland and the mysterious Eastern Shore. Accessible from the mainland only by watercraft, a single 20-mile bridge-tunnel from Norfolk, or by navigating [read more ... ]

Norfolk Mom “Killin’ It” With the Emojis

NORFOLK, Va. — In recent months, Fairmount Park mom Victoria Masterfield has become both fluent and imaginative in her use of emojis, a vocabulary of digital icons that express mood and enliven messages. Masterfield, who turned 58 this October, [read more ... ]