Virginia launches road-trip tourism campaign

NORFOLK — Virginia's newest tourism campaign is focused on getting travelers off their couches and into their cars for an "Old School" road trip.
http://morningcall.feedsportal.com/c/34254/f/623006/s/1fb26982/l/0L0Smcall0N0Ctravel0Cdp0Enws0Ewire0Etourism0Ecampaign0E20A120A5260H0A0H54234760Bstory0Dtrack0Frss/story01.htm

Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 03:07:08 -0700

Virginia considers privately operated ports after Maersk offer

NORFOLK — Virginia will consider whether to turn over the operation of its port terminals to a private company following an unsolicited proposal to do so that is valued at nearly $4 billion, state officials said Wednesday.
http://www.newsleader.com/article/20120524/NEWS01/205240324/Virginia-considers-privately-operated-ports-after-Maersk-offer

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 23:54:39 -0700

Virginia launches tourism campaign focused on 'Old School' road trips

NORFOLK, Va. - Virginia's newest tourism campaign is focused on getting travellers off their couches and into their cars for an "Old School" road trip.
http://news.yahoo.com/virginia-launches-tourism-campaign-focused-old-school-road-205156904.html

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 13:51:56 -0700

Virginia seeks companies to operate state's ports

NORFOLK--Virginia is seeking proposals from companies that may want to operate the state's ports. The state Department of Transportation issued the request for proposals on Wednesday. The request was made after APM Terminals Inc. sent an unsolicited bid to operate the Virginia Port Authority's ports in April. That proposal calls for a 48-year agreement to operate state ports in Hampton Roads as ...
http://www.wvec.com/news/local/State-153300795.html

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 16:02:33 -0700

Norfolk drivers make personal appeal for car tax bill

NORFOLK Marilyn Praileau is happy to owe the city less on her personal property tax bill this year. On Thursday, Praileau drove her 2003 Ford Explorer to Harbor Park for the drive-through personal property tax appeal held for the last few years by Commissioner of the Revenue Sharon McDonald.
http://hamptonroads.com/node/640840

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 11:45:25 -0700

Virginia Opera to stage Carousel next May in Norfolk

NORFOLK   Virginia Opera will present the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “Carousel” next season, in May 2013, during the Virginia Arts Festival.  
http://hamptonroads.com/node/639900

Published: Tue, 15 May 2012 08:45:01 -0700

21st Century Steam excursion train trips scheduled for June in North Carolina and Virginia

NORFOLK, Va. and CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- If you have been waiting to ride a train behind a century-old steam locomotive, here is your chance.As part of the 21st Century Steam program ...
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/21st-century-steam-excursion-train-183000845.html

Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 11:30:00 -0700

Norfolk school wins naming contest for injured Peregrine Falcon

WAYNESBORO - A Norfolk elementary school came up with the winning name for a Peregrine Falcon recovered in Chesapeake.  The bird, found in February 2010, had several fractured bones in its right wing and has been recuperating at The Wildlife Center of Virginia. Now healed, he can't fly well enough to live in the wild. While Center employees have been working to make it an education ambassador ...
http://www.wvec.com/news/local/Norfolk-school-wins-naming-contest-for-injured-peregrine-falcon-153598885.html

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 06:32:32 -0700

Norfolk, Virginia's Rising Sea Levels And Sinking Ground Pose A Community Challenge (VIDEO)

Experts predict that the effects of climate change may have the greatest impact on low-lying, and often developing nations , but countries like the United States are not immune.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/28/norfolk-virginia-sea-levels-rise_n_1461486.html

Published: Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:46:36 -0700

Biz to Go: Virginia launches road-trip tourism campaign

Virginia's newest tourism campaign is focused on getting travelers off their couches and into their cars for an "old-school" road trip.
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/business/virginia-politics/2012/may/25/tdbiz03-biz-to-go-virginia-launches-road-trip-tour-ar-1941313/

Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 11:11:16 -0700