The Center for Conservation Biology at the College of William & Mary compiled its 2024 breeding performance results for osprey in the Chesapeake Bay last month after the end of the nesting season, ...

Ware Neck resident Shannon French loves her neighborhood. She was raised in Ware Neck, has spent almost all of her life there, and wants to see it thrive. That’s why a circa 1908 schoolhouse, once a ...

An old house at the site of the former Hicks Wharf in Cardinal has gotten a major facelift from its new owners, Bert and Diane Cole. Bert Cole, who came to Mathews from Shenandoah in March 2023 and ...

As winter season approaches, homeowners are encouraged to take proactive steps to increase the energy efficiency of their homes. When temperatures drop, we typically turn up our thermostats. By ...

On the heels of Hurricane Helene, many of us are looking for ways to prepare for disasters as the severity of storms are oftentimes unpredictable and can leave us in the direst of straits. John ...

The Virginia Living Museum, Newport News, announced earlier this month the arrival of Nora, a North American river otter. She joins the museum following her rescue and care at the Maryland Zoo. Later ...

Imagine what it must’ve been like for your ancestors, walking across a moss-covered forest floor. Surely, at one point, one of them looked down and thought, “Plushy!” and decided to take some of that ...

Eric Chandler, owner of Chandler’s Firearms and Estates, recently opened his business on 2 South Main Street in Kilmarnock. The building that houses his business was originally built in 1910 and ...

Neither the man, the manor, nor the garden has survived three centuries and multiple fires. It is no wonder that few in present-day Gloucester County have heard of Lewis Burwell II or his manor house ...

Every October, the Virginia Department of Forestry offers a wide variety of trees and shrubs for purchase through its online seedling store. Bred specifically for Virginia’s soils and climate, ...

The weather is cooling off and leaves are starting to fall in a cascade of wonderful colors. As you transition into the colder months of the year, now is the time to watch for fall bird migration and ...

The contributions of two distinguished community leaders—the late Rev. Fred Carter and Marion Randall—were honored at a ...