From the early 1900s through the 1950s, family-owned Black hotels like the Wheaton Hotel and the Tatum Inn provided essential lodging, community, and economic opportunity in...
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Virginia is transforming a former Chesapeake retail space into a new Teen Center, launching its bold “Campaign to Great...
Delceno Miles — founder and CEO of The Miles Agency — was named Virginia Beach’s 73rd First Citizen on November 15, 2025, in recognition of her...
In a strategic partnership to boost healthcare talent in Hampton Roads, Tidewater Community College and the city of Norfolk have deployed four mobile labs through the...
“Scammers are sending fake emails posing as the City, texting from “private numbers,” and blackmailing teen boys — here’s how Hampton Roads residents and families can...
At Norfolk State University’s 90th Founders Day concert, Patti LaBelle delivered a stirring performance that honored decades of perseverance, Black excellence, and community—her voice soaring, her...
Chesapeake has renamed Old Courtyard Park in honor of Judge Eileen A. Olds, the city’s first African-American woman judge and a nationally recognized legal leader who...
Sentara CarePlex Hospital and the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank have opened a first-of-its-kind refrigerated food pantry locker in Hampton, offering discharged patients facing food insecurity round-the-clock access...
Prostate cancer strikes African-American men at higher rates than any other group. In this powerful first-person account, a survivor shares his journey and highlights why awareness,...
Congressman Bobby Scott held two town halls this week—in Chesapeake and Hampton—to inform constituents about health care cuts, challenge what he termed the “Big, Ugly Law,”...
The Digital Download is a weekly column dedicated to exploring the power, promise, and impact of technology in our everyday lives, written by Delegate Cliff Hayes, an experienced technology leader and public servant.
The column aims to educate, inform, and empower readers with insight into how digital tools, innovations, and trends are shaping our communities, policies, and futures.
From artificial intelligence and cybersecurity to broadband access and smart devices, Digital Download breaks down complex tech topics in an accessible way for all.
