Friday, January 20, 2023

The Government Needs to be Responsible with our Money.

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As the Sheriff of York and Poquoson for more than two decades, I understand the importance of fiscal responsibility.

In order to live successful and happy lives, we need to live within our means and use our resources wisely. The government should not be an exception to this principle. We work hard to make a living and as a result we must pay taxes. The government has a duty to use these hard-earned tax dollars responsibly, for the benefit of the community and not for frivolous pet projects.

As your State Senator, I will work to ensure that the General Assembly uses tax dollars responsibly and fight to lower taxes for the benefit of all Virginians. With record inflation and economic uncertainty, it is more important than ever to be mindful of how we spend our hard-earned money.

I am seeking your support to continue this fight. If you can donate  $150, $100, or $75, it would greatly help my campaign to go to Richmond and represent you. If you are unable to donate at this time, you can still show your support by requesting a yard sign or donating your time to my campaign by clicking here.  Finally, if you believe you may not be able to vote on Election Day, click here to be directed to the form to fill out an absentee ballot request.

Together, we can make a difference in November.

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023

The Government Needs to be Responsible with our Money.

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Dear Friend,

As the Sheriff of York and Poquoson for more than two decades, I understand the importance of fiscal responsibility.

In order to live successful and happy lives, we need to live within our means and use our resources wisely. The government should not be an exception to this principle. We work hard to make a living and as a result we must pay taxes. The government has a duty to use these hard-earned tax dollars responsibly, for the benefit of the community and not for frivolous pet projects.

As your State Senator, I will work to ensure that the General Assembly uses tax dollars responsibly and fight to lower taxes for the benefit of all Virginians. With record inflation and economic uncertainty, it is more important than ever to be mindful of how we spend our hard-earned money.

I am seeking your support to continue this fight. If you can donate  $150, $100, or $75, it would greatly help my campaign to go to Richmond and represent you. If you are unable to donate at this time, you can still show your support by requesting a yard sign or donating your time to my campaign by clicking here.  Finally, if you believe you may not be able to vote on Election Day, click here to be directed to the form to fill out an absentee ballot request.

Together, we can make a difference in November.

Sincerely,




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Thursday, January 12, 2023

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Welcome to your weekly Reader Rewards newsletter! So temps in the 60s in January IS a bit balmy here in Hampton Roads.  Watch - I've jinxed us now. We shall see, right??

I know everyone remembers us mentioning back around November - about the grand opening of Hampton Roads first casino.  Well, it's been delayed a bit.  If you missed it, you can check out the update in this report by The Pilot's Natalie Anderson right here. Soon enough Hampton Roads - patience!

While all of you await that grand opening, I'll remind you of our objectives here at Reader Rewards with this newsletter: to keep us all focused on more positive local news/entertainment AND to make sure you are up to speed on the food scene here!  You'll not be disappointed this week.

Awhile back you may have heard about or read about the opening of a local chain of restaurants here in Hampton Roads: Chicken Salad Chick.  Well, there's expansion in the plans already.  Be sure to check out Inside Business' report by Tara Bozick right here for the locations and details. Who would have thought chicken salad sandwiches would be THIS big, huh?

Thought chicken salad sandwiches were the best-kept secret?  Well, maybe The Pilot's Rekaya Gibson has another new find here in Hampton Roads.  If you missed it, be sure to read up on her review of The Rustic Spoon in Virginia Beach.  You can catch Rekaya's review right here.  Yes Japanese cloud pancakes.  If they take off - you heard about them through Rekaya and through us here right at Reader Rewards!

Before we get too far away from local restaurants - remember that January is restaurant week for most cities here in Hampton Roads.  Yes, Rekaya has the rundown on restaurant week for all cities in Hampton Roads right here.  Supporting local business during a traditionally slow month: not a bad idea at all.

As usual, there are still weekend food events going on around Hampton Roads in the coming weekends.  A beer bash, cupcake wars and a tea party.  They're all there for us to take part in!  Once again The Pilot's Rekaya Gibson has the preview for all these and other events right here. Enjoy!

With the NFL regular season now over - it appears Taylor Heinicke's time with The Washington Commanders may have come to an end as well.  As we suspected earlier this year - he DID bring some memorable moments. Just as he did when he broke on the scene down this way at Old Dominion.  Check out the coverage of Taylor right here by The Pilot's Jami Frankenberry.  

While we're still on the topic of football, how about the new head football coach at Princess Anne High School?  Remember Phillip Sims from Oscar Smith High School?  Yes - the star quarterback from a number of years ago.  Well, he's back now as the head coach at Princess Anne.  Read up on the coverage by 757Teamz' Larry Rubama right here.  Time certainly flies, doesn't it?  Some of us may remember Phillip Sims when he played football at Greenbrier Middle School!

With us in the middle of winter sports, be sure to check out the coverage by The Daily Press' Marty O'Brien of a talented freshman wrestler at Poquoson High School right here.  Last but certainly not least - read up on the 757 high school basketball report right here - also by 757Teamz Larry Rubama.

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The number of people dying from homicide in Hampton Roads remained high last year, with the region's seven largest cities recording more than 200 slayings in 2022.

A total of 220 homicides were reported by the cities last year, up from the 206 the year before, according to data provided by local police departments and tallied by The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press.

But while last year's total didn't rise significantly over the previous year's, it's 76% higher than the 125 recorded five years ago.

The big jump in numbers over the last couple of years is a trend being seen in cities across the country, as homicide rates have continued to climb, especially in urban areas.

Read more in the Sunday Main News section

Staff Sgt. Kelton Millhouse steadied an office chair for his wife, Tech Sgt. Tameka Millhouse, who held her pregnant belly with one hand as she eased into the seat. The couple's 3-year-old son, Kelton "Trey" Millhouse III, rolled a toy car across a conference table at Joint Base Langley-Eustis. The dual Air Force family is due to welcome a second child on March 30.

The couple's introduction to parenthood was burdened by three and 6-week time constraints, which made recovery from birth, adjusting to having a new baby, and finding childcare before returning to work that much harder.

But this time will be different.

The Department of Defense released on Jan. 4 guidelines to expand the military parental leave program, giving uniformed parents 12 weeks to welcome new additions to their families and doing away with the distinction between primary and secondary caregivers.

Read more in the Sunday Main News section

For about 30 years, Thomas Jefferson has come to life through the interpretation and research of historical interpreter Bill Barker at Colonial Williamsburg and more recently at Monticello.

Barker will talk with Christy S. Coleman, executive director of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, about his research and portrayal of Jefferson on Jan. 18. The talk is the first in the 2023 six-part Director's Series at Jamestown Settlement.

Conversations with other scholars and public figures, all scheduled at 7 p.m., will take place on select Wednesdays throughout the year in Jamestown Settlement's Robins Foundation Theater.

Read more in the Sunday Break section

Will Liverman first grew up singing in the choir of Norfolk's New Hope Church of God in Christ and then at New Jerusalem Church of God in Christ in Virginia Beach.

Around age 13 — as it so often does with teen boys — Liverman's voice broke. But, unlike some of his peers', his voice got deeper, and deeper, and deeper, so thunderous that by the time he was in high school, he could fill a room with sound without a microphone.

He didn't know it, but his voice was unique because, as he says now, he was able to "tap into more of a classical sound."

Liverman, 34, has what The Washington Post called "a voice for a historic moment" and is what the Chicago Tribune called "a rising international baritone." On Thursday, he was set as a concert headliner at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The week before, at the Guggenheim museum, he presented a soul opera that he co-wrote. He's in the running for two Grammys next month — for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album ("Okpebholo: Lord, How Come Me Here?") and Best Opera Recording (Terence Blanchard's "Fire Shut Up in My Bones").

Read more in the Sunday Break section

It turned out to be a storybook ending for Jeannie Hunt.

Hunt, owner of Jeannie's Used Books for the past 22 years, was faced with two huge undertakings this past fall: find a new location for her business and relocate the more than 270,000 books within it. Fortunately, Hunt was able to accomplish both thanks to the kindness of strangers and faithfulness of customers.

She learned last spring that her new landlord wanted to reconstruct the strip mall, including the 1,800-square-foot space she leased at 3202 High St. in Portsmouth. By early fall, she needed to vacate the store and all of its inventory. A resident of Edenton, North Carolina, Hunt had happily made the three-hour round-trip commute to run the business she loves.

Read more in the Sunday Work & Money section

If you're like me, you've probably come up with some New Year's resolution for 2023, whether it be saving more money, eating healthier, exercising more or losing weight.

Unfortunately for most Americans, they don't keep their New Year's resolution. One study showed that of the 41% of Americans who made New Year's resolution, only 9% were successful in keeping them at year's end.

In 2017, former Great Bridge boys basketball coach Gary Obenour made a resolution and he stuck to it, thanks to his daughter, Mallory.

In December of 2016, she had a sit-down meeting with her father. She was concerned because his weight had ballooned to more than 300 pounds. She was getting ready to move to Florida and confronted him about his weight with her impending wedding coming up in June.

"I basically told him I was worried about him," she said. "And I told him, 'I don't know if you're going to be around to even walk me down the aisle.'"

Obenour, 58, was floored by her words.

Read more in the Sunday Sports section


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Friday, January 6, 2023

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Welcome to your weekly Reader Rewards newsletter! Happy New Year from yours truly here at Reader Rewards!  We all hope 2023 brings you good health and prosperity for the New Year.  As well as your continued readership and support for The Virginian-Pilot, Daily Press, Virginia Gazette and Tidewater Review!  

Whew - the holidays were quite a blur this year, yes?  Although it seems that is the way EVERY YEAR.  As soon as Halloween hits - we blur right through Thanksgiving and then we're wishing each other Happy New Year - just as we are right now.

Juuust in case you either missed the Norfolk Botanical Gardens OR you want one more tour - The Pilot's Elizabeth Noe has good news for you right here. Yep - they'll be open a bit longer.  Check out the article to find out for how long!

Imagine being a parent bringing in a brand new baby to ring in the New Year?!  If you're wondering who the first babies were to be born in Hampton Roads, look no further than this report by The Pilot's Caitlyn Burchett. New Year's Eve must have been a bit busy!  

As usual Rekaya Gibson has all the coverage of the food scene throughout Hampton Roads.  Before we get to upcoming events, be sure to check out her review of top spots in 2022.  If you missed it, you can check out her review right here

Even though we're in the dead of winter, Rekaya has upcoming food events. Be sure to check out the upcoming schedule right here. While you're at it, check out Rekaya's review of a newly opened Indian restaurant in Chesapeake.  You can read upon her review right here. For everyone with that sweet tooth, there's another new eatery in Newport News: Cobbler Cafe.  Read up on Rekaya's review right here

With winter comes the full swing of basketball - namely high school basketball.  The staff from 757Teamz has your most recent girls Top 15 rankings right here for you. The boys Top 15 throughout Hampton Roads is right here as well.

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COMING SUNDAY:

"Maury was built to make a statement," Louis Wilson, a 1960 graduate, recalled. "And it does."

Maury High School is known for its stunning architecture with its stately columns, blue and white terra cotta accents and the front steps alumni remember walking up everyday. Built in 1911, the school is considered a prominent feature of the Ghent neighborhood.

Now the school division is trying to decide if Maury will be modernized for "21st century learners" or torn down and rebuilt. This process has been underway for years with a decision expected this year.

Read more in the Sunday Main News section

The mental health system aboard the USS George Washington is "overwhelmed" and sailors have a poor understanding of alternative resources, according to the Navy's investigation into three sailor suicides.

In May, the Navy launched an investigation into the April deaths, interviewing senior medical officers and sailors aboard the carrier undergoing an overhaul at Newport News Shipbuilding. While the probe into three sailor suicides assigned to the USS George Washington found the deaths were not connected, the roughly 60-page report released Dec. 19 found the Washington's psychologist and behavioral health technician — Psych Boss and Psych Tech — were "overwhelmed" and struggle to keep up with the demand for services.

From January 2021 to January 2022, the ship reported approximately 2,600 mental health patient encounters with the psych boss, the behavioral health technician and two substance abuse rehabilitation program counselors. It was unclear how many sailors sought mental health services, as a "patient encounter" could mean one sailor was seen multiple times.

Read more in the Sunday Main News section

Like many who lose a loved one in a mass shooting, Debbie Borato sought justice.

But the legal battle she waged after her sister, Michelle "Missy" Langer, was killed on May 31, 2019 at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center has resulted in a strange victory. Borato now owns the home of the disgruntled city employee who killed 12 people, including her sister, before he was fatally shot by police.

In an even stranger turn of events, the two-bedroom Virginia Beach condo is now center stage in a controversy with potential to be a major embarrassment for law enforcement agencies that investigated the attack.

Read more in the Sunday Main News section

The holidays are over and it's time to recover ― let someone else do the cooking this month.

Sunday, Jan. 15, kicks off several annual Restaurant Weeks around the region with special menus and fixed pricing.

The weeks give the community a chance to support local businesses during a month that is typically slow. This allows the restaurants to thrive and keep staff until the warmer months when business typically picks up, explained Martha Davenport, executive director of the Virginia Beach Restaurant Association, in an email.

Suffolk's event is scheduled for March 18 through 25; Chesapeake's, Oct. 13 through 20. Save the dates.

Here's a list with links to restaurants and menus. Reservations are not required but are encouraged where available.

Check out the list in the Sunday Break section

Couples who married in 2022 had some of their most formative years during the pandemic, and many said they developed a strong bond during lockdowns.

The past year saw the return of larger gatherings, including weddings. But many of these couples' proposals happened in 2020 and 2021 — the two most socially distanced years. This didn't stop people from getting creative and extra thoughtful when popping the big question.

A Richmond psychology professor embedded his proposal in an escape room clue. A strategy director presented a symbolic painting to his partner, while one man's proposal at a Northern Virginia winery almost didn't happen.

Here are five — two from Virginia — of the best proposals featured in The New York Times Weddings pages in 2022.

Read more in the Sunday Break section

Shortly after Gary Hughes and his wife, Laura, opened Gangsta Dog in Yorktown in 2021, customers started coming from across Hampton Roads to Riverwalk Landing to buy the homemade, all-natural dog biscuits and other assorted dog goodies.

When Hughes realized a considerable number of customers were from Norfolk, he began to think of expanding in that direction. That thought became reality this past August when Gangsta Dog opened at 9555 Shore Drive in East Ocean View.

Gangsta Dog is named after Bruiser, their cairn terrier-miniature schnauzer mix. When folks inquired about the dog's breed, Hughes preferred to say "gangsta dog" over mutt. Like its store in Yorktown, the Norfolk store offers cookies and cakes in a variety of flavors, everything from toasted coconut and pumpkin to peanut butter and bacon cheeseburger. Additionally, Gangsta Dog offers soft treats, dog food, specialty products for food allergies, dog food sprinkles, cupcakes and products for senior dogs, along with CBD oil products.

Read more in the Sunday Work & Money section

Whenever Dominic Manilla receives a phone call from Joe Mersel, he knows it has to be something important.

"Nothing is ever small with Joe," said Manilla, the Old Dominion University women's tennis coach.

So when Manilla received a call from Mersal nearly a year ago, he was interested.

Mersel told Manilla about his plans to start a fund that would help ODU recruit men's and women's tennis and basketball players from Ukraine.

Mersel, along with his wife, Ellen Sue (Susie), and son Mark Mersel, partnered with the Old Dominion Athletic Foundation to found the Mersel Ukrainian Student Triumph Fund, or the "MUST" fund.

Read more in the Sunday Sports section

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