Southpoint’s GM watched Cary’s mall die. Here’s how investors plan to save Durham’s.

By Mary Helen Moore Updated June 22, 2023 5:02 PM DURHAM The general manager at The Streets at Southpoint once held the position at a different Triangle mall: Cary Towne Center. Cary’s once thriving mall, which opened in 1979, was …

Malls across the Triangle are getting makeovers. Here’s what’s in store.

By Chantal Allam and Mary Helen Moore Updated March 16, 2023 12:52 PM An excavator tears into the clock tower that for many years stood at the corner of the A Southern Season store at University Place mall on Estes Drive in C…

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Chesapeake State Of The City 2023

Added On April 4, 2023 By Amanda Duncan To Chamber News Chesapeake State Of The City 2023 “Chesapeake Magic” were the words used and the feeling felt at the 2023 Chesapeake State of the City event.  Mayor Rick West brought the crow…

Chesapeake hosts Deep Creek Bridge groundbreaking ceremony

by: Courtney Ingalls Posted: May 24, 2023 / 08:58 AM EDT Updated: May 26, 2023 / 02:23 AM EDT   CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) – The city of Chesapeake, along with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Norfolk District, hosted a groundbreaking cer…

New 885-unit ‘Scenic Heights’ project gets 5-4 approval from Chesapeake Council

by: Brian Reese Posted: Apr 18, 2023 / 11:18 PM EDT Updated: Apr 19, 2023 / 11:45 AM EDT   CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) – A 132-acre project that would bring offices and 885 residential units to the Grassfield area was narrowly green lighted on Tue…

New VA medical clinic approved for former Cinemark site in Western Branch

by: Brett Hall Posted: Jan 18, 2023 / 07:00 AM EST Updated: Jan 18, 2023 / 07:00 AM EST   CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — A new Veterans Administration medical clinic is coming to the former site of a movie theater in Western Branch. Tuesday, Chesap…

Renovated Chesapeake Walmart reopens after mass shooting

By Trevor Metcalfe The Virginian-Pilot Apr 19, 2023 at 3:35 pm A Walmart employee walks past a balloon wall that reads “Chesapeake Strong” at the renovated 1521 Sam’s Circle Walmart in Chesapeake on April 18. The Walmart was the site …

School Enrollment in a Post-Pandemic Virginia

HAMILTON LOMBARD / JANUARY 26, 2022 On January 13th, the Demographics Research Group provided a presentation to the State Senate Finance & Appropriations Subcommittee for K-12 Education. In our presentation, we focused on the impact that birth…

Schools across Hampton Roads could take a financial hit because of decrease in enrollment

Schools across Hampton Roads could take a financial hit because of decrease in enrollment School divisions in Hampton Roads have lost thousands of students over the past five years. Student enrollment is linked to state funding. Author: Dana Smit…
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