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Virginia Beach has a Master Jet Base called Oceana Naval Jet Base in the middle of the city.  Go figure.  Well down the road a bit is a piece of quiet serenity that is just outside Ft Story, which is an operating army base.  On your next visit come and check this place out.  Don't worry if it is ...

I received this in my email and thought I would share it.  I xxx out the names and phone numbers.  It was sent on a new homes listing in Chesapeake.  Sellers-Set Yourself Apart From the Rest ) 1/2 PriceHow long has this listing been on the market ? What can you do to make your deal more attractiv...

Homeowners in Portsmouth may get a bit of a treat in their stockings this year as the city council is weighing a 5-cent reduction in the tax rate.  That is because the assessments have risen an average of 5.5%.  The tax reduction would still mean that the city has the highest tax rate in the area...

It looks like Suffolk will have a higher tax assessment this year as will all the cities in the surrounding area.  Suffolk overall tax increase will be 4.4%.  This is the smallest increase in years and the city is scrambling to deal with the fallout from a smaller tax increase.http://www.deniseal...

It looks like Portsmouth will have a higher tax assessment this year as will all the cities in the surrounding area.  Portsmouth overall tax increase will be 5.0%.  This is the smallest increase in years and the city is scrambling to deal with the fallout from a smaller tax increase.http://www.de...

It looks like Norfolk will have a higher tax assessment this year as will all the cities in the surrounding area.  Norfolk's overall tax increase will be 3.6%.  This is the smallest increase in years and the city is scrambling to deal with the fallout from a smaller tax increase.http://www.denise...

Once the main attraction downtown, Waterside is a victim of redevelopment.  This used to be the only safe place to go downtown.  Now there is MacArthur Mall, upscale restaurants and entertainment spots to go to.  The mall is still full of business's but the people aren't coming like they used to....

What were Al Gore, Rev. Al Sharpton and Pat Robertson all doing in Virginia Beach last week?  (Well, we know what Pat Robertson was doing).  Well believe it or not they were making a commercial against global warning.  All three got together at 57th street at the beach and made it happen.  The co...

   Oh my, not quite a gold rush but there seems to be a copper rush here in Chesapeake.  Copper is around $3.75 a pound.  That might not sound like much but when you can just go to your local new home site and pick up coils of it sitting around, it adds up fast.  Recently a young man was sentence...

                                                                            We have had several dolphin strandings and deaths recently in the Virignia Beach area.  The Navy says they haven't conducted sonar tests within 200 miles of shore in the last few weeks.  It looks like it may have just bee...