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WBFF leads Baltimore stations in regional Emmys - Ron Smith honored
The Baltimore SunWBFF-Fox45 led Baltimore stations in winning eight regional Emmys announced Saturday night at the Newseum in Washington. But overall, that was only good for a fifth place finish behind one Virginia and three Washington stations in the competition for the...Tags: Planet Green (tv network), Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), The Washington Post, Talk Shows (genre), Television
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Virginia Living Museum and autism school team up
While Brandon Kim, 11, gingerly touches a tethered screech owl, his 17-year-old brother, Ben, circles restlessly around the lobby of the Abbitt Planetarium. Ben attends the Peninsula School for Autism, and the boys were visiting the Virginia Living...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Pixar Animation, Health, Museums, Lobbying
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Heritage High senior headed to Rochester, NY on Gates Scholarship
Heritage High School senior Jaquan Outlaw was offered a full ride to Virginia Tech -- but he turned it down. Outlaw, who I met at this week's School Board meeting, said that before accepting the offer from Tech, he waited to hear if he'd earned a highly-...Tags: Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Virginia Tech, Awards and Prizes, Science and Technology, Students
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Living Here: Science and more
Animals, plants and planets are all covered at area museums. Many of the museums, notably the Air and Space Center and the Virginia Living Museum, have exhibits that kids love. 1. Bluebird Gap Farm. 60-acre nature center with 250 domestic and wild...Tags: Museums, Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), NASA, Travel
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Five ways to spend spring break in Hampton Roads
So Disney World was outside of the family budget this year. But spring break doesn't have to be a somber, stay-at-home pity party. Here are a five ways to spend your time off in Tidewater — including a few suggestions for those of us whose...
Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Wii, Travel, Lifestyle and Leisure, AMC (tv network)
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Flowering trees announce the arrival of spring season
You know spring has sprung when you see flower buds on early-season trees like eastern redbud, saucer magnolia and dogwood.
With the Easter season around the corner, April 8 this year, spring is waking up earlier than usual. It's like Mother Nature...Tags: Pocahontas, Easter, Suffolk (Suffolk, Virginia), Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Awards and Prizes
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Group homes for the intellectually and developmentally disabled are taking shape on the Peninsula
The new home under construction on Aberdeen Road doesn't have a builder's sign or any indication as to its provenance. An attractive one-story house on a generous-sized lot, it blends in inconspicuously with its neighbors. Only its price tag — $600,...Tags: Health, Advanced Training, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Advanced Training
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Bacchus Wine Festival returns Feb. 3 to Virginia Living Museum
Bacchus, the god of nature and wine, returns Feb. 3 to the Virginia Living Museum for its “Feast of the Elements” music and tasting event.
The fundraiser will feature wines from around the world and food selections prepared by area...Tags: Starbucks Corp., Museums, Music, Phoebus (Hampton, Virginia), Music
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2011 was a year of exciting home projects; 2012 promises lots in home and garden
Even though 2011 was a down year for the housing market, it was an up year for housing events in Hampton Roads.
February through November, southeastern Virginia was the scene of three nationally recognized homes, as well as the Peninsula's own Parade...Tags: Bee (insect), Travel, Poquoson (Poquoson, Virginia), Ferguson Center for the Arts, Earth Day
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Geminid meteor shower Tuesday
Just three days after a total lunar eclipse, a different sky show begins Tuesday night.
The Geminid meteor shower — a barrage of streaking lights that illuminate the sky each December — peaks early Wednesday and Thursday mornings....Tags: Weather, Astronomy, Science, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Weather Reports
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Newport News closes schools for Monday, debris and outages in much of city
While downed trees, limbs and power lines were evident throughout Newport News, there weren't issues with flooding Sunday morning, according to city spokeswoman Karen Gill.
Newport News Public Schools and offices will be closed Monday, but there will...Tags: Hurricane Irene (2011), Museums, Disasters and Accidents, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Pets
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Cooking for Life on Sept. 24 will benefit cancer society
Cooking for Life to benefit the American Cancer Society will take place from 6:30 to 11:30 p.m. Sept. 24 at the Virginia Living Museum in Newport News. In past years, Ferguson Corp. has been a leading sponsor, and this year’s event has touched...Tags: Health, Health Organizations, Hampton Roads, Viniculture, Diseases and Illnesses
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