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Butterfly girl: 12-year-old Hampton resident cares for flying beauties
Kaleela Thompson was only 4 years old when her mother bought her a butterfly habitat so she could watch how a caterpillar changes into a butterfly.
Personally, Kaleela was in her own state of transformation. As a toddler, she experienced developmental...Tags: File Sharing, Travel, Plant Openings, Barnes & Noble, Inc., Social Media
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Military discounts abound in Hampton Roads
As flags wave and the red, white and blue is celebrated, it's a good time to highlight the bargain perks that are included as a part of military service. Local businesses, national chains and leisure attractions in our multi-branch town know the value...Tags: Travel Deals, Chrysler Museum of Art, Employees, File Sharing, Travel
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Jellyfish: Conditions are ripe in Virginia
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A Hampton Roads native, Julie McDade knows not to let her kids dash into the water of local beaches.
She walks out with them, alert for the scorn of summer swimmers: jellyfish. ||
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Virginia Living Museum: Learn butterfly basics at these upcoming events
The Virginia Living Museum in Newport News offers several butterfly gardening events, including these:
Aug. 2 Tuesday Evening Seminar Butterfly Basics
Discover the characteristics of butterflies and their relatives, their life cycles and the magic of...Tags: Hobbies, Gardening, Lifestyle and Leisure, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Pink Floyd (music group)
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Holt Native Plant Conservatory honors garden enthusiast
Plants have always been an important part of Mary Sherwood Holt's lifestyle — in her personal garden and through landscape projects at the Virginia Living Museum.
"Gardening, it's just fun, an important part of life," she says.
A member of the...Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, Hampton Roads, Animals, Nature, Plant Openings
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Wildlife Response volunteers need supplies, donations, helpers
The fawn pictured here is just one of many orphaned or injured native wildlife species Cindy Lakin of Newport News, Va., cares for during the year. When well or old enough, the animals are released back into the wild. If injuries prohibit that, the...Tags: Hampton Roads, Nature, Animals, Natural Resources, Wildlife
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Living Museum show teems with bat facts
Widely regarded with fear and superstition, bats have undeserved reputations as dirty and dangerous creatures that suck blood and spread disease. Yet in reality they're relatively benign, beneficial animals that play important roles in pollination and...Tags: Bat (animal), Diseases and Illnesses, Health, Rabies, Human Interest
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Living Museum shows off local wildlife photographers
If you like the eye-catching wildlife shots published on page 2 of the Daily Press every day, you'll love the newest exhibit at the Virginia Living Museum.
Instead of just one image, you'll walk in to find a collection of 50 — all of them blown...Tags: Nature, Holidays, Photography, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Arts and Culture
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Summer guide: The best time to visit local attractions
Special to the Daily PressWith school ending, summer outings are ramping up. Here are some tips from local author Mark Di Vincenzo on the best times to visit local attractions. You can find more advice in his New York Times bestselling book "Buy Ketchup in May and Fly at Noon."...Tags: Central Park, Hampton Roads, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Travel, Busch Gardens Orlando
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Possible school budget reductions in Gloucester -- if needed
Who's on Team Gloucester?The proposed Gloucester Public Schools budget and the proposed Gloucester County budget are about $1 million apart. In other words, the schools want $1 million that the county hasn't budgeted for the school system. Supervisors are taking a wait and see......Tags: Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Budgets and Budgeting, Preschools, Teaching and Learning, Schools
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