VIRGINIA BEACH — Before another brush fire can break out, Indian River Plantation and West Neck Village neighborhood associations may look into having the former golf course in the middle of their ...

WEST NECK — The owner of the defunct Signature at West Neck Golf Course has raised the possibility of turning it into a farm and enclosing it in a fence — and pushed back against a suggestion from the ...

COURTHOUSE — Ashton Holliday-Goulart brings a keen interest in native plants and a desire to work with home gardeners to her new position as the horticulture extension agent in Virginia Beach.

What are your specific qualifications for this office? I am a Hampton Roads native, married with four children, and operate a small business. The #1 qualification should be someone that has a track ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — I recently told a Virginia Beach Police Department spokesperson my company email doesn’t seem to work with a form the department requires when a journalist wants to ask questions. I’d ...

What are your specific qualifications for this office? I offer leadership that delivers with results. As Vice-Mayor, I have been successful at delivering hundreds of millions of dollars in improvement ...

Ed. — The following are responses to questions posed by The Independent News to candidates in the election for the District 10 seat on the Virginia Beach City Council. Answers to our questions in this ...

SANDBRIDGE — If you’ve visited Back Bay Wildlife Refuge headquarters, you’re probably familiar with the trails that loop through the marshy freshwater interior or cross the high sand dunes to the ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — On a Saturday this past month, one of two candidates to become the chairperson of the Republican Party of Virginia Beach met with supporters at Mom’s Kitchen, a restaurant in a strip ...

Slandered, prosecuted and imprisoned during her own time, Grace Sherwood has since become the beloved hero of many local legends, and she is now featured in a recently released full-length fantasy ...

Charlie and Shannon Cohen are opening Brooklyn Bagels at the former site of Crazy Good Donuts in Red Mill Commons. The new business, which aims to bring the taste of a New York bagel to Virginia Beach ...

Ed. — The following are responses to questions posed by The Independent News to candidates in the special election for the District 1 seat on the Virginia Beach City Council. Answers to our questions ...