Virginia

HAMPTON — With summer fast approaching, Hampton Beach is already buzzing with activity as businesses like Bernie's Beach Bar reopen and free entertainment on the Seashell Stage kicks off Memorial Day weekend. “We have so much packed into this summer that we really want you to come along for the ride. It’s going to be a fun summer,” said Hampton Beach Village District marketing director Lisa Martineau. Popular spots like Blink’s Fry Doe, the Casino Ballroom, and seasonal favorites such as the Sea Ketch and Boardwalk Inn & Café are...

It’s been said that there’s a lack of quality bagels in Richmond. If that is true, Julio’s Bagels has arrived and intends to change the crusty landscape. Ashley Patino, owner of the new bagel shop—and the brains behind Pizza Bones (2314 Jefferson Ave.)—got into serving coffee when she was in college at Virginia Commonwealth University before she started baking. Then, she apprenticed at Sub Rosa (620 N. 25th St.) before moving to San Francisco, where she got most of her baking experience before returning to Richmond in 2019. Julio’s Bagels...

Kelli O’Hara is a true star of the stage. A go-to for directors in search of a leading lady, she has appeared in 12 Broadway shows for which she’s garnered eight Tony Award nominations and is currently part of the cast for the HBO series “The Gilded Age,” playing the part of New York socialite Aurora Fane. Next week, she’ll be in Virginia Beach. O’Hara will perform Friday with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra at the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts as part of the Virginia Arts Festival. In 2015,...

The heart of the Petersburg plant’s business is making sodium hypochlorite, also called “hypo” or “bleach” and selling it to water and wastewater treatment plants across the mid-Atlantic and Midwest. Bleach is one of ANSA-McAL’s key products in its Caribbean home base. “I think once the plant has settled and we have, you know, equipment working and able to fire on all cylinders, which is what you need to be at 80-90% capacity, I think the next step is assessing kind of growth investment over and above that,” he said....

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Base Camp has once again earned recognition as one of Greater Richmond’s Top Workplaces. Owner/Broker John O’Reilly started Base Camp Realty in 2008 and merged with Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate in 2016. According to O’Reilly, the combined firm is successful because agents and employees have all the resources they need to grow professionally and personally, allowing them to make the client experience second to none. We are a family-first organization. We believe that’s the most important thing — being open and supportive....

• Alice in Chains has canceled their appearance at the Boardwalk Rock Festival due to drummer Sean Kinney's medical emergency. • This is the second headliner cancellation for the festival, as Alice in Chains replaced Mötley Crüe after Vince Neil's medical procedure. Boardwalk Rock Festival has announced the loss of a second major headliner just one week before the event's big debut in Ocean City, Maryland. Keep reading to find out which band is no longer in the lineup, and why. Boardwalk Rock Festival is facing its second major lineup...

• None Dr. Norberto Paras is an internist in Salem, VA, and is affiliated with LewisGale Medical Center. He has been in practice more than 20 years. • None Dr. Kenneth Pendergrast is an internist in Salem, VA, and is affiliated with multiple hospitals including University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus. He has been in practice more than 20 years. • None Dr. Rahil Ahmed is an internist in Salem, VA, and is affiliated with LewisGale Medical Center. He has been in practice between 10–20 years. • None...