Christopher Newport University President William Kelly led about 200 people on a community walk to Riverside Elementary on Oct.
30, bringing CNU students + alumni, civic leaders, sidewalk chalk gifts, and a challenge coin to celebrate the school–university partnership.
Greenwood Elementary earned the Virginia Department of Education's 2026-2027 Purple Star 1st Award on Oct.
29 for its military-friendly supports, joining three other Newport News schools with the designation that is valid for three school years and includes a challenge coin, resolution, and display logo.
Palace of Pickleball is hosting Courtside Connections speed-dating with beginner play, drinks, and costumes today from 6–8:30 p.m. (ages 21 and up); sign-up is required.
Widowhood Real Talk with Tina is inviting Hampton Roads businesses and groups to sponsor gifts for more than 70 children who lost a parent through its Children of Widowhood Secret Santa program, supporting 31 families; the giving campaign runs through Dec.
31 and businesses can sponsor families, individual children, or donate.
Heath and Jen Marcus are seeking a buyer for Mad Science of Hampton Roads, a nearly 20-year STEM enrichment business offering after-school programs, camps, parties, and workshops across Hampton Roads; interested buyers should inquire ([email protected]).
Gabriella Cartwright is a senior in Woodside High's Center for the Arts & Communications magnet who plans to study theatre in college after four years of acting, directing, and stagecraft.
She will play Hermia in Woodside's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream on Nov. 6 and 7 in the school auditorium.
AAA Tidewater Virginia warns that when clocks fall back on Nov.
1 darker mornings and earlier sunsets will raise drowsy-driving risk, and it urges commuters to drive when normally awake, avoid drowsy medications, and for pedestrians and cyclists to wear reflective gear and cross at intersections.
Chartway Credit Union says its vice president of marketing, Whitney Huston, was named a 2026 Top Forty Under 40 honoree by Inside Business for her leadership, brand work, and community volunteer service.
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