David Seeley, CPA, tax director with Beth Moore & Associates, CPAs, has been elected treasurer of the Rotary Club of Newport News and the Rotary Club of Newport News Foundation. Stephen Abbitt has been named [Read More…]
Why would a successful, accomplished person want to trade places (even for a day) with someone else? Seeking answers to this question, Oyster Pointer invited readers to take our survey. We found that people would [Read More…]
Chefs take great pride in their food. Artists woo over their creations. Louis Martinez boasts about water. Yes, water. Martinez is executive director of Newport News Waterworks and he takes his water seriously. Nothing makes [Read More…]
According to Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Nothing astonishes people so much as common sense and plain dealing.” The following account demonstrates the effectiveness of this philosophy. In the summer of 2003, the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters Foundation [Read More…]
My, my, my. How the time flies by. Summer always seems so fleeting, despite heat waves and storms, but its allure is constant. I am avoiding any despair over the passing of summer, though, because [Read More…]
“We like to say we are a coffeehouse, but we are more like a restaurant,” says Dominique Lindsay, general manager/pastry chef of Aromas at City Center. “We are considered a scratch kitchen, so we do [Read More…]
“You never know who is going to walk through the door. You want to pay attention to everyone,” says Jeff Hoer, owner of Identity Sign Builders. Hoer and employee Keenan Biermann have been serving the [Read More…]
By George Parker, III, Ph.D., Superintendent, Newport News Public Schools I am truly honored to serve as superintendent of Newport News Public Schools. To be selected to serve the families of this great city is [Read More…]
Dr. Hecker and Associates is an audiology practice based in Newport News, dedicated to improving the quality of life of all those who come in as patients. This, to Eric Hecker, is the goal of [Read More…]
Deer Park and Hilton Earn Excellence Awards Deer Park Elementary and Hilton Elementary earned a 2018 Virginia Board of Education Excellence Award for exceeding all state and federal accountability standards, making significant progress toward goals [Read More…]
“When I decided to change careers, I knew I wanted to help people. I looked for about two years,” says Patty Andresen Knapp, owner of Visiting Angels, a franchise company offering elder care services across [Read More…]
Dr. Darren Beilstein, physical therapist and owner of PT Now—Physical Therapy for Health, Sport, and Wellness—exercises great consideration when it comes to stretching the public’s understanding that physical therapy can be an initial source of [Read More…]
Copyright © 2023 | Oyster Pointer