“When First Tee was founded, it was kind of ‘Come one, come all.’ I made sure to keep it that way, just because it’s very inclusive to everybody,” says Noelle Larson, program director. As its [Read More…]
Since 1954, the Peninsula Council of Garden Clubs, Inc.(PCGC) has stood as a pillar of aesthetic appreciation and inspired action within the community. Originally founded by Margaret L. Alexander, the Council continues to introduce the [Read More…]
Through the thick forest, dozens of running shoes crunched along in the gravel and dirt of Newport News Park on a warm August evening. Runners from Peninsula Track Club (PTC) approach the starting line, ready [Read More…]
“Looking back to when I was a child, I would sit on the floor and push the furniture with my feet,” says Beth DuBois, owner of the Designery Company. “I rearranged my room probably 50 [Read More…]
Leumas Security Services has been safeguarding the Peninsula and the Division of Motor Vehicles area since 1996. Certified and licensed by the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services, the company’s trusted security professionals offer protection [Read More…]
Johnstone Supply Newport News, a top wholesale distributor of HVAC/R in the Peninsula area, goes the extra mile to meet its customers’ unique needs. “I’m a wholesaler of ‘you want it, I’ll get it,’” says [Read More…]
“We’re not named Integrity for no reason,” says Mike Cosby, director of commercial services at the Peninsula office of Integrity Staffing Services, Inc. “We need to be keeping our reputation strong, and honesty and integrity [Read More…]
“We promote love. We’re all about people,” says Mike Davis, owner of Juicing LIFE Bar and Café. “Even with our name — ‘Juicing LIFE’ — we try to make [health] an essential thing.” Located in the heart of City [Read More…]
“We’re trying to build a culture that’s beyond anything that we’ve seen out here. None of us is money-driven, we’re spirit-led,” says Chaz Crenshaw, president of Skrimp Shack, also known as “The Skrimp King.” Skrimp [Read More…]
“It all started when I was a child,” says Rebecca “Becky” Hendrickson of her canine-centric career. She is owner and master trainer of On Command Dog Training, located on George Washington Highway in Yorktown. Hendrickson [Read More…]
“No one likes doctors’ appointments,” says Stephen Shield, M.D., one of the partners at Allergy Partners of Hampton Roads. “We’re trying to turn that around.” Shield knows a thing or two about doctor’s appointments, having [Read More…]
Jay Pierce’s father, Julius C. “Doc” Pierce, imparted this wisdom to his son: “Don’t tell anyone you have the best of anything; you let someone else tell you.” For 50 years, that philosophy has carried [Read More…]
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