By Ruth Rasmussen The first thing Tikesha Williams will tell you about Paperbacks Ink, the Newport News bookstore she has owned since 2022, is how amazed visitors are when they initially walk through the door. [Read More…]
When Poquoson native Galen Stewart saw the space her husband had bought for his landscaping business in 2025, Stewart immediately knew she wanted half of the building to be used for a photography studio. The [Read More…]
Once ubiquitous throughout the country, diners were named after restaurant cars on trains. Offering American cuisine in a casual atmosphere, diners typically consisted of booths, tables and sit-down counters. Many diners were found along highways [Read More…]
Imagine an elaborate scaffold not built from metal poles and wooden platforms but from scores of humans working together to lift eligible students toward self-determination. Gradually, the need for support lessens as the empowered students [Read More…]
By Ruth Rasmussen When you walk into a commercial building that is comfortably heated in winter and delightfully cool in summer, where water flows from faucets as expected and toilets flush without incident, you can [Read More…]
It wasn’t a job offer or goals of being a CEO that brought Chekesha White to become founder and executive director of the Hampton Roads G.I.R.L.S. Club (Girls Influenced by Righteous Living in All Situations). [Read More…]
“I always, always, always wanted a restaurant,” says Michael Charles, owner and head chef at Cork & Crust. “I knew that really early.” Michael Charles is named after his two grandfathers, Michael and Charles, who both [Read More…]
Haywood Barnes, Jr. grew up on a farm in North Carolina and learned a critical lesson early: “Good roots grow a good crop.” And Barnes applies that mentality in his personal mission to mentor men [Read More…]
Angela Teasley never planned to become an interpreter for American Sign Language (ASL). Through church camps in her youth she learned to sign the alphabet, but that was it. As a young adult, she loved [Read More…]
Follow the trail of sprinkles, sticky smiles and grandparents with sugar-free vanilla in hand. You’ll eventually arrive at one of the four sweetFrog locations owned by Vibha Madan, the woman many locals simply call the [Read More…]
On the edge of Hilton Village in Newport News, a new olive-green wall dotted with multi-colored windows stands out to travelers down Warwick Boulevard. Inside each bold square is a vignette of curated items. “We [Read More…]
In the early 1900s, the price of a new car approached and sometimes exceeded $1,000, making it a luxury item designed for wealthier customers. Unreliable and built by hand, these cars were constantly in need [Read More…]
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