Lee Belote

Thank You Gallery, an art gallery that originally opened in 2016 in Norfolk before later moving to Virginia Beach, now hosts exhibitions and a gift store in the former Read Books space inside the museum, known as MOCA.

With Thanksgiving around the corner, it's a good time to reflect on being thankful, writes Lee Belote.

With Thanksgiving around the corner, it’s a good time to reflect on being thankful, writes Lee Belote.

Trolley Hospitality plans to expand its brands to Hampton Roads while bringing the Gourmet Gang brand to other areas, such as Richmond.

Trolley Hospitality plans to expand its brands to Hampton Roads while bringing the Gourmet Gang brand to other areas, such as Richmond.

The store in Wayside Village Shoppes specializes in botanical expertise with a plant portfolio featuring more than 100 different varieties from rare to locally grown. Customers will find popular potted houseplants readymade for gifts along with traditional plastic grower pot choices.

“We strive to be as organic and clean as possible,” Yiannis Choutris said. “Half of the year we grow our own tomatoes and herbs. That's all we want to go in our food.”

“We strive to be as organic and clean as possible,” Yiannis Choutris said. “Half of the year we grow our own tomatoes and herbs. That’s all we want to go in our food.”

Urvi Jain founded Actions Through Art, an ongoing fundraiser with the purpose of helping patients pay for medications. The Ocean Lakes senior combined her curiosity for medicine and passion for art…

MainStay Suites is opening Nov. 15 off Battlefield Boulevard. The extended-stay property is in the Choice family of hotels and is the first in South Hampton Roads.