Reflections on Cape Charles and the Eastern Shore
Thanks to a $25k infrastructure grant from the Northampton County tourism department, public restrooms are now available on Mason Avenue. The Town and Cape Charles Main Street worked closely with the county to finally get pedestrians some relief as the browse about town. The latrine is located at the corner of Peach and Mason, diagonal […]
The Eastern Shore of Virginia Tourism Commission has launched a new tourism film to attract visitors and travel writers for years to come. The nearly four-minute video, created by Jim Baugh Outdoors TV, highlights the Shore’s charming coastal towns, accommodations, outdoor adventures, local restaurants, museums, shopping experiences, and beautiful views. The film is by Jim […]
The Town has been in discussions with AQUA Virginia regarding their unsolicited proposal to acquire the Town’s utility assets. The proposal will be discussed at the next Town Council Regular Meeting on July 17. AQUA Virginia provides clean water to approximately 3 million customers, as well as wastewater services. According to Aqua America, every day […]
The 2020 season of the Harbor for the Arts Concert Series kicked off with J and the Band in Central Park. This season brings back some favorites such as The English Channel, Bennett Wales, and Bobby Blackhat, but also has some new features such as the Air Force Rhythm in Blue. Check out the full […]
Below are the following meetings scheduled for the rest of July into August• Thursday, July 16, 2020: Town Council Regular Meeting, 6:30 PM at the Civic Center. AGENDA• Tuesday, July 21, 2020: Historic District Review Board Meeting, 6:00 PM at the Civic Center.• Tuesday, August 4, 2020: Planning Commission Public Hearing & Regular Meeting, 6:00 […]
Every two years, after the Council elections, the Cape Charles Town Council elects a vice mayor to serve a two-year term. At their July 2, 2020 Special Meeting, the Town Council unanimously elected Steve Bennett as vice mayor. His term as vice mayor will run through June 30, 2022. On June 18, 2020, Northampton County […]
The famous Chincoteague Pony Swim and Auction in Virginia has been cancelled for the first time since World War 2, with the sale being held online instead. This year’s swim from Assateague Island to Chincoteague Island would have been the 95th in the famous herd’s history, but officials in Virginia cancelled the annual event and associated […]
This little lady is such a love bug and is waiting for her very own human. You can call us at the Eastern Shore SPCA Tuesday-Saturday (10am-2pm) to make an appointment to meet Darcy. 787-7385 About Darcy Hey, I’m Darcy and I’m only 1 year old. I’m shepherd/lab mix, weighing 55 lbs. I still have lots […]
1099: The First Crusade– Low on supplies, and finding themselves encamped on arid ground after they failed to initially breach the fortified walls of Jerusalem, the 15,000 men of the First Crusade respond to a vision by the priest Peter Desiderius to purify themselves by a three day fast, and then make a pious demonstration of marching barefoot […]
According to a recent USA Today/Ipsos poll, 60 percent of parents surveyed said they will likely choose at-home learning this fall rather than send their children to school even if the schools reopen for in-person learning. Thirty percent of parents surveyed said they were “very likely” to keep their children home. States are seeing a surge […]
42 percent of all COVID deaths in the US come from just three states—New Jersey, New York, and Massachusetts. These three states account for nearly 56,000 of the nearly 133,000 deaths in the US, even though they represent just 10 percent of the population. If these three states are excluded, the US suddenly finds itself […]
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam Tuesday launched Clean Energy Virginia, a new initiative to drive investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency and help meet the Commonwealth’s goals for clean energy production, which include powering 100 percent of Virginia’s electricity from carbon-free sources. This initiative comes on the heels of an historic General Assembly session in which […]
According to The Intercept, 81% of 2016 Trump voters support removing troops from Afghanistan. This has not been represented in Congress. Most Senate Republicans just explicitly voted against ending the war in Afghanistan. On Wednesday evening, Sen. Rand Paul, a libertarian-leaning Kentucky Republican, introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would have brought our troops home from Afghanistan, given […]
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – Today, Congresswoman Luria announced her support for the Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act (H.R. 6365), which would provide financial assistance to rural health care providers that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2019, nineteen rural hospitals closed due to financial strain—and with a massive uptick in patients due to […]
The “Black Lives Matter” movement is partnered with the nonprofit group, Thousand Currents. This is important because the Vice-Chair of the Thousand Currents nonprofit is Susan Rosenberg, a convicted terrorist. Susan Rosenberg also sits on the board for the fundraising arm of Black Lives Matter. She was convicted for the 1983 bombing of the United States […]
Special Opinion by Charles Landis Diversity breeds division and disunion but, to borrow from Frederick Douglass,…if interpreted as it ought to be, it can be a glorious liberty thing. The United States ,alone among all nations, is considered a nation of immigrants. Settler, indentured, bonded, immigrant…born or naturalized, all are citizens of the United States. […]
The City of Seattle held a training session for white employees called “Interrupting Internalized Racial Superiority and Whiteness.” This is exactly the kind of thought-policing the Left wants to implement everywhere. First, diversity trainers informed white participants that “objectivity,” “individualism,” “intellectualization,” and “comfort” are all vestiges of internalized racial oppression. Sometimes both sides of the […]
After President Trump’s speech at Mount Rushmore, media outlets such as the NY Times and Washingon Post accused the President of pushing racism, that the speech was racially divisive. The Mirror obtained a copy of the speech, and this is what we found in the text: “Our Founders launched not only a revolution in government, […]
As part of the Governor Northam’s Phase three guidelines for opening Virginia, stipulations for enhanced cleaning are being imposed: Practice routine cleaning and disinfection of high contact areas and hard surfaces, including check out stations and payment pads, store entrance push/pull pads, door knobs/handles, dining tables/chairs, light switches, handrails, restrooms, floors, and equipment. Follow CDC […]
Not All Heroes Wear Capes. Don Blewitt, his daughter and grandsons, Amanda, Lochlan, and Cashel Crouch, rescued three (3) baby birds this week on Fig Street.
Thursday, Town Council approved an ordinance to adjust non-conforming lots in the R-1 district. In 2019, applicants presented to the Town Planner a plat that proposed vacating and reestablishing property lines for Lots 336, 337, and 338B. This resulted in two property lines being vacated and two new propertylines put in place around Lot 337. […]
The Cape Charles Town Council approved a resolution that requests assistance from the Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission in preparation and submission of a project application to the Virginia Department of Transportation through its SMART SCALE 2020 Application Process for construction of a multi-use trail between Mason Avenue and U.S. Route 13. In 2018, Cape Charles […]
The Eastern Shore’s first annual Homeschool Fair is open to all parents! Hosted by Quail Cove Farms and Cape Charles Classical Conversations, whether you are just considering home education or if you’ve homeschooled your kids for years this event is for you. The fair is at Quail Cove Farms on July 25th from 5-7 pm […]
WDVM.com – The Community Policing Act went into effect Wednesday in Virginia. The law requires local law enforcement agencies to collect and report a list of information during a traffic stop. The required data includes the race, ethnicity, age, and gender of the motorist, the reason for and the location of the stop, and whether […]
July 1 is the start date new laws passed earlier this year by the General Assembly. Virginia moved on racial, social, and economic issues and passing the South’s strictest gun laws, broadest LGBTQ protections, highest minimum wage, and some of its loosest abortion restrictions. Take a look: GUNs: New laws include universal background checks on […]
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) – Governor Ralph Northam announced that bar seating will remain prohibited in restaurants as Virginia transitions into Phase 3. Bar seating and congregating areas of restaurants will remain closed except for those passing through. Restaurants may use non-bar seating in the bar area, as long as a minimum of six feet between […]
When Gov. Ralph Northam announced the new restrictions for Virginia entering Phase 3 of reopening, he included theme parks as entertainment venues which restricted their capacity to 1,000 guests. Busch Gardens has said it wouldn’t be financially viable to open with that capacity limit. Park officials had created a potential plan for reopening that involves […]
203A.D: Death of Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons, one of the Fathers of the Church, whose incisive writings on the false teachings of the Gnostic sectplayed a primary role in establishing the canon of the New Testament. 1098: Three years into their campaign to re-capture Jerusalem from its Moslem occupiers, knights of the First Crusade win a strategic victory during the […]
CHESAPEAKE BAY STATE, USA — The blue crab population in the Chesapeake Bay may have seen a decrease but it remains healthy and not overfished, according to the annual Blue Crab Advisory Report. The population decreased from 594 million in 2019 to 405 million in 2020. The estimated population of 141 million female blue crabs in […]
There are indications that perhaps some of the COVID models overestimated the risk–this miscalculation, which created a bizarre and somewhat low-IQ response, the lockdown, has led to widespread and dangerous economic harm. Second, it appears that blue states have been hit by COVID more than the red ones. Population density probably accounts for most of […]
A Story of 2 Americas: Daily deaths in 2 groups US-A: These were hit hard early on – NY, NJ, Il, MI, CT, MA, RI, DE, MD, LA, PA, DC, IN US-B: The rest of the country which wasn’t hit very badly early on but with increasing cases Overall, the US looks like this: First […]
The following is a mea culpa from prominent climate activist and environmental leader Michael Shellenberger, a Time Magazine ‘Hero of the Environment’ On behalf of environmentalists everywhere, I would like to formally apologize for the climate scare we created over the last 30 years. Climate change is happening. It’s just not the end of the […]
WASHINGTON, DC –Tonight, the House Armed Services Committee marked up the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021, during which Congresswoman Luria advocated for Hampton Roads and a bipartisan approach to the most important national security legislation of the year. “This year’s National Defense Authorization Act will keep Americans safe […]
If you can’t relate, over-compensate. A new survey from the Pew Research Center indicates that most Black Lives Protesters are young white people. Statista’s Niall McCarthy notes that Pew polled 9,654 U.S. adults, of which 6 percent said they attended a protest or rally related to race/racial equality over the past month. A large number considering we are in the midst of […]
A couple in St. Louis defend their home with a firearm after protesters enter their neighborhood. The violent and unruly BLM protesters are now making their way into the neighborhoods. After watching rioters burn, loot beat, and even kill people for 3 weeks, suburban and neighborhood residents are rightfully fearful as they see these unruly […]
Record-breaking numbers for gun sale background checks in June: nearly 4 million checks were run last month, topping the previous record in March, when gun purchases were driven by pandemic lockdown concerns. When law and order breaks down, people buy guns to protect themselves. If you defund the police, you get DIY policemen. In Orange […]
Gun violence over the last two weeks has left over 100 people wounded or killed in dozens of shootings across New York City. The NYPD said there have been 503 shooting incidents with 605 victims this year as of Saturday. Amid calls to defund the police ahead of the June 30 deadline for the city budget, NYPD […]
The new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is a mutually beneficial win for North American workers, farmers, ranchers, and businesses. When finalized and implemented, the agreement will create more balanced, reciprocal trade that supports high-paying jobs for Americans and grows the North American economy. USMCA is a fair deal for American workers and finally brings our trade relationship with Canada and Mexico […]
