Voting is now open for Virginia Living Magazine’s 2026 Best of Virginia awards, giving residents and visitors an opportunity to support their favorite Eastern Shore businesses.
The annual Best of Virginia contest highlights outstanding local businesses, services, and destinations across the Commonwealth. This year’s voting includes a strong focus on Eastern Shore communities, encouraging residents to recognize the shops, restaurants, and organizations that contribute to the region’s character and economy.

Voters can participate by scanning the QR code provided on promotional materials or by visiting the Virginia Living Magazine voting portal. Organizers encourage broad participation as a way to showcase local pride and strengthen community support for small businesses.
The campaign emphasizes gratitude for community involvement, noting that local participation plays a key role in elevating Eastern Shore businesses on a statewide stage

You would do well to mind your own business.
You fellas are Savages, you must be related to Rowland Savage, who had a plantation in Machipongo. In mid 1600s…
Common sense would explain the difference. Funk AI and the people who developed it.
I worked in Cape Charles over a dozen years ago and noticed that some things were played fast and loose…
Truth is not intimidation.