Kismet Bistro at 99 Main is scheduled to open for business Wednesday. The Hilton Village restaurant will open for dinner to start and add lunch hours in the next six to eight weeks, said Sean Pepe, who is opening the restaurant with Gary McIntyre and Joe Illes. Kismet, in the space where 99 Main...
More than 400 years after the first female settlers arrived at Jamestown, the trail of evidence they left behind is thin and elusive. Of more than 1 million artifacts unearthed there over the past two decades, archaeologists say only a couple of dozen can be linked to the first small trickle of...
Actor Ken Howard, who starred in the 1970s series "The White Shadow" and served as president of SAG-AFTRA, has died at age 71. The union announced Howard's death Wednesday. No cause of death was given. Howard's career spanned four decades in TV, theater and film. In the CBS series "The White Shadow,"...
The Newport News 2016 One City Marathon.
The legendary art collection of the Hechinger building supply company provides the works for a new Peninsula Fine Arts Center exhibit called "Retooled: Works from the Hechinger Collection." It runs through May 1. -- Mark St. John Erickson
Tattoo artist from across the country and locally show off thier skills at the Hampton Roads Tattoo Arts Festival.
Following more than a decade of conservation and the custom casting of new components, USS Monitor Center conservators are unveiling a working replica of the famous Civil War ironclad's Worthington pumps, which are believed to be the oldest surviving examples of the landmark engineering innovation.
Ms. Ethel Curtis, grew up in the historic black neighborhood known as Slabtown before it was bought and razed by the Park Service in the mid-1970s for the expansion of Yorktown Battlefield and the bicentennial celebration of Washington's victory in 1981.
The Muscarelle Museum of Art at the College of William and Mary takes a look back at more than century of photography by combining masterpieces from its own collection with a traveling show of stellar images from the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts. -- Mark St. John Erickson
The official trailer has been released for "Eyes of the Roshi," a martial arts thriller that was filmed earlier this year in Virginia Beach using a lot of cast and crew from the Hampton Roads region. The film stars Eric Roberts (an Academy Award nominee and brother of Julia) as well as Adam Nguyen,...
The Push Comedy Theater troupe is opening an original horror anthology show, opening this weekend in Norfolk. The production features six comedic horror sketches by six different local writers, staged by six directors and acted by a cast of six. Naturally enough, it is known as The 666 Project....
Midway through Bobby "Blackhat" Walters' new CD, guest vocalist Shonya Carlock coos "Please, Mr. Blackhat, play some blues for me." Because Blackhat hates to disappoint, he responds with a slow, lovely harmonica line. The 60-year-old Newport News resident has been doing that for years around...
Quick update on "Christine at the Crossroads," a film by Virginia Beach writer-directors Ernie and Heather Smith that has had some screenings on the Peninsula this year: The film, about a woman's struggles to come to grips with her homosexuality, was named the best American-made drama at the...
Wilco, that most alternative of alternative rock bands, will be coming to the Norva in Norfolk on the tour in support of its new "Star Wars" album. The band added some new tour dates yesterday, including a Feb. 9 show at The Norva, with Girlpool as the support act. Tickets, $40 advance and $43...
J.G. Kemper is a lawyer. Kara Lorraine is a software developer. They both grew up in Norfolk with music all around them - Lorraine's father is local singer-songwriter Lewis McGehee - but neither chose to pursue it as a career. Against all odds, the two of them were introduced by a mutual friend...
Actor Kiefer Sutherland will come to the Attucks Theatre in Norfolk, but not to perform in a play or to tell stories of his days on "24" and in "A Few Good Men." No, the actor is coming to town to sing. He will perform at the Attucks on May 7. Sutherland has recorded an album of original music,...
Between Reese Witherspoon in "Wild" and the duo of Robert Redford and Nick Nolte in "A Walk in the Woods," a lot of A-list actors have been taking personal journeys along hiking trails in recent years. Marianne Johnston noticed it even before those films. Johnston, the program director at the Kimball...
Busch Gardens Williamsburg opens for the season Sunday, with several new features either ready to go or in the pipeline. A new craft beer room, located within Das Festhaus in the German section of the park, will be open when the park welcomes its first guests of 2016 this weekend. The Brauhaus...
Easter is just around the corner, and several churches, civic and community groups and businesses are marking the holiday with Easter egg hunts, activities and cameos from the Easter bunny starting this weekend. Gloucester Maker Space Pop-Up Easter Egg Decorating. Bring hard-boiled or blown eggs,...
Here is a look at some of the events around the Peninsula and Hampton celebrating St. Patrick's Day, which falls on Thursday. St. Patrick's Day Weekend at Alewerks. The festivities at Alewerks in Williamsburg start noon Thursday with green Shorty Time on tap and Poisoned Dwarf Dry Irish Stout on...
TACO CAT! benefit at St. George Brewing Company Saturday's event 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at St. George Brewing Company in Hampton features food for purchase from Bro's Fish Tacos and Stuft, a children's play area with face painting, live music, beer tastings and brewery tours, more than 60 craft vendors,...
Jose Tequilas opened its doors in City Center last week and is celebrating with grand-opening specials Thursday. The owners of the Mexican restaurant at 615 Thimble Shoals Blvd. bought the location after El Tapatio closed last year. The inside of the restaurant has been remodeled to include seats...
Though there are decades and hundreds of miles between the time Sydney Meers spent as a boy helping his grandmother in her garden and in her cafe in northern Mississippi, those experiences have an influence on his cooking to this day. Those influences also have paid off for him, earning him local...
Come Thursday, for one night at least, Hampton's Glazed Doughnuts will be serving more than just pastries. The shop is joining forces with local food truck Stuft, which serves tacos, burritos and quesadillas, for an event called "Glazed Gets Stuft" from 3-10 p.m. During the event, the crew from...
Call for Peninsula's best macaroni and cheese Do you know where to find the best macaroni and cheese on the Peninsula? Then we want to hear from you. We're looking for nominations from local restaurants, and your choice may be included in a future DP List. Send your favorites to acastillo@dailypress.com...
Hampton Restaurant Week starts Sunday, and local restaurants are bringing some of their best dishes to the table. Participating restaurants are offering $10 two-course lunches and $20 or $30 three-course dinners. From seafood to barbecue and everything in between, you should be able to find something...
Get your fork and knife ready: Hampton's Restaurant Week starts Sunday. Restaurants participating in the event, which runs through March 13, will offer two-course lunches for $10 and three-course dinners for $20 or $30. Monsoon, Park Lane Tavern, Ethereal Cupcakes and Coffee Shoppe, Mango Mangeaux,...
Colonial Williamsburg is offering Virginia residents a deal in which they can pay for one day at the park, and get the rest of the year for free. The offer is available now through May 31, including active-duty military stationed in Virginia. Proof of residency is required at the time of purchase...
If you've been looking for children's consignment sales, the wait is over. There are at least three on the Peninsula this weekend and next, and several more are planned for the coming months. The following are a few on the horizon to look out for: Williamsburg Campus Child Care Yard Sale. Shop...
The first 100 customers to arrive at Krispy Kreme's 6 a.m. opening at 1444 N. Battlefield Blvd. in Chesapeake on March 1 will receive free doughnuts for one year. The first guest will receive a punch card for one free dozen doughnuts each week for one year, according to a flier. The next 99 guests...
In many ways, the Savvy Shopper column, and all of its ensuing forms, is much like my child. This column was, in fact, born at the same time as my actual first-born. A mere six weeks into motherhood, I launched my sleep-deprived self into this new professional adventure. Stained with milk, spit-up...
Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday. The shopping holidays just keep coming, with “Free Shipping Day” next on the calendar. Nearly 700 retailers have signed up to participate in the online shopping holiday, scheduled for Dec. 18 this year. “Free Shipping Day” marks the last day many retailers...
Locally owned boutiques can be your Christmas angel in those what-to-buy crises. Offering unique, locally focused products, you're sure to find something delightful for your nit-picky grandmother or overly opinionated uncle who is otherwise impossible to please. While shopping around town, don't...