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Burfoot dons parade crown as first black grand marshal

In the 43 years since its inception, Ocean View’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade has never had a black grand marshal. Until now.
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Female trash collector: 'I proved them wrong’

Louise Young broke the gender barrier as one of only two waste management collectors in Chesapeake. She says she loves her job.

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	Bar Stories Storyteller »WORDLE

	Golf, Politics and Beyond Sports »Tiger's Caddie, Steve Williams' take on Tiger's Mess. Hmmm. What's YOUR take?

	I saw that!!! Local life »Don’t Kiss Me; I’m Not Irish.

	Married to the Military Military Family »MyCAA program to resume March 13th - good news for milspouses!

	Moments of Grace Advice »Beauty and the Beast

	No Shoes or Shirt Required Religion »The Love Dare, Day 25 & 26!

	Nora Firestone's Diablogue Local Life and People »Survey About Gratitude and the Daily Experience Sure to Provoke Thought

	Real World Organizing Organized Living »Organize Cords and Cables

	Sparkling Diversity Culture »Explicit PETA Protesters vs. Lax Parents

	The African American Agnostic Religion »The Wounded Knee Massacre and Manifest Destiny

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Correspondent Mary Reid Barrow exchanges local wildlife stories, tips, tidbits and photos with readers in her weekly Coastal Journal. Share your local wildlife photo with her and Hampton Roads in our Close Encounters gallery.