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New, free festival celebrating strawberries to premier at Virginia Beach Oceanfront

Strawberry Fest at The Beach, a new event featuring live music, strawberry vendors and a pie eating contest, will be held on Laskin Road at the Oceanfront on Saturday, May 17.

A strawberry harvest at Cullipher Farm in Pungo in May 2022. A new strawberry festival is coming to the Oceanfront in May. (Stephen Katz / The Virginian-Pilot, File)

Ten 757 teams qualified for the Virginia High School League state tournaments, but only Kellam toted a championship trophy back home.

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The city of Virginia Beach has made the list of worst U.S. cities for people with allergies, according to a report from the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.

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Nathan Ingram experimented with sourdough starters while working from home during the pandemic. After quitting his job, he operated a food truck for four years before opening the pizza restaurant.

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Tickets for Def Leppard's Virginia Beach concert on Aug. 31 go on sale this week.

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