By Staci Dennis
Correspondent

CHESAPEAKE

The crowd has cleared, and the people have spoken.

The Thanksgiving House, built by Definitive Homes,  claimed the gold award for  People’s Choice Favorite Home at  Homearama 2009.

By Fred Kirsch
Correspondent

They didn’t bring home a second straight title from the World Adult Kickball Association national championships, but the Frosty Balls didn’t miss many parties.

VIRGINIA BEACH Here's a question not answered by Hollywood: Did psychic Edgar Cayce know what happened to Amelia Earhart? Cayce, who started the Association for Research and Enlightenment in Virginia Beach, was asked to help locate the missing flier, whose life is portrayed in the current film "Amelia."

Azalea, one of three eagles born in the Norfolk Botanical Garden nest this spring, has been on an extended holiday, exploring the Chesapeake Bay region this summer and fall.

The city is hosting a drive-through art show in Norfolk’s downtown parking garages through November 9.

Artwork was installed over the past two summers by local artists and about 50 high school students at six downtown parking garages as part of the city’s public art program.

You may think you have to go way south in Virginia Beach to find a natural haven where you can get away from it all, such as to Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge and False Cape State Park - or all the way north to First Landing State Park. But you don't.

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On Sunday  the Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts will abound with  heavenly sounds.  

The inaugural “Gospel Celebration: Preacher’s Choice” will feature 10 choirs, groups, soloists and praise dance groups from churches in Suffolk and Western Tidewater. 

By Staci Dennis
Correspondent
VIRGINIA BEACH

Vincent Pierce is working to save soles, one pair of shoes at a time.

“People need help with a lot of different things in life,” he said. “We found one way to reach out.”

By Holly Van Auken
Correspondent
Four years ago, Ken Pavelo made the kind of deal with his wife, Mary, that few spouses would turn down.
Ken's career would require him to spend half of each week away from home. In exchange for Mary's support, Ken agreed to do all the cooking - breakfast, lunch and dinner - for the three or four days he was home in Virginia Beach.