A Jewish Christmas? Some say 'Oy Tannenbaum'
Chris Ware Frances Dinkelspiel attends a Reform synagogue, is raising her teenage daughters as Jews and plans to host a Christmas party this year. As her family has for decades, Dinkelspiel will...
View ArticleChristmas events
Chesapeake "Joy to the World." 9:45 and 11:15 a.m. Dec. 16. This festive service of lessons and carols is a community tradition and features the 65-voicechancel choir, guest readers, the Alleluia...
View ArticleHampton restaurant to close after 60 years
HAMPTON – When Nick Sorokos' father bought The Oasis restaurant just before Christmas in 1977, the teenager was less than impressed. "I thought dad had bought a dive," he recalled. "Everything was...
View ArticleCelebrating the freedom to believe
Growing up in the only Jewish family in my New Jersey neighborhood, I always felt left out at Christmas. Our house alone lacked decorative lights, wreaths and reindeer. Instead, we had a small menorah...
View ArticleHampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion could affect historic sites
HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — A state study says that expanding the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel from four to eight lanes could affect a number of historic sites. The Daily Press of Newport News...
View ArticleChristmas traditions old and new
There is probably no holiday more filled with traditions than Christmas. As families change through marriage, divorce, and blending, sometimes traditions change too. But some traditions always stay...
View ArticleFacebook feedback for Dec. 16
Dog chaining The Hampton City Council will revisit a proposal to restrict the chaining of outdoor dogs to eight hours a day after dozens of people showed up at City Hall in support of a ban or more...
View ArticleHanukkah begins at sundown Tuesday
At sundown Tuesday, members of the Jewish community will gather in City Center to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah. Lighting the 9-foot-tall menorah in the Newport News retail center has become a...
View ArticleFeedback for 5/1: Tamara Dietrich, prayer, election
Late-night fodder •Jay, Newport News: Just want to make a comment about Tamara Dietrich's article on Sunday. That's a really precious article. I really enjoyed reading it. It's hilarious. It's about...
View ArticleErick Green scores 12 to lead Virginia Tech past Eastern Michigan 71-50
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Erick Green scored 12 points to lead Virginia Tech to a 71-50 victory over Eastern Michigan on Thursday night. The Hokies (10-3), who won their fifth straight game, finished the...
View ArticleVirginia Prep Football Poll
The Top 10 Virginia Football teams in the Virginia Group AAA, AA, A prep poll as selected by sports writers and broadcasters from around the state, with first-place votes in parentheses and total...
View ArticleReligion Notes: Catholic Chairites veteran to retire
William C. Beitz will retire as executive director of the Jacksonville-based Catholic Charities Bureau and his replacement will take office on Jan. 1, the Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine has...
View ArticleFeedback: Hollydazzle, Hampton purchase and tide chart
• Forty thousand dollars for Hollydazzle in Newport News. Why, I'm so happy that there's so much money that we can spend $40,000. Hampton purchase • Dennis, Newport News: I read the article about the...
View ArticleFeedback for Jan. 15: Headlines, world news, religion and comics
Turn of phrase • That's a good article by Tamara Dietrich today; however, the headline with the phrase "right to work" wasn't a good choice. A "chance to work" would be fine, but "right to work" is...
View ArticleFeedback: Fort Monroe, Squires column and cherry trees
• Dennis, Hampton: The reporting of the first "public input" meeting by the contractor developing a reuse plan for the Fort Monroe Authority is deficient in two ways. It continues to confuse the public...
View ArticleFeedback: Gloucester, advertisements and more about the cigarette sting
Press time • Robert A.: You say the vice presidential debate finished after press time. That is the same story that you give for not reporting the scores of the evening sports events. Can you give a...
View ArticleHanukkah begins: Gifts, lights not same as Christmas meaning
Chanukah aka Hanukkah begins at sunset Dec. 20 as part of a Jewish holiday. While gifts and the Festival of Lights are traditional, it's not celebrated as a Holy day like Christmas, but more like...
View ArticleFeedback for Dec. 30: Mall brawl, Christmas paper and more
•It would have been nice if the story about the disturbance at the mall had actually indicated which mall. Granted, the drop head said Patrick Henry and there was an identifying photo and cutline, but...
View ArticleFeedback 10/23: Visits by U.S. Presidents
Presidential visit • Will, Williamsburg: While I realize that Mark St. John Erickson's list of presidential visits is not inclusive, Woodrow Wilson walking up Warwick Avenue should be among "the more...
View ArticleUtility to reapply for land use permits for proposed coal-fired plant in...
DENDRON, Va. (AP) — Old Dominion Electric Cooperative has decided to reapply for permits for a proposed $6 billion coal-fired power plant following a judge's ruling that they were improperly granted....
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