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Tourism related to America’s 250th birthday is up, says Christy S. Coleman, executive director of the Jamestown- Yorktown Foundation, which saw May guided tours getting booked last August. Photo by Matthew R.O. Brown
Apr 29, 2026

Virginia tourism sites bank on America’s 250th birthday

Virginia tourism sees increased attendance driven by the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and statewide semiquincentennial events.

AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot speaks at the pharma company’s Albemarle County groundbreaking ceremony in October 2025. Photo by Kaitlyn DeHarde, Office of Gov. Glenn Youngkin
Apr 29, 2026

Charlottesville, Albemarle region prepare for biotech boost

AstraZeneca’s $4.5 billion investment in Albemarle County is set to create 600 jobs and strengthen Charlottesville’s biotech industry cluster.

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Sep 29, 2024

Virginia 500 Spotlight: JANE KAMENSKY

THREE WORDS TO DESCRIBE ME: Thick-skinned, committed, self-mocking WHERE I SEE MYSELF 10 YEARS FROM NOW: On a screened porch drinking coffee and looking at the Blue Ridge ADVICE FOR NEW COLLEGE GRADUATES: Democracy is hard work and a peerless privilege. Earn it every day. DID YOU KNOW? Kamensky, who in January became president of […]

Hospitality businesses are optimistic about this summer’s tourism season, says John Zirkle, general manager of the DoubleTree by Hilton Virginia Beach and president of the Virginia Beach Hotel Association. Photo by Mark Rhodes
Apr 28, 2022

Summer dreams

Tournaments at the Virginia Beach Sports Center. Events at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. A busy Oceanfront boardwalk. That was the scene in Virginia Beach during just one weekend in mid-March. And it was the perfect “prelude” to the summer travel season, says John Zirkle, general manager of the DoubleTree by Hilton Virginia Beach. “The […]

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