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Course corrections
Can an old college learn new tricks? William & Mary, the second-oldest institution of higher education in the country by virtue of its establishment in February 1693, is proving that it can. It has had little choice. The pandemic pushed the faculty into a steep learning curve to master online teaching, with 2,000 courses mov[...]
‘An awakening’
The headaches of getting to a doctor’s appointment in traffic on Northern Virginia roads drove the Virginia Pediatric Group to invest in telehealth capabilities years before anyone had heard of COVID-19. “I felt it was a way to improve access and to conduct follow-up visits with adolescents who were busy with after-school ac[...]
Cavalier Resort takes shape in Virginia Beach
In 1975, Bruce Thompson was the night watchman and grass cutter at Virginia Beach’s Cavalier Hotel. Today, he’s transforming the hotel and its 21 surrounding acres into a major mid-Atlantic resort. Built in 1927, the Cavalier at various times hosted luminaries like F. Scott Fitzgerald, Muhammad Ali and every president from H[...]
History in the making
Cliff Fleet took the helm of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in January 2020 with a mandate to curb declining attendance and revenue at the nation’s largest outdoor living museum while maintaining its relevance to diverse 21st-century audiences. It was a tall order and one that became even more challenging two months late[...]
Harrisonburg’s first-ever downtown master plan in progress
Kirsten Moore opened Magpie Diner in downtown Harrisonburg in August 2020. Despite pandemic dining restrictions, she’s regularly had customers willing to wait up to two hours for a table on weekends. As a nearly lifelong Harrisonburg resident, Moore says that level of activity — especially along downtown’s newly developing[...]
