Imagine jumping in an endless room of trampolines for hours, and then getting the chance to free fall into an endless foam pit. Well you can get your chance to go where no one else has gone before at the 10,000 square-foot Rebounderz Indoor Trampoline Arena on Patrick Henry Drive in Newport News. Helda Thomas [...]
Ever think about where the bell in the Trible Library or the propeller on the Mariners’ Museum sign came from? Both artifacts used to be working parts of the SS United States, a luxury passenger ocean liner. The SS United States was the largest ocean liner built entirely in the United States. Additionally, this ship [...]
Hundreds of chocolate lovers around the Hampton Roads area piled into to the Art of Chocolate Festival on Saturday to indulge their taste buds for a day of chocolate sampling, sales, entertainment, chocolate wine tasting and chocolate demonstrations. Every kind of chocolate imaginable was at the event, varying from chocolate truffles, chocolate cupcakes, chocolate popcorn, [...]
Hot yoga regulars swelled into the scorching 100 degree room for a 60-minute Hot Yoga class led by certified yoga instructor Leeanne Robinson, at the Hot Yoga and Massage Studio in Newport News. This 60-minute class provided a strenuous workout on top of a stimulating and rejuvenating experience. Many people do not know about this [...]
Local Newport News flower shops are already preparing for their busiest day of the year. With Valentine’s Day right around the corner you probably want to know where the most affordable place is to get your special someone flowers. Newport News has tons of locally owned flower shops that have been open for years to [...]
All glammed up and dressed in their finest dresses and bow ties, dogs…yes dogs, arrived at the annual Fur Ball to strut their stuff down the red carpet in the Parade of Pets accompanied by their owners. These glammed up dogs were the center of attention at the Fur Ball, hosted by the Peninsula SPCA [...]
The ongoing genocide in Darfur is at the heart of the mission of STAND (Students Taking Action Now: Darfur), an organization at Christopher Newport University that raises awareness and funds to alleviate current and future genocides in Darfur. These human rights activists are taking action by planning events and fundraising for the spring semester. According [...]
By Brittany Marks brittany.marks.10@cnu.edu Fear 2 Freedom, an organization led by Christopher Newport University’s First Lady Rosemary Trible, has been working to bring about awareness of sexually abused victims this week throughout the CNU campus. “We call it Fear ‘2’ Freedom, the number two, because every two minutes in our country someone is sexually assaulted,” [...]
Halloween is just around the corner, and while many college students are stressed with schoolwork and exams the last thing they want to do is go out to the mall and spend a ton of money on a costume they are only going to wear one night. With these tips you can save money and [...]
Need a sweet treat, made totally from scratch, to get you through your studying? The brand-new cake shop, Scratch Bakery, which was opened in Port Warwick earlier this year by Lashonda Sandford, may be your answer. Scratch Bakery’s desserts are made from market fresh ingredients. Specializing in cakes, cupcakes, brownies, specialty cookies and other bars, [...]
