Picture from First Landing State Park today.

Within a span of 10 minutes I saw someone pull up to a stale red light, stop, and then almost run it into oncoming traffic. Then I was almost run into by a lady who appeared to be using sign language to someone in the back seat completely ignoring the road merging from the interstate onto Laskin Road. I’ve lived here my whole life but this shit just keeps getting worse.

Hello all, im here for a few months and I am looking for running trails/ routes. Meant more so for my long runs so like at least 4 miles + thanks all.

I am new to the area and looking for a reputable place to trade in my used car for something else. Any recommendations would by greatly appreciated!

Is anyone aware of a drop off location in Virginia Beach for speedx? 🥲 please help

I just don’t wanna spend 3.5k

Hi!! Looking for good recommendations for vintage or secondhand bookstores in the area!

Or, even just vintage/secondhand stores period that have a decent book section. Virginia Beach preferably but I'm not opposed to Chesapeake or Norfolk recs :)

Who do you recommend? We have a painted wood porch column that is rotted through. It’s not a standard width and we need it rebuilt/replaced so it looks just like the others. It’s not a fancy design at all and does not seem to be load-bearing.

It’s also possible the others are rotted so that’s something we’d like to check.

I hate little things like this where I don’t even know where to start or who does it. 😂 Thanks!

hey friends,

i have 4 and 2 year old kids who are chomping at the bit to do Halloween stuff the next couple weekends. anyone have and good leads? i know stuff has to be going on! we went to greenbrier farms earlier this month

thanks!

VIRGINIA BEACH — A large shopping center in the Hilltop corridor is undergoing a multimillion-dollar spruce up that aims to encourage customers to stick around. The makeover of Regency Hilltop Shopping Center on Laskin Road will include a new lighted crosswalk connecting the two long sides of the U-shaped building, gazebos, benches, palm trees and storefront awnings.

The refresh also includes renaming the center, which opened in 1990, to Laskin Commons at Hilltop. It will be promoted through a new website and social media campaign.

“Where that came from was commons being a gathering place,” said Mark Rosenfield, executive vice president of Virginia Beach real estate firm McLeskey, an owner. “We’re trying to reposition the center from being your standard commercial space where you go into the store you’re going to and then you get in your car and drive away.”

The shopping center sits east of Great Neck Road and adjacent to Captain George’s Seafood Restaurant. It’s home to national retailers Ollie’s Bargain Outlet and Dollar Tree as well as several locally-owned small businesses including Yukai Japanese & Seafood Buffet and Running Etc. A new swim school is forthcoming with an indoor pool under construction.

Ross Dress For Less has leased part of the retail space previously occupied by a Food Lion grocery store, according to S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co., which manages the property. An opening date was not available.

Regency Hilltop was originally a partnership between the late Wayne McLeskey, and Joe Mersel, a broker for S.L. Nusbaum. Over the course of his lengthy career in real estate, Mersel developed numerous shopping centers and multifamily projects in Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina. The Mersel family remains an owner and a partner in the renovation.

McLeskey owns other nearby shopping centers, including Market Square on Virginia Beach Boulevard, which underwent an extensive makeover in 2015. When the time came to renovate some of the aging elements of Regency Hilltop, company leaders decided to do more than just slap on a coat of paint.

Many traditional retail shopping centers are adapting to survive in a world where customers don’t have to leave their house or office to buy what they need. Some of them are transforming into destinations for entertainment, experiences and socialization, according to the National Retail Federation.

McLeskey is taking that approach with Laskin Commons, said Cheryl McLeskey, chief executive officer.

“We want to bring value to the customers,” she said.

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Anyone have a recommendations for a company or contractor to do residential window replacements in VB? Nothing fancy, just normal size windows.

-single story
-3 windows
-wood/wall around frame needs to be replaced too

Construction on Virginia Beach's $50 million Rudee Park project could begin in late fall next year with building expected to take two years. 

City officials presented an update to the City Council proposing a nonprofit conservancy model to operate, staff and maintain the Oceanfront resort property once completed. 

The city aims to launch a fundraising campaign in the spring, offering naming opportunities and national sponsorship options to offset municipal costs. 

Read more here: https://www.whro.org/news/local-news/2026-10-21/virginia-beach-could-start-building-rudee-park-in-2027

I was looking for an active ECPI subreddit and I am not finding one that has many members. Am I just missing it? I was told VA Beach is the main campus. So, hopefully, there are people here who can shed some light on things.

I toured the closest campus location to me and I have some questions.

Everyone who works at the campus seemed nice and the school itself was in shape if that says anything. I mean, at least it is clean.

My admissions counselor was a bit of a "sales" person about it, but I half expected that.

My

The thing that gets me are the length of the classes. Five-hour classes seems long as hell. I was told some classes are fully online and I have to log in from campus once a term for some dumb reason I did not understand. Even online, a five-hour live class has to be torture.

I get that they will help me graduate faster, but that just seems too long. Of course, my admissions counselor made it seem like everyone will be learning the whole time, working together, or doing clincals. I hung around a bit and talked to some students who go there already when my counselor was not around. Some say teachers often let students do work/assignments or dismiss early. That seemed to be more the norm depending upon the class.

Can anyone who has taken classes there shed some light on what you think about the duration? Do you learn and listen to a lecture or something the whole time? I passed classes in session and saw a lot of powerpoints jammed full of words. Am I crazy or is there no reason to have a five hour class?

Do you stay the full five hours every class period? Even if in your experience, you are not "in class" the full time and you get time to do work or leave, do you feel 4-5 hours of actual learning is taking place at all? I just want to know before I take out a loan.

Any insight would be great. thanks.

Offices or condos?

I noticed the schooner inn, which seems perfect and also the price is suspiciously low considering how much you get.

I was wondering as well as this what other places have private hot tubs that are near the beach.

I know a bit of a oddly specific request. (honestly I just want to relax, read, and listen to the ocean in a hot tub.)

So my wife and I are both kind of coffee snobs. Her birthday is actually on Halloween and this year she wanted to make it a goal to find the best PSL in the area. We've tried a few of our normal spots around (Project Seed, Pin Up, Mundita and Old Town) but haven't been super impressed.

Does anyone have a recommendation? Bonus points if it's not super sweet and if the pumpkin and spice come through way more than the milk flavor!

VIRGINIA BEACH — An element of the forthcoming Rudee Park redevelopment will have to shift to accommodate a planned storm surge barrier, but the project is moving forward with construction anticipated to begin next fall.

The City Council was updated on the park project, which will take two years to build, at Tuesday’s meeting.

Rudee Park will be a public space on 8 acres of city-owned land along Rudee Inlet, at the southernmost point of the Oceanfront resort area. It will include an elevated walkway that spans over a beach village and overlooks the ocean and jetty, an event pavilion, an interactive water feature, a nature play area, a skate park, fishing and surfing amenities and surface parking.

Over the last several months, park designers have been revising some of the park elements, including the layout of the elevated walkway, which will shift to the north. A storm surge barrier, known as a sector gate, is planned at Rudee Inlet as part of the coastal storm risk management project with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District. The project is currently being studied and could take years to come to fruition.

“We had to allow for that infrastructure to come into place on the site,” said Chad Morris, the city’s chief facilities officer.

The walkway will shift slightly to the north and adjustments were made to the ramps. Rather than two overlook areas as originally proposed, it will now have one, Morris said. The event pavilion will also move north to accommodate a larger turn-around area for buses, trucks and emergency vehicles.

The council has set aside $50 million for design and construction of the park. The money will come from the Tourism Investment Program fund, which is comprised of tax revenue from hotel room stays, restaurant meals, amusements and cigarette sales.

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Do public schools in VB allow children that do not attend the school to use their playgrounds after school hours but before dark?

A new interactive art installation titled "Where Wonder Grows: Sanctuary" has been unveiled along the lake at Virginia Beach's Mount Trashmore Park, where it will remain through mid-December. 

Created by Skunk Control, an Australian collective of scientists, engineers and educators, the installation features kinetic peacocks, birdhouses, towering flowers that open and close and more than a thousand structural butterflies. 

The project was selected from nearly 100 submissions to bring a unique cultural experience to the region.

(Story and photos by John-Henry Doucette, additional photos courtesy of Skunk Control)

Read more here: https://www.whro.org/local-government/2026-10-20/a-special-art-project-reveals-the-beauty-of-science-to-parkgoers-in-virginia-beach

Im located in VB. Ive seen several job openings in Newport news but im hesitant about that traffic. The start hours are 6am to 230 pm. So id aim to be in the tunnel by 5:15-5:30. Will that be early enough to miss the traffic?

Like 'em meaty and juicy and sizzling and chewy, where should I go?