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Hampton Roads e-News
Vol 2, Issue 4: April 2010
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Register Now for Regional Day
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"Out & About in Hampton Roads"
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Do One Thing for Sustainability: The DOT Initiative invites all members of the William & Mary community-students, faculty, staff, alumni, and neighbors-to make small, public commitments to more sustainable choices, in a manner that educates everyone about our various opportunities to live and work more sustainably. Read more...
Jefferson Lab's Celebration of Science Open House: A unique opportunity for the public to tour the Lab and meet its staff. It is the only event where visitors under 18 can access areas of the Lab normally off-limits. Read more...
Yorktown creating a sense of place: York County is in the works to get its first mixed use development. Read more...
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"Arts & Culture"
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Norfolk seeks public input on public spaces: Take the LIBRARY SURVEY and the WATERSIDE MARKETPLACE SURVEY. Read more...
Arts in Action: Attucks Theatre and Virginia Stage Company join forces to create Art after School using theatre and team-building skills to help students find their own voice. Read more...
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"Hampton Roads: Economy"
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Vision is a journey, not a destination: The Hampton Roads region is a great place to live, work and visit. And, it's only going to get better. "Vision" planning has placed Hampton Roads on a path to regional transformation by embedding a working process as we think, live and act regionally. Read more and see the video...
Job Recovery in Hampton Roads: The regional economy continues to be buffered by federal and military spending, but how long does that last? Read more...
Hampton Roads' Vision is ready for you: What started as just another economic development planning tool, one intended to aid local governments in decision-making and with accompanying federally mandated guidelines in order to qualify for federal grants, has become so much more. Read more...
NOTE: Final Vision Hampton Roads documents including the Executive Summary, meeting notes and Public Responsiveness Summary may now be found at VisionHamptonRoads.com.
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"Education & Workforce"
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Community Colleges are Cutting Edge: Every day, more and more college-educated workers in America lose their job to "outsourcing." So do you still need a good education to get a good job? Yes. But what is a good education? And what kind of good education will lead to a good job? Read more...
GI Bill spurs college enrollment in Hampton Roads: Tidewater Community College, which has the nation's second-highest number of students receiving benefits, is experiencing an enrollment boom. Read more...
South Hampton Roads Preschools are Stars: Portsmouth Preschool and Oceanfront Head Start in Virginia Beach are the first early childhood programs in South Hampton Roads to earn a four-star rating under the Virginia Star Quality Initiative. Read more...
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"Government & Citizens"
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Broadband is Job Stimulant: A "Google war" has erupted across America even as Hampton Roads communities rush to be the first... Read more... Searching for Citizenship: The Hampton Roads Center for Civic Engagement presents the 2nd Annual Civic Engagement Summit. Read more... Rethinking Governance, Changing Roles: The Hampton Roads Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration's 2010 Symposium included timely topics, such as Joining Forces to Solve Community Problems. Read more... |
"Hampton Roads: Military Bastion"
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Hampton Roads Military Dad reads to kids from Afghanistan: On Monday's NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Roger O'Neill reported from Norfolk, Virginia on Making A Difference: Keeping family rituals while at war. Sadie (5) and Charlotte (2) Grzymalski enjoy a "Dadda Video" from their Navy dad, stationed in Afghanistan. Read more...
Women in Defense: The first organizational meeting of Women in Defense (WID) Greater Hampton Roads (GHR), cultivating and supporting the advancement and recognition of women in all aspects of national security is the mission of Women In Defense, A National Security Organization. Read more...
Anchors Aweigh in Hampton Roads? It is serious this time. Not just the Navy, but the Secretary of Defense have said they want to base a nuclear aircraft carrier in Jacksonville rather than Norfolk. Read more...
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"Research & Technology"
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Great Expectations in Wind Energy: The Governors' Wind Energy Coalition was formed to address some of the nation's most pressing needs - jobs, energy, and climate - through the use of domestic renewable energy resources. Download and read the 2010 Wind Energy Recommendations...
Tech Nite 2010, award nominations open: Hampton Roads Technology Council's annual recognition event for high-tech companies, individuals, entrepreneurs, and innovations of the Hampton Roads region will be held on May 6. Read more...
All Green, All Technology Event - Engineering Unplugged: Leading Environmentalists at ODU. Read more...
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"Transportation"
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How Others See Car-Dependent Hampton Roads, Part One: New survey ranks Hampton Roads 4 out of 100 when it comes to car dependency, and Hampton Roads drivers know a thing or two about sitting in traffic. SmartRegion: we've got work to do. Read more...
How Others See Car-Dependent Hampton Roads, Part Two: Our poor public transportation system is doing us even greater harm, particularly as we work to create a reputation for our region as a dynamic, progressive and fluid place to do business. Read more...
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"Visit Hampton Roads: Tourism"
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IT'S A WRAP! The 2010 General Assembly has finished its work and has approved: A new tax credit incentive program with $2.5 million to be invested in film-related projects and $2 million in funding for the Governor's Motion Picture Opportunity Fund. Read more...
ONFILM, Field[s] of Dreams: The 4th Annual ONFilm Festival, a collaboration between Old Dominion University and the City of Norfolk, celebrates the magic of the imagination. Read more...
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