Archive for June, 2010
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 by Teresa Diaz
 The summer has finally arrived and, as a Virginia Beach local, I’m ecstatic the weather is beginning to shape up nicely! There is sooo much beach to enjoy….… 35 miles of waterfront property and 3 great beaches to choose from– the Chesapeake Bay, the Resort area and Sandbridge. This means there are plenty of spots to soak up the rays, build a killer sandcastle or just relax in the sand. With highs in the low 90’s this week, jumping in the refreshing Atlantic Ocean is a soothing way to beat the heat.
Not only are there gorgeous beaches, Virginia Beach has scores of events and activities to take in especially during the summer months. Singers, magicians, jugglers and other street performers line Atlantic Avenue every evening. It’s hard to walk by and not stop to catch a performance or two!
Live, free concerts go on all summer long at six different stages up and down the Oceanfront. Three unique beach playgrounds stand ready for the younger set, including the brand new Grommet Island Park on Second Street, one of the first playgrounds of its kind in the country.
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Tags: Atlantic Ocean, beach playgrounds, BeachStreetUSA, clean beaches, clean water, entertainment, fireworks, great beaches, Grommet Island, Hippo Slide, July 4, outdoor concerts, sandcastles, Virginia Beach Oceanfront
Posted in Beaches, Events, Living the Life, The Beach Report
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 by Mike Halperin
 Courtesy of NOAA The gang’s all here! It’s that time of year again in Virginia Beach. Most summer fish species are now actively feeding in bay and coastal waters to the delight of area anglers. The problem anglers have is deciding which species to target!
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Tags: bass, black drum, bluefin tuna, bluefish, Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, citations, cobia, crab, croaker, Dr. Julie Ball, Fishing, Fishing Tournaments, Flounder, grouper, King Mackerel, lures, Norfolk spot, puppy drum, red drum, saltwater fishing, Sea Bass, sea mullet, Spanish mackerel, speckled trout, trout, Virginia Beach
Posted in Fishing, Living the Life
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010 by Tina Fries
What a great weekend to be a soccer mom in Virginia Beach! My daughter’s NYSL (Neighborhood Youth Soccer League) team was one of 950 teams participating in this year’s North American Sand Soccer Tournament last week at the Oceanfront.
We’re talking 10,000 players and 100,000 spectators, with teams of all levels in town from all over the country. The Oceanfront was definitely the place to be!!
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Tags: North American Sand Soccer Tournament, sand soccer, Virginia Beach beaches
Posted in Beaches, Events, Living the Life, The Great Outdoors, With The Kids
Friday, June 18th, 2010 by Teresa Diaz
 Living the beach life has more perks than I have fingers, but at the top of my list of favorite things to do while relaxing at the beach and wiggling my toes in the sand is watching the bottlenose dolphins frolick in the waves. Just this past week on Thirty-sixth Street, I saw five or six pods playing together – jumping higher than I’d ever seen! It made me long to swim out and join them but I knew I wouldn’t be able to get close enough. It was about that time that I remembered the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center runs a dolphin watching boat excursion and decided to check it out.
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Tags: Cape Henry Lighthouse, DeWitt Cottage, dolphin watching cruises, Old Coast Guard Station, The Rudee Flipper, Virginia Aquarium, Virginia Beach
Posted in History and Museums, Living the Life, The Great Outdoors, With The Kids
Thursday, June 17th, 2010 by Mike Halperin
 Black Drum Courtesy of NOAA
The drum beat goes on! Black drum have been putting welcome bends in the rods of fishermen leaving from Virginia Beach inlets. The annual strong drum bite has begun in the inner middle bay area around buoys 13 and 16. Shoal water areas around the northern part of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel have been producing black drum as large as a 53″ release. The bait of choice for black drum is clams, but if targeting red drum or channel bass, mix clams with crab. Red drum are actively feeding in the surf around Fisherman’s Island & are also on the shoals just north of the CBBT. Red drum up to 55″ have been turned in for Virginia Saltwater Fishing Tournament release citations. For a real thrill, try sight casting if you find a school of drum feeding in the surf zone.
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Tags: black drum, bluefin tuna, bluefish, Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, cobia, croaker, dolphin, Fishing, Fishing Tournaments, Flounder, grouper, red drum, Sea Bass, spadefish, spot, tilefish, tuna, yellow bellied rosefish, yellowfin tuna
Posted in Living the Life
Thursday, June 17th, 2010 by jrunberg
Get your friends and family together and prepare to bring it on for the ultimate beach experience – the Virginia Beach Adventure Race. This two-day challenge is your chance to prove your team can live the beach life to the extreme and take home $10,000!
Be part of the action as we transform Virginia Beach into an oceanfront proving ground, with events like a beach & sea relay and resort city scavenger hunt!
So grab 3 teammates and apply to be one of 10 remarkable teams chosen for an expenses-paid trip to Virginia Beach. Here’s what you need to do:
Team up
Family, friends or a combination – teams have to live in the same area and consist of two adults (over 18) and two children (between the ages of 7 and 17).
Register
Registration closes Wednesday, June 30th, 2010. Register Now!
Cross your fingers!
On July 2, 2010, 10 lucky teams will be randomly selected (travel and accommodations will be provided).
Review the official rules and race guide at vbadventurerace.com. Experience the ultimate beach vacation and a chance to win $10,000!
Tags: getaway, Live the life, race
Posted in Living the Life
Monday, June 7th, 2010 by Teresa Diaz
 I’ve been to my share of concerts to date, everything from the Rolling Stones rocking the Hampton Coliseum to Los Lobos jamming at the Norva to Tina Turner strutting the stage at the Virginia Beach Amphitheater but by far, the best times I’ve ever had were at shows on the beach at the Oceanfront. There is just something about live music, the sound of the ocean and sand between your toes that makes for an amazing experience.
Saturday night was no exception. The day was a smoldering 90+ degrees even after sunset but the crowds came out in droves to see pop icons Hall & Oates. Headliners of the weekend’s Patriotic Festival, this popular duo is always a crowd pleaser and Saturday night they were spot on.
As they belted out a list of some of the same songs I probably danced to at my high school prom (now THAT was a reality check!), I looked around and realized that summers in Virginia Beach are truly one of my all-time favorite things in life. Living in a place where others dream of vacationing leaves me feeling a little bit spoiled but moreover, pretty darn lucky. And the summer’s just beginning……
Tags: 2010 Patriotic Festival, fun outdoors, live music, oceanfront concerts
Posted in Beaches, Events, Living the Life
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