Archive for September, 2010
Friday, September 24th, 2010 by Teresa Diaz
 This is it! At noon today, the weekend many locals and visitors alike wait for all year long kicked off: the Neptune Festival Boardwalk Weekend. The hotels are near capacity, the boardwalk is hopping with art, food and sun seekers and Mother Nature is on board with some fantastic weather in store.
For three days and nights, a host of activities such as the world famous North American Sandsculpting Competition and the Grand Parade draw guests to the Virginia Beach Oceanfront from across the Commonwealth and beyond.
Daily concerts alfresco scattered along 32 blocks, with the gorgeous Atlantic Ocean in the background, are scheduled featuring a variety of live local and national music acts. More than 275 artisans will line the boardwalk for the Neptune Art and Craft Show and a smorgasbord of food vendors dishing out delectable delights are sure to please any palette.
This is guaranteed to be one fun weekend………so what are you doing still reading this???? Get down to the Oceanfront, join in the fun and Live the Life at the Neptune Festival Boardwalk Weekend!!!!
Tags: art show, arts and crafts, fireworks, free concerts, free things to do in Virginia Beach, fun in Virginia Beach, fun things to do in Virginia Beach, fun with the kids, Grand Parade, King Neptune, live music, living the life, North American Sandcastle Competition, Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach boardwalk, Virginia Beach vacations
Posted in Events, Living the Life, The Beach Report, With The Kids
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010 by Mike Halperin
 As daylight wanes, visiting summer fish school and feed in earnest providing some of the year’s best fishing in Virginia Beach. Anglers in the know are heading for the beaches, the bay and offshore to take full advantage of fall fishing season.
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Tags: amberjack, blue marlin, bluefish, Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, cobia, croaker, dolphin, false albacore, Fishing, Fishing Tournaments, Flounder, King Mackerel, Norfolk spot, puppy drum, sailfish, Sea Bass, sheepshead, spadefish, Spanish mackerel, spearfish, speckled trout, tile fish, triggerfish, Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach vacations, wahoo, white marlin, yellow bellied rosefish, yellowfin tuna
Posted in Fishing, Living the Life
Friday, September 17th, 2010 by Teresa Diaz
 Mangiare! That’s Italian for “eat” and exactly what I plan to do this weekend. Starting today at 5 p.m., Virginia Beach is hosting the 2010 Festa Italiana. Between the delicious food, drink and superb weather we’re expected to have, I hope to intoxicate my senses with everything that is Italian.
The Starfish Pavilion at Atlantic & Seventeenth at the Oceanfront is the setting for this popular festival which runs through Saturday night. From strolling musicians and the “Pizza Olympics” to some good old grape-stomping and a performance by the Rat Pack Reprise, there will be something for everyone.
Grab your sweetie, a beach blanket and plan to come out and enjoy the awesome September weather and Live the Life, Italian-style. Mangiare!!!
Posted in Living the Life
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010 by Kari Journigan
 Three more days to go! The week is beginning to heat up with Virginia Beach Adventure Race pre-event festivities. Starting today, a few teams arrive in the resort city along with our Virginia Beach Adventure Race emcee, Rebecca Cardon, personal trainer, Virginia Beach native and reality celebrity from the sixth season of The Amazing Race.
On Thursday, Sept. 16, Virginia Beach Adventure Race hosts its very own Meet Up at Rockafellers Restaurant from 5-8 p.m. Join the fun and meet our Virginia Beach Adventure Race emcee Rebecca Cardon and a couple of the teams including, The Sandfiddlers from Woodstock, Ohio and Team Bad to the Bone Buckeyes from Newcomerstown, Ohio. If this weren’t sweet enough, get a free dessert with the purchase of dinner at Rockafellers. Just download the coupon and present it at the Meet Up.
Let the Virginia Beach Adventure Race begin! Team competitions take place Saturday, Sept. 18th and Sunday, September 19th throughout the resort city.
Also, don’t forget there’s a Virginia Beach Adventure Race sweepstakes launching on Monday, September 20th which will give you a chance to experience some of the activities and attractions the teams are participating in. The all-inclusive getaway package, worth $2,200, includes roundtrip airfare for four, 3 day-2night complimentary accommodations, a free adventure weekend getaway with kayaking, paddle boarding, cooking lessons, hotel and dining certificates. Also, starting Monday, September 20th view webisodes featuring highlights from the Virginia Beach Adventure Race on www.vbadventurerace.com.
Tags: Adventure activities, Kayaking, Meet Up, Paddle boarding, Virginia Beach Adventure Race, Virginia Beach vacations
Posted in Adventure Travel, Beaches, Living the Life
Friday, September 10th, 2010 by Teresa Diaz
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It’s here. September. For those of us who live, work and play in Virginia Beach, this is a month we relish. Sunny, breezy days, cooler nights and still enough daylight to fit a great walk on the boardwalk or bike ride in before dark.
September marks the beginning of one of the biggest months of the year for locals and visitors in Virginia Beach. More than 6,500 of our beloved friends, the MASA Shriners, are in town once again, which means a party and a parade are just around the corner. I don’t know about you, but I love a parade, and the Shriner’s parade is one of the best ever! Be on Atlantic Avenue tomorrow morning by 9:30 a.m. and you’ll see exactly what I mean. (more…)
Tags: free things to do in Virginia Beach, fun in Virgina Beach, Neptune Festival, parades, Shriners
Posted in The Beach Report, With The Kids
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010 by Tina Fries
 My family was looking for something new and different to do on the cheap this summer besides going to the community pool or beaching it – which I love, my daughter, Jennifer, likes and my husband, Rob, tolerates (sometimes – if it involves boogie boards and good surf!).
I’d often heard Munden Point Park referred to as “the hidden jewel of the Virginia Beach parks system” but had never been out there and wondered if maybe that was just hype. Jennifer had been jazzed by canoeing at Girl Scout camp earlier this year, and I saw online that the park, which sits on the North Landing River, rents canoes and kayaks for just $6 an hour. It was worth a shot.
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Tags: canoeing in Virginia Beach, Fishing, free things to do in Virginia Beach, fun things to do in Virginia Beach, fun with the kids, great picnic spots in Virginia Beach, hidden treasures in Virginia Beach, inexpensive things to do in Virginia Beach, living the life, Munden Point Park, North Landing Beach Campground, Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach parks
Posted in Fishing, The Great Outdoors, With The Kids
Friday, September 3rd, 2010 by Teresa Diaz
 Whew! That was close. On the eve of the start of our big Labor Day weekend, Hurricane Earl threatened the Virginia Beach coast, but we were ready for him. Luckily, he just brushed by leaving some rain and heavy surf. He’s headed north and while we certainly wish our East Coast friends the best, we say good riddance, Earl!
We expect a beautiful, sunny Labor Day weekend, and as always, our welcome mat is out for visitors.
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Tags: 5th Street Stage, American Music Festival, free concerts, fun in Virginia Beach, Labor Day 2010, passport pins, Rock n Roll Half Marathon
Posted in Events, Living the Life, The Beach Report
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