Rivers Casino Portsmouth will break ground this year on a new hotel two years after opening. Mayor Shannon Glover made the announcement Friday in the casino’s event center during the annual State of the City address. Casino general manager Roy Corby said The Landing Hotel is expected to break ground this year, with completion expected by 2027. …
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Rivers Casino Portsmouth Hotel Coming Soon
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A Post Such As Portsmouth Virginia 2025
About the Event A Post Such as Portsmouth is an immersive, interactive, educational, child-friendly, annual spring event commemorating the 1781 British occupation of Portsmouth by the turncoat Benedict Arnold himself. On Saturday, March 22nd & 23rd, 2025, Olde Towne Portsmouth will be brimming with reenactors, interpreters, and the like, as Youth Virginia Regiment hosts this …
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Olde Towne Holiday Lights 2024 – Let the Season Begin
Olde Towne Holiday Lights Schedule of Events Friday, November 22, 2024 The fun begins at the Middle Street Mall, adjacent to the Children’s Museum of Virginia. Unlike years past when the event was called the Olde Towne Portsmouth Tree Lighting and Marketplace, this year’s event begins at the Mall and ends with Santa arriving …
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2024 First Fridays Concerts in the Courtyard Schedule
First Fridays Concerts in the Courtyard is a long-standing tradition in Portsmouth, Virginia. The event features live entertainment, beverages for adults and others, snacks, an art market, and free admission to the Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center. Neighbors and visitors alike come together to enjoy live music performed under stately oaks in a beautiful courtyard …
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50’s Dream House Ready For Occupancy
Take a Step Back in Time Nestled in the West Haven neighborhood of Portsmouth, Virginia, is Carly Nino’s 50’s themed “Dream House”, a mid-century modern short-term rental house available through Air B&B that will transport you back in time. The details are incredible, from the pink awnings and perfectly manicured lawn, to the 50s Style …
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Small Business Profile – Newell’s Boat Works
Newell’s Boatworks – Over 25 Years of Fine Finishes Nestled in the back of Portsmouth’s Shea Terrace neighborhood along Scott’s Creek, sits Newell’s Boat Works, a wooden boat restoration shop and 30 slip marina owned and operated by Mitch Newell. Newell’s Boat Works was established in 1998, but the property dates back to 1858, …
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Small Business Profile: Armie-Navie of Portsmouth, Virginia
The Armie Navie Legacy Building Community Through Small Business By Sheila Janes (Portsmouth, VA) I will confess that I have driven past the Armie Navie store, across from I.C. Norcom High School, a billion times, but I have never ventured in until this week, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. Wow, was I surprised! …
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Picture This Photography Exhibition of Portsmouth at the Hill House Museum
The Hill House Museum Presents: Picture This! A Photographic Journey By: Audrey Lassiter, Hill Hour Volunteer During the month of April, The Hill House Museum presents Picture This! a curated photography exhibition of Portsmouth, Virginia featuring over 600 pictures, memorabilia, and historic maps. Take a journey through Portsmouth’s past with images of Downtown, Olde Towne, …
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2022 Olde Towne Holiday Music Festival Schedule of Events
The Olde Towne Holiday Music Festival is Portsmouth, Virginia’s signature holiday event. It features a full schedule of events for both adults and children. Hear the public school’s choirs and bands perform, along with high energy bands on the MainStage and more subdued unplugged entertainment in shops and restaurants all over Olde Towne. High Street …
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The History of Cock Island Race
As Told by Portsmouth Boat Club Member, Mo Whitlow. The Race to Cock Island was created in 1987, to bring big boat sail racing back to Portsmouth and to showcase and promote the hospitality and history of Olde Towne Portsmouth. From its beginning, the race and events were designed by sailors. Founding chairman, Mo Whitlow …
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