Denise's Blog

Liberty Tax Service recently announced it will build a 30,000 sq ft expansion.  The reason for the expansion is that it has acquired eSmartTax and wants to move the operation here.  It will employ 144 people and will be at the Corporate Landing Park,  That is a good place to build and with easy a...

Here we go again.  Portsmouth has lost another executive.  One in a long line who have left recently.  Fortunately for Portsmouth, William Corvello was talked into coming back to work.  He initially left citing funding concerns with the council.  Since he is the seventh police chief to leave in 6...

The 80 year old Jordan Bridge is in need of $4 million in repairs and may need to be closed.  The bridge carries about 7,000 cars a day and is a demand only bridge.  City officials aren't sure if they want to put money into the bridge because of more pressing highway needs like the Dominion Blvd ...

I did an earlier post on Tankless Water Heaters and now Consumer Reports has come out and said they are ok but pricey and have their quirks.  They don't recommend the electric ones at all for the whole house.  Some of the quirks are not enough hot water or hot water then cold then hot.  Or if you...

When you can't buy anymore land or it is too expensive what do you do?  The city of Virginia Beach is trying to play nice with the Navy and move businesses from around Naval Air Station Oceana that are not compatable with its high crash zone.  What the city wants is warehouses, manufactures, auto...

The Harbour Side Marina and Restaurant in Suffolk, Va is in the news and not for its casual dining experience.  It seems the new owners may have expanded the restaurant without proper environmental permits.  The owner says he was acting within his rights under an exemption granted after Hurricane...

Dispite a new policy of in school suspension for students using cell phones on school property during the school day, the use is increasing.  There were over 700 more violations in 2007-2008 then the previous year.  Is it that students don't get it or that the cell phone is just that important.  ...

If you had not wanted to put CFL's in your new homes because they wouldn't fit anywhere, don't worry.  They come in every shape, style and wattage that you could possibly imagine.  They even have the little yellow bug light.  I have not thought of those in years.  I am working on my builder at We...

My last entry on this was a while ago http://activerain.com/blogsview/518201/Golf-Course-Or-Ecological and here is an update.  The Battlefield Golf Course is built on 1.5 million tons of fly ash.  The wells on property around the course were recently tested and it appears that there are elevated ...

What used to be public housing in Norfolk is the popular Broad Creek community.  This community is expected to get a $4.7 million dollar development.  The development is the type usually reserved for higher end places like Ghent and Greemason.  The condos will be three stories tall with with shop...