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Phoebus is the place where people and businesses go to ‘make it’

Foodies are drawn to the area with staples like Mango Mangeaux bistro, Mama Rosa’s Family Italian Restaurant and Scratch Bakery Cafe. New options include Tres Compadres Mexican restaurant and Sandman Grill, with Phoebus Smokehouse to open soon.

A banner celebrating 125 years of Phoebus is seen on East Mellen Street in Hampton on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)

Frontier Airlines planes are parked at Orlando International Airport. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/TNS)

Frontier Airlines offers nonstop flights from Norfolk to Dallas-Fort Worth

An open concept kitchen is shown with a shiplap navy detail island and white shaker cabinets with white quartz countertops. (File photo courtesy of VB Homes)

Flooring, countertop supplier opens East Coast distribution hub in Suffolk

Too Good to Go, a worldwide app-based service that connects local food businesses with surplus food to consumers at a fraction of the retail cost, launched in Hampton Roads on May 21. (Courtesy of Too Good to Go)

Hampton Roads users of this app can buy discounted surprise food bags from restaurants, stores

By Sandra J. Pennecke

May 23, 2025 at 5:26 p.m.

It works like this: Restaurants, stores, farmers markets and food trucks list their unsold excess...

Virginia Beach-based architectural and engineering firm Clark Nexsen plans to merge with Maryland-based company, Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson. (Courtesy of Clark Nexsen)

Virginia Beach architecture firm Clark Nexsen to merge with larger Maryland-based company

By Sandra J. Pennecke

May 21, 2025 at 4:15 p.m.

As part of the merger, Clark Nexsen’s approximate 325 employees will join JMT’s more than...

Habitat for Humanity of South Hampton Roads will be getting a new leader to help build on the nonprofit’s mission of creating affordable housing solutions. (Courtesy of Habitat for Humanity of South Hampton Roads)

Habitat for Humanity of South Hampton Roads chooses new leader

By Lee Belote

May 20, 2025 at 1:16 p.m.

Frank Hruska will step down from his seven-year role as executive director and assume his...

A server slices skewered meat at Fogo de Chão in Manhattan, New York. The Brazilian steakhouse is opening its first location in Hampton Roads on May 26 in Virginia Beach’s Pembroke Square. (Angus Mordant for New York Daily News)

Brazilian steakhouse opening on Memorial Day in Virginia Beach

By Rekaya Gibson

May 20, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.

Fogo de Chão features different cuts of meat — ranging from picanha to lamb chops...

Melty's BBQ Brisket Melt. (Stephen M. Katz / The Virginian-Pilot)

Review: Virginia Beach gets 1st Melty restaurant in the state — and it offers cheesy goodness

By Rekaya Gibson

May 19, 2025 at 11:02 a.m.

The fast-casual restaurant specializes in gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches such as chicken Parmesan, French dip...

Kristin Shockley, owner of Lustre Theory, a Norfolk-based high-end event and commercial branding design business, handled the styling and creative design for Lauren Kosteski and Kyle Rucker's wedding at Dover Hall in Jan. 2023. (David Abel/Courtesy of Lustre Theory)

Norfolk stylist garners worldwide attention for event and commercial branding design

By Sandra J. Pennecke

May 19, 2025 at 10:19 a.m.

Kristin Shockley is the creative director of the high-end event design and commercial branding business...

Gambino Ivey opened Beach Towne Water Ice Co. with his wife Lakeaba Ivey in Virginia Beach. The shop sells a New Jersey-style treat: water ice. (Lee Belote/For The Virginian-Pilot)

New Virginia Beach spot sells Jersey-style water ice treats

By Lee Belote

May 21, 2025 at 11:23 a.m.

This new Virginia Beach store sells water ice — a frozen dessert that’s similar to...

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