Former teachers and school principals Bruce and Virginia Russell from Tazewell County just won $1 million from the Virginia State Lottery ticket. They initially had no clue that they were holding a winning ticket. They decided to drive to the Lottery’s Southwest Virginia Customer Service Center in Abingdon to find out that they were the big winners. They won the ultimate prize in a game...
Norfolk's infamous Savoy highrise building - infamous for it's 'lean' has now been issued a slew of code violations and deadlines, essentially issuing a date for tear-down. The city issued the violations and deadlines to developer Tom Prioreschi and his development group, U.S. Development. The company has until Aug. 3 to completely fix all of the issues (including the lean), or...
A major new development is about to go up in Goochland County, just outside of Richmond. The Hardywood brewery is building a massive new $28 brewery just off West Creek Parkway. Virginia Governor McAuliffe announced on Monday that the new brewery will bring dozens of new jobs and thousands of new tourists to the Richmond area. Hardywood's current facility in the...
Many are now considering Tryon Place to be Uptown Charlotte's most significant new development in decades. The project is 'mixed-use', meaning it will include retail, commercial, and residential spaces. The reason it will be so significant is due to the sheer volume of retail and green space it will include. Crescent Communities is planning to build over 30,000 sq. ft. of retail space, in...
The widening gap between America's wealthiest and its middle and lower classes is currently "unsustainable", and is a major contributor toward our declining economy, according to a new Harvard Business School study. "Thriving citizens become more productive employees, more willing consumers, and stronger supporters of pro-business policies. Struggling citizens are disgruntled at work, frugal at the cash register, and anti-business...
Grammy award winning Colbie Caillat has just released a new song called "Try" that is now going viral - Watch their incredible transformation from start to finish. I personally think they look beautiful throughout and even more so at the end. Do you prefer them before or after? Please spread this important message!
Amazon.com's 'Prime Day' has now become of the biggest sale days of the year - you'll be pleasantly surprised to discover that many of the deals are more than worth the click. During the beginning of this year, Amazon announced its own version of a "Black Friday in July". The new event has already prompted many other retailers, like Wal-Mart, Levi's and Newegg...
Citiva Medical, a company that wants to grow and sell medical marijuana near Syracuse now has plans to give away a portion of their weed for free to needy customers. One of their primary missions, stated on their website, is to, "establish treatment programs to target specific illnesses and disease states, including childhood epilepsy, pediatric cancer, central nervous disorders, chronic pain, ...
Charlotte's long awaited streetcar officially opened today, increasing public transportation, and reuniting the city with it's rich history. Charlotte's former mayor and America's current Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx led a ceremony at the bus terminal before officially opening Phase 1 of Charlotte's new Lynx Gold Line. The streetcar now runs for 1.5 miles from the Time Warner Cable Arena in Uptown, to just left...
It's often the simplest tasks that can be the most draining on office life - making coffee, watering plants, typing on the keyboard, etc. Thankfully there are some brilliant inventors out there that have make these monotonous tasks far easier and more enjoyable. Here are the top 10 recent inventions that will make your office life way easier; #1 The AeroPress   Make the...