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St. Vincent
Out of the Box Album of the Week with Paul Shugrue - April 29, 2024 22:18 ★★★★★ - 55 ratings“All Born Screaming” is a thrill ride of psychedelic, dystopian experimentation
Virginia Beach will decide Tuesday if firefighters can bargain a union contract
WHRO Reports - April 29, 2024 14:53 - 45 seconds ★★★★★ - 1 ratingSeveral city council members have expressed worries about the expense of allowing Virginia Beach's firefighters to collectively bargain an employment contract. One member - a former fire chief - says it'll help ensure they get in line ahead of other priorities come budget time.
Healthcare Insurance
Another View The Radio Show Podcast - April 25, 2024 19:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsThe passage of the Affordable Care Act has allowed millions of Americans to purchase healthcare insurance, for some, for the first time ever. But buying insurance can be complicated. How do you know what plan is best for you? Is it all about cost, or are there other factors to consider? And what ...
Virginia gets $156 million to expand access to solar power
WHRO Reports - April 25, 2024 15:26 - 55 seconds ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe money from the EPA is part of the Biden administration's efforts to tackle climate change. It'll be used to help low-income households access solar infrastructure.
Regulators reject latest effort to restrict menhaden harvest in Chesapeake Bay
WHRO Reports - April 24, 2024 20:41 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe Virginia Marine Resources Commission this week voted down the petition filed in December by environmental and recreational fishing groups.
Centuries ago, Black freedmen found refuge harvesting oysters in Suffolk. A descendant is carrying on their legacy.
WHRO Reports - April 24, 2024 13:16 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingOysterwoman Mary Hill is trying to keep the village of Hobson alive. This story is part of an NPR project documenting historical markers throughout the U.S.
Hampton Roads’ first free-standing hospice house opens in Virginia Beach
WHRO Reports - April 23, 2024 17:47 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWith 12 rooms, the Dozoretz Hospice House of Hampton Roads in Virginia Beach puts only a small dent in the number of hospice beds needed in the region.
Pearl Jam
Out of the Box Album of the Week with Paul Shugrue - April 22, 2024 22:23 ★★★★★ - 55 ratings"Dark Matter" is their twelfth studio album, a vivid testament to their enduring artistry and evolution.
Nonprofit working to boost public access to Great Dismal Swamp
WHRO Reports - April 22, 2024 17:53 - 57 seconds ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe Friends of the Great Dismal Swamp recently got a half-million dollar grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to implement planned improvements at the wildlife refuge.
Jae Sinnett's Newest Project
Another View The Radio Show Podcast - April 18, 2024 19:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsJae Sinnett is a man of many talents. He's a percussionist, radio show producer and host, foodie, and now has a new passion - HR Jazz, Inc.! We talk with Jae about his latest endeavor to enhance jazz education in Hampton Roads, engaging with students of all ages to learn and enjoy this uniquely A...
International climate change workshop comes to Norfolk
WHRO Reports - April 17, 2024 19:44 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 1 ratingCommunity members took part in a French-inspired “Climate Fresk” to learn about the science behind global climate change.
HRBT expansion marks breakthrough as boring machine completes first new tunnel
WHRO Reports - April 17, 2024 18:55 - 52 seconds ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAfter a 5-month U-turn, the monster drill will bore a second tunnel back to Norfolk.
Maggie Rogers
Out of the Box Album of the Week with Paul Shugrue - April 16, 2024 16:36 ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsHer third album “Don’t forget me” has many songs about coping with the sudden rush of fame.
Part of former Lambert's Point Golf Course opens as public green space
WHRO Reports - April 15, 2024 18:45 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 1 ratingResidents had been pushing the city for nearly a year to preserve the 15 acres it owns as a park. And some questions remain.
Residential, retail and a new hotel: Norfolk targets MacArthur Center for a mixed-use development
WHRO Reports - April 12, 2024 19:25 - 50 seconds ★★★★★ - 1 ratingNorfolk's mayor announcement was big on ambition and light on details, but included plans for a new 400-room hotel alongside high-rise apartments and condos.
Zwerner’s lawyers say Newport News schools could face state, federal investigations
WHRO Reports - April 12, 2024 14:17 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingLawyers for former Newport News teacher Abby Zwerner say new information from a grand jury report indicting a former school administrator may give grounds for state and federal agencies to investigate Newport News schools.
AV Round Table: Ageism
Another View The Radio Show Podcast - April 11, 2024 19:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsAgeism is a factor in this year's presidential race, with voter concern about how old is too old to be the leader of the United States. Age is a factor in all aspects of our lives, from voting, to career choices, to our quality of living. Our Round Table pundits examine their own lives in terms o...
After grand jury indictments, prosecutors are still investigating Richneck Elementary shooting
WHRO Reports - April 11, 2024 16:32 - 53 seconds ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe grand jury report released this week suggests additional investigation into school district officials. Newport News Commonwealth's Attorney Howard Gwynn says his office will follow the facts where they lead.
After grand jury indictments, prosecutors are still investigating Richneck Elementary Shooting
WHRO Reports - April 11, 2024 16:32 - 53 seconds ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe grand jury report released this week suggests additional investigation into school district officials. Newport News Commonwealth's Attorney Howard Gwynn says his office will follow the facts where they lead.
City employees, residents tell Virginia Beach to let firefighters collectively bargain
WHRO Reports - April 10, 2024 00:48 - 57 seconds ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA union representing city fire and EMS staff has requested the ability to collectively bargain a contract with the city, the first such request in Virginia Beach since public-sector bargaining was allowed by the state in 2021. The city must accept or reject the request by the end of May.
VB wants to know: should city let employee unions bargain contracts?
WHRO Reports - April 08, 2024 16:40 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 1 ratingVirginia Beach is facing a request from the International Association of Fire Fighters to let fire and EMS staff jointly negotiate a contract with the city. The council is holding a special meeting to get resident input.
Williamsburg officials say a resident survey prompted them to look at an independent school system. The survey didn’t ask that question.
WHRO Reports - April 05, 2024 19:58 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWhen Williamsburg officials introduced the idea of splitting the Williamsburg-James City County Public School System last year, they cited feedback from a resident survey as one of the main reasons to consider ending the nearly 70-year partnership. But the survey, obtained through a Freedom of In...
Portsmouth leaders try different approach to nurture small businesses, downtown retail
WHRO Reports - April 05, 2024 16:52 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBloom Market is both a boutique and an economic development experiment. Small-scale local artisans will have a place to get some brick-and-mortar retail experience in the hope that they grow into their own locations.
Citing lack of affordable land, Hampton Roads Habitat for Humanity groups suspend new home applications
WHRO Reports - April 05, 2024 16:47 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 1 ratingLast year, the Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg Habitat chapter got a record 280 new homebuyer applications. Now, it's suspending the program until it can find more land to build on.
Workplace Stress
Another View The Radio Show Podcast - April 04, 2024 19:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsYou've made it. You're at the top of your profession - setting goals, leading your team, making things happen. On the outside, it seems that you've got it all together. Yet inside, you feel isolated, disrespected, defensive, and lonely. Stress in the workplace is real. Therapist and licensed clin...
Suffolk's real estate tax rate will stay the same — but bills will rise, according to city budget proposal
WHRO Reports - April 04, 2024 18:05 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingSuffolk’s tax rate isn't changing from $1.09 per $100 of assessed value — but new assessed property values went up by 5.4%. Residents’ real estate tax bills will go up because of the new assessment increase.
North Atlantic Right Whale found dead off the Virginia Beach coast this week was likely hit by a ship, NOAA says
WHRO Reports - April 04, 2024 18:02 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe whale, first spotted in 1989, suffered catastrophic damage to her spine, NOAA says. This kind of blunt force trauma is most consistent with a vessel strike. Vessel strikes are one of the leading causes of death for right whales.
Another right whale has turned up dead off the coast of Virginia, NOAA says
WHRO Reports - April 02, 2024 19:10 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe dead whale was found floating around 50 miles off the coast of Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge. She was identified as Female #1950, first seen in 1989. She birthed a calf this past winter, which crews haven’t spotted yet.
5 million pounds of contaminated sediment removed from Portsmouth’s Paradise Creek
WHRO Reports - April 02, 2024 14:52 - 55 seconds ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe Coastal Virginia Conservancy recently finished the first phase of the cleanup project, which included replacing the polluted sediment with clean sand.
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