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Blackstreet R&B group gets honorary boulevard name in Virginia Beach Original

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By Colin Warren-Hicks Verified
| The Virginian-Pilot Verified
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... First it was Missy. Portsmouth renamed a boulevard after native hip-hop star Missy Elliott in 2022. Then it was Timba. A Virginia Beach boulevard received a new moniker in honor of hometown super-producer Timbaland last year. Now it’s Blackstreet’s turn. The Grammy-winning R&B group that formed in Virginia Beach will have its own Hampton Roads roadway.
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Despite budget cuts, Virginia Humanities awards 29 grants, including 11 in Hampton Roads

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By Colin Warren-Hicks Verified
| Yahoo Verified
Virginia Humanities overcame financial setbacks to distribute 29 competitive grants this month that will provide vital monies to cultural organizations across the state. Eleven of the grant recipients are based in Hampton Roads. "The good news is that some federal funding has returned, albeit in a severely diminished capacity," said Matthew Gibson, executive director of Virginia Humanities, on the council's website Monday.
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Competing for the crown: Rivers Casino wants to be the ‘entertainment capital of Hampton Roads’ Original

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By Colin Warren-Hicks Verified
| The Virginian-Pilot Verified
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... It’s hard not to look. Digital screens on rows of slot machines, hundreds of them, are twice the size of iPads and three times as bright. Shapes, cowboys, lemons and dragons pop in and out as the kaleidoscope of colors draws customers into a trance unbroken by the trill of dings and whistles. A blackjack dealer shuffles a deck, a familiar crisp drumroll, before dealing cards onto the table. A gambler taps the felt to hit, then hits again and busts.
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