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Welcome to Virginia Beach |
 Virginia Beach is best known as a major resort, with miles of beaches and hundreds of hotels, motels, and restaurants along its oceanfront. It is also home to several state parks, several long protected beach areas, three military bases, a number of large corporations, and two universities.
The city is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as having the longest pleasure beach in the world and is located at the southern end of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, the longest bridge-tunnel complex in the world. (Information provided by Wikipedia .)
If you are looking at visiting, Virginia Beach certainly offers the best to its visitors.
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Child Molester Loses Bid to Go on Elementary School Property |
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Release Date: Thursday, April 2, 2009 5:15 p.m. Harvey L. Bryant, Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Virginia Beach, announced that on Thursday, April 2, 2009 a Registered Violent Sex Offender was thwarted in her attempt to get a Judge’s approval to attend school functions at Providence Elementary School.
The 38 year old woman had been convicted in Chesapeake in 2003 of the charge of Rape of a Child less than thirteen years old. As a result of that conviction she is statutorily prohibited from going upon the premises of public or private schools. The statute permits a Court, upon a showing of good cause, to make exceptions to this prohibition.
The 38 year old Sex Offender filed a petition in the Virginia Beach Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court asking permission to enter and be present on the premises of Providence Elementary School. She has a child attending that school. At the February hearing on her petition, the Commonwealth’s Attorney and the City Attorney jointly opposed the petition. The Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judge partially granted the petition, allowing the Sex Offender to go onto the school premises to drop off and pick up her child. The Judge further allowed the Sex Offender to attend parent-teacher meetings, but required that the school to provide an escort for her.
The Commonwealth’s Attorney appealed the Juvenile Court’s ruling. At today’s hearing of that appeal in Circuit Court, the Offender asked the Court for permission to go into the school to drop off and pick up her child, and to attend teacher conferences and other classroom activities. The Commonwealth’s Attorney and the City Attorney jointly presented testimony and argued against the granting of the petition. At the conclusion of the hearing Judge Patricia L. West ruled that the Offender could not attend teacher conferences in person, but could do so only by teleconference. The Judge |
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Virginia Beach Convention Center Energy Saving Efforts Result in Significant Cost Savings |
Virginia Beach Convention Center’s Energy Saving Efforts Result in Significant Cost Savings
Release Date: Thursday, April 2, 2009 12:30 p.m.
The Virginia Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) announces that the Virginia Beach Convention Center (VBCC), through energy conservation efforts, has reported a cost savings of more than $204,000 between February 2008 and January 2009. An ENERGY STAR partner, the first Virginia Green certified convention center in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and currently in pursuit of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, the VBCC has taken several measures to operate as an energy efficient facility.
From February 2008 through January 2009, when compared to the previous year, the VBCC used 22 percent less power, conserving more than 2.5 million kilowatts and saving more than $92,000. The building’s gas usage decreased 40 percent, saving $112,000 in energy costs. Further, the building conserved 3.9 million gallons of water, a 23 percent decrease.
In addition to its energy conservation efforts, in 2008, the VBCC diverted 77 tons of waste from the landfill to a local recycling center, which amounted to 50 more tons than the previous year. The VBCC also has recycle containers posted throughout the facility and encourages its vendors to use its recycle dumpsters during load in and out.
“By conserving energy and reducing our costs, we are better able to serve our community and meeting planners,” stated Courtney Dyer, VBCC general manager. “The Convention Center’s commitment to the environment is not only a preferred amenity, but more frequently a requirement for meeting planners looking to book their conventions. Recent trends in the tourism and hospitality industry indicate that clients are very interested in doing business with environmentally conscious organizations.”
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