08/07/2026
We hope you enjoyed meeting our feature, the Gowen family of Chesapeake Beach. We also included in this issue:
✅ Why it’s never too late to learn something new, sponsored by Bay Lake Retirement and Assisted Living Community
✅ We met Laura Dunavent in the Community Corner column, sponsored by Opus Select
✅ Mike Simon of Mike Simon Construction, our custom home expert, shared his guide to high-end renovations.
✅ Patty Wang, M.D. of Capital Digestive Care, our gastroenterology expert contributor, gave tips for preventing colorectal cancer.
✅ Alex Aspinwall of Security Storage & Van Co. of Norfolk, our moving and storage expert contributor, informed us about moving scams targeting senior citizens.
✅ Business profile of Emily Fleear and Chris Mutuc of Opus Select Living
✅ Lisa Allen, D.P.T.,of Biomechanic Physical Therapy, our physical therapy expert contributor, told us about episodic back pain.
✅ Carly Swift, D.C., of Wave of Life Chiropractic, our pediatric chiropractic expert contributor, explained how to set your students up for a successful school year.
✅ Carrie Lewis of Carrie Lewis Agency - Farmers Insurance, our insurance expert contributor, shared how to protect coastal homes.
✅ Our greenhouse/nursery expert contributor, Mandy Moser of London Bridge Greenhouses & Nursery, told us how to grow what you love.
✅ Historic sites of Virginia Beach: Lynnhaven House
✅ Tunnel to Towers Golf Tournament
✅ Compassion Advocacy Network
✅ Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Volunteer League scholarship winners
✅ Tax-free weekend
✅ Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation Parks After Dark program
✅ 64th Annual East Coast Surfing Championships
Clothes Mentor Virginia Beach VA, Flour Power Cupcakes, Fit4Life Health & Wellness, Capital Digestive Care, Security Storage and Van Company, Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation, Bay Lake Independent, Assisted Living, & Memory Care Community, London Bridge Greenhouses & Nursery, Opus Select, Mike Simon Construction Corp
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