The Local Scoop

10/09/2025

Our FALL/HOLIDAY 2025 ISSUE is here! From a story about how one nonprofit, Sail Beyond Cancer, offers free, private restorative sails to patients living with cancer.⛵⛵⛵ Guess who turned 125? That's right! Our community bank, Chesapeake Bank, is celebrating 125 years of investing in the communities it serves. 🏦 👩‍💼👨‍💼🏠 Read more starting on page 27. It's fall, and that means it's hunting season! 🐾 🦆🐾 Read how passion, patience and discipline shape eager Labradors into world-class hunting companions in Matt Sabo's story, "The Art of Making a Gundog." Find it on page 38.

THE LOCAL SCOOP FALL/HOLIDAY 2025 EDITION IS ON STANDS AND ONLINE NOW AT http://bit.ly/46XLL6d 📲

ON OUR COVER: Gary Lister and Matt Gobush are partners in work and life. The couple purchased The Chesapeake Inn and opened the Ballroom Barefoot in Urbanna. Read all about Urbanna's enduring allure in Karen Newton's story, "Beyond Quaint: Urbanna's Historic Heart Beats with a Modern Coastal Spirit" beginning on page 64.

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The Local Scoop Magazine is a regional lifestyle publication that covers Virginia's Northern Neck, Middle Peninsula and greater Williamsburg.

10/01/2025

Over 120 yogis gathered this past weekend at YMCA/APYC Camp Kekoka for the annual Kekoka Yoga Retreat (KYR). This was the largest attendance yet in the 16-year history of the event, and over $27,000 was raised for camper scholarships.

25 yoga teachers from the Northern Neck, Middle Peninsula, Hampton Roads area, and Richmond let participants sample a variety of yoga and teaching styles, ranging from meditative to energetic. Event chair Susan Johnson created a weekend schedule of class offerings that included yoga for all levels, Pilates, Gyrokinesis®, sound healing, meditation, and a lecture on metabolic/hormonal health.

A wonderful time was had by all! MARK YOUR CALENDAR for next year’s retreat, September 18-20, 2026. You’ll want to sign up as soon as registration opens June 1, 2026 because it has been known to sell out in one day!

09/18/2025

Stratford Hall is the place to be this weekend!!🍷🦪🤗

09/07/2025

Mark you calendar!

What are acceptable items to bring?
Spent fluorescent bulbs, Unwanted pesticides, Anti-freeze, Rechargeable batteries, Cleaners, Oil-based paint/stains, Old/contaminated fuels/petroleum products, Household chemicals,
Computers & laptops, Mainframes, Peripherals, Monitors, Flat screens, Telephones, Cell phones, Telephone systems, Fax machines, copiers, printers, TVs, Electronic circuit boards & components, Stereo equipment, Games, etc.

What are nonacceptable items to bring?
Radioactive items, Smoke detectors, Medical waste, Medications, Ammo/explosives

09/05/2025

Don’t miss this fun event! Buy your tickets before they’re gone - it’s the Warsaw Rotary Club’s Annual Oyster Roast Fundraiser 🦪🦪🦪

🦪 Rotary Club Oyster Roast Fundraiser – Join Us for a Shucking Good Time!
Come celebrate community, good food, and a great cause at our annual Rotary Club Oyster Roast!
Your attendance helps us make a real difference in our community. Let’s raise funds, raise spirits, and roast some oysters together!
Tickets available at Warsaw Town office on Belle Ville Lane!

09/05/2025

I gotta brag about my hometown! Read below how local Warsaw restaurants are supporting another Warsaw restaurateur and his family. The owner of BIG CITY CHUCKWAGON suffered from a medical emergency and can not work.

Support local and specifically the restaurants and food establishments that are making a difference.

09/05/2025

NOW HIRING!

The NEW West Church St. Market is hiring for part-time positions, ideal for college students and others who are seeking a flexible work environment that offers a competitive $15/an hour wage for the right team members. Must be able to work weekends and evenings.

Please email a single-page resume to: [email protected] that includes the best time to reach you.

09/04/2025

For those of you who want to join us in celebrating the life of MJ Anderson, who touched so many lives in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula, we'll see you at YMCA / APYC Camp Kekoka in Kilmarnock at 1:00 pm. After 4:00 pm, at That Damn Mary Brewing Company.

"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened." —Dr. Suess

That Damn Mary typically opens at noon on Saturdays. But this Saturday, we have a delayed opening at 4:00 pm so we can join friends and family to celebrate the life of TDM's founder, MJ Anderson. Stop by TDM for a brew after 4:00 pm — the patio will be open this weekend.

09/04/2025

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08/31/2025

Montague Kitchen & Cookery School and Urbanna Trading Company are opening October 4th and you don’t want to miss the fun!!🥂

Pop the cork next door at Urbanna Trading Company! ….And we’ve got a tasty little Grand Opening surprise in store for you!🥂🥂🥂

08/31/2025

Fun! Fun! Fun!

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