The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) articles from September 2001

The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) archives from September 2001

Norfolk, Va.-Based Bakery to Close Down, Lay Off 200.
September 1, 2001... Byline: Christopher Dinsmore Sep. 1--NORFOLK, Va.--After about 100 years in business, Kotarides Baking Co. -- better known as Mary Jane Bakery -- is closing next week and laying off about 200 workers. Adding insult to injury, many of...

SouthTrust of Birmingham, Ala., to Buy Virginia Beach, Va., Bank of Tidewater.
September 1, 2001... Byline: Tom Shean Sep. 1--VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.--In an effort to quickly expand its presence in Hampton Roads, SouthTrust Corp. of Birmingham, Ala., said Friday that it agreed to buy Bank of Tidewater in Virginia Beach. The proposed...

Atlanta-Based Cox Communications to Add On High-Speed Internet Network.
September 1, 2001... Byline: Vandana Sinha Sep. 1--Cox Communications told its financially strapped Internet service provider Friday that it is terminating their contract on June 4, intending instead to manage its own high-speed Internet network. For Cox,...

Norfolk, Va.-Based Essex Bancorp Completes $1.5 Million Buyout.
September 1, 2001... Byline: Tom Shean Sep. 1--NORFOLK, Va.--During a contentious, 20-minute meeting Friday, shareholders of Essex Bancorp Inc. approved a buyout offer that enabled the thrift holding company to convert to a private concern and improved its...

Boy, 10, killed by shark in Virginia.
September 2, 2001... Byline: Matthew Roy VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. _ A 10-year-old Richmond boy, wrestled from the jaws of a shark by his father, died of his wounds early Sunday _ the first such fatality in the United States this year, and the first shark attack in...

Russian man killed by shark, woman injured.
September 4, 2001... Byline: Steve Stone and Catherine Kozak AVON, N.C. _ A 27-year-old Russian visitor was killed and a 22-year-old woman with him critically injured Monday after they were attacked by a shark along the Outer Banks. It was the second fatal...

Peltier, killed by shark, remembered for his loving way.
September 4, 2001... Byline: Christina Nuckols RICHMOND _ David James Peltier was a sturdy 10-year-old who loved football and looked forward to his first deer hunt this fall, but he was never too much of a tough guy to give out hugs. "He loved everybody,"...

Russian man killed by shark, woman injured on coast of North Carolina.
September 4, 2001... AVON, N.C. _ A 27-year-old Russian visitor was killed and a 22-year-old woman with him critically injured Monday after they were attacked by a shark along the Outer Banks. It was the second fatal shark attack in the region over the...

First Union, Wachovia Say They Complete Merger on Schedule.
September 5, 2001... Byline: Tom Shean Sep. 5--In the wake of a bruising, costly battle against SunTrust Banks' unsolicited offer to buy Wachovia Corp., Wachovia and First Union Corp. said Tuesday they had completed their $14.9billion merger on schedule. ...

Developer Admits Lying to Federal Agency about Homebuyers' Loan Qualifications.
September 6, 2001... Byline: Tim McGlone Sep. 6--NORFOLK, Va.--A real estate developer admitted in federal court Wednesday that he lied to a federal agency to ensure that 15 home buyers would qualify for loans to buy property he was selling. Matthew G....

Smithfield Foods Executive Tells Shareholders Condemnations Don't Bother Him.
September 6, 2001... Byline: Michael Davis Sep. 6--Condemned by environmental activists as an "outlaw" polluter, Smithfield Foods Inc. chairman Joseph W. Luter III is unconcerned about hostility toward the company's hog farms in North Carolina and elsewhere....

The 25th Montreal World Film Festival comes to a close.
September 6, 2001... Byline: Mal Vincent MONTREAL _ Crazy about the movies! C'est si bon. Movies being shown in the streets (St. Catherine Street where people bring folding chairs or sit on stone steps for free screeings under the stars). Movies in...

Norfolk, Va.-Based Database Services Company to Close Doors.
September 7, 2001... Byline: Vandana Sinha Sep. 7--NORFOLK, Va.--Applauded a year ago as one of the city's most promising high-tech job engines, Great Bridge LLC will shut down today, letting go its 41 employees. Landmark Communications Inc., also based in...

Oakland, Calif.-Based Retailer to Open Distribution Site in Norfolk, Va., Area.
September 7, 2001... Byline: Phyllis Speidell Sep. 7--ISLE OF WIGHT, Va.--A sprawling, white structure has sprung up along U.S. 460 during the past few months. The building, the first in the Shirley T. Holland Commerce Park near Windsor, will house the Cost...

Bakery Company Shuts Down Norfolk, Va., Plant.
September 8, 2001... Byline: Michael Davis Sep. 8--NORFOLK, Va.--Donald Davis walked out of Kotarides Baking Co. on Friday carrying one last loaf of free Mary Jane bread -- and, he insisted, no anger. "They did the best they could do," said the 41-year...

Virginia Beach, Va., Eatery Wins First Round against Proposed Resort Project.
September 8, 2001... Byline: Jon Glass Sep. 8--VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.--Neptune's Corner restaurant on Friday won the first round of a legal fight to continue business in an Oceanfront building the city wants to demolish for the 31st Street resort project. ...

Norfolk, Va., Hotel Reaches Settlement in Bankruptcy Court.
September 8, 2001... Byline: Christopher Dinsmore Sep. 8--NORFOLK, Va.-- The Radisson Hotel Norfolk appears to have dodged a bankruptcy bullet. The hotel's owner, Patrick Investments Corp., and its biggest lender, First Virginia Bank of Hampton Roads,...

Norfolk, Va., Hotel Reopens after Renovations.
September 8, 2001... Byline: Christopher Dinsmore Sep. 8--NORFOLK, Va.--John C. Wright searched the United States for a good place for a hotel and golf course, and found one near the intersection of Interstate 64 and U.S. 13. There he built the Lake Wright...

Norfolk, Va.-Area Gas Utility Hopes Increased Supply Will Keep Prices Down.
September 8, 2001... Byline: Sean Olson Sep. 8--NORFOLK, Va.--Virginia Natural Gas hopes that an increase in natural gas reserves will help keep prices down this winter. Last winter, a one-two punch of unusually low natural gas stockpiles and particularly...

Smithfield Foods to Buy Beef Processor.
September 8, 2001... Byline: Michael Davis Sep. 8--Smithfield Foods Inc. delivered on its promise to continue buying companies, announcing plans Friday to acquire beef processor Packerland Holdings Inc. for about $250 million in stock and assumed debt. It...

Verizon To Increase Pay Phone Fees.
September 8, 2001... Byline: Vandana Sinha Sep. 8--By this time next year, making a call on a Verizon-operated pay phone will cost a dime and a nickel more than it does now. The phone company hopes raising rates from 35 cents to 50 cents per call will...

Norfolk, Va., University President to Speak in Support of Technology Bill.
September 9, 2001... Byline: Kristen King Sep. 9--NORFOLK--Norfolk State University President Marie V. McDemmond will represent dozens of historically black public colleges this week as she testifies before a U.S. Senate subcommittee about the need for more...

Maintaining Profitability Is Causing Many Companies to Cut Costs.
September 10, 2001... Byline: Tom Shean Sep. 10--The season for third-quarter earnings reports is weeks away, but the caution flags already are flying. Scores of publicly traded companies have warned shareholders that earnings for the July-through-September...

Filipinos funnel billions back home through remittance centers.
September 10, 2001... Byline: Katrice Franklin VIRGINIA BEACH, Va._ It looks like a bank. Keeps hours like a bank. Has plastic flowers and tellers like a bank. Even has bulletproof glass windows. But Fitz Dasal doesn't do his banking there. It's where he...

Virginia Beach, Va.-Area Philippine Tradition Creates Specialized-Banking Need.
September 11, 2001... Byline: Katrice Franklin Sep. 11--VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.-- It looks like a bank. Keeps hours like a bank. Has plastic flowers and tellers like a bank. Even has bullet-proof glass windows. But Fitz Dasal doesn't do his banking there. It's...

Chesapeake, Va.-Based High-Tech Consulting Buys Richmond Company.
September 11, 2001... Byline: Vandana Sinha Sep. 11--CHESAPEAKE, Va.--While some of its peers have folded or faded in size, Compass Technology Management Inc. announced Monday that it has acquired an information technology firm in Richmond. Compass, which...

Judges Sanction Virginia Lawyers Who Sued Nordstrom.
September 11, 2001... Byline: Tim McGlone Sep. 11--NORFOLK, Va.--Two lawyers in a race discrimination suit against Nordstrom department store were sanctioned by a federal judge after they missed a filing deadline and then accused the judge of colluding with...

Shipping Line Maersk's Parent Company Buys Portsmouth, Va., Land.
September 11, 2001... Byline: Dennis O'Brien Sep. 11--PORTSMOUTH, Va.--The world's largest steamship line purchased the city's largest tract of industrially zoned, undeveloped land Monday, making one of the region's worst-kept secrets a matter of public record....

Navy installation along East Coast go on alert.
September 11, 2001... NORFOLK, Va. _ Navy installations along the East Coast tightened security Tuesday after terrorist planes crashed into the World Trade Center and explosions rocked the Pentagon and State Department. ``We ask for the public's understanding...

Norfolk State president opens her own backyard to parking.
September 11, 2001... Byline: Kristen King NORFOLK, Va. _ After years of listening to complaints about parking, Norfolk State University President Marie V. McDemmond found a solution right in her own back yard. It turns out that 77 cars will fit nicely...

News of Attacks Jam Telecommunications in Norfolk, Va., Area.
September 12, 2001... Byline: Michael Davis and Vandana Sinha Sep. 12--Tuesday's terrorist attacks in New York and Washington prompted a barrage of telephone calls to and from the region, overloading the East Coast's communications grid and jamming phone and...

Terrorist Attacks Grind Air and Bus Travel to A Halt in Norfolk, Va., Area.
September 12, 2001... Byline: Marc Davis, The Virginian-Pilot Sep. 12--NORFOLK, Va.--Controlled chaos took over Hampton Roads' transportation network Tuesday. Hundreds of stranded passengers mobbed Norfolk International Airport on Tuesday morning, some...

Norfolk, Va., Airport Prepares to Implement New Security Measures.
September 13, 2001... Byline: Debbie Messina Sep. 13--NORFOLK, Va.--Norfolk International Airport was eerily empty Wednesday, one day after the Federal Aviation Administration grounded all flights. Metal gates blocked the concourses. Some airline ticket...

Norfolk, Va.-Area Companies Feel Tremors from World Trade Center Attacks.
September 13, 2001... Byline: Tom Shean Sep. 13--When he couldn't reach the offices of major debt-rating agencies in the vicinity of New York City's World Trade Center on Wednesday, Lawrence B. Wales Jr. wondered whether a string of clients' bond offerings were...

Newport News, Va., Airport Waits for Permission to Reopen.
September 13, 2001... Byline: Erika Reif Sep. 13--NEWPORT NEWS, Va.--The recording echoed from the airport speakers to a lone man waiting on the curb outside and a police officer in the foyer: It warned customers not to leave luggage unattended. But few...

Norfolk, Va., Business Just Moved from World Trade Center.
September 13, 2001... Byline: Dennis O'Brien Sep. 13--NORFOLK, Va.--Not quite two weeks ago, Shaul Cohen-Mintz, president of Zim-American Israeli Navigation Co., left his office on the 16th floor of World Trade Center's north tower for good. After 30 years...

Norfolk, Va.-Area Retailers Say Shoppers Few, Far Between after Attacks.
September 13, 2001... Byline: Joanne Kimberlin Sep. 13--When, where and if consumers spend money is a barometer of a nation's spirits. One day after terrorists leveled American landmarks and slaughtered thousands of its citizens, malls reopened and...

Shipping Companies Revert to Ground Transportation to Deliver Packages.
September 13, 2001... Byline: Michael Davis Sep. 13--While the interruption in the nation's air service has created only minor headaches so far, shipping companies and their customers say longer delays may be tougher to overcome. "If it's only one or two...

Analysts Say Norfolk, Va.-Area Tourism Industry Won't Take Hit from Attacks.
September 13, 2001... Byline: Sean Olson Sep. 13--Analysts believe Tuesday's attacks will have little effect on Hampton Roads' tourism industry. The attack will most likely affect airline travel, but 95 percent of the area's visitors come by automobile....

Virginia Attorney General Invites Reports of Gasoline Price Gouging.
September 14, 2001... Byline: Sean Olson Sep. 14--RICHMOND, Va.--Virginia Attorney General Randolph A. Beales wants consumers to report gasoline price gouging to his consumer hot line. After the crisis Tuesday, the attorney general received calls that some...

Norfolk, Va.-Area Home Buyers Secure Mortgage-Loan Rates.
September 14, 2001... Byline: Tom Shean Sep. 14--As trading in Treasury securities resumed Thursday, home buyers began locking in mortgage loan rates, and some lenders predicted another burst of residential lending. "I'm swamped" with applications, and...

Hotel Occupancy Rates Rise in Hampton, Va., Area.
September 15, 2001... Byline: Christopher Dinsmore Sep. 15--Only three metro areas nationwide saw hotel occupancy rise in the usually busy month of July: Miami, Tampa, Fla., and Hampton Roads. Hampton Roads, in fact, had the largest increase, jumping 5...

Portsmouth, Va., Marina Welcomes More Sailboats, Yachts.
September 15, 2001... Byline: Paul Clancy Sep. 15--PORTSMOUTH, Va.--When the marina at Ocean Marine Yacht Center opened in July, Bill Randall hoped it would reach capacity by spring. Now he believes that goal will be reached by the end of this year. ...

Terrorist Attacks Force Travel Cancellations All over Virginia.
September 15, 2001... Byline: Christopher Dinsmore Sep. 15--NORFOLK, Va.--The delegates had arrived and the meeting of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics was under way when terrorists flew passenger jets into the World Trade Center and Pentagon Tuesday. ...

HEADLINE HERE.
September 17, 2001... Byline: Steven G. Vegh NORFOLK, Va. _ Ordinarily, the rabbis who observed the start of Rosh Hashana on Monday evening would guide congregants in introspection, and repentance for the previous year. But on Sept. 11, the year telescoped...

Consumers React to Tragedy.
September 17, 2001... Byline: Joanne Kimberlin Sep. 17--Shock. Fear. Anger. Sock away money. Economists say that's the natural progression of a population reacting to catastrophic events like Tuesday's terrorist attacks. It's a chain some worry will...

Post-Attack Security Measures Hamper Business at Small, Noncommercial Airports.
September 18, 2001... Byline: Robert McCabe Sep. 18--CHESAPEAKE, Va.--From flight schools to crop-dusting firms, thousands of businesses at small, noncommercial airports have been severely affected by last week's terrorist attacks in New York and Washington....

Judge Rules against Two Virginia Beach, Va., Home Builders in Copyright Case.
September 18, 2001... Byline: Marc Davis Sep. 18--NORFOLK, Va.--Two Virginia Beach home builders must pay $5.2 million for using copyrighted architectural plans without permission to build 304 houses since 1995, a federal jury has ruled. The jury concluded...

Some Norfolk, Va.-Area Residents Show Patriotism through Stock Purchases.
September 18, 2001... Byline: Tom Shean Sep. 18--NORFOLK, Va.--After the obliteration of New York City's World Trade Center last Tuesday, Wilbert H. Lawrence Sr. figured his plans to buy some oil company stocks and corporate bonds would have to wait. "It's...

Railroad Stocks Drop, Defense Contractors Surge as Stock Exchange Reopens.
September 18, 2001... Byline: Dennis O'Brien Sep. 18--When the market reopened Monday after a four-day trading hiatus, Norfolk Southern took it on the chin, as did banks and retail concerns operating in the region. The Norfolk-based railroad holding...

Norfolk, Va., Airport Officials Discuss New Security Procedures.
September 18, 2001... Byline: Debbie Messina Sep. 18--NORFOLK, Va.--Norfolk International Airport is slowly and steadily gearing back up after closing down much of last week in response to terrorist hijackings that used commercial jets as missiles to kill...

Southwest Airlines May Revise Its Service Plans for Norfolk, Va.
September 18, 2001... Byline: Debbie Messina Sep. 18--Southwest Airlines is still planning to launch service at Norfolk International Airport on Oct. 7. But the airline cannot promise it will deliver its previously announced schedule of a dozen daily flights to...

US Airways to Idle Almost One-Fourth of Its Work Force.
September 18, 2001... Byline: Michael Davis Sep. 18--US Airways, the leading carrier at Norfolk International Airport, announced Monday that it will idle almost one-fourth of its total work force, but has not disclosed how deeply job cuts may run among its...

As USS Roosevelt leaves port, it takes family's hearts along for the ride.
September 19, 2001... Byline: Melissa Wood NORFOLK, Va. _ Couples clung for one last, long kiss. A Navy dad bent to place three quick pecks on the top of his baby's tiny head. Parents, in-laws, sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, friends, and fiancees embraced...

Environmentalists Oppose Amnesty for Projects Approved on Chesapeake Bay.
September 19, 2001... Byline: Scott Harper Sep. 19--RICHMOND, Va.--Hundreds of waterfront projects approved since 1989 in violation of a landmark Chesapeake Bay protection law would receive amnesty under a state proposal drawing sharp criticism from...

Norfolk, Va.-Area Peanut Farmers Try to Find the Right Time to Pick.
September 19, 2001... Byline: Linda McNatt Sep. 19--ISLE OF WIGHT, Va.--Pacing and talking to themselves, farmers at a peanut buying station near Windsor on Tuesday were as nervous as expectant fathers. This was the test. Freshly dug peanuts were...

U.S. Coast Guard Hopes to Improve Security at Ports.
September 19, 2001... Byline: Dennis O'Brien Sep. 19--The Department of Defense and federal agents investigating the Sept. 11 hijackings of four airliners believe they were just one part of an "asymmetrical" campaign of terror against the United States that...

Former President of Norfolk, Va.-Area Shipping Association Dies.
September 19, 2001... Byline: Dennis O'Brien Sep. 19--Johnnie J. Johnson, former president and chief negotiator for the Hampton Roads Shipping Association and a fixture on the Hampton Roads waterfront for half a century, died Tuesday morning at Sentara Norfolk...

Norfolk, Va., Leaders Hope to Create High-Tech Venture Capital Fund.
September 19, 2001... Byline: Vandana Sinha Sep. 19--Leaders of the local investment community, hoping to plug a hole in the venture capital pot, plan to create a seed fund next year for technology start-ups that need less than $1 milion. "There are a lot...

Electronic Data Systems Cuts 10 Percent of Jobs for Military Intranet Project.
September 20, 2001... Byline: Vandana Sinha Sep. 20--The prime contractor for a massive Navy-Marine Corps intranet project has cut 10 percent of its 3,100-person team nationwide, a majority of whom are stationed in San Diego and Norfolk. About 40 people in...

Norfolk Southern Gets Green Light to Close Hollidaysburg, Pa., Shop.
September 20, 2001... Byline: Dennis O'brien Sep. 20--The Surface Transportation Board decided Wednesday that it will not interfere with Norfolk Southern's decision to close a rail car shop in Hollidaysburg, Pa. Norfolk Southern inherited the shop when it...

Norfolk, Va., Airport Suffers Economic Impact of Air Travel Cutbacks.
September 21, 2001... Byline: Debbie Messina Sep. 21--NORFOLK, Va.--Airlines are hurting following last week's deadly terrorist hijackings, and Norfolk International Airport is feeling the pain. Planes leaving Norfolk are less than half full. The...

Jury Rules Norfolk, Va., Obstetrician Should Pay $3.5 Million.
September 21, 2001... Byline: Marc Davis Sep. 21--NORFOLK, Va.--Defying a state law that caps medical malpractice verdicts at $1 million, a jury ruled Tuesday that a Norfolk obstetrician should pay $3.5 million for allegedly mishandling a baby's delivery in...

Norfolk, Va.-Area Nonprofits Worry about Possible Decrease in Funding.
September 21, 2001... Byline: Christopher Dinsmore Sep. 21--The outpouring of American charity for the relief efforts of last week's terrorist attack has generated hundreds of millions of dollars, but it may come at a price to nonprofit organizations. ...

Virginia to Help Army Corps of Engineers Build Oyster Reefs, Harvest Grounds.
September 21, 2001... Byline: Scott Harper Sep. 21--NORFOLK, Va.--Virginia and the Army Corps of Engineers announced an agreement Wednesday to spend $2.55 million to build artificial oyster reefs and harvest grounds on 158 acres in the middle of the Chesapeake...

Surry, Va., Nuclear Power Plant on Heightened Security after Attacks.
September 21, 2001... Byline: Matthew Roy Sep. 21--The nuclear power plant in Surry and others around the nation are on heightened security following recent terror attacks that are likely to influence debate about the future of the industry. More than 430...

Train Travel Benefits from Boom as U.S. Residents Begin to Fear Flying.
September 21, 2001... Byline: Michael Davis Sep. 21--In last week's devastating attacks, terrorists demolished Andrea LaBarre's confidence in air travel just as efficiently as they wiped out lives and buildings in New York, Northern Virginia and rural...

Navy to Help Navigators with Electronic System in Norfolk, Va.-Area Port.
September 22, 2001... Byline: Dennis O'Brien Sep. 22--Navigators in the Port of Hampton Roads can ditch their tide tables. The Navy has agreed to maintain an electronic navigation aid system in Hampton Roads that will allow recreational boaters, merchant...

Female Financiers Meet, Trade Tips in Williamsburg, Va.
September 25, 2001... Byline: Joanne Kimberlin Sep. 25--WILLIAMSBURG, Va.--This isn't your mother's "Dress for Success." "Oh, no, we've got that part down by now," says Charlottesville banker Mary Jeffries. As president of Financial Women...

Smithfield Foods Appoints Former Vice President to International Post.
September 25, 2001... Byline: Michael Davis Sep. 25--A former Smithfield Foods Inc. vice president has been rehired to run the company's international businesses. Robert A. Sharpe II was named to the newly created position of president, international...

Senate Approves Bush Plan for Military Base Closings.
September 26, 2001... Byline: Dale Eisman Sep. 26--WASHINGTON--Senators on Tuesday approved the Bush administration's call to begin a new round of military base closings. But the narrowness of the victory signaled that eagerness to unify behind the...

Virginia Beach, Va., City Council Approves Construction of Convention Center.
September 26, 2001... Byline: JASON SKOG Sep. 26--VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.--Plans for a new $193 million convention center are moving forward after the City Council agreed Tuesday to begin building the project at the eastern end of the property, preserving as much...

Virginia, Carolina Fish Dealers Uncertain When Markets Will Recover.
September 26, 2001... Sep. 26--Fish dealers in Virginia and North Carolina say the worst of the ripple effect from the World Trade Center disaster has passed, but it's unclear when things will settle back to normal in the markets. Shipments have been disrupted...

Hispanics' High Workplace Mortality Rate May Be Linked to Construction Work.
September 26, 2001... Byline: Katrice Franklin Sep. 26--Not long ago, Felipe Resendis couldn't wait for his annual work excursions to America. He racked up more money in six months than he earned in years in Mexico. He got to tour Miami, Atlanta and...

Officials Call for Old Container Pier at Norfolk, Va., Port to Be Rebuilt.
September 26, 2001... Byline: Dennis O'Brien Sep. 26--Battered by docking ships and heavy cargo for 34 years, the oldest container pier at Norfolk International Terminals is at the end of its service life and needs to be demolished and rebuilt, port officials...

Southeast Virginia Technology Leaders Promote Sensor Development.
September 26, 2001... Byline: Vandana Sinha Sep. 26--HAMPTON, Va.--Hosting their first forum Tuesday morning, area high-tech leaders said they're laying the foundation for a sensor technology community that could one day be a nationally renowned niche for the...

N.C. center hopes to train air marshals.
September 27, 2001... Byline: Clint Riley 26, 2001 MOYOCK -- Jim Sierawski looked like any airline passenger until four would-be terrorists surrounded him in the plane's cabin. In seconds, the former Navy commando jumped from his seat, drew a 9 mm handgun...

Norfolk, Va., Airport Adapts to Airline Changes.
September 27, 2001... Byline: Debbie Messina Sep. 27--Air travel is beginning to rebound at Norfolk International, but passengers will find fewer flights to choose from as imperiled airlines trim schedules to stay aloft. "We're back to where we were, and in...

Virginia Beach, Va., College Tests Bicycle Transit Program.
September 27, 2001... Byline: Matthew Bowers Sep. 27--VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.--The sun popped through Wednesday afternoon, bright and hot. Megan L. Ulanich stepped out of the Virginia Wesleyan College grill, squinted, and thought about the trek to her dorm across...

Virginia Beach, Va., Residents Push to Preserve Open Space.
September 27, 2001... Byline: Jon Glass Sep. 27--VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.--As their 38-year-old city matures, residents are calling on Beach leaders to preserve more open space and improve aging neighborhoods and commercial centers. Maintaining the rural vistas...

Virginia Beach, Va., School District Signs Exclusive Deal with Pepsi.
September 27, 2001... Byline: Susan E. White Sep. 27--VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.--The "Joy of Pepsi" has new meaning for Beach public schools. The school division has signed an exclusive agreement with Pepsi Bottling Group, guaranteeing the system $9.86 million...

Area Travel Agencies Cut Back to Stay Afloat in Norfolk, Va., Area.
September 27, 2001... Byline: Dennis O'Brien Sep. 27--Local travel agencies have cut agents' hours, salaries and jobs to cope with a post-terrorist-attack slump that has hit an industry already bruised by an economic downturn. Travel agents had seen...

U.S. Sues Virginia Developer over Destruction of Wetlands.
September 27, 2001... Byline: Scott Harper Sep. 27--NORFOLK, Va.--The U.S. Justice Department is suing one of the region's largest developers, R.G. Moore, and several partners for allegedly destroying nontidal wetlands in Chesapeake. Department lawyers will...

Condemned Norfolk, Va., Apartment Building Undergoes Renovations.
September 28, 2001... Byline: Christopher Dinsmore Sep. 28--NORFOLK, Va.--Condemned as unfit for human habitation 17 months ago, an apartment building on York Street is undergoing a remarkable renovation. When it opens again next spring, the Jamestown at...