BERRYVILLE — The monks of Holy Cross Abbey have lived near Berryville for 66 years, and in almost every way, and in the ways that matter most, they live as monks have for centuries. They pray seven times a day, eat simple meals, work, meditate and take time for spiritual reading, study and personal prayer. […]
While thousands of revelers descended on nearby locales for Richmond’s Grand Illumination on Dec. 2, Mayor Dwight Jones presided in darkness over a group squeezed onto the 10-foot-wide decking of the T. Tyler Potterfield Memorial Bridge. They had come for the dedication of the $11.3 million, 1,600-foot-long pedestrian and cycling pathway. It sits atop a former […]
WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA (December 9, 2016) — Shenandoah University is moving forward with the construction of a new, 81,000-square-foot indoor athletic facility for the university’s 21 athletics teams. The new building will help vault Shenandoah into the top tier of indoor athletic facilities in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. “This new athletics and events center will be […]
LEESBURG, VIRGINIA (December 7, 2016) – Howard Shockey & Sons, Inc. has been awarded the contract to build a new four-level parking garage in Leesburg. The parking garage represents the first part of a planned courthouse complex expansion project for Loudoun County, which will ultimately include a new 92,000-square-foot General District Court building. Once construction of the […]
Mayor Dwight C. Jones and other city officials officially opened Richmond’s new pedestrian bridge linking Brown’s Island and Manchester. Located at the site of a early 20th century dam, the path for pedestrians and cyclists partially uses existing concrete piers and steel infrastructure in the river. The wheelchair-accessible bridge over the James River is proposed to be […]
WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA (December 5, 2016) – Howard Shockey and Sons Inc. employee Sean Nieberlein guides the community Christmas tree from a trailer as it is delivered via crane to the historic Loudoun Street Pedestrian Mall, just in time for the city’s annual parade and tree lighting ceremony. The tree is a 35′ Norway Spruce. Photo credit: Winchester Star […]
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA (December 2, 2016) – Today, the City of Richmond will officially open the T. Tyler Potterfield Memorial Bridge (TTPMB) in conjunction with the annual downtown Grand Illumination festivities that are planned. Mayor Jones will be joined by City officials for the official opening of the bridge on Friday, December 2, 2016, at 5:45 p.m. […]
WINCHESTER, Va. (November 14, 2016) – On October 31, Valley Health System held a ceremonial groundbreaking for the Valley Health Surgery Center (VHSC.) The 21,759 SF surgery center will contain three operating rooms and specialize in orthopedics, otolaryngology (ENT), neurosurgery, and podiatry. This project is a joint venture between the not-for-profit regional health system and members of the […]
