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Chrysler Museum renovation 'is a big one'
As Richmond-based KBS overhauls the Chrysler Museum of Art, contractors have been finding a few surprises in a structure that has components dating back to the 1930s. The museum, which sits on Olney...
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Entrepreneur launches philanthropic group
Luke HillierBy Jared Counciljared.council@insidebiz.comVirginia Beach entrepreneur Luke Hillier said he firmly believes economic opportunity is the best way to promote democracy and freedom, and he...
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Recreation for all
By Katie BennettKatie.Bennet@insidebiz.comMore than 30,000 wounded veterans, 50,000 children with special needs and 100,000 adults with disabilities live in Virginia Beach, and one foundation is...
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Dubby Wynne named Darden Award winner
Dubby WynneBy Lydia Wheelerlydia.wheeler@insidebiz.comLocal businessman John "Dubby" Wynne has been named this year's Darden Award winner.The CIVIC Leadership Institute announced Wednesday that Wynne...
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Hennessey to retire from Chrysler Museum
Staff reportWilliam Hennessey, director and president of the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, will retire on Oct. 3, 2014. Yes No read more
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Regional group proposes Hampton Roads license plate
Hampton Roads could be on the move by 2015. Future of Hampton Roads, a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank created in 1982 to enhance the region's economic competitiveness, has launched a program to...
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Chrysler Museum's renovations on schedule and within budget
The most comprehensive renovation in the history of the Chrysler Museum is on budget and on schedule. The 210,000-square-foot museum will reopen to visitors in April, said Bill Hennessey, the museum's...
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John O. "Dubby" Wynne is an advocate for the region
John “Dubby” Wynne sits uncomfortably posed on the corner of his desk, at the direction of the photographer who is now digging into his satchel in search of another lens. “We’ll do a few in here,” the...
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Final months of the year ring in dollars for charities
It's the most wonderful time of the year for nonprofits. A third of all donations made to charity organizations in the U. S. are given in the last two to three months of the year - October, November...
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Peninsula foundation preps for national event
By Jared Counciljared.council@insidebiz.comThe Peninsula Community Foundation is gearing up to participate in a nationally coordinated day of online giving next spring, and they're asking area...
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Josh Darden leaves Hampton Roads a better place
Civic leader and philanthropist Joshua P. Darden, 77, died Wednesday night, leaving members of the community heartbroken over the loss of someone they say truly made a mark on Hampton Roads. “When we...
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Josh Darden | Charity, leadership, concern, ethics and humility
Ed PowerBy Ed PowerWhen I learned last Thursday morning that Josh Darden had peacefully passed away the night before, I had to acknowledge that the timing for me personally was both sadly unfortunate...
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VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads leadership conference designed to assist nonprofit...
Author Leslie Crutchfield will speak at the Feb. 6 event.By Christie SumnerVolunteer Hampton RoadsThe past few years have presented numerous challenges for the nonprofit sector - the main culprit being...
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A TRIBUTE Friends and associates recall Josh Darden's leadership and generosity
A look back at Josh Darden Jr. Charles Barker had $5 in his savings account when he went to work for Colonial Chevrolet, though his former boss liked to say it was $7 in his pocket. Either way, Barker,...
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Virginia Stage Co. buys the Wells Theatre and donates it to the city
If only the walls of the Wells could talk. The theater on Tazewell Street in downtown Norfolk, which opened in 1913, has seen a thing or two in its 100 years. It was a road house theater until silent...
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Regional council forms as a result of foundation study
Deborah DiCroceBy Lydia Wheelerlydia.wheeler@insidebiz.comThe Hampton Roads Regional Council, a byproduct of the Regional Organization Study, will hold its first meeting this week, but what the group...
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OPENING DAY IS ALMOST HERE Salvation Army hopes Norfolk's Kroc Center will...
The Kroc Center, which took 10 years and $40.25 million to build, will open next week. The 92,000-square-foot community center at 1401 Ballentine Blvd. in Norfolk has an indoor pool with lap lanes and...
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MARKETING THE PETA WAY Media campaign guru talks about the nonprofit's...
Recruiting celebrities for sexy, funny, edgy advertisements helps Norfolk-based People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals promote its message, the man behind those ads said this month at the...
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CONSTRUCTING FOR CONSERVATION Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Brock Environmental...
By Lydia Wheelerlydia.wheeler@insidebiz.comTemperatures on the Friday before Mother's Day had crept into the mid-80s by 10 a.m., as Christy Everett led members of the media through a shell of the...
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Charitable giving on the mend in U.S., Hampton Roads
When it comes to charitable giving, a new study shows American altruism may be on the fast track to surpass pre-recession levels. And officials say Hampton Roads' numbers are reflecting the national...
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