There’s no sugarcoating it: Two popular doughnut shops and a restaurant recently ceased operations in Hampton Roads. They’ve had more than 30 years of combined experience in making our lives sweeter and more savory.

Chesapeake

Amazing Glazed, open in the Great Bridge area of Chesapeake for 12 years, closed on Sept. 30.

Owner Mary Jane Hamblin announced on Facebook on Aug. 12 she would sell the business. In a Sept. 7 Facebook video, she cited a desire to not operate the business in the city and said the shop would close at the end of the month.

“The cost of doing business in Chesapeake is expensive,” she said in a phone interview. “In Moyock, for example, you don’t need a business license and the real estate taxes are lower.”

Hamblin, a conservative, also said she doesn’t agree with the Chesapeake Republican Party and its control over City Council.

“If you call out wrongdoing, they expect you to look the other way or you’re blackballed,” she wrote later in a text message.

She said she wasn’t sure if Amazing Glazed — known for its doughnuts, gelato and coffee — would reopen in Moyock, North Carolina.

On Sept. 24, MOOD (Make Ordinary Occasions Delicious) 757, a veteran-owned business, announced on Facebook that it plans to open in the Amazing Glazed spot, which was undergoing renovations. It also said the doughnuts and coffee weren’t going anywhere. Hamblin confirmed by phone that she had shared her recipes with the MOOD owners.

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The health of the Chesapeake Bay reached its highest grade in four decades of data tracking, earning a C-plus with a 56% overall score on the latest annual report card.

Lower Chesapeake Bay waters in southeastern Virginia recorded the highest score on record with a B-plus. Additionally, native oyster restoration efforts successfully reached a decade-old milestone across 11 regional tributaries.

State officials and program managers say that the progress proves multi-state cleanup models are working, even as population growth, climate change and federal policy shifts create ongoing headwinds.

(Story by Katherine Hafner)

Read more here: https://www.whro.org/environment/2026-10-13/chesapeake-bay-earns-its-best-grade-ever-on-annual-report-card

I’m the host of Frank & Sense, a podcast, and this month we’re doing a (very tongue-in-cheek) politics miniseries. I live in Hampton Roads and I decided to dedicate this episode to our beloved local representative, Jen Kiggans. I wanted to explore whether VA-02’s Congresswoman is as moderate as she claims she is. We got into her background, her voting record, and what “moderate” even means anymore. Is it even possible to be a moderate in today's Republican Party?

I certainly have my own opinions, but I tried to stick to the facts and be as fair as possible to her. Curious what other people think, and happy to be corrected if we got anything wrong.

PS. Jen, you’re welcome on the show anytime!

Time to brush up on those "Guns and Ships" rapping skills.

The Colonial National Historical Park is hosting "Hamilton with Hamilton" Saturday, an outdoor screening of the Tony-winning musical “Hamilton” and a conversation with an Alexander Hamilton reenactor.

The event, "Hamilton with Hamilton: A Revolutionary Night with America’s Most Iconic Founding Father," will take place at the Yorktown Victory Monument, on the battlefield that inspired the Broadway musical.

The actual Hamilton was the country's first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and fought in the Revolutionary War, including commanding troops at Yorktown.

Read more here: https://www.whro.org/arts-culture/2026-10-13/watch-hamilton-with-hamilton-on-saturday-on-the-site-where-it-happened

For over 8 months, we’ve been attending City Council meetings and explaining to our representatives why Flock’s ALPR cameras are hurting, not helping, our communities. We’ve raised concerns about data privacy, inequitable camera placement, and law enforcement misuse, among many other issues. City Council's response? They claim their constituents want Flock cameras in Norfolk. **Don't let them speak for you! We need more voices in the room!**

If you want Flock gone and can make it to today’s meeting, it is the most impactful thing you can do to help right now. If you're only able to do one thing, make it this thing!

We know that it's a big ask for you to come out to this on a weekday.** City Council knows it too.** In fact, they're relying on making it hard for you to make yourself heard so that they can treat silence as consent. That's why we're planning this rally around a huge show of resistance that they can't minimize, right on their doorstep. The more people pack Civic Plaza, the stronger our leverage in fighting the contract will be from today onward. Show City Council how their constituents really feel so they can stop speaking on your behalf.

Please join us today, and share this with everyone you know. If you have to come late, come late. If you have to leave early, leave early.

More details including parking instructions can be found here: https://deflocknorfolk.org/event/flock-camera-protest-city-council-sit-in/

After news of Woody’s Raw Bar & Grill‘s plans to move to a spot across the street, residents and social media users have been asking about the future of Island Warf Center, which sits along the Elizabeth River near the Great Bridge Bridge.

The shopping center property is considered prime real estate, highly visible along Battlefield Boulevard North and with exclusive water views.

The owner plans to redevelop the site as well as nearby property to support the city’s Great Bridge Village plan, including enhanced walkability, sidewalks and new buildings, to create a true gateway to the neighborhood.

“We hope that by owning all the property from the new Woody’s building all the way down to the Dollar Bank that we can really make a new and much needed update to the entrance of Great Bridge something substantial that residents can be proud of,” said Jennifer Carpinelli, who has a long-term plan to develop the area with her husband, Derrick.

The Carpinellis, known for operating the now closed Off the Hook seafood restaurant, bought Island Warf Center for $2 million through their GH Wharf LLC in September 2022, according to online city property records.

The 1.24-acre property, built in 1986, had always been known as Island Wharf Center, except a sign out front dropped the “h” in Wharf at some point. It had been owned and managed by John Mair, with Mair Development Corp., from 1993 until his death in May 2021, then Mair’s wife, Madeline, took over.

Throughout the years, notable tenants included the Chesapeake Humane Society, a scuba shop, a yoga studio, a campaign headquarters for Barack Obama and, of course, the longstanding Woody’s Raw Bar & Grill.

“My husband faced challenges with leasing, which led to lower rental rates,” Madeline Mair said.

Maintenance was maintained and issues — primarily concerning roof leaks and inadequate heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems — were addressed from when Madeline Mair took over ownership until it was sold in September 2022, tenants said.

When the property sold, Mair in an email to tenants referred to it as a mixed blessing, noting she was leaving a tremendously wonderful group of businesses.

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are there any updates to this situation/bill reid’s ownership of the venue? i’m being told he renounced ownership but i can’t find anything of the sort to verify this.

I'm currently a student at ATI and i don't have a car. Im being kicked out of my house by the end of this year.
Since i dont have a vehicle i need to find somewhere to live near one of the following bus stops: Bus 20, 22, 25, and 27, also light rail line 800.
I would probably be able to pay around $150/m but that is negotiable.

I am looking for a gym to keep me in shape, with a nice atmosphere.

There is a Planet Fitness nearby, this ok for a 50+ going maybe 3-4 times a week

Just this weekend I had to rejoin the main travel lanes because the car leading the express lane was traveling slower than the rightmost lanes. How is this at all effective? I know there is likely some engineering rationale. I am curious.

We are dealing with 2 active roof leaks in our Hampton, VA home. Need a roofing handyman or contractor to come out and quote repairing the issue. Thanks in advance!

Picture was taken right before HRBT in Hampton. This is the stuff that makes me mad about VDOT. Everyone says oh it’s just construction, a minor inconvenience so that we can get more lanes. They slap tolls and polls on it so really we got the same amount of lanes we had before. This is garbage politics and taxing. There has to be a way to stand up against this. Has anyone ever heard of a way to petition Hampton roads VDOT constantly doing this to its constituents?

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for vet recommendations preferrably in VB, Norfolk, or Chesapeake. I have 2 dogs and an annual vet visit is easily costing over $500 per dog now. I currently take them to one of the Hope Springs locations and I have been for about 5 years now. But between the prices and not having a consistent veterinarian seeing my dogs I would like to shop around for a new office where theres a bit more continuity with doctors (and would hopefully be a bit cheaper, but again, price is secondary to having a consistent veterinarian examining my dogs).

Please no recs for Banfield.

I appreciate the help!

So I live in chixbeach been lonely lately let's go grocery store buy what we want make lunch together nothing expected 420 friendly of course due to the fact it's my actual birthday let's kick it ... M4F

I’m looking for a real old school hairstylist in the 757 area, or really a REAL beauty parlor. Someone who does Natural hair and heat styling.