For 102 years, Virginia McCaskey lived — and recounted — Chicago Bears lore: ‘Like having a conversation with a history book’
Once upon a time, Virginia McCaskey inherited memorabilia from a cousin, a collection that included a box of old ticket stubs ...
Virginia McCaskey was the grand lady of the NFL who ran a franchise that struggled at football
She was born into a football life and only took over an NFL franchise out of duty to family. She was an accidental owner, a ...
Hampton Roads offers a variety of Black History Month events
Telling Our Stories: Black American History Celebration, 2 to 5 p.m. Feb. 15. Chesapeake Public Libraries is hosting poet Sharran C. Taylor (aka Kween Yakini). The program will include original poetry ...
Chicago Bears owner Virginia McCaskey, the daughter of George Halas, dies at 102
Virginia McCaskey, who inherited the Chicago Bears from her father, George Halas, but avoided the spotlight during four-plus ...
Virginia Beach will honor the first elected Black man in Princess Anne County with a state marker
A commemorative marker will be revealed on February 8 at Singleton Way and South Witchduck Road in honor of Willis Augustus ...
Local stories of life in Portsmouth during the Blitz
Local historian and founder of Memories of Bygones Portsmouth facebook page,John Marshallsay, is hosting a very special evening within the Lord Mayor’s Banqueting Suite at the Guildhall.
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Major redevelopment in Portsmouth on State Street to cost ‘tens of millions’
Developer Peter Floros is proposing to build a new four-story, mixed-use building at 266-278 State St. in the heart of ...
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William “Billy” Mutter OBITUARY
William “Billy” Miller Mutter, 66, of Portsmouth, Virginia, passed away peacefully on February 3, 2025, after a brief illness. A loving husband, father ...
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'Portals' community exhibition depicts Black history across Richmond, Virginia
A community-based photo exhibition in Richmond, Virginia — a city at the center of a lot of Black history — showcases portraits of African Americans across the centuries for Black History Month.