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Arts festival presents three concerts in the coming week
The Virginia Arts Festival will offer three concerts in the coming week highlighting the works of new composers and the beginning of the OpSail celebration.
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Gregory Warmack, 64: Called 'Mr. Imagination' for his creativity in art
Gregory Warmack, known simply as Mr. Imagination on the international art scene, moved to Atlanta in 2009 to regain something he'd lost.
ODU student hits high seas to explore underwater canyons
On Tuesday, May 29, an Old Dominion University student hit the high seas to map the deep sea canyons that separate the mid-Atlantic's continental shelf from the ocean abyss.
WTKR news reels provide a lens on local history
Jerry Harrell, a former broadcaster for WAVY and now Old Dominion University's video production manager, looks over a couple of the hundreds of reels that make up the WTKR film collection at ODU on Friday, May 25, 2012.
Graduates head to colleges thanks to the I Have A Dream Foundation
If you saw Joey Wright on the Downtown Mall, you probably wouldn't give him a second look.
Edison grads urged to persevere
The superintendent of the Edison Local school district urged graduates from his high school to never give up in life.
Advocacy group sues Virginia city over selective sign code enforcement
In a double blow against free speech and property rights, the city of Norfolk, Va., is not only planning to take a thriving business using its power of eminent domain , but it also wants to censor a powerful and highly visible sign protesting the city's action.
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BRIEF: ODU researchers receive Department of Defense grant
NORFOLK, May 23, 2012 -- Researchers from Old Dominion University have received a two-year, $2 million grant from the Department of Defense.
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Ex-lawmaker Hamilton appeals corruption conviction
May 23, 2012 -- APPLYING AN ANCIENT LEGAL PRINCIPLE -- confidentiality of communications between a husband and wife -- can get dicey in the digital age.
Gale's Nineteenth Century Collections Online Arrives at Academic Institutions Worldwide
Gale, part of Cengage Learning and a leading publisher of research and reference resources for libraries, schools and businesses, today announced the availability of Nineteenth Century Collections Online, a groundbreaking multi-year global digitization and publishing program.
ODU angler climbs fast track to success
While there aren't any records kept for it, it's very likely that Kitt Moger currently is the fastest rising star in Virginia's freshwater fishing scene.
Best way to reduce cost of 4-year degree
With the economic downtown, more parents than ever are concerned about how they will afford to send their child to college.
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Region's leaders gather to plan future, play with Legos
More than 200 community and business leaders, including from left, Tom Duckett with the Hampton Roads Realtors Assoc., Claire Jones with the city of Suffolk, Randy Lyall with Lyall Design Architects and Ben White with the city of Chesapeake, gather to talk about issues such as land use and transportation during the Reality Check program at ODU on ... (more)
Economists predict slow, steady growth for region
Hampton Roads ' economy should grow this year but at a slower pace than that of the country, Old Dominion University economists predicted Thursday in a quarterly forecast.
Eminent Domain Abuse in Virginia
Richmond Times-Dispatch columnist A. Barton Hinkle recently published this piece on a case of eminent domain abuse in Virginia: As a general rule, progressives do not get worked up about property rights the way conservatives do.
ODU board meets, makes no decision on C-USA
The athletic department has been researching the financial impact the move would have, but the final decision will fall to president John Broderick and the Board of Visitors.
Educator to receive Ph.D. at PHCC
Megan Healy, an assistant professor of biological sciences at Patrick Henry Community College, is shown with a human skeleton model Thursday at PHCC.
Patriot Players slick in - Grease'
"There are some different scenes and songs [in the live theatre version than the movie version]," senior Lottie Price said.
Desegregation project comes to Richmond
A project to gather the stories of Virginians who lived through desegregation of the state's public schools is coming to Richmond.
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