City Manager’s Update

Mayor Will Sessoms announced on

Wednesday his resignation from the

Office of Mayor effective April 30 after

30 years of public service, with nearly

the last 10 as mayor. Starting his

political career in 1988 as an at-large

member of the City Council, Mayor Will Sessoms has been a strong

leader and advocate for Virginia Beach.

I thought we’d share a few photos from our archives that highlight his

service and time with the City of Virginia Beach.

Toasting the Lake Gaston pipeline – 1997 Annual Bike with the Mayor

Virginia Beach City Council – 1988

Help spread the word! The Virginia Beach Police Department

will hold a recruiting event on Saturday, May 5, from 8:30 a.m.

to 1 p.m. at the Law Enforcement Training Academy (411

Integrity Way). Participants will have opportunities to learn

more about the VBPD through panel discussions and drop-in

sessions with officers. Applications for anyone wishing to join

can be submitted the same day. Pre-registration is not required. For more information, visit

www.VBgov.com/police. Contact: Sgt. Rudy Carrera, (757) 385-6987.

Virginia Beach City Council – 2009

Virginia Beach City Council – Current

More than 230 people attended the Virginia Beach Human Rights Commission’s 24th

Annual

Human Rights Awards Program at the Virginia Beach Convention Center on Thursday, April

5. I joined Mayor Will Sessoms, Council Members Bob Dyer and Shannon Kane, and several

City and state leadership and staff to help honor individuals, community groups and

organizations for their meritorious service in the pursuit of cultural diversity and advocacy of

human rights for all.

This year’s honorees are Community Outreach Program VBUMC, Hampton Roads Heroin

Working Group, I Need A Lighthouse, Kenick El, Bobby Melatti, Barbara Unkle and the

Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art. For the 14th

consecutive year, the HRC honored the

memory of the late Daniel Matthew Stone, former Department of Social Services Director, by

awarding the Daniel M. Stone Humanitarian Award to Todd Walker. The HRC presented

Marie Culver, a 30-year veteran teacher with Virginia Beach Public Schools, with the eighth

Meyera E. Oberndorf Human Rights Achievement in Government Award and Roark Corson

was awarded the sixth Helen P. Shropshire Human Rights Youth Award.

“This past weekend, I was able to stop and spend some time on

your beaches. We stayed right on the beach at 20th Street. I’m

originally from Virginia (Hopewell). I became a marine back in

1988 and have lived in Eastern NC ever since. To say that you

have the cleanest beaches I’ve ever seen, is an understatement. I

tried to compliment city workers when I saw them. Most just

smiled, like who is this man. I could go on and on, but long and short of my message is to keep doing

what you’re doing! Made me proud of my home state again. Please pass this on to all that would

benefit from hearing that they are doing a spectacular job!” – JJ

Beach Operations maintains the City's 16 miles of public beaches, providing trash collection of up to

2,000 receptacles, repairs to seven ADA wooden handicap ramps in the resort area, maintaining

approximately 200 public beach accesses, grading and grooming the Resort Beach, and supporting

119 special events. In 2017, they cleaned/groomed more than 15,000 miles of beaches and collected

over 1,328 tons of waste.

On Saturday, April 7, Keep Virginia Beach Beautiful, the Virginia Beach Clean Community

Commission, Public Works/Waste Management, Parks and Recreation and the

Scarborough Square Civic League teamed up with nearly 50 volunteers for Keep America

Beautiful’s annual Great American Cleanup (GAC). GAC is the country’s largest annual

cleanup, beautification and community improvement program, drawing millions of volunteers in

over 20,000

communities each year.

Members of the military

and Tidewater Search

and Rescue also showed

up to help clean the

neighborhood.

This “can-do” group of

citizens worked

diligently to clean and

beautify the Scarborough Square community. Working tirelessly in adverse weather conditions,

volunteers collected 2,480 pounds of litter from the neighborhood.

Keep Virginia Beach Beautiful envisions a Virginia Beach that is a clean, green and a more

beautiful place to live

Nearly 200 people went to the Forensics Open House event hosted by the Virginia Beach

Police Department’s Forensics Services Unit (FSU) on Saturday, April 14. Attendees were

provided tours, lectures, hands-on exhibits and demonstrations by FSU staff and VBPD Police

Explorers that revealed the exciting world

of forensic science and real-world

operations of crime scene investigation.

FSU members were also able to dispel

many myths and unrealistic

characterizations of forensic science

created by fictional crime shows.

Increased community outreach is a goal of

the Detective Bureau/Forensic Unit, in

keeping with overall departmental public outreach strategies. Positive outreach events such as

this open house have proven in the past to help the VBPD recruit future members. The Forensic

Science Unit is hoping to conduct another event in October of this year.

The ViBe Creative District and the Virginia Beach Human Rights Commission joined City

and local partners to host the first Art of Humanity: In Honor of the Season for Nonviolence

event on Saturday, April 14, to celebrate the closing of the Season for Nonviolence. The event

featured several fun activities including face painting, live entertainment and a public mural

paint-by-number style artwork that will be installed amongst the ViBe’s 18th

Street Parklet fence

murals on April 21.

Additionally, the VB Human Rights Commission received a resolution from City Council to

commemorate the 50th

anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and to

herald the Season for Nonviolence. The resolution was read by two elementary students from

Virginia Beach, Council Member Bob Dyer and Virginia Beach School Board Members Dottie

Holtz and Sharron Felton.

The Season for Nonviolence is celebrated annually from Jan. 30 to April 4 as a national 64-day

educational, media and grassroots campaign dedicated to demonstrating that nonviolence is a

powerful way to heal, transform and empower our lives and our communities.

Work has begun on the new mural along the Rudee Walk. The Office

of Cultural Affairs commissioned international muralist Giuseppe

Percivati, a.k.a. “Pepe Gaka,” to create a dynamic mural that

embodies the spirit of Virginia Beach and the activities of the Rudee

Inlet. The mural is on the underpass columns of the Rudee Walkway

that connects the marina to the 4th

Street municipal lot.

Giuseppe Percivati is an Italian street artist with more than eight

years of international experience in private and public commissioned mural work. His design

utilizes a geometric style, giving the impression of stained glass with the idea of creating a

European cathedral-like atmosphere. In the artist’s words, “I want to create the idea that the

whole underpass, in the area of the columns, is made of stained glass, giving lightness and

brightness to the atmosphere.” Pepe Gaka will be here for a few weeks.

Virginia Beach Public Library (VBPL) is refreshing its technology

offerings for the community, including new early literacy devices,

upgraded 3-D printing services and the addition of wireless internet

hotspots available for checkout.

VBPL has replaced AWE Early Literacy Stations in

the children's areas of its branches with iPads that are pre-loaded with

20 educational apps that support early literacy skills such as reading,

writing, speaking and playing, and introduce science and technology

concepts. Ideal for children ages 2 to 6 years, the iPads are available

now in the children's areas of the branches for in-library use on a first

come, first served basis.

VBPL is upgrading and expanding its free, 3-D printing services. Customers with a

VBPL card have access to free 3-D printing at Virginia Beach's Meyera E. Oberndorf Central

Library and the TCC/City Joint-Use Library. These locations are adding new MakerBot

Replicator+ printers this month and will each have two printers in operation until the four-year-

old models currently in use reach the end of their capacity. These 3-D printers are also expected

to be added at the Great Neck and Bayside & Special Services branches by fall 2018.

Wireless internet hotspots are now available at Central Library as of this week,

with a roll out to all branch locations expected later in 2018. Customers may place holds on the

devices and pick them up at any Virginia Beach Public Library location. An initial 11 devices

will be available during the pilot at Central Library. By the end of 2018, 110 hotspots will be

available throughout the library system. The hotspots are the latest item offered as part of

VBPL's Take Home Tech collection

The Virginia Beach Farmers Market is turning 42! Join

us at the Farmers Market on Saturday, April 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to celebrate with a

craft show, carnival, children’s activities, coloring contest and free birthday cake (while

supplies last).

The City of Virginia Beach is a sponsor for the Virginia Department of

Transportation’s first installment of the SmarterRoads Hackathon and Idea Jam series on

April 27-28. The two-day event will be held in the ViBe Creative District’s collaborative co-

work space 1701 (1701 Baltic Ave.) and will raise awareness and use government Open Data

as resources to address some of Virginia’s greatest transportation issues. For more info and to

register, visit https://smarter-roads-hackathon-vb.devpost.com.

♦ April 15, 2018 – Copy of a letter with enclosure from Benjamin Saunders, Senior Siting

and Permitting Specialist with Dominion Energy, regarding Dominion Energy Virginia’s

proposed Landstown-Thrasher 230 kV Transmission Line Rebuild.

♦ April 18, 2018 – Copy of an article from Work It, SoVA titled, “Supreme Court asked to

weigh in on uranium mining debate.”

♦ April 2018 – Current project update from VDOT on the I-64/I-264 Interchange

Improvements.

♦ Virginia Beach Television (VBTV) Program Schedule | April 22 through April 28, 2018.

http://www.godanriver.com/work_it_sova/news/supreme-court-asked-to-weigh-in-on-uranium-mining-debate/article_46c99f14-4305-11e8-a6d1-b72b2d8931c2.html

Supreme Court asked to weigh in on uranium mining debate

Ceillie Simkiss Apr 18, 2018 Updated 19 hrs ago

The battle against uranium mining is an issue that initially dragged Jessie Barksdale into Pittsylvania County politics more than adecade ago.

So it was a shock for the retired Banister District representative on the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors to learn that the issueis now before the highest court in the land.

“I can’t believe that,” Barksdale said Wednesday. “I thought that whole thing was just going to die out.”

As it turns out, the United States Supreme Court could soon begin digging into the possibilities for uranium mining in Virginia. On April9, a brief supporting a private corporation’s petition to review the matter was filed by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commissionand the Department of Justice.

At issue is whether the Atomic Energy Act preempts state laws that prohibit activities within a state’s regulatory jurisdiction.

“This case presents the question whether a State may address purported radiological-safety concerns indirectly, through regulationsdesigned to render practically infeasible activities that the State believes to be unsafe but that are subject to exclusive [NuclearRegulatory Commission] oversight,” the recently-filed amicus brief states.

Chatham-based Virginia Uranium, Inc. is the company that filed the initial petition, which seeks to end Virginia’s decades-long ban ofuranium mining so it can tap a huge deposit of the radioactive ore.

“We’re glad to see that the brief reflected our view and we’re hopeful that the court will decide to take the case, and ultimately, that theywill agree with us,” Virginia Uranium spokesperson Julie Rautio said.

The company has a storefront in downtown Chatham, the county seat, where a mannequin is the only presence seen.

Yard signs are still scattered throughout the town stating “ban uranium mining” and “no uranium mining” as a testament to the ongoingbattle.

The largest known uranium deposit in the United States was discovered in Pittsylvania County in the late 1970s. In 1982, the VirginiaGeneral Assembly imposed a one-year moratorium on uranium mining, which was then extended indefinitely.

The question asked in this case, per the amicus brief, is whether the federal Atomic Energy Act of 1954 preempts the Virginia ban onuranium mining, which is grounded in “radiological-safety concerns about related activities that are federally regulated under the AEA.”

In the mid-2000s, deposit owner Walter Coles Sr. and Virginia Uranium began lobbying for repeal of the ban. In 2013, several bills to liftthe moratorium were introduced, but failed.

In 2015, the owners brought a lawsuit in federal district court, stating that the moratorium was preempted by the AEA, but it wasdismissed for “failure to state a claim.” That result was upheld by the court of appeals, which said that the moratorium was notpreempted.

Brief led in the U.S. Supreme Court

Ceillie SimkissPittsylvania County Reporter

In February, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a split decision that stated that the commonwealth was the “paramountprotector” of its minerals.

But the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Department of Justice, in the recently-filed brief, argues that a Supreme Court decisionon the case would impact not just Virginia, but every state.

“The question presented is important and likely to recur in other nuclear-safety contexts, and this case is an appropriate vehicle toresolve it,” the brief states. “…Review here would assist state legislators, as well as lower courts and federal regulators, by clarifying theAEA’s preemptive scope.”

The local attitude about uranium mining has not changed much over the years.

Barksdale still intends to fight any chance of uplifting the ban.

“In my community, we’re all still against [uranium mining],” he said. “If there is any opportunity to speak out against it, any meetings oranything like that, you can count on me to be there.”

Ceillie Simkiss reports for the Danville Register & Bee. Contact her at csimkiss@registerbee.com or (434) 791-7981.

PROJECT UPDATEApril 2018

Looking west over the new collector-distributor lanes on March 1, 2018. The traffic in thebackground is traveling on the ramp from I-64 east to I-264 east.

B ridge SuperstructuresRising Overhead

Girder installation progressed rapidly inFebruary and March on the ramp andcollector-distributor lanes that will servethe Newtown and Witchduck roadinterchanges on I-264 east.(Photos by Dave Forster/VDOT)

The collector-distributor lanes, looking east toward the Newtown Road exit on March 29, 2018.

A steel-reinforced concrete I-beam is delivered to the project (above) on March 29, 2018. It ishoisted and placed (below) as workers construct the ramp that will connect I-64 west to thecollector-distributor lanes serving Newtown Road, Witchduck Road and I-264 east.

At Edison and Ivor

A portion of the project along I-64west came into focus as crewsfinished placing panels on theretaining wall behind Ivor and Edisonavenues. Still to come: backfilling,drainage work and construction ofthe road overhead. The structure willlead to the Curlew Drive overpass.

Phase II Construction Begins

A demolition crew removed the former 7-Eleven building at the intersection of Newtown andGreenwich roads the week of March 26. Upcoming activity in that area will include demolitionof the islands in Newtown and Greenwich roads and ramp widening work at Exit 15A.

Project open house

VDOT held an informational open houseMarch 6 at Kempsville Elementary on thetwo I-64/264 Interchange Improvementsprojects (Phases I and II) underway in thecorridor. About 50 people attended.

Questions about the work? ContactVDOT's Dave Forster at 925.2583 ordave.forster@vdot.virginia.gov.

Progress Report and Look Ahead

Phase I (I-64/I-264 to Newtown Road)

Recently Completed:

Installed steel girders over Kempsville Road behind First BaptistNorfolkBackfilled outfall pipe for South Newtown Road retention pond nearPleasant Point Drive

Ongoing:

Constructing bridge columns and cap beams from Curlew Drive toKempsville RoadConstructing retaining walls M and P at the I-64 west approach toCurlew Drive overpass near Ivor and Edison avenues; installing precastpanels and backfilling

Installing Densified Aggregate Piers (DAPS) and driving support pilesat Exit 15A from I-264 to Newtown RoadMaintaining erosion and settlement control measuresInstalling Retaining Wall Q at Exit 15A from I-264 to Newtown Road

Upcoming:

Pour curb and gutter at South Newtown Road retention pond andpave road to remove steel platesDeck construction on collector-distributor lanes between Kempsvilleand Newtown roads

Phase II (I-264/Newtown Road to Witchduck Road)

Recently Completed:

Demolition of former 7-Eleven at Newtown/Greenwich Rd. intersection

Upcoming :

The first 90 days of construction are expected to included the followingactivities:

Demolition of islands at Newtown/Greenwich Road intersectionDrilled shaft foundations and columns in the Newton Road mediannear I-264 eastWork on I-264 Exit Ramp 15A, including widening and signalizationRelocation of sewer and water lines at the intersection of Newtownand Greenwich roadsClearing and ground improvements for the Greenwich Road/I-264flyover, near Top Golf to the south of the interstate and near ClevelandStreet to the north of the interstate

Traffic ImpactsThere will be a full closure of Southbound Kempsville Road betweenCenter Drive and Blackstone Street for bridge deck construction on thefollowing weekends:

4 a.m. Saturday, April 7, to 5 a.m. Monday, April 94 a.m. Saturday, April 14, to 5 a.m. Monday, April 16 (if necessary)

A detour will direct traffic to Center Drive and Newtown Road.

The contractor is developing a plan to close Curlew Drive near the I-64overpass for as many as three to four weeks. The dates of the closure andthe detour plan will be announced when the work is scheduled.

The road closure will allow crews to move water and sewer force mains tomake room for a large stormwater pipe that must be installed below CurlewDrive. The drainage pipe, which measures 5 feet across, is part of theproject's stormwater management system.

Motorists should be aware that shoulders along I-64 west and a portion of I-264 east are closed for construction.

VIRGINIA BEACH TELEVISION Cox Cable Channels 46, 47 & 48

Verizon Cable Channels 46, 47 & 45

PROGRAM SCHEDULE APRIL 22 – APRIL 28, 2018

VIRGINIA BEACH TELEVISION provides locally produced and other specialty programming to support the mission of the Virginia Beach Municipal Government and the Virginia Beach City Public School System. Program listings reflect expected airtimes but may be preempted by public meetings, hearings, and special events.

e~Streaming is available at https://www.vbgov.com/media for all LIVE public sessions of Virginia

Beach City Council and Planning Commission meetings, archives of previous meetings, and original VBTV programming. LIVE meetings and previous sessions of the Virginia Beach City School Board can be accessed at http://www.vbschools.com/schoolboard/archive.

PUBLIC MEETINGS

VIRGINIA BEACH CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP (Cox 48 / Verizon 45) — Recablecast of the April

17 meeting: Sun 9am. LIVE: Tue 3:30pm. Recablecast: Thu 7pm; Fri 9am.

VIRGINIA BEACH CITY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING (Cox 47 / Verizon 47) — Recablecast of the

April 10 meeting: Mon 2pm. LIVE: Tue, Workshop 4:30pm; Formal Session 6pm. Recablecast: Wed 7pm; Sat 9am.

VIRGINIA BEACH TELEVISION – COX 48 / VERIZON 45

2018 STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS — Held March 28, 2018 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. Sun 6pm; Mon 5am; Tue & Fri 9pm; Wed 8am; Sat 12am & 3pm. A BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA: THE CIVIL WAR — View history as a living narrative rather than a series of irrefutable facts to be memorized. Prominent historians present America's story as something that is best understood from a variety of perspectives. Sun 5am; Tue & Thu 11am; Fri 12am. A PLACE OF OUR OWN: CALMING A CRANKY BABY — Insight and advice for solving issues related to parenting and child rearing. Sun 9pm; Mon 8am & 3pm; Thu 12am; Fri 3pm.

ACCESS VIRGINIA BEACH — Monthly news magazine highlighting city & school topics and issues.

Cavalier Hotel Feature

Read Across America Day

Pursuit of Purpose: Biscuits for Peyton

Virginia Beach Interfaith Forum

Cape Henry Rotary Club Awards

Battle of the Books – Central Library

Hints of History: The deWitt Cottage

Entertainment District Open House

Compass Keepers: March Edition Mon 12am, 2:30am, 11am, 1:30pm, 9pm & 11:30pm; Tue 5am & 7:30am; Wed 12am, 2:30am, 11am, 1:30pm, 6pm & 8:30pm; Thu 5am, 7:30am & 6pm; Fri 6pm & 8:30pm; Sat 5am, 7:30am, 11am, 1:30pm, 9pm & 11:30pm. AGAINST ALL ODDS: TIME SERIES — Discover statisitical solutions to the puzzles of everyday life. Learn how data collection and manipulation - paired with intelligent judgement and common sense - can lead to more informed decision making. Sun 6am; Tue & Thu 12pm; Fri 1am.

AMERICAN CINEMA: FILM NOIR — Explore film history and American culture through the eyes of Hollywood insiders. Sun 10pm; Mon 9am & 4pm; Thu 1am; Fri 4pm. ART HISTORY: 17TH CENTURY DUTCH MASTERS — Sun 4:30pm; Tue & Sat 9:30am; Wed 6:30am & 4:30pm. BRIDGING WORLD HISTORY: FOOD, DEMOGRAPHICS, AND CULTURE — Explore global patterns through time, seeing history as an integrated whole. Sun 9:30pm; Mon 8:30am & 3:30pm; Thu 12:30am; Fri 3:30pm. DISCOVERING PSYCHOLOGY: PSYCHOPATHOLOGY — Explore historic and current theories of human behavior through demonstrations, classic experiments and simulations, current research, documentary footage, and computer animation. Sun 11:30pm; Mon 10:30am & 5:30pm; Thu 2:30am; Fri 5:30pm. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: CONSTRUCTING A SOUND COASTAL HOME — Explore specific building techniques that can be used to protect coastal homes against flooding and hurricane-force winds. Sun 8:30pm; Mon 7:30am; Tue & Fri 11:30pm; Wed 10:30am; Sat 2:30am & 5:30pm. ESSENTIAL SCIENCE FOR TEACHERS: JOURNEY TO THE EARTH'S INTERIOR — Sun 1pm; Fri 8am; Sat 2pm. FOCUS NNS — Explore current events at Newport News Shipbuilding. Mon 1:30am, 12:30pm & 10:30pm; Tue & Thu 6:30am; Wed 1:30am, 12:30pm & 7:30pm; Fri 7:30pm; Sat 6:30am, 12:30pm & 10:30pm. FRONTLINE FIREFIGHTER — Produced by the City of Virginia Beach Fire Department to explore current training trends and report news of interest to firefighters and citizens alike. Mon 1am, 12pm & 10pm; Tue & Thu 6am; Wed 1am, 12pm & 7pm; Fri 7pm; Sat 6am, 12pm & 10pm. GETTING ALONG: IT'S MINE! — Character development and conflict management for ages five through eight. Sun 4:15pm; Tue & Sat 9:15am; Wed 6:15am & 4:15pm. HOW IN THE WORLD — Join Pilot Lindy for a world of adventure. Learn how bees make honey; where pollen comes from; the physics of baseball; and Professor Omnibus makes a wine glass sing. Sun 7pm; Mon 6am; Tue 10pm; Wed 9am; Thu 6:30pm; Fri 10pm; Sat 1am & 4pm. HUMAN GEOGRAPHY: THE WORLD OF THE DRAGON — Economic and cultural geography are combined to explore the relationships between humans and their natural environment, and to track the broad social patterns that shape human societies. Sun 8:30am; Mon, Tue, Wed & Fri 2:30pm; Thu 11:30pm. KENNEDY CENTER PERFORMING ARTS: TELLING STORIES: GENE YANG — Sun & Tue 2am; Mon & Sat 8pm; Wed 11pm; Thu 10am & 5pm; Fri 7am. LEARNING MATH: ALGEBRAIC THINKING — Designed for elementary and middle school teachers, and organized according to standards developed by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, this series explores topics in measurement, number operations, statistics, geometry, and algebra. Sun 6:30am; Tue & Thu 12:30pm; Fri 1:30am. MATH MONSTERS — Designed for pre-kindergarten children, this animated series provides an amusing and enlightening introduction to mathematical concepts. Sun 5pm; Tue & Sat 10am; Wed 7am & 5pm. MEET THE AUTHOR: COKIE ROBERTS — Sun 8am; Mon, Tue, Wed & Fri 2pm; Thu 11pm. MOM ALWAYS SAID: HEALTHY EATING — Discussion between real moms with real experiences and real tips on raising a family. Mon 12:30am, 11:30am & 9:30pm; Tue & Thu 5:30am; Wed 12:30am & 6:30pm; Fri 6:30pm; Sat 5:30am, 11:30am & 9:30pm.

MONEYTRACK: TAKING CONTROL OF YOUR ONLINE INVESTMENTS — Learn how to make your money work for you, and keep your investments on track so you can retire in style and enjoy the good life. Mon 2am, 1pm & 11pm; Tue & Thu 7am; Wed 2am, 1pm & 8pm; Fri 8pm; Sat 7am, 1pm & 11pm. NASA X — The NASA fundamental aeronautics Subsonic Fixed Wing program is testing new, revolutionary designs that will dramatically change the future of aircraft.. This project addresses the comprehensive challenge of enabling energy-efficiency improvements in subsonic transport aircraft combined with dramatic reductions in harmful emissions and perceived noise to allow sustained growth of the air transportation system. Sun 7:30pm; Mon 6:30am; Tue & Fri 10:30pm; Wed 9:30am; Sat 1:30am & 4:30pm. NEWSWRITING: HARD NEWS LEADS — Explore techniques to become a better writer through traditional and emerging journalistic styles. Sun 11pm; Mon 10am & 5pm; Thu 2am; Fri 5pm. ON THE OTHER HAND — Learn American Sign Language. Sun 8pm; Mon 7am; Tue & Fri 11pm; Wed 10am; Sat 2am & 5pm. OUT OF THE PAST: SIGNS AND SYMBOLS — Explore new insight into the evolution of human societies by following archaeologists as they examine physical evidence from ancient civilizations. Sun 7am; Tue & Thu 1pm; Fri 2am. READ-ALEE-DEED-ALEE: WE CONSULT THE ADULT — An early reading series introducing sounds and rhyming patterns that unlock words and the meaning of words. Sun 3:45pm; Tue & Sat 8:45am; Wed 5:45am & 3:45pm. REAL VIRGINIA — Agricultural news and family-oriented stories presented by the Virginia Farm Bureau. Mon 12:30am, 11:30am & 9:30pm; Tue & Thu 5:30am; Wed 12:30am, 11:30am & 6:30pm; Fri 6:30pm; Sat 5:30am, 11:30am & 9:30pm. RURAL COMMUNITIES: LEGACY & CHANGE - ACT LOCALLY…AND INVEST — Examine why some rural areas in America are thriving while others are in decline. The social, political, and economic issues these communities face have far-reaching implications for individuals and the country as a whole. Sun & Thu 2pm; Fri 1pm. SHAMU TV: BIRDS ON THE BRINK — Witness amazing avian adaptations, learn about conservation efforts around the world, and discover simple actions that can help protect birds in your own backyard. Sun 3pm; Tue & Sat 8am; Wed 5am & 3pm. SIGNING TIME: MY SCHOOL — An introduction to American Sign Language for children. Sun 5:30pm; Tue & Sat 10:30am; Wed 7:30am & 5:30pm. THE ELECTRIC GUITAR: ITS MAKERS AND ITS PLAYERS — Explore the development and history of the electric guitar. Sun & Tue 1am; Mon & Sat 7pm; Wed 10pm; Thu 9am & 4pm; Fri 6am. THE MATH DUDE: SOLVING SYSTEMS OF EQUATIONS: GRAPHING — Middle and high school students can improve their algebra skills with these fast–paced programs devoted to Algebra I as it is taught in the classroom today. Sun 3:30pm; Tue & Sat 8:30am; Wed 5:30am & 3:30pm. THE ROAD TO RECOVERY: INVEST IN HEALTH, HOME, PURPOSE, AND COMMUNITY — Sun & Tue 12am; Mon & Sat 6pm; Wed 9pm; Thu 8am & 3pm; Fri 5am. THE WESTERN TRADITION: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION — Journey from ancient, pre-western civilizations to the age of technology and beyond. Sun 5:30am; Tue & Thu 11:30am; Fri 12:30am. X-POWER: BATTLE PLAN — Foster the development of algebraic thinking through visualization of concepts rather than abstract symbolic manipulation. Sun 4pm; Tue & Sat 9am; Wed 6am & 4pm.

VIRGINIA BEACH TELEVISION – COX 47 / VERIZON 47

A BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA — Thu 8pm. A HISTORY OF BLACK ACHIEVEMENT IN AMERICA: BLACKS ENTER THE GILDED AGE — Explore the contributions of Black Americans to have influenced our culture, enriched our society, and shaped the history of the United States. Mon 10:30pm; Tue & Fri 11:30am & 3:30pm; Thu 11:30am. A PLACE OF OUR OWN — Wed 3pm. ACCESS VIRGINIA BEACH — Sun 9pm & 11:30pm;; Mon 7:30am & 6pm; Tue & Thu 1:30pm; Wed 7:30am & 11:30pm; Fri 7:30am; Sat 6pm. AGAINST ALL ODDS — Thu 9pm. AMERICAN CINEMA — Wed 4pm. ART HISTORY: 17TH CENTURY DUTCH MASTERS — Tue 6am; Thu 6am & 5:30pm. BRIDGING WORLD HISTORY — Wed 3:30pm. CLASSIC ARTS SHOWCASE — Enjoy the classic arts by experiencing short video clips of film and music. Sat 12am through 8am, 1:30pm through 6pm, and 8pm through Sun 8pm. DISCOVERING PSYCHOLOGY — Wed 5:30pm. EARTH REVEALED: EARTHQUAKES — Explore how scientific theories are developed and how our activities today affect earth's continuing evolution. Mon 10pm; Fri 3pm; Thu 11am. ECONOMICS U$A: ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY — Explore fundamentals of economic history, theory, and practice. Mon 11pm; Tue & Fri 12pm & 4pm; Thu 12pm. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS — Tue & Thu 7am. ESSENTIAL SCIENCE FOR TEACHERS — Mon 7pm; Tue 11pm; Wed 2pm; Fri 5pm & 11pm. EXERCISE HORIZONS — Mon, Wed, Fri 10:30am; Tue & Thu 2:30pm. FIT FOR DUTY: STEP AEROBICS — An exercise program spanning several disciplines, such as kickboxing, Pilates, aerobics, weight training, and more. Produced by The Pentagon Channel. Mon & Wed 12pm; Tue & Thu 8am. FOCUS NNS — Explore current events at Newport News Shipbuilding. Sun 10:30pm. FRONTLINE FIREFIGHTER — Sun 10pm; Mon through Fri 9am; Mon, Wed, & Fri 1pm; Thu 11pm. FUZION FITNESS — Mon & Wed 11am; Tue & Thu 3pm; Fri 11am. GETTING ALONG — Thu 5:15pm. HOMEBOUND EXERCISE — Mon, Wed, Fri 10am; Tue & Thu 2pm. HOW IN THE WORLD — Mon, Wed, & Fri 9:30am; Mon & Sat 6:30pm; Thu 11:30pm. HUMAN GEOGRAPHY — Tue & Fri 10:30pm; Thu 3:30pm. JURY ORIENTATION — A helpful guide for anyone called to jury duty. Sun 8pm; Mon 8am & 8pm; Wed, Fri & Sat 8am.

KENNEDY CENTER PERFORMING ARTS: TELLING STORIES: GENE YANG — Fri 9pm. LEARNING MATH — Thu 9:30pm. MATH MONSTERS — Thu 6pm. MEET THE AUTHOR: COKIE ROBERTS — Tue & Fri 10pm. MONEYTRACK — Sun 11pm. NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART: AN AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST: WM. M. CHASE AT SHINNECOCK — Highlights Chase's years at Shinnecock, on Long Island, New York. Tue & Thu 6:30am. NEWSWRITING — Wed 5pm. OUT OF THE PAST — Thu 10pm. READ-ALEE-DEED-ALEE — Thu 4:45pm. REAL VIRGINIA — Sun 9:30pm. RURAL COMMUNITIES: LEGACY & CHANGE — Tue 5pm; Wed & Fri 6pm; Thu & Sat 7pm. SHAMU TV: BIRDS ON THE BRINK — Thu 4pm. SIGNING TIME: MY SCHOOL — An introduction to American Sign Language for children. Mon & Wed 12:30pm; Tue 8:30am; Thu 8:30am & 6:30pm. THE ELECTRIC GUITAR: ITS MAKERS AND ITS PLAYERS — Fri 8pm. THE HABITABLE PLANET: LOOKING FORWARD: OUR GLOBAL EXPERIMENT — Explore environmental science through a study of the Earth's natural systems. Mon 9:30pm; Fri 2:30pm; Thu 10:30am. THE MATH DUDE — Thu 4:30pm. THE PATH TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY — Sun 8:30pm; Mon 8:30am & 8:30pm; Wed, Fri & Sat 8:30am. THE ROAD TO RECOVERY — Fri 7pm. THE WESTERN TRADITION — Thu 8:30pm. THE WHOLE CHILD CAREGIVER GUIDE: GETTING ALONG TOGETHER — Mon & Wed 11:30am; Tue & Thu 7:30am. THE WORLD OF CHEMISTRY: THE ATOM — Mon 9pm; Fri 2pm; Thu 10am. X-POWER — Thu 5pm.

VIRGINIA BEACH TELEVISION – COX 46 / VERIZON 46

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