After three decades recruiting businesses to Norfolk, Portsmouth and Hampton, Charles E. “Chuck” Rigney is tackling a new challenge: leading Virginia Beach‘s economic development. Rigney was named the ...

If you live far from a coastline, “surfing” might involve a mouse and screen. But actual surfing—involving water, a board and serious moves—is blowing up as an amenity in high-end communities, ...

“Where the Waves Break: Surfing in Northeastern North Carolina” puts two misconceptions to rest: Surfing is just about tan men and women riding boards in the ocean, and the sport is a “West Coast ...