Despite concerns about a lack of details and indoor smoking, commissioners recommended the council approve the development.

Charlottesville-based Apex Clean Energy is almost done building a 45-turbine wind farm near Edenton that will power Google data centers.

Matt Deibert is among 32 artists who will compete in the international sand sculpting competition, the signature event of the 50th annual Virginia Beach Neptune Festival.

Already hustling to become a wind power hub, the region could get in on the ground floor of other energy-production efforts.

The company, which caused nationwide listeria outbreak, said the closure is the “most prudent” option. It will impact about 500 employees, a worker’s union said.

Norfolk City Council approved revised development agreements this week, paving the way for the long-awaited project to finally get off the ground.

The executives for the company, which owns Newport News Shipbuilding, are included on a list of dozens of American journalists, government officials and defense company leaders.

Specifics of the deal, and whether the tribe’s billionaire backer will still be involved, remain unclear.

The plan is part of a proposal she unveiled ahead of the Democratic National Convention, which includes providing $25,000 in down payment assistance for some first-time homebuyers and tax incentives for builders.