This week on Hampton Roads Topics, I talk with Chris Gilchrist about the 7th Annual Out of the Darkness Walk. The walk will happen Saturday, September 8th at Mount Trashmore Park in Virginia Beach.
Gilchrist describes the walk as a celebration for those left behind by people who take their own lives. The walk also serves as a chance to educate the public about mental health, depression, and the warning signs of suicide.
Listen to the podcast here
For information about the walk, visit www.sos-walk.org.
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Podcast: The American Red Cross Needs Blood Donors
Kristen Hatfield of the American Red Cross Mid-Atlantic Blood Services Region talks about the organization's critical need for blood donors. To find a blood drive in your area, visit www.redcrossblood.org
Friday, August 10, 2012
The Red Cross Needs Blood Donors
Sunday, August 12th @ 6am
92.9 The Wave, ESPN Radio 94.1, Star 1310 and 97.3 The Eagle
Kristen Hatfield of the American Red Cross Mid-Atlantic Blood Services Region comes on the show to talk about the critical shortage of blood donors. In Hampton Roads, the Red Cross needs 500 to 600 donations of blood per day to meet demand, but donations are down about 10 percent this summer. Hatfield says the blood supply is at its lowest level in 15 years.
To learn more about how and where to donate, visit www.RedCrossBlood.org or call 800-GIVE-LIFE.
92.9 The Wave, ESPN Radio 94.1, Star 1310 and 97.3 The Eagle
Kristen Hatfield of the American Red Cross Mid-Atlantic Blood Services Region comes on the show to talk about the critical shortage of blood donors. In Hampton Roads, the Red Cross needs 500 to 600 donations of blood per day to meet demand, but donations are down about 10 percent this summer. Hatfield says the blood supply is at its lowest level in 15 years.
To learn more about how and where to donate, visit www.RedCrossBlood.org or call 800-GIVE-LIFE.
Monday, August 6, 2012
Podcast -- Back to School
With back to school time only about a month away, I invited Krista Barton-Arnold, the new principal of Linkhorn Park Elementary School in Virginia Beach, to the Topics studio to talk about helping kids get ready. For and foremost, she says, parents who are new to the area need to make sure their child is fully registered for school. She advises contacting the school system first.
Parents should be speaking positively about school to help children make the transition from summertime to school time. Encourage (or even require) your child to read, especially non-fiction if the student is in high school. "Newspaper articles, online articles...keep up with the election," she says. Help your child practice math facts a little each day. Take advantage of open house nights so you and your child can meet the teachers and get a feel for the school's layout.
For school supplies, Barton-Arnold advises checking the website for your child's school for a list of supplies they will need. Middle and high school students will often get their supply lists from their teachers after school starts, she says.
For more back to school information, consult your school division's homepage.
Parents should be speaking positively about school to help children make the transition from summertime to school time. Encourage (or even require) your child to read, especially non-fiction if the student is in high school. "Newspaper articles, online articles...keep up with the election," she says. Help your child practice math facts a little each day. Take advantage of open house nights so you and your child can meet the teachers and get a feel for the school's layout.
For school supplies, Barton-Arnold advises checking the website for your child's school for a list of supplies they will need. Middle and high school students will often get their supply lists from their teachers after school starts, she says.
For more back to school information, consult your school division's homepage.
Friday, August 3, 2012
Back To School
Sunday, August 5th @ 6am
92.9 The Wave, ESPN Radio 94.1, Star 1310 and 97.3 The Eagle
Back to School time. It's less than a month away. What will your kids need to be ready? What will their teachers need? This Sunday on Topics, I ask these questions of Krista Barton-Arnold, the new principal of Linkhorn Park Elementary School in Virginia Beach.
The Virginia Beach Public Schools website, VBSchools.com, has a whole section devoted to back to school information.
By the way, this weekend is Virginia's School Supplies Tax Free Holiday. School supplies costing less than $20.00 each and clothing costing less than $100.00 each are exempt of Virginia's 5% sales tax. Learn more here.
92.9 The Wave, ESPN Radio 94.1, Star 1310 and 97.3 The Eagle
Back to School time. It's less than a month away. What will your kids need to be ready? What will their teachers need? This Sunday on Topics, I ask these questions of Krista Barton-Arnold, the new principal of Linkhorn Park Elementary School in Virginia Beach.
The Virginia Beach Public Schools website, VBSchools.com, has a whole section devoted to back to school information.
By the way, this weekend is Virginia's School Supplies Tax Free Holiday. School supplies costing less than $20.00 each and clothing costing less than $100.00 each are exempt of Virginia's 5% sales tax. Learn more here.
Monday, July 30, 2012
Paying for the Midtown Tunnel
January 2014. That's when drivers using either the Midtown or Downtown Tunnels will be required to pay a toll.
The upcoming Midtown Tunnel expansion project is the subject of this week's Hampton Roads Topics. My guests are Lauren Hansen of the Virginian Department of Transportation and Leila Rice of Elizabeth River Crossings, the consortium that will operate and maintain the Midtown and Downtown Tunnels for the next 58 years. Here's the interview...
If you're dreading a return to the old days of traffic tie ups at the Route 44 toll booths near Mount Trashmore, think again. Commuters won't have to stop to pay the toll. Drivers with an EZ Pass transponder will pay the toll automatically.
Drivers without EZ Pass will "Pay by Plate." According to ERC's website,
The project will include the construction of a second Midtown Tunnel and a new road that will connect I-264 with Martin Luther King Freeway, thus creating a mini beltway between Portsmouth and Norfolk.
Preliminary work on the Midtown Tunnel is already underway. Construction work at what will become the openings to the second Midtown Tunnel tube will begin this fall, according to Rice.
On the web:
www.DriveERT.com
www.MidtownTunnel.org
The upcoming Midtown Tunnel expansion project is the subject of this week's Hampton Roads Topics. My guests are Lauren Hansen of the Virginian Department of Transportation and Leila Rice of Elizabeth River Crossings, the consortium that will operate and maintain the Midtown and Downtown Tunnels for the next 58 years. Here's the interview...
If you're dreading a return to the old days of traffic tie ups at the Route 44 toll booths near Mount Trashmore, think again. Commuters won't have to stop to pay the toll. Drivers with an EZ Pass transponder will pay the toll automatically.
Drivers without EZ Pass will "Pay by Plate." According to ERC's website,
"Pay By Plate, an electronic system whereby video cameras are used to capture license plate data, will also be used on the project. Vehicles that do not have E-ZPass transponders will be mailed an invoice for the toll due. Invoiced customers will be charged for cost recovery, which by Virginia law is capped at two times base toll rate."
The project will include the construction of a second Midtown Tunnel and a new road that will connect I-264 with Martin Luther King Freeway, thus creating a mini beltway between Portsmouth and Norfolk.
Preliminary work on the Midtown Tunnel is already underway. Construction work at what will become the openings to the second Midtown Tunnel tube will begin this fall, according to Rice.
On the web:
www.DriveERT.com
www.MidtownTunnel.org
Friday, July 27, 2012
The Midtown Tunnel Project
Sunday, July 29th @ 6am
92.9 The Wave, ESPN Radio 94.1, Star 1310 and 97.3 The Eagle
The Midtown Tunnel Expansion Project. When does it start? How will we pay for it? How will you pay to use it? This Sunday on Topics, I get answers to those questions from Lauren Hansen of the Virginia Department of Transportation and Leila Rice of Elizabeth River Crossings, the consortium that will be running both the Midtown and Downtown Tunnels for the next 58 years.
For information about the project, go to www.MidtownTunnel.org
92.9 The Wave, ESPN Radio 94.1, Star 1310 and 97.3 The Eagle
The Midtown Tunnel Expansion Project. When does it start? How will we pay for it? How will you pay to use it? This Sunday on Topics, I get answers to those questions from Lauren Hansen of the Virginia Department of Transportation and Leila Rice of Elizabeth River Crossings, the consortium that will be running both the Midtown and Downtown Tunnels for the next 58 years.
For information about the project, go to www.MidtownTunnel.org
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