Press Relations

Tornado Press Conference, April 2023 | WATCH

The New York Times, April 2023 | Virginia Beach Begins Cleanup After Severe Storm Damages Dozens of Homes

Washington Post, February 2023 | Families of Virginia Beach shooting victims seek $40 million from state

The Virginian-Pilot, February 2023 | As Virginia Beach seeks input for 2019 tragedy’s anniversary, some families frustrated with city’s response

Bloomberg News, January 2023 | Pharrell Williams-Backed Surf Park to Tap $121 Million of Bonds

The Virginian-Pilot, January 2023 | Virginia Beach will collect public input on election system despite objections from several new council members

New York Times, December 2022 | Virginia Beach Reaches $3 million settlement in fatal police shooting

CNN, October 2022 | Virginia Beach will resume normal operations Tuesday as Ian’s remnants push farther north https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/04/weather/virginia-beach-flooding-tuesday/index.html

WVEC, October 2022 | Virginia Beach City Council defers vote on using $1 million for Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater renovation

DC News Now, August 2022 | Pharrell meets with Virginia Beach leaders for the first time after moving Something in the Water festival

WTKR, July 2022 | May 31st Memorial Committee reveals proposed site of Virginia Beach mass shooting memorial

WTKR, May 2021 |Citywide activities honor Virginia Beach mass shooting victims

WVEC, November 2021 | Virginia Beach’s payroll issues will affect at least next paychecks, could last longer

The Virginian-Pilot, November 2021 | City employees in Newport News and Virginia Beach don’t make enough to support a family, report…

The Virginian-Pilot, November 2021 | Moderna booster dosage concerns prompted cancellation of Virginia Beach employee-only vaccine…

The Virginian-Pilot, October 2020 |Virginia Beach’s swift reopening and familiarity to tourists helped it survive pandemic summer

WVEC, September 2020 | Norfolk and Virginia Beach lead a nationwide tourism rebound

WAVY, July 2020 | Destination: Vacation: Virginia Beach

WVEC, July 2020 | Tourism Report Card: Virginia Beach and Norfolk see strong hotel occupancy numbers

The Virginian-Pilot, June 2020 | ‘Together at Last’: Norfolk and Virginia Beach team up to attract travelers

Virginia Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau presentation to City Council on tourism marketing initiatives, February 2020

The Virginian-Pilot, February 2020 | TV spots tout the wonders of Virginia Beach to local residents

WTKR, February 2020 | We’re Open! Virginia Beach unveils new marketing campaign

WTKR, October 2019 | Virginia Beach sees high tourism numbers

Market Insider, April 2018 | Visit Virginia Beach Opens Virgil A. Peach Travel and Adventure Co. Storefront in Brooklyn, New York

WAVY10, June 2017 | Virginia Beach changing traffic pattern to oceanfront this Fourth of July

The Virginian-Pilot, June 2017 | Virginia Beach has doubled its spending to lure more tourists

WVEC Channel 13, April 2017 | College Beach Weekend kicks off today

The Virginian-Pilot, May 2017 | Virginia Beach festival organizer says he can make College Beach Weekend work if he can formalize it

Inside Business, Feb. 2017 | First person: Tiffany Russell, Virginia Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau

WVEC | College Beach Weekend kicks off today

The Virginian-Pilot, Jan. 2017 | Cavalier developers want more public money, but for another hotel on the same property

The Virginian-Pilot, Oct. 2016 | As Virginia Beach becomes a destination for sports events, city studies where to build new field house

WTKR, Sept. 2016 | Using colors to find fun things to do across Coastal Virginia

The Virginian-Pilot, Nov. 2016 | Virginia Sports Hall of Fame eyeing move to Virginia Beach

WAVY10, May 2016 | Tourists pack oceanfront for Memorial Day weekend

WAVY10, April 2016 | Commercials promote new tourism campaign in Virginia Beach

The Virginian-Pilot, Feb. 2016 | Virginia Beach will host 2017 Sister Cities International conference

WVEC, March 2016 | Virginia Beach tourism director Jim Ricketts dies

The Virginian-Pilot, March 2016 | Longtime Virginia Beach tourism director Jim Ricketts dies

The Virginian-Pilot, June 2012 | Judge for yourself at Boardwalk Art Show

The Virginian-Pilot, June 2010 | There’s an art to buying art at the Boardwalk Art Show

The Virginian-Pilot, June 2009 | Artists complain about minimum price at art show

The Virginian-Pilot, June 2008 | New is good for this year’s Boardwalk Art Show