The stories of Virginia Beach city, VA
84 narrated audio stories from across Virginia Beach city — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Military Aviation Museum
The Quiet Heroes Behind the Warbirds
At Virginia Beach, old warplanes fly because unseen experts keep them alive.
US Sailing Center at Long Creek
Where Virginia Beach Learns the Wind
An inland sailing center shaped generations far from the surf.
Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel
Where the Road Dips Under the Bay
How a road across the bay changed travel and tied two shores together.
Naval Aviation Monument Park
Bronze Wings on the Boardwalk
How a seaside monument brings naval aviation history into everyday view.
Mount Trashmore Park
The Park Built on Yesterday’s Garbage
How Virginia Beach turned a closed dump into a beloved landmark.
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When Virginia Beach Changed How Power Was Counted
A voting-rights lawsuit reshaped representation in Virginia Beach.
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When a Ballot Petition Upended a Virginia Race
A local petition scandal reshaped Scott Taylor’s 2018 reelection fight.
The Historic Cavalier Hotel and Beach Club
The Death That Shadowed the Cavalier
A grand hotel, a public tragedy, and the birth of a haunting reputation.
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The Mayor and the Rail That Never Reached the Beach
William D. Sessoms Jr. and Virginia Beach’s long light-rail fight.
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Raising the Bay Back, One Oyster at a Time
How local oyster farming helped Virginia Beach rediscover an old identity.
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Where Grace Sherwood Still Walks
A colonial witchcraft case that still lingers in Virginia Beach.
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The Last Citywide Seat
John Moss’s win arrived as Virginia Beach remade representation.
Virginia Beach Sportsplex
Where Virginia Beach Reached for the Big Leagues
An outdoor stadium that carried local hopes for bigger sports.
De Witt Cottage
A Cottage That Remembers the First Virginia Beach
One surviving cottage reveals how an oceanfront getaway became a resort strip.
De Witt Cottage
The Cottage That Refused to Vanish
How one beach cottage outlasted an oceanfront remade.
Old Donation Episcopal Church
Where a Colonial Parish Still Breathes
A congregation’s long arc from colonial parish to living community.
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When the Bullet Has No Target
A bystander death that reshaped a city's fears about nightlife violence.
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From Malice to No Malice
A Virginia Beach story of rap success, brotherhood, and a public change of course.
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Where the Shamrock Meets the Stopwatch
A beach race weekend where fast times and green costumes happily coexist.
Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Where Fresh Water Pulls Birds From the Sky
How habitat and geography made Back Bay a crucial Atlantic Flyway stop.
Lynnhaven River
The River That Taught Virginia Beach to Wait for Oysters Again
How a famous oyster river fell silent, then slowly found its voice again.
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From Landstown to the Brightest Stage
How Virginia Beach helped launch Percy Harvin’s electric football rise.
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From Virginia Beach to the Center of Pop
How Chad Hugo’s local beginnings helped reshape pop and hip-hop.
Naval Air Station Oceana
Where Virginia Beach Learned to Live With Jets
How farmland became the Navy’s East Coast jet front porch.
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