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Inside Business Health Care Heroes 2023: Jim Dahling
In retirement, Jim Dahling and his wife plan to stay in the region, and he hopes to stay involved with CHKD, supporting and guiding the new leadership.

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Inside Business Health Care Heroes 2023: Chesapeake Regional Healthcare’s Summer Externship and Scholarship Program
The nonprofit health system’s Summer Externship and Scholarship Program provides on-the-job training and mentorship to rising high school seniors who plan to pursue higher education in health care fields while...

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Inside Business Health Care Heroes 2023: Teresa Black
Teresa Black acknowledged her line of work can take an emotional toll. But she believes she’s making a difference in the lives of her patients and families by providing the...

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Vintage is the vibe at Wharf Hill Brewing in Smithfield’s historic area
At Wharf Hill Brewing Co., food and beer are served with a side of history. The brewpub is on Wharf Hill, a steep section of Main Street in Smithfield's historic...

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Red Point Taphouse’s take on the BLT is an ’embarrassment of richness’
Most people likely have heard of a BLT. But a TABLE, it turns out, is so much better. Red Point Taphouse's livened-up version of the classic bacon, lettuce and tomato...

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Poke bowls meet Mexican cuisine at Guads in Olde Towne Portsmouth
Guads Mexican Restaurant is on the ground floor of Pythian Castle, a late-19th century, three-story building in Olde Towne Portsmouth that used to be a lodge for the Knights of...

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When in downtown Suffolk, check out Rennee’s for chops with a kick
When it comes to spicy foods, I am, to my great dismay, a wimp. So when the server at Rennee's Restaurant & Lounge highly recommended the spicy honey garlic chops...

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Detroit-style pizza in Olde Towne Portsmouth: Welcome to High Street Pizza
There's Neapolitan pizza, Greek pizza, New York-style pizza, Chicago deep-dish pizza ... but Detroit-style pizza? I'd never heard of that, even though I grew up in the Midwest. So I...

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Haven & Hull in Suffolk offers beer, wine and a ‘snackle’ box charcuterie
Dining out doesn't always have to mean a big meal. Sometimes, a charcuterie assortment, a glass of good wine or beer and a cozy table for two on a sidewalk...

No frills Ricky & Roy’s Catering offers up flawless fried chicken
Before committing to a half-hour drive from our home, we called Ricky & Roy's Catering to make sure it was open for lunch. It was, replied the friendly woman who...