Beginning in 2023, Coastal Virginia Magazine and CoVa BIZ are partnering with VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads for The Civic 50 Hampton Roads business recognition …
Leona Baker

Leona Baker
Leona Baker is the Editor-in-Chief of Coastal Virginia Magazine, a writer, creative, communications professional, food freak, news junkie, nature and travel lover and mom. She holds a degree in English from James Madison University and a degree in Dance & Choreography from Virginia Commonwealth University. She previously served as Senior Copywriter for Spark 451, Director of Marketing & Communications at Virginia Wesleyan University, and Senior Editor of Port Folio Weekly.
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by Leona Bakerby Leona BakerIf anybody can be quasi-recession proof, it’s probably Hampton Roads,” Van Rose, principal owner of …
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Before a packed house of more than 1,000 guests inside the Virginia Beach Convention Center …
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More and more builders, business owners and private citizens are seeking to work and live …
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“They brought in the state of Rhode Island and dumped it,” jokes Will Smiley, resident …
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During an Aug. 19 media tour of the new Hampton Virginia Aquaplex, crews were hard at …
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Each year, CoVa BIZ Magazine asks our business community to nominate young professionals who are …
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Along with the usual earnings reports and action items at the annual TowneBank shareholder meeting, …
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Christopher Newport University President Paul Trible, retiring this year, parlayed a political career into building …
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After four and half decades as president of Hampton University, William Harvey leaves behind an …