According to Amy Poulter at the Virginia Gazette, “Williamsburg Live canceled — The latest music festival to be scrapped is the Virginia Art Festival’s Williamsburg Live, originally scheduled for June 26–27 on the Lawn of the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg.” So why are they cancelling an event for the end of June if our […]
An article in the Daily Press today describes the scene in Jerusalem, one of drones gliding “up toward a high-rise until it reaches an apartment window where a woman waves from inside, proving to police that she is self-isolating after testing positive for the coronavirus. Israel has also approved the use of phone-spying technology that […]
At the James City County Board of Supervisor’s (BOS) meeting on April 14, 2020, the members discussed the possibility of opening the County prior to June 10th, the date the Governor’s set for residents to remain at home. Why would they advocate something in direct contradiction to the Governor’s directive? Money. The BOS has taken […]
Over the past few weeks, more people have been walking and biking around their neighborhoods as a way to be part of their community without actually coming in contact with people. As someone who exercises regularly outside it’s nice to see so many people taking advantage of this extra time and improving their health by […]
With an unprecedented pandemic, local governments are struggling to meet the needs of their small business community. In reality, the only thing they are capable of is providing links to other organizations who may be able to help. Even though these government organizations exist mostly due to tax revenue generated by small business in the […]
Small business owners were looking for a lifeline. It appeared as if they had received one when the Small Business Administration announced the Paycheck Protection Program. From the SBA’s website: “The Paycheck Protection Program is a loan designed to provide a direct incentive for small businesses to keep their workers on the payroll. SBA will […]