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WILLIAMSBURG — The City of Williamsburg held a public information session at the new Williamsburg Fire Department on Feb. 22 about the design and location of a…

Experts worry longtime residents are pushed out by rising prices.

WILLIAMSBURG — The City of Williamsburg is inviting the public to attend an information session about the design and location of a planned new police station to…

On June 23, 2022 around 1:30 a.m., Gloria Francine Maxwell was jolted awake by a loud boom. When she looked out her bedroom window, the 75 year old saw flames shooting up from the back of her St. Petersburg home. She spent nearly 50 years transforming the unassuming bungalow in the Childs Park neighborhood into her own little oasis. There was the marble tub and skylight she installed in the ...

Residents were forced to evacuate the 15-story Oceanside Tower apartment building, formerly known as Seaview Lofts.

NEWPORT NEWS — More than a year after a judge condemned the 15-story Seaview Lofts apartment building and upwards of 100 residents were forced to move out, the city has given the OK for some of the units to be rented out. Newport News city spokesperson Kim Lee said four of the building’s 150 apartment units have recently been “released for occupancy” by the city’s Department of Codes ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – At the 2023 State of the City, Mayor Kenneth T. Welch recounted some of his administration’s key accomplishments from 2022, expressed his appreciation for his City team and partnership with the Community, shared his priorities for 2023, and announced Hines &…

The building's owner, Seaview Apartments LLC, once again appeared in court for a status hearing. The head of the company, Ben Weinstein, was also there again along with his attorneys.

The owner of Seaview Lofts, Ben Weinstein, has not showed up for a single court appearance until today, August 5, 2022.

Hundreds of people are still being kept from their homes in Newport News. The Seaview Lofts apartment building was recently condemned, forcing residents out with little notice.