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ESPN says its direct-to-consumer streaming service will debut in September at $29.99 a month

The service will enable consumers to view all of ESPN’s various networks.

Alana Dodds Sharp as Eloise Langtree and Janae Thompson as daughter Cleopatra Langtree. (J. Stubbs Photography/Courtesy of Zeiders American Dream Theater)

Review: ‘As You Love It’ brings funny fake Shakespeare to The Z in Virginia ��ӽ紫ý

This image released by National Geographic shows Stanley Tucci posing in the Abruzzo region of Italy during the filming of his series “Tucci in Italy.” (Matt Holyoak/National Geographic via AP)

Stanley Tucci returns to Italy with National Geographic series and vows to ‘go more in depth’

Tiffany Chen and Robert De Niro pose for photographers

At Cannes opening, Robert De Niro calls Trump ‘America’s philistine president’

The deluxe chicken sandwich at Chick N Roll in Virginia ��ӽ紫ý. (Courtesy of Chick N Roll)

Popular Korean fried chicken spot expands to Virginia ��ӽ紫ý with rice bowls

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

A batch of hot loukoumades at a previous Norfolk Greek Festival. The next one starts on Thursday and runs through Sunday at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral. Loukoumades are deep-fried sweet fritters covered with sesame seeds and honey. (The Virginian-Pilot, File)

Here’s what to know about upcoming Greek festivals in Hampton Roads

Experience all things Greek at these spring favorites, in Norfolk starting Thursday and in Newport News starting May 29.

Music and Concerts

The Leah Glenn Dance Theatre will perform to the world premiere of composer Dawn Avery's new composition "Secrets: Remembering the Brafferton Indian School." Courtesy of Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra.

Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra celebrates 40 years with homage to Native American culture

The concert will feature performances from world-renown flutist R. Carlos Nakai and the Leah Glenn Dance Theatre.

Arts

Alexis Yearde of Greenville, North Carolina, right, and Brittany Hill of Norfolk react as other “Big Brother” hopefuls play Jenga on stage before auditions Friday, May 8, 2025, at Rivers Casino. (Stephen M. Katz / The Virginian-Pilot)

Hundreds of ‘Big Brother’ hopefuls audition at Rivers Casino Portsmouth

Hundreds of hopeful reality TV stars auditioned Friday to be on CBS' Big Brother at an open casting call held inside the Rivers Casino Portsmouth

Entertainment

The Palais des festivals ahead of the 78th international film festival in Cannes

Cannes, the global Colosseum of film, readies for 78th edition with new challenges on the horizon

Geopolitics course through Cannes unlike any other festival.

Theater

Jack Rasmussen as Edward Lewis and Eva Gary as Vivian in “Pretty Woman,” ahead of the shows at Chrysler Hall in Norfolk. In the May 6 performance reviewed, Dani Kucera, an understudy, played Vivian. (Photo by Matthew Murphy / “Pretty Woman: The Musical”)

Review: ‘Pretty Woman’ has a heart of gold. Hear it beat at Chrysler Hall.

The musical, which hews largely to the 1990 hit film with Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, runs through Sunday in Norfolk.

Home and Garden

This April 10, 2025, image provided by Jessica Damiano shows a Pimm’s Cup cocktail made with fresh mint, strawberries and cucumber on Long Island, N.Y. (Jessica Damiano via AP)

The secret to a refreshing cocktail or mocktail might be growing in the garden

If you enjoy a tasty, refreshing summer cocktail or mocktail, why not grow your own?

Outdoors

Downtown Norfolk Council just launched “Work From Downtown,” a series of events designed to promote downtown as the best place to work in Virginia. (Courtesy of Downtown Norfolk Council)

New downtown Norfolk initiative aims to bring fun to the workweek with event series

Each event will transform familiar downtown spaces into lively gathering places while adding to the buzz of the area.

Travel

Bannister’s Wharf Newport, Rhode Island, known as the“ sailing capital of the world,” also has many B&Bs to choose from. (Noreen Kompanik/Noreen Kompanik/TNS)

Bed & breakfasts are making a comeback, and here are some of the best towns to find them

Some of the trendiest properties feature on-site activities.

Books

Jeneva Rose's novel joins the bestseller list at No. 1 in fiction. (Blackstone)

Jeneva Rose’s perfect divorce and perfect marriage: new in bestsellers

'Divorce' lands at No. 1 and Baldacci's latest is No. 2 on the New York Times list for the week ended April 19.

Pets and Animals

Victoria Conway, of Walnut Creek, gets some kisses from her dog Clyde, a five-year old Goldendoodle, while on a walk with her dogs at Shell Ridge Open Space in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Thursday, May 1, 2025. According to a paper recently published by researchers from the University of California, Davis and Berkeley, knowing when and where dogs got sick with valley fever could give us clues to where humans might also contract the disease. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

Dog data may help track dangerous disease for humans

New research from UC Berkeley and UC Davis suggests that knowing when and where dogs get sick can help us know when humans are at risk.

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