Virginia Beach, Virginia
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Outdoor fitness - 12/30/2007

For the outdoor fitness fan, Virginia Beach offers a number of opportunities. If the Atlantic beach or it's wide board walk are not to your liking then there are more than enough bike paths along[more...]

Paradise Pales in Comparison to the Seashore - 11/15/2007

I moved to VA Beach four years ago when I retired from thirty years in northern Illinois. People are friendly, the weather is wonderful, flowers bloom throughout the year; the ocean is nearby;[more...]

Virginia Beach - 10/8/2007

pretty pricy place to live, but extremely good services from city and regional government. Good access to quality but pricy health care. Pretty crowded during tourist season, but there is[more...]

God's Blessed My Move to the Seashore - 8/30/2007

I retired to VAB four years ago and life has nver been sweeter or more blessed. What can you say about wonderful weather, great church, good friends and ocean views except "Thank you, Lord, for[more...]

Seems to be getting hotter - 8/30/2007

It seems to me that the heat in the summer is getting more intense and lasting longer through the year. Coupled with the humidity, it can best be described as[more...]

Virginia Beach and Hampton Roads...Thoughts - 7/31/2007

My wife and I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 4 years, and here is what we found....the good and the bad... GOOD If you like the water and the beach, great place for boating, fishing, surfing[more...]

Housing is outrageous but there are tons of things - 7/17/2007

The prices for houses to buy is ridiculous. If you actually have the money to afford houses around here good for you but most decent houses are going to run you over $300k. If you are renting you are[more...]

Prices have finally leveled off... - 6/14/2007

I've lived here 5 years and I love it. My wife and I got married here, had our reception at the oceanfront, had our first child here, and have enjoyed beach living since we got here. It certainly[more...]

Great place to educate your kids - 4/26/2007

We've lived in Virginia Beach twice now, before and after tours to Japan. We enjoyed living here the first time, so we asked to be stationed here again. The school system is the #1 reason we wanted[more...]

Thinking of relocating to Virginia Beach, any feed - 2/20/2007

Hi everyone. Stumbled upon this website while trying to research best cities to live in america. My fiancee and I currently live on the west coast, and are seriously thinking of relocating to the[more...]

Observations from A Native VB Animal Lover - 12/29/2006

Definitiely read the comments from Expatriot, because he describes much of what I have trouble with regarding Virginia Beach. I was BORN here, raised here, and enjoyed the simple life Virginia Beach[more...]

My thoughts - 12/24/2006

I agree with both of you first off you can't compare detroit to VAB cause yes Detroits crime blows VAB out the water fifty times over,but yes virginia beach crime has gone up but its not bad unless[more...]

High Crime?????? - 12/20/2006

To the person who posted on 12/20 (High crime) Oh please shut up! You have no idea about high crime. Come to Detroit where I live and you will change your mind quickly. I am actually[more...]

High Crime - 12/20/2006

I've lived here most of my life and the crime (past few years) has quadrupuled. Think Va. Beach tried to hide it for a number of years (knew of crimes never reported to public), but they can no[more...]

VIRGINIA BEACH - 11/22/2006

GREAT PLACE TO LIVE! KEMPSVILLE AREA IS[more...]

Thinking about Relocating - 10/2/2006

My husband and I live in Houston, TX. I have finally convinced him to consider relocating. Some places we are thinking about are Virginia Beach, Hampton, and Chesapeake. A couple of other places[more...]

Observations from an expatriot - 9/24/2006

I grew up in Va Beach from 1967-1987, went to VB public schools, graduated fromCox H.S.(top HS in VB) and attended Tidewater Community College. It was a good place to grow up and raise a family. The[more...]

Cost of living too high for median income below 60 - 7/31/2006

Imake 60K and can barely afford to live - still week to week. Housing market is twice what a house is really worth and rents are insane @ over 1000.00 per month for a mediocre 2 bedroom apartment.[more...]

Changing...but not for the better - 7/27/2006

My husband and I moved to Va Beach in 1994 from NYC. Since relocating the housing market here has really sky rocketed. We purchased a home in 1997 that was affordable to us but now that we are[more...]

If you don't like the weather...... - 7/21/2006

Virginia Beach has great weather....sometimes. The good thing about the weather in this beach town is that if you don't like it on a particular day, just wait. It changes fast, not only from day to[more...]