It’s All in the Cards
by Justice Menzel Have you checked your attic in the past few years? Try shining a flashlight on those childhood trading cards—they could be worth a lot more than you think. From the early 1990s to the turn of the 20th Century, there’s this Magic: The Gathering, Pokémon Trading Card Game, and Yu-Gi-Oh! exploded onto […]
STEM for Everyone at Brooks Crossing Lab
At the Brooks Crossing Innovation Lab and Opportunity Center in Newport News, personal and career growth opportunities are always within reach. Located near the city’s southern tip, the Brooks Crossing Innovation Lab (iLab) is a safe harbor for hands-on STEM education and workforce development programs across multiple age groups. Opening its doors in early 2019, […]
Going with the Flow
For decades, Hampton-based NASA Langley has been redefining aerospace testing on every frontier for the benefit of scientific discovery and to reduce the potential for catastrophic failures in spacecraft and aircraft. However, a flat budget coupled with inflationary pressures has prompted these NASA-first resources to see greater use from high-paying defense and civil sector clients. […]
Old Dominion University Prepares Students for Maritime Careers
Each day, lines of 18-wheelers, 100-car freight trains and construction vehicles snake through the region’s labyrinthine infrastructure traveling to and from Hampton Roads’ global economic hub, the Port of Virginia, which is comprised of four marine terminals located in Portsmouth, Newport News and Norfolk, with one dry terminal in Front Royal in Northern Virginia. The […]