European-style bakery to Open in Olde Towne Portsmouth



 By David Cartier
A New Day in Olde Towne

Residents have been waiting for years for a bakery to come to the Olde Towne neighborhood.  Well, the wait is almost over.  Artisans Bakery & Café is scheduled to open in mid-July 2011.

Owners Georg & Karen Seyrlehner were looking to bring a taste of Europe to Hampton Roads. Their journey started last October. To the delight of many, the two Chesapeake natives chose historic Olde Towne Portsmouth. "We just kept coming back to Old Towne and this building", stated Seyrlehner. The bakery and café will be in a Queen Anne Victorian home at 711 Washington Street, just off the downtown High Street corridor.

Artisans Bakery and Cafe's new location at 711 Washington Street, Olde Towne Portsmouth, VA.

The couple wanted a location where they could provide high quality foods in a relaxing setting. Their dream was to open a bakery that would provide artisanal breads and pastries that they have experienced in their travels throughout Europe during their 14-year marriage. Click on the link here to read the full story about Artisans Bakery and Cafe.

Va. authorities cracking down on drunken boaters



Virginia authorities will be setting up checkpoints and performing breath tests  this weekend.


Virginia authorities will be cracking down on drunken boaters this weekend.

Conservation police officers with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries will be patrolling state's waterways, setting up checkpoints and performing breath tests over the weekend. It is part of Operation Dry Water, a national effort coordinated by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators.

It is illegal to operate a boat with a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or higher.

Last year, 15 people died in 105 reported boat accidents in Virginia.

Nationwide, almost 20 percent of boating-related fatalities are a result of alcohol, drugs or medications.

2011 Seawall Music Festival this weekend With the Original Rhondels

From Virginia Beach, Virginia, the Original Rhondels are a music tradition who have performed their hit recordings in almost every major city in the United States.

Get ready for some great music in Olde Towne this weekend at the annual Seawall Music Festival!
Looking  for the premier party and dance band in the southeast, a band with a big sound, a great show, incredible vocals, and powerful horns?  They're coming to Portsmouth.
Looking for a band that does it all....top 40, motown, disco, jazz/big band swing, beach music, blues?  The party starts this Friday June 10th.
Come see international recording artists, The Original Rhondels!  It all takes place at the 2011 Seawall Music Fesitval this weekend.  Click here for more information about the 2011 Seawall Music Festival.