COMMENTARY:
Why I Went to Court over the Park Bathrooms
Site of future Central Park bathrooms. Due to flooding conditions, bathroom floor will be elevated to height of wooden crossmember behind yellow tape. Access will be via a 60-foot winding ramp. (Wave photo)
By DONALD RILEY
April 10, 2013
Do the people of Cape Charles want a bathroom in the park that mirrors a 1980s sewer pump station?
Do we want a bathroom that is closed in the winter? Does no one live in Cape Charles in the winter?
Do we want bathrooms with two stalls on each side? Are there safety concerns about that?
Those are some questions Citizens for Central Park might have considered when they decided to construct a bathroom in Central Park. They might have polled the residents of Cape Charles to learn their thoughts.
The location also could have been the subject of community input. Do we want the bathroom at the east end of the park, far from the children’s playground in what becomes a lake when it rains? The floor of the bathroom house will be three feet above the ground in order to avoid flooding. Do we want that kind of towering bathroom? [Read more…]
Gull Hummock Expands: What’s Their Secret?
By TED WARNER
Cape Charles Wave
April 8, 2013
A little more than a year ago, shortly after having received the job offer that would ultimately bring me to Cape Charles, I decided to spend a day driving around the Eastern Shore — to see if could imagine, one day, calling this peninsula my home. I didn’t know what I was looking for. So it was hard to find.
But turning off the highway, just past the Food Lion, I made my way into Cape Charles and drove slowly, sizing everything up.
The first store that I stopped at was Gull Hummock.
“What is a ‘gull hummock’?” one wonders.
A hummock is small mound of earth and, while their formation is its own geological story, whenever you are looking at very lumpy terrain, you can say: “Look at all ‘em hummocks.” Now imagine a colony of seagulls alighting on a hummock. It was a busy day for the seagull and now he just wants a nice place to pause for some friendly chit chat and maybe a wine tasting.
That’s what Gull Hummock is.
It’s a small, warm store, filled to the gills with carefully selected wines, cheeses, breads, soaps, ice creams, chocolates, and other healthy foods (healthy for the soul, at least.)
The good stuff. The gourmet.
“Carefully selected” isn’t an overstatement. Jon and Honey Moore, the owners, travel to wine shows and conventions in order to select the best available products. Their wine tastings are orchestrated for flavor, with three price points, and are a delight. And, when you read the contents of any of the packaged foods, you’ll note the absence of trans fats and all those other chemicals.
Next time you’re there: pick up any product and ask Honey to tell you about it. She’ll tell you a story. [Read more…]
SATURDAY 4/20: Rain Barrel Workshop at Central Park
Rain Barrel Workshop 2-4 p.m. April 20 at Cape Charles Central Park. [Read more…]
FRIDAY 4/12: ‘Boats on the Bay’ Seminar at ESCC
The Science and Philosophy Seminar of the Eastern Shore of Virginia will present “Boats on the Bay: From the 17th Century until Now.” 12:30 p.m. Friday, April 12, in the Eastern Shore Community College lecture hall, 29300 Lankford Hwy, Melfa.
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APRIL CALENDAR for Town of Cape Charles
COMPILED BY CAPE CHARLES RECREATION DEPARTMENT
EVERY TUESDAY — Free Computer Classes for Beginners every Tuesday at 11 a.m. Call the Cape Charles Memorial Library to register at 757-331-1300
EVERY WEDNESDAY — Arts and crafts every Wednesday at 4 p.m. at the Cape Charles Memorial Library
EVERY THURSDAY — Story time every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at the Cape Charles Memorial Library
EVERY THURSDAY — New Roots Youth Garden Spring Session every Thursday from 4 to 5 p.m.
April 5 — Blessing of The Fleet at Cape Charles Town Harbor. Ceremony begins 5:30 p.m.
April 15 — 2012 Business license payments due
April 15 — Golf Cart decals expire. Decals can be obtained at local inspection stations.
April 18, 20, 21 — “London Suites” at the Palace Theatre
April 20 — Rain Barrel workshop in Central Park 2 p.m.
April 25 — Cape Charles Photo Exhibit at Arts Enter 6 p.m
April 27 — Cape Charles Historical Society Low County Shrimp Boil at Cape Charles Museum. 5-9 p.m. Tickets on sale.
April 28 — Cape Charles Inaugural Band Concert at the Palace Theatre
TUESDAY 4/23: Cycling on the Eastern Shore Lecture at Accomac Library
“Cycling on the Eastern Shore,” a lecture by Richard Freeman, will be held 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, at Accomac Library, 23610 Front Street. [Read more…]
TUESDAY 4/30: Learn about Community Supported Agriculture at Copper Cricket Farms and Mattawoman Creek Farms
Join the Virginia Eastern Shore Land Trust April 30 for an afternoon tour of two local farms, Copper Cricket Farms and Mattawoman Creek Farms. [Read more…]
THURSDAY 4/4: Town Council Budget Work Session
Cape Charles Town Council will hold a work session 3 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at Town Hall. [Read more…]
