Comments on: WAYNE CREED: New Cape Charles Ignores Gritty Past

By: Jill Combs

Jill Combs — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 18:08:27 +0000

Wow Ya’ll that was refreshing! NOT! Seriously, Cape Charles is a unique and wonderful town, even with all its issues. Going forward with a plan that encompasses the old with the new is the best solution. It is wonderful that the main street in Cape Charles was refurbished and re-used. I have many friends that visit the town and love the old time charm but they love the harbor and Shanty as well. So there you have it — the best of both worlds! Let’s just keep getting up and getting along! Remember life on the Shore is Good!

By: Nancy Haddon

Nancy Haddon — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 22:01:50 +0000

Reading all the wonderful “Come Here” comments aloud to my family, as we drive down to have a nice weekend in the CC area, where we have owned a home since 06. We always have gone out of our way to contribute as much as possible to the local communities, participating in as many events, fundraisers, and festivals as possible, while also spending our hard- earned money in the local shops and eateries. We also pay our taxes, like many other home owners. We have shared CC with SO many people over the years, who would NEVER have come or known about the delights offered in CC otherwise. Over the years, we have come to understand the complex history and dueling interests unique to this vibrant community, and we have tolerated the “Come Here” pops and ribbings, as a form of friendly hazing, if you will. However, when our children have to hear the descriptions here, and wonder just who they are speaking of, it makes us question the ignorance behind publicly making such blanket generalizations. Like it or not, CC is a part of my children, and always will be. They will grow up and always fight to preserve what is the most beautiful part of their childhoods, the precious moments spent in this area. It is my hope that they will always be welcome, along with their children, and not be made to feel as if they are a part of the problem, when everybody knows that “come heres” help to keep CC alive, economically and in other ways. We aren’t all ignorant, we aren’t all uneducated fools with zero understanding of what makes and keeps CC beautiful…and yes, perhaps it would be best to not bite the hand that feeds you…. At least publicly. Sigh. Sincerely- The Haddon Family

By: Wayne Creed

Wayne Creed — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 23:58:18 +0000

Chris, I love you more brother! Black Ice Forever!

By: Chris Glennon

Chris Glennon — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 01:09:06 +0000

I love tourism and the Harbor, playing soccer in Central Park with my kid. I like the new Hotel Cape Charles and Brown Dog Ice Cream, Kelly’s, Chuckletown, etc. Soaking in the sun and playing volleyball on the beach. I am one of those unfriendly evil “come-heres”!

Oh yeah, and I love Wayne Creed too.

By: Don Bender

Don Bender — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 22:29:50 +0000

Gee Joe, I don’t personally know anyone in Eastville jail — do you? For that matter what has that got to do with Cape Charles becoming a tourist trap? What has that got to do with Cape Charles giving away a historic school to a shady developer? Are you and I on the same page or what?

By: Joseph Corcoran

Joseph Corcoran — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 10:43:33 +0000

Don Bender says : Don’t get me wrong, there are many people that have moved here that I call “honorary locals,” but they are few and far between.

And just who do you think is filling the Eastville Prison?

By: Stephen K. Fox

Stephen K. Fox — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 12:44:19 +0000

In a moment of reflection, the anti “come heres” should ask the local merchants and tradesmen what their businesses would be like if they depended solely on local spending. I think they would not bite the hands that feed them.

By: Don Bender

Don Bender — Sat, 25 Oct 2014 00:34:44 +0000

It was a much friendlier town before the “come-heres” came here. At least then we all knew who our neighbors were and looked out for them. I have lived here my entire life and my father and grandfather before me. I haven’t taken one cent from any of the people that have “come here.” Lots of people come to my house and ask me boat information and I have even worked on many of their boats and I have never accepted any payment from them. It’s the people that aren’t from here that are taking this town down, running it into debt with no end in sight. They couldn’t care less about the locals at all. It’s all about tourism and the greasy dollar bills.

Don’t get me wrong, there are many people that have moved here that I call “honorary locals,” but they are few and far between. They are the people that aren’t trying to change everything nor are they trying to tell me how to live.

By: Tony Sacco

Tony Sacco — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 18:36:57 +0000

Some folks here are like “fish out of water”; their criticism is unfair because it’s simply incorrect. The “come-heres” came here and found Cape Charles and Northampton County the poorest areas in Virginia. For one, we took the Palace Theatre that was a mess and turned it into a center of culture for artisans of all talents. It is the locals that stripped the dignity out of Cape Charles. They were only interested in the amount of money they could take out of the pockets of poor folks and refused to return some of it back into the community.

By: Deborah Bender

Deborah Bender — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 15:29:35 +0000

For as long as this town has existed the park was always the center of town. It’s because of people coming here and trying to change everything that this town is in such turmoil. They don’t even know which direction the school faces!