City Manager’s Update

The first of a series of public meetings to discuss the City Hall

2020 project – the City’s need for a renovated or new City Hall

– will be held Monday, June 26 from 6 to

8 p.m. at Building 19 at the Virginia

Beach Municipal Center (2416

Courthouse Dr.). City staff will be on hand to answer questions and

provide additional information. Attendees will get an overview of the

current City Hall, visit display stations that include information on the

proposed options for rebuilding and/or relocating City Hall, and have the

opportunity to provide input and submit suggestions for potential sites.

This feedback will be provided to City Council for members to consider as

part of their deliberations on the issue

For more information, visit www.VBgov.com/CityHall2020.

Join us and celebrate the grand opening weekend of Kempsville Recreation Center. Opening

ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 29. Following the ceremony, the recreation

center will be free and open to the public for tours and use through Sunday, July 2.

Karen Schell, Early Literacy Outreach coordinator for Virginia

Beach Public Library (VBPL), was named 2017 Outstanding

City Employee by the Virginia Beach Rotary Club. Karen was

selected for her commitment to helping children learn to read and

ensuring that families, caregivers and teachers are prepared to help

children learn to read, too. Part of VBPL’s Youth & Family

Services division, Karen manages VBPL’s early literacy outreach

team, including a staff of four information specialists. The team

delivers services through VBPL’s Bookmobile, an early literacy

classroom on wheels. Karen creates partnerships with Virginia Beach preschools in order to

fulfill VBPL’s strategic objectives for youth success, including presenting trainings to preschool

staff and administrators and managing a 4,000-plus item collection. She liaises with Virginia

Beach City Public Schools, coordinating VBPL’s master Pre-K outreach plan. Karen and the

early literacy outreach team serve 40 preschool classrooms in 20 public elementary schools.

Public Works/Traffic Operations began

conducting signal work at the intersection of Sandbridge Road and Heritage Drive/Entrada

Drive this morning. Weather permitting, crews will complete the installation on Tuesday,

June 27, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Public Works Traffic Control and Virginia Beach police

officers will be on site to assist with traffic. Contact: Christopher Hasty, chasty@vbgov.com,

(757) 385-1651.

Work on the Lesner Bridge this week involved moving the gantry

from the north side of Shore Drive to the south side. To do that, Public Works scheduled

closures at the bridge early mornings on Tuesday through Thursday. Work proceeded as

planned for the Tuesday and Wednesday

shifts, but the closure for Thursday morning

was cancelled when the contractor decided to

take extra safety measures for supporting the

gantry. The work of removing support braces

and equipment that was scheduled for

Thursday morning will be done sometime

within the next 10-12 days, once the

additional support work is completed.

Due to a shoaling problem in Rudee Inlet, dredging of the area

began on Monday, June 12 through Thursday, June 15. Once completed, 4,430 cubic yards of

material had been dredged.

The Virginia Beach tourism Weibo social media account recently secured 557,618 followers

thanks to more than 1,100 posts promoting the “Live the Life” vacation brand. Weibo is a

Chinese microblogging website. The Pacific Asia Travel Association, which analyzes

international travel and tourism trends in the Asia-Pacific region, forecasts that nearly five

million Chinese travelers will visit the U.S. each year by 2020 with an annual growth rate of

about 13 percent during the next five years. By 2020, China will be the largest international

source market for the U.S. excluding Canada and Mexico. This will cause a pivotal shift in the

visitor pie chart that has been dominated by Japan and the U.K. for decades.

In 2016, the Chinese traveler market was the number one market for the Capital Region USA

with more than 300,000 Chinese arrivals. It is important for Virginia Beach to have this rapidly

growing market as a focus in its International marketing strategy. China currently ranks in the

top five markets visiting our region. Showcasing unique experiences, here is a sampling of the

Convention and Visitors Bureau’s recent social media efforts in China to raise awareness of

Virginia Beach as a fun, world-class leisure vacation destination.

More than 300 attendees from diverse

backgrounds, sectors and disciplines converged to

address the opioid crisis in the Hampton Roads

area at a summit held in Hampton, VA on

Tuesday, June 20. Keynote speaker Fred Wells

Brason II, president and CEO of Project Lazarus,

shared the value of partners working together with

the community to reduce deaths and decrease the

prevalence of substance use disorder. Speakers

included the Virginia Secretary of Public Safety

and Homeland Security Brian Moran and

Virginia Beach Health Director Dr. Heidi

Kulberg, as well as a panel of peer recovery

specialists and a law enforcement panel, in which

Lt. Kenneth Spivey with the Virginia Beach

Police Department spoke. The Virginia

Department of Public Health and Eastern Virginia

Medical School funded the event.

On March 16, the Virginia Department of Historic Resources Board approved 18 new state

historical highway markers, of which two will be placed in Virginia Beach. One highway marker

(proposed location: 5381 Northampton Blvd.) will honor Col. John Thorowgood, Jr., a political

leader in Virginia’s independence efforts, who commanded a county militia and by 1781 was a

prisoner of war. Another will relay transportation and railroad history of Virginia Beach with a

marker for Cape Henry Railroads (proposed location: Fort Story). The dedication ceremony is

scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 5.

Research and manufacturing of the markers were made possible by two FY16 research grants

from the Virginia Beach Historic Preservation Commission. This brings the total number of

historical markers in Virginia Beach to 15.

The Virginia highway marker program began in 1927 with installation of the first historical

markers along U.S. Rte. 1. It is considered the oldest such program in the nation with more than

2,500 official state markers.

On Friday, June 16, Human Resources/Occupational Safety and Health Services Manager

Scott Kalis spoke to more than 100 participants at an event hosted by Tidewater Community

College and the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry’s (DOLI) Virginia Office of Safety

and Health (VOSH). The “Understanding Fall Hazards” event is a forum to discuss best

practices in identifying hazards, addressing risks, protecting the workforce and assessing the

effectiveness of fall protection systems.

Scott is an OSHA Outreach Instructor and OSHA Special Government Employee (SGE) who has

audited private and government operations and worksites to assess compliance with regulations.

He has also provided consultation to organizations striving to provide a safe and healthy

workplace.

Hear Chris Fischer, founding chairman and expedition leader

for OCEARCH, discuss collaborative shark science and the

ways in which OCEARCH generates critical scientific data

related to tracking and biological studies of keystone marine

species, including great white sharks. Fischer is best known for

his involvement in OCEARCH, the organization responsible

for tagging and tracking sharks like Mary Lee and Catherine,

both great white sharks known to frequent the waters off

Virginia’s coast.

This engagement, part of the Eleanor and Henry Watts Conservation Speaker Series, will

take place on Saturday, June 24, at 6:30 p.m. at the Virginia Aquarium. Admission is free,

although seating is limited to the first 250 guests. Mr. Fischer will also hold a meet and greet

reception at the conclusion of the presentation. Doors open at 6 p.m.

There is still time to participate in the Mayor’s Cup Blood Drive! You could help

save more than one life with just one donation. Remaining drives for Virginia

Beach: Wednesday, June 28, at the Police First Precinct (Bldg. 11) from 9 a.m. to

3 p.m. and Central Library from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, June 29, at the

Sheriff’s Office (Bldg. 7) from 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and EMS Office (477

Viking Dr.) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and Friday, June 30 at Bayside Library (936

Independence Dr.) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

♦ June 23, 2017 – Copy of an inter-office memorandum from Purchasing Agent Taylor

Adams regarding the Construction Bid Summary Report for May 2017

♦ June 17, 2017 – Copy of an article from The Post and Courier titled, “Stormwater

flooding in South Carolina an expensive problem and a hot issue.”

♦ May 31, 2017 – Copy of an article from Virginia Business titled, “Data-center dazzle.”

♦ May 30, 2017 – Copy of an article from the Associated Press titled, “Insidious but

overlooked: Back-bay flooding plagues millions.”

♦ Virginia Beach Television (VBTV) Program Schedule | June 25 through July 1.

Insidious but overlooked: Back­bay flooding plaguesmillionsWAYNE PARRY, Associated Press 10:31 a.m. ET May 30, 2017

OCEAN CITY ­ Marty Mozzo gets a gorgeous show each night when the sun sets over wetlands near hisproperty on the bay side of a barrier island.

When he and his wife bought the house in 2008, she looked at the marsh, where the only sign of water was atiny trickle nearly a half mile away.

"Do you think this will flood?" she asked.

"How could it?" he replied. "Look how far away the water is."

Within weeks of moving in, a storm stranded them for two days with water on all sides. Theirs is one of several neighborhoods in Ocean City where residents have adopted unofficial flood etiquette: Don't drive too fast through flooded streets or you'll create wakes that slam into houses, scatter garbage cans, and damage lawns and gardens.

They are among millions of people worldwide whose lives and land are being dampened by back­bay flooding — inundation of waterfront areas behind barrier islands where wind and tides can create flooding during storms or even on sunny days. It's a type of flooding that tends to be overshadowed by oceanfront storm damage that grabs headlines — and government spending — with dramatic video of crashing waves and splintered houses.

"This insidious flooding is increasing, and it is an important social issue, but it is not getting enough attention paid to it," said S. Jeffress Williams, a coastal scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey. "Flooding is happening with increasing frequency in back bay areas. It happens very rapidly; it's just not as dramatic."

Williams, who lives on Cape Cod in Massachusetts, said back­bay flooding is happening just as frequently, if not more so, than oceanfront flooding.

(Photo: Wayne Parry/AssociatedPress)

Marty Mozzo poses in his backyard in Ocean City on the edge of a back bay wetlands in February 2016. When he and his wife were considering buying the house, theylooked at a small trickle of water in the distance and wondered if the property would flood, deciding the water was too far away to pose a danger. Within weeks, theirhouse was surrounded by floodwaters. (Photo: Wayne Parry/Associated Press)

"Over the last 15 or 20 years I have seen, especially when you get a full moon and a high tide, roads, backyards and parks all get flooded, much more so than we ever had before," he said.

Nearly five years after Superstorm Sandy delivered a wake­up call, the problem of back­bay flooding is coming into sharper focus. Studies are underway, money is starting to flow toward the problem, and the realization that destruction of wetlands for development along such shores is partly to blame is leading to discussion about building codes.

Sandy created a vast swath of destruction along the coasts of New Jersey and New York in 2012. But it also wreaked havoc along the back bays, where miles of lagoons exposed thousands of waterfront homes to flooding damage.

Property owners in Toms River received more than $568 million in payments from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after Sandy. Neighboring Brick Township received more than $267 million. Both towns have limited oceanfront exposure but extensive back bay exposure, and they represented the largest damage totals in Ocean County, the region of New Jersey that took the hardest hit from Sandy.

President Donald Trump's budget proposal, released last week, would cut a combined $452 million from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and the Homeland Security department for research grants, flood mapping and analysis. If enacted by Congress, many environmental groups worry, less money will be available to study back­bay flooding.

Jeff Gebert, chief of coastal planning for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia division, acknowledged that before Sandy, back bay flooding was not as high on the agency's radar, due in part to the lack of easy engineering solutions.

Jim and Maryann O'Neill's home in a back bay neighborhood of Manahawkin surrounded by water after a moderate storm in March 2017. (Photo: Wayne Parry/Associated Press)

As of January, the Army Corps map of recent storm protection and navigation projects in New Jersey showed 10 either completed or underway, withsix more planned. But none were done in back bays.

The picture is largely the same nationwide, he said, "because the solution to back bay flooding is much more complicated" than simply pumping sandonto oceanfront beaches.

A 2010 study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration found that more than 123 million people — or about 39 percent of the U.S.population — lived in coastal zone counties, a number projected to grow by 8 percent by 2020. The greater proportion of those people live on or nearthe bay sides of barrier islands, scientists say, than on the oceanfront.

Unlike oceanfront flooding, where crashing waves from storm­driven seas pound the beaches, back bays flood gradually and comparatively quietly aswater levels rise. The effect is worsened during storms that continue through numerous tide cycles in which water piles up in the back bays withoutbeing able to drain out to sea.

Tides and wind can inundate some of these areas even when the sun shines.

"The water sneaks up the backside of barrier islands and the flooding you get is sometimes actually greater than on the ocean sides due to thetopography of the islands," said Guy Nordenson, a structural engineer specializing in climate change adaptation whose firm has worked with the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers on flood prevention projects. "That is the case all the way up and down the East Coast to Miami Beach."

This April 26, 2017 photo shows agarage door on a home in OceanCity on the edge of a back baythat floods regularly, and has

New Jersey has funded some smaller resiliency projects in areas including back bays, but none was designedspecifically for flood control. It hopes the study underway will identify a range of possible solutions.

Sandy, Gebert said, "woke people up. It galvanized attention on the vulnerability of back bay areas."

The Army Corps and state officials began a three­year study of back bay flooding in December in New Jerseythat seeks cost­effective solutions that can be replicated elsewhere. Similar studies are underway or wererecently completed in New York, Virginia, Texas, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maryland and Washington, D.C.

Many traditional engineering solutions that are used along the oceanfront are of limited benefit against back­bay flooding. Houses are being elevated and roadways repaved to make them higher. But the bulkheads, seawalls and sand dunes used along the ocean can't be replicated in many back­bay areas because of limitedspace and resistance from homeowners who prize waterfront views.

rusted the metal door. Scientists and people living in back­bay areas behind barrier islands say flooding is increasing, even as the problem gets less attention and money than flooding along the ocean. (Photo: Wayne Parry/Associated Press)

"There's just not as much you can do," said the Geological Survey's Williams. "We used to have broadwetlands that could absorb this water, but we've built right up to the edge of the water in many places. Nowyou're faced with armoring the waterfront or relocating, and relocating is popular with no one."

Any new homes need to be built in these areas with sea level rise in mind, said Princeton geosciencesprofessor Michael Oppenheimer.

"They need to design buildings that are essentially floodable, where it's OK that the first floor gets flooded every now and again," he said. "These places do get wet on a regular basis."

Jim O'Neill walks through a flooded street in front of his home in Manahawkin, after a moderate storm on April 26, 2017. (Photo: Wayne Parry/Associated Press)

Globally, sea levels have been rising over the past century, NOAA says, and the rate has increased in recent decades. In New Jersey, seas have risen by 1.3 feet (0.4 meters) over the past 100 years, said Benjamin Horton, a Rutgers University professor and leading expert on climate change and sea level rise. That is a faster pace than for the past 2,000 years combined, he said.

Horton and other Rutgers researchers project that by 2050, seas off New Jersey will rise by an additional 1.4 feet (0.4 meters).

Jim and Maryann O'Neill moved from Philadelphia to a section of Stafford Township, New Jersey, in 1994 for a quiet existence near the water. But they're now much nearer to it than they bargained for.

In January 2016, a coastal storm inundated the O'Neills' neighborhood; a March 2017 storm submerged the roads and deposited fish on the pavement in front of their house. And that was two years after the town raised the road by their house by 8 inches.

They've had to build a boardwalk from their back stairs to the edge of their property because the yard has been underwater or muddy — "like quicksand," said Jim O'Neill — virtually every day for the past five years.

Maryann, 75, recently learned how to use an app that notifies her when the tides are rising. The O'Neills routinely have to move their car to the highest spot around — the bridge leading to their neighborhood. They already have rusted through three pickup trucks and three cars in the past 13 years.

In Ocean City, officials will spend $40.3 million over the next five years on drainage improvements and road work that includes elevating roadways, new pipes and pumping stations. Such work in his neighborhood has cut down on flooding, Mozzo acknowledged.

"We put $20 million into back bay dredging for five years," Mayor Jay Gillian said. "When you talk about $20 million in one seaside resort for just one thing, that speaks volumes about how much these coastal places need."

This March 14, 2017, photo shows the flooded streets of a back bay neighborhood in Manahawkin, after a moderate storm. (Photo: Wayne Parry/Associated Press)

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VIRGINIA BEACH TELEVISION Cox Cable Channels 46, 47 & 48

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PROGRAM SCHEDULE JUNE 25 – JULY 1, 2017

VIRGINIA BEACH TELEVISION provides locally produced and other specialty programming to support the mission of the Virginia Beach Municipal Government and the Virginia Beach City Public School System. Program listings reflect expected airtimes but may be preempted by public meetings, hearings, and special events.

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Beach City Council and Planning Commission meetings, archives of previous meetings, and original VBTV programming. LIVE meetings and previous sessions of the Virginia Beach City School Board can be accessed at http://www.vbschools.com/schoolboard/archive.

PUBLIC MEETINGS

VIRGINIA BEACH CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP (Cox 48 / Verizon 45) — Recablecast of the June

20 meeting: Sun 9am. LIVE: Tue 4pm. Recablecast: Thu 7pm; Fri 9am.

VIRGINIA BEACH CITY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING (Cox 47 / Verizon 47) — Recablecast of the

June 20 meeting: Mon 2pm; Wed 7pm; Sat 9am.

VIRGINIA BEACH CITY PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIONS (Cox 46 / Verizon 46) — Each

graduation will play at 10am, 2pm, and 6pm on the date indicated below.

Monday, June 26 Salem High School Tuesday, June 27 Tallwood High School Wednesday, June 28 First Colonial High School Thursday, June 29 Princess Anne High School Friday, June 30 Renaissance Academy

VIRGINIA BEACH TELEVISION – COX 48 / VERIZON 45

A PLACE OF OUR OWN: PLAYING TO LEARN — Insight and advice for solving issues related to parenting and child rearing. Sun 9pm; Mon 8am & 3pm; Thu 12am; Fri 3pm.

ACCESS VIRGINIA BEACH — Monthly news magazine highlighting city & school topics and issues.

2017 Virginia Beach Tourism Awards luncheon

2017 Mounted Patrol Graduation

What it takes to keep you safe

Rock the Squads! celebration at Mt. Trashmore

The Spot: community gathering spot opens in Lake Edwards Community

Pre-kindergarten classes visit Virginia Zoo

Region IV Virginia Lottery Super Teacher Award presentation

2018 Citywide Teacher of the Year, Amanda Pontifex

Princess Anne High School honored on MaxPreps Tour of Champions

North Landing Elementary hosts Arbor Day celebration

Nursing graduation ceremonies held for Technical & Career Education Students Mon 12am, 2:30am, 11am, 1:30pm, 9pm & 11:30pm; Tue 5am & 7:30am; Wed 12am, 2:30am, 11am, 1:30pm, 6pm & 8:30pm; Thu 5am, 7:30am & 6pm; Fri 6pm & 8:30pm; Sat 5am, 7:30am, 11am, 1:30pm, 9pm & 11:30pm.

AGAINST ALL ODDS: WHAT IS PROBABILITY? — Discover statisitical solutions to the puzzles of everyday life. Learn how data collection and manipulation - paired with intelligent judgement and common sense - can lead to more informed decision making. Sun 6am; Tue & Thu 12pm; Fri 1am. AMERICAN CINEMA: THE STUDIO SYSTEM — Explore film history and American culture through the eyes of Hollywood insiders. Sun 10pm; Mon 9am & 4pm; Thu 1am; Fri 4pm. BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA: THE TWENTIES — View history as a living narrative rather than a series of irrefutable facts to be memorized. Prominent historians present America's story as something that is best understood from a variety of perspectives. Sun 5am; Tue & Thu 11am; Fri 12am. BRIDGING WORLD HISTORY: GLOBALIZATION AND ECONOMICS — Explore global patterns through time, seeing history as an integrated whole. Sun 5:30am; Tue & Thu 11:30am; Fri 12:30am. CENTURY: MEDICINE AND TECHNOLOGY — Witness personal accounts and perspectives from people who lived in Hampton Roads during pivotal events of the 20th century. Sun 8:30am; Mon, Tue, Wed & Fri 2:30pm; Thu 11:30pm. DISCOVERING PSYCHOLOGY: UNDERSTANDING RESEARCH — Explore historic and current theories of human behavior through demonstrations, classic experiments and simulations, current research, documentary footage, and computer animation. Sun 11:30pm; Mon 10:30am & 5:30pm; Thu 2:30am; Fri 5:30pm. ESSENTIAL SCIENCE FOR TEACHERS: EVOLUTION AND THE TREE OF LIFE — Sun 1pm; Fri 8am; Sat 2pm. FLIGHT SCHOOL: BLAST OFF — Examine the history of rocket-propelled flight, the space race, lunar landing, and the space shuttle program. Sun 4pm; Tue & Sat 9am; Wed 6am & 4pm. FOCUS NNS — Explore current events at Newport News Shipbuilding. Sun 8:30pm; Mon 7:30am; Tue & Fri 11:30pm; Wed 10:30am; Sat 2:30am & 5:30pm. FRONTLINE FIREFIGHTER — Produced by the City of Virginia Beach Fire Department to explore current training trends and report news of interest to firefighters and citizens alike. Mon 1am, 12pm & 10pm; Tue & Thu 6am; Wed 1am, 12pm & 7pm; Fri 7pm; Sat 6am, 12pm & 10pm. GEOGRAPHY IN U.S. HISTORY: CLASH OF THE CULTURES ON THE GREAT PLAINS — Explore the interrelated content of history and geography through geographic learning, using perspectives, information, concepts and skills essential to viewing and understanding historical events and developments. Sun 5pm; Tue & Sat 10am; Wed 7am & 5pm. HOW IN THE WORLD — Hop aboard the Airship Curiosity to discover how electricity works; what is the sweet spot in a baseball bat; and how clouds are formed. Plus, Pilot Lindy shows you how kids can make their own elctro magnets. Sun 7pm; Mon 6am; Tue 10pm; Wed 9am; Thu 6:30pm; Fri 10pm; Sat 1am & 4pm. HUMAN GEOGRAPHY: THE WORLD OF THE DRAGON — Economic and cultural geography are combined to explore the relationships between humans and their natural environment, and to track the broad social patterns that shape human societies. Sun 7am; Tue & Thu 1pm; Fri 2am. KENNEDY CENTER PERFORMING ARTS: ROBOTOPIA RISING — A historical journey detailing the rise of robots in Japan. Sun & Tue 2am; Mon & Sat 8pm; Wed 11pm; Thu 10am & 5pm; Fri 7am. LEARNING MATH: SIMILARITY — Designed for elementary and middle school teachers, and organized according to standards developed by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, this series explores topics in measurement, number operations, statistics, geometry, and algebra. Sun 6:30am; Tue & Thu 12:30pm; Fri 1:30am.

MATH MONSTERS — Designed for pre-kindergarten children, this animated series provides an amusing and enlightening introduction to mathematical concepts. Sun 5:30pm; Tue & Sat 10:30am; Wed 7:30am & 5:30pm. MEET THE AUTHOR: DOREEN RAPPAPORT — Sun 8am; Mon, Tue, Wed & Fri 2pm; Thu 11pm. MOM ALWAYS SAID: FAMILY DYNAMICS — Discussion between real moms with real experiences and real tips on raising a family. Mon 12:30am, 11:30am & 9:30pm; Tue & Thu 5:30am; Wed 12:30am & 6:30pm; Fri 6:30pm; Sat 5:30am, 11:30am & 9:30pm. MONEYTRACK: GOOD DEBT, BAD DEBT — Learn how to make your money work for you, and keep your investments on track so you can retire in style and enjoy the good life. Sun 9:30pm; Mon 8:30am & 3:30pm; Thu 12:30am; Fri 3:30pm. NASA X — The NASA fundamental aeronautics Subsonic Fixed Wing program is testing new, revolutionary designs that will dramatically change the future of aircraft.. This project addresses the comprehensive challenge of enabling energy-efficiency improvements in subsonic transport aircraft combined with dramatic reductions in harmful emissions and perceived noise to allow sustained growth of the air transportation system. Mon 2am, 1pm & 11pm; Tue & Thu 7am; Wed 2am, 1pm & 8pm; Fri 8pm; Sat 7am, 1pm & 11pm. NEWSWRITING: DEVELOPMENT AND ORGANIZATION OF A STORY — Explore techniques to become a better writer through traditional and emerging journalistic styles. Sun 11pm; Mon 10am & 5pm; Thu 2am; Fri 5pm. ON THE OTHER HAND — Sun 8pm; Mon 7am; Tue & Fri 11pm; Wed 10am; Sat 2am & 5pm. POLICE & CITIZEN PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDS — Sun & Tue 12am; Mon & Sat 6pm; Wed 9pm; Thu 8am & 3pm; Fri 5am. READ-ALEE-DEED-ALEE: BAKE THE CAKE — An early reading series introducing sounds and rhyming patterns that unlock words and the meaning of words. Sun 3:45pm; Tue & Sat 8:45am; Wed 5:45am & 3:45pm. REAL VIRGINIA — Agricultural news and family-oriented stories presented by the Virginia Farm Bureau. Mon 12:30am, 11:30am & 9:30pm; Tue & Thu 5:30am; Wed 12:30am, 11:30am & 6:30pm; Fri 6:30pm; Sat 5:30am, 11:30am & 9:30pm. RURAL COMMUNITIES - LEGACY & CHANGE: WHO CARES? — Examine why some rural areas in America are thriving while others are in decline. The social, political, and economic issues these communities face have far-reaching implications for individuals and the country as a whole. Sun & Thu 2pm; Fri 1pm. SHAMU TV: THE STORY OF CATS — Sun 3pm; Tue & Sat 8am; Wed 5am & 3pm. THE 4ORCE — A monthly newscast featuring the latest happenings throughout the United States military. Mon 1:30am, 12:30pm & 10:30pm; Tue & Thu 6:30am; Wed 1:30am, 12:30pm & 7:30pm; Fri 7:30pm; Sat 6:30am, 12:30pm & 10:30pm. THE MATH DUDE: SOLVING MULTI-STEP EQUATIONS — Middle and high school students can improve their algebra skills with these fast–paced programs devoted to Algebra I as it is taught in the classroom today. Sun 3:30pm; Tue & Sat 8:30am; Wed 5:30am & 3:30pm. THE ROAD TO RECOVERY: BRINGING TOGETHER MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES — Many efforts are underway to build a behavioral health system that enables Americans to find effective treatments and services in their communities. Explore some of the challenges with integration at the federal, state, and local levels, and discover the findings and recommendations of the 2016 surgeon general’s report, facing addiction in america: the surgeon general’s report on alcohol, drugs, and health. Sun 6pm; Mon 5am; Tue & Fri 9pm; Wed 8am; Sat 12am & 3pm.

VIRGINIA BEACH TELEVISION – COX 47 / VERIZON 47

A BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICA — Thu 8pm. A HISTORY OF BLACK ACHIEVEMENT IN AMERICA: SETTLING THE NEW WORLD — Explore the contributions of Black Americans to have influenced our culture, enriched our society, and shaped the history of the United States. Mon 10:30pm; Tue & Fri 11:30am & 3:30pm; Thu 11:30am. A PLACE OF OUR OWN — Wed 3pm. ACCESS VIRGINIA BEACH — Sun 9pm & 11:30pm; Mon 7:30am & 6pm; Tue & Thu 1:30pm; Wed 7:30am & 11:30pm; Fri 7:30am; Sat 6pm. AGAINST ALL ODDS — Thu 9pm. AMERICAN CINEMA — Wed 4pm. ART HISTORY: MODERN MAVERICKS — Tue & Thu 6am. BRIDGING WORLD HISTORY — Thu 8:30pm. CENTURY — Tue & Fri 10:30pm; Thu 3:30pm. CLASSIC ARTS SHOWCASE— Enjoy the classic arts by experiencing short video clips of film and music. Sat 12am through 8am, 1:30pm through 6pm, and 8pm through Sun 8pm. DEATH: A PERSONAL UNDERSTANDING: GRIEF AND BEREAVEMENT — Gain a greater understanding of death and dying through case studies and moving personal stories of people facing their own death or the death of a loved one. Mon & Wed 11:30am; Tue & Thu 7:30am. DISCOVERING PSYCHOLOGY: UNDERSTANDING RESEARCH — Explore historic and current theories of human behavior through demonstrations, classic experiments and simulations, current research, documentary footage, and computer animation. Wed 5:30pm. EARTH REVEALED: METAMORPHIC ROCKS — Explore how scientific theories are developed and how our activities today affect earth's continuing evolution. Mon 10pm; Fri 3pm; Thu 11am. ECONOMICS U$A: U.S. ECONOMIC GROWTH — Explore fundamentals of economic history, theory, and practice. Mon 11pm; Tue & Fri 12pm & 4pm; Thu 12pm. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: HURRICANE INFORMATION GUIDE FOR COASTAL RESIDENTS — Learn about the need for early hurricane preparation, basic storm information, ways to protect your home, and evacuation to safe areas. Tue & Thu 7am. ESSENTIAL SCIENCE FOR TEACHERS — Mon 7pm; Tue 11pm; Wed 2pm; Fri 5pm & 11pm. EXERCISE HORIZONS — Mon, Wed, Fri 10:30am; Tue & Thu 2:30pm. FIT FOR DUTY — An exercise program spanning several disciplines, such as kickboxing, Pilates, aerobics, weight training, and more. Produced by The Pentagon Channel. Mon & Wed 12pm; Tue & Thu 8am. FLIGHT SCHOOL: BLAST OFF — Thu 5pm. FRONTLINE FIREFIGHTER — Sun 10pm; Mon through Fri 9am; Mon, Wed, & Fri 1pm; Thu 11pm. FUZION FITNESS — Mon & Wed 11am; Tue & Thu 3pm; Fri 11am. GEOGRAPHY IN U.S. HISTORY: — Thu 6pm.

HOMEBOUND EXERCISE — Mon, Wed, Fri 10am; Tue & Thu 2pm. HOW IN THE WORLD — Mon, Wed, & Fri 9:30am; Mon & Sat 6:30pm; Thu 11:30pm. HUMAN GEOGRAPHY — Thu 10pm. INSIDE WRITING COMMUNITIES: CONVERSATIONS AMONG WRITING PEERS — Discover how writing workshops motivate students and help them become proficient writers. Mon 9:30pm; Fri 2:30pm; Thu 10:30am. JURY ORIENTATION — A helpful guide for anyone called to jury duty. Sun 8pm; Mon 8am & 8pm; Wed, Fri & Sat 8am. KENNEDY CENTER PERFORMING ARTS — Fri 9pm. LEARNING MATH — Thu 9:30pm. MATH MONSTERS — Thu 6:30pm. MEET THE AUTHOR: DOREEN RAPPAPORT — Tue & Fri 10pm. MONEYTRACK — Wed 3:30pm. NASA X — Sun 11pm. NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART: ART NOUVEAU 1890 to 1914 — The development of art nouveau in Europe and North America. Tue & Thu 6:30am. NEWSWRITING — Wed 5pm. POLICE & CITIZEN PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDS — Fri 7pm. READ-ALEE-DEED-ALEE — Thu 4:45pm. REAL VIRGINIA — Sun 9:30pm. RURAL COMMUNITIES: LEGACY & CHANGE — Tue 5pm; Wed & Fri 6pm; Thu & Sat 7pm. SHAMU TV: THE STORY OF CATS — Thu 4pm. SIGNING TIME: MY HOUSE — An introduction to American Sign Language for children. Mon & Wed 12:30pm; Tue & Thu 8:30am. THE 4ORCE — Sun 10:30pm. THE MATH DUDE — Thu 4:30pm. THE PATH TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY — Sun 8:30pm; Mon 8:30am & 8:30pm; Wed, Fri & Sat 8:30am. THE WORLD OF CHEMISTRY: THE BUSY ELECTRON — Mon 9pm; Fri 2pm; Thu 10am.

VIRGINIA BEACH TELEVISION – COX 46 / VERIZON 46

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