Urban Views Weekly Visits Georgia’s Oldest HBCU
Urban Views Weekly recently visited Savannah State University. Founded 120 years ago, SSU is Georgia’s oldest public Historically Black College and University as well as the oldest college in Savannah. SSU offers many academic majors including a baccalaureate degree in Mass Communication with a concentration in Print and Online Journalism. UVW’s Editor Cesca Janece Waterfield [...]
Urbanna Oyster Festival: A Cultural Pearl
by Cesca Janece Waterfield
In Middlesex County, about an hour east of Richmond, sits a stunning cultural pearl. While it’s normally nestled quietly along the waters of the Rappahannock River, once a year, it stirs up a succulent commotion, drawing nearly 75,000 people. And it’s all because of a gnarled bi-valve. This year it happens on [...]
Staycations:
Destination , Backyard!
by Cesca Janece Waterfield
A trend that has exploded this season is the “Staycation.” Instead of spending a lot of cash on destination vacations, families are exploring their own region, and finding out that saving money doesn’t compromise relaxation and fun. Discover a fresh perspective in your own neighborhood. Even if you’ve enjoyed a [...]
Chincoteague & Its World Famous Annual Pony Penning
by Cesca Janece Waterfield
At the brink of the Atlantic Ocean just off Virginia’s coast are two treasures of places that manage to be transient and enduring at the same time. Assateague and Chincoteague Islands slope in a unified, gentle arc from the Chesapeake Bay for 60 miles from its northern tip near Ocean City, to [...]
