“Been Here Stay Here,” by filmmaker David Usui, centers around the town’s unique culture. The crew is raising money to hold free screenings on the island on May 10.

Lacroy “Atlas” Nixon hopes his work can get students involved in poetry and bolster a new generation of artists.

Francis was the first-ever Pope from the Jesuit order, a group of priests who focus on direct social and humanitarian work, often with a focus on the neediest.

Several Hampton Roads restaurants have joined the annual Dining Out For Life fundraiser, in which a portion of sales goes to support services at the LGBT Life Center.

Monday marks the 250th anniversary of the Gunpowder Incident, which angered colonists and pushed Virginia to rebellion. Colonial Williamsburg has a weekend of activities planned.

The tournament has hosted NBA stars like Earl “The Pearl” Monroe, Scottie Pippen and Jimmy Butler.

The cuts could imperil efforts to preserve historic documents and provide cultural education.

Judith Giesberg recently released a book, with hundreds of Virginia ties, that shows how people searched for decades for family members who were sold during the slave trade.

The federal Institute of Museum and Library Services provided about $5 million to organizations in Hampton Roads in the last decade. Under a recent executive order, some of that could disappear.

The Virginia Arts Festival and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis developed a program that mentors HBCU jazz students and gives them a chance to shine.