Check N Go, Cash Advance

Check N Go Cash Advance located in the York River Crossing Shopping Center with Food Lion and Pebbles. They provide a valuable service, albeit very expensive to boot. The staff we spoke to were very friendly and professional. New laws have changed the way these businesses loan money and that is a good thing. If you do need a loan, you will at least feel comfortable when dealing with these folks.

Building Your Own Website, Gloucester VA

We have recently been promoting Global Domains International as a place where you can go and set up your own web site. The service includes a domain name, hosting, tools for building your site and 10 custom email addresses. The cost is only $10.00 per month and it does have an additional business opportunity that you can take advantage of or you can skip that part of it. We just wanted to show you an example of a site we built on GDI and the site includes a tutorial for building your own web site. Click Here to see the example. We are going to be expanding the site over the next few days and the site will eventually include an advanced step by step guide for creating an e commerce site using PayPal. If you are interested in setting up your own site, Click Here to get started.

Early Morning Snow 3/02/09 Gloucester VA

Went out early this morning and grabbed some shots of the snow outside. It is freezing out there. My hands have not been this cold in years. Stay inside and stay warm. If you build a snowman though, we want to see it and post it on here, so send us a note.

Hunt Brothers Trading Corporation, Gloucester, VA

Hunt Brothers Trading Corporation, we tried to find a web site for this company but one does not seem to exist. According to their sign, they deal in equipment, tools, trailers, metals and pipe. They have a Dunn and Bradstreet listing and there are a few sites that have some mention about this business. I know that they have been in the same location for as long as I can remember, serving Gloucester well.

Meineke Muffler Car Care, Gloucester VA, Free Coupons

Meineke Muffler Car Care Center at 2998 George Washington Memorial Hwy, Gloucester, VA 23072. Phone 804-684-2359

We brought our vehicle in there for an inspection and had an acceptable wait time for an afternoon visit. Jeff Trull, the store manager and one of the owners, was as gracious as anyone could be. We had a few items that had to be fixed that I didn't find myself as I usually do most of my own work. The prices was decent and we are pleased with the job done.

Of course Meineke does more than mufflers. They also do brakes, oil changes, timing belts, drive belts, State Inspections and so much more. We worked out some special prices for you our readers. There are three coupons on here and they do not expire. They are only good at this Meineke here in Gloucester. To print your coupon, left click the coupon you want and it will open in another browser window. Print that by opening File at the top left hand side of your screen and hit print. (Of course you need a printer attached to your computer).

Just another way that we and Gloucester Businesses are trying to save you money during these rough economic times.

Own A Wii? Go Beyond Gaming Now

If you own a Wii Console, here is a link to site where you can go beyond gaming and turn your Wii into a full multi media system. Music, Movies, More Games and even TV shows. Unlimited Downloads. The price is incredible for what you get. In fact you might even be able to dump that high cable bill and use your Wii to watch TV the way you want. So Check out Wii Media Downloads.

GT's Kombucha Tea Available At Kelsick Gardens, Main Street, Gloucester, VA

Photo By Millennium Products

Recently we found a company that produces a a great Kombucha Tea in various flavors while we were shopping in Williamsburg. The name of the company that produces that tea is called Millennium Products and the tea is called GT's Kombucha Tea. Kombucha Tea is a fermented drink and this tea is a live raw version of the tea. Whether or not you are familiar with the any of the reported health benefits of Kombucha you should be made aware of the health benefits of fermented foods so we are including a link here to Dr Mercola's web site. Mercola.com is the site so just click on that name and you will be taken right there.

Please take a few moments to read the article we have linked to in order to see what you may be missing. For those of you ready to try something new and exciting, you can find this tea at Kelsick Gardens located at 6604 Main Street, Gloucester, VA

Phone Number is 804-693-6500.

From my own personal experience, I can tell you I feel an immediate difference the moment I drink this tea. I will put out several cautions here though. One is that because this is a live raw fermented drink, it is subject to start overflowing the moment you try to take off the lid. So twist the lid very lightly and allow the pressure to bubble up without overflowing. If overflowing should start, tighten lid for a few moments and let it settle again. Repeat process. It usually only takes about two times and it won't overflow all over on you. Two, it's not cheap. Cost is around $3.69 to $3.99 in the several places where we have bought it. Please note, we have not priced this at Kelsick Gardens so please do not try to hold them to prices we have seen. Want to learn more about this tea? Go to this link here, GT's Kombucha.

Looking For Retail Space? York River Shopping Center, Gloucester

Photo By; Chuck Thompson


Looking for retail space in Gloucester? Here is either one of three small shops or one large shop at the York River Shopping Center. Sorry, at the moment I don't have the listing agent or company.

The Stagecoach Flea Market, Gloucester, VA

A number of web searches for the Stagecoach Market are usually made as the Stagecoach Flea Market. Even though the Stagecoach Market is a flea market, the name of the business is The Stagecoach Market. The link for their web site is highlighted. This is a great place to find some real bargains in today's tough economy. Everything is there from fine antiques to everyday items at much lower prices than you find in the local stores to used items that other people just no longer need but you might. Besides, this is a more green way to shop.

5 Bucks Fresh Pizza, York River Crossing Shopping Center, Gloucester, VA

5 Bucks Pizza is a new restaurant in the Hayes shopping center located in the old Little Cesar's location. Not run by the same people or their old employees. The Pizza is by far better. The Pizza deal though is for a single medium cheese pizza. Add a topping and add another $1.50. They actually make the best white pizza I have had in Gloucester. The only other place that we have found that makes a really good white pizza is Sal's in Williamsburg.

When we went there and ordered some pizza's, we were told 20 minutes for the wait time. Not bad but it ended up being 25 minutes before our order was done. We ordered 2 pizzas. One white and one black olive. Well I made the mistake of not checking the order before leaving so we ended up with one white and one green pepper. So to avoid this issue for yourselves, just double check your order before you leave. In all fairness, we called them once getting home and letting them know the order was not right and they hooked us up for our next order.

I thought the prices were a little on the high side but then again, whenever I go shopping these days I keep getting sticker shocked anyway. But we were all pleased to see menu items such as Calzone's and Stromboli's, great selection of specialty pizza, hot wings and subs. They also offer delivery.

2272 York Crossing Lane
York River Crossing Shopping Center
Hayes, VA 23072
804-642-5823

New Rick Nelson Blog Website

In collaboration with a person who was a close friend of Rick Nelson and Helen Blair, we have just set up a new web blog called the Rick Nelson Insider, the highlighted name is the link to the new site. This new blog is a combination tribute site to Rick Nelson and his family, a site where fans can go and learn what a typical day in the life of Rick Nelson was really like and also a site designed to set the record straight where there have been some very questionable tall tales going around about the life and death of the late Ricky Nelson. Elsewhere on this site is a few news snippets about Jamie Fresh and how he had some tall tales about Rick Nelson. We were contacted by the person we are now collaborating with to set those stories right. If you get a chance, please visit this new site.

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Pizza Hut, Gloucester Point

A couple of pictures of Pizza Hut at Gloucester Point. Right next to the Gloucester Point Shopping Center. Always good food plus as I am sure you are aware of, they deliver. In my opinion, they are more expensive than Dominos Pizza, but they also have a different taste to them as well. It's a matter of taste and budget. Here is the Pizza Hut link where you can find deals and maybe some coupons.

If you want to place an order, here is the phone number; (804) 642-4620, just make sure you check the on line deals first. (Saving money is always a good thing).

Gloucester Point Shopping Center, Gloucester, VA

Some pictures from the Gloucester Point Shopping Center.

Need A DJ? Tidewater Disc Jockies, Gloucester, VA

If you are in need of a DJ of any kind of event, wedding, party business function or what have you, you won't go wrong by calling these guys. Tidewater Disc Jockeys , just use this link to go to their site and get hooked up with the sounds you need for your event. (757) 865 -0020 is the phone number to call to get a hold of them. Even though it's not listed on the site, they do cover Gloucester. Let them know we sent you.

Short Lane Ice Cream Video

Here is a great video for the Short Lane Ice Cream Shop here in Gloucester, Virginia. This is a great example of socially engineered marketing and the video has the best reasons to visit this shop. I know I plan on taking the family there. They also put up a few other videos on YouTube which I may bring to this site in the future. We will have an update on this store in the future after we visit.

Daily Press News Feed

we just added a Daily Press News Feed to the bottom of the page but we really do not like the way it looks and it takes up a lot of space. However, we want to know what you think. We are looking for better looking feeds for local news and will continue to experiment until we have a nice looking and practical feed. Please do not hesitate to comment.  This is an RSS Feed.  Gloucester, VA Links and News.  GVLN Website.

Gloucester Restaurants Link 2

More places to eat
Another good website with information on local area restaurants. Happy Dinning.  Gloucester, VA Links and News.  GVLN Website.

Gloucester Restaurants Link 1

Places to eat
Here is the first link for places to eat in Gloucester County. The site has some wrong postings such as Friendlys restaurant in MA, and some that have since gone out of business. Other than that, a nice place to start.  Gloucester, VA Links and News.  GVLN website.

Gloucester Worship, Churches Links 2

Another Link Site of places to Worship
Here is another links site of places to Worship on Gloucester County.  Gloucester, VA Links and News.  GVLN Website.

Gloucester County Blog News

Blog site with Gloucester County News
Here is a blog with news on Gloucester County, VA. Nice site and information on what is going on in Gloucester Politics.  Gloucester, VA Links and News.  GVLN Website.