Sunday, March 22, 2009

Hallmark Gold Crown, York River Crossing, Hayes VA


Hallmark Gold Crown store located in the York River Crossing Shopping Center by Food Lion. This is a great store with lots of wonderful gift ideas and plenty to choose from for all your holiday needs. A warm knowledgeable staff in place to help you with your gift selections. One could easily get lost in here looking at all the great items on display.

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.

Route 17 Gloucester VA


Busy intersection here in Hayes. Note the gas prices? Photo taken on Christmas day.

Juan's Mexican Restuarant, Mexican Cafe and Cantina



Juan's Mexican Cafe and Cantina. If your into Mexican food, you should really consider trying Juan's Mexican Cafe and Cantina. The service is good, the atmosphere is decent and the food is great. It's been a while since we have been there, but it was a really enjoyable experience. We chose a slow time of day to go so we received the best service. The staff was very friendly, knowledgeable and attentive. The menu selection is broad and appealing. Hard to choose what to order it all sounded so good.

Prices are in line with market conditions. So next time you are driving by and wondering where to eat, give Juan's a try.

Carolinia BBQ House, Carolina Barbecue House


We just ate at the Carolina BBQ house. The staff was friendly enough. There is no menu, everything is buffet. The food was very hit and miss with much more miss than hit. As the name would suggest, they have pork barbecue that was average at it's best. If you wanted to make a sandwich, you had to contend with some pretty nasty rolls. They have ribs that were just poor quality and that is being nice. The scallops were good, as was the pot roast as long as you could find the meat. The sweet potatoes were worth a second helping, the shrimp was hard to find underneath the batter.

They had fish that didn't look to good. The hush puppies were good. We all passed on the salad as it was to much white lettuce that had no appeal. The cheese tasted funny. Plates took forever to be removed from the table. When you went up to the buffet, many of the plates were still wet, the silverware didn't appear all that clean and many of the plates had chips out of them. Napkins were nowhere to be found so we all used paper towels. (Very classy). Some folks sitting at a near by table were wiping off their silverware with baby wipes before using it. If you are looking for atmosphere, this isn't the place.

We had seen some bad reviews on line for this place but I prefer to find out for myself. Seems the reviews are justified. What little selection of deserts they had were not very appealing either. We went for some sort of chocolate cake and my wife found a nice long hair in it. (Happens in buffet settings). I couldn't bear the taste of it. Given the price for the meals, I would have rather given the money to charity. If you are picking the best and worst of Gloucester County, this one is on the list for worst.

We have friends that go to this restaurant on a regular basis and really like it. It is a country style restaurant with some, (but very little) down home cooking. If you have never tried this place, consider yourself lucky. Spend your money somewhere else.

Friday, March 20, 2009

Gloucester County Community Page Is Now Launched

We have just launched the Gloucester County Community site. This site has been designed to offer a search area for services such as babysitters, house cleaners and other services. Ads are free for this site. Ads will run for up to a year unless the pages get to clogged. We will ad more pages as the site grows. This site is kind of like a bulletin board. Please use the contact us at the bottom of this site for now until we add that section in to that site. Again, this is a free site.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Seeking Contributing Writers To Our New Sites

We are presently seeking writers for our new sites now going up. We need writers for all kinds of formats from law, food, entertainment, accounting, engineering, contractors, real estate, automotive, photographers, artists, history buffs, you name it. These are not paid pieces. What we are looking for are people who make their living in these fields and want to expand their presence on the web. We are opening a number of new expansion sites, each particular to a specialty field such as automotive, lawyers, and so on.


Our goal is to eventually create the most comprehensive search and practical information sites available on the web for the Gloucester County community. Each contributing writer will be featured on the front page of each site and be given full credit for the work you submit. Each piece must be original and we reserve the right to edit, re write and or reject any piece based on inappropriate or mis directed work.


If interested, please use the contact us form at the bottom of this page to contact us.

ABC Liquor Store, Gloucester VA


ABC Liquor store. Located by Food Lion in Hayes. A nice selection of spirits. I've always found the staff to be nice and friendly the few times I've been in there. If you are new to Virginia, beer and wine are sold pretty much everywhere. Liquor however is state controlled and only sold in state controlled ABC stores. This brings me to a few questions. One, even though I understand the need to control a substance that has extreme potential danger, isn't state control a form of monopoly hence legalizing a monopoly which in other cases is against the law? Also, ABC stores are run for a profit. If a store is not making money, I've seen these stores shut down. So these stores are run for profit. Okay, so where are the profits allocated to? In these times of rising taxes, just some questions to ponder.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Hong Kong, Chinese Restaurant, Hayes, Gloucester VA


Hong Kong restaurant. No web site found. We've been there a number of times and there is good reason for that. The food is good, the service is decent and the prices are in line. You can eat in or take out. A nice and extensive menu selection and the place is always clean. This restaurant has been serving Gloucester for years and for good reason. Please be sure to stop in.

Pet World, Gloucester VA


Pet World by Food Lion, next to Big Bob's flooring Outlets. No web site found. Carries a nice line of pet foods and supplies. Well worth checking out if you have never taken the time to stop in before.

Big Bob's Flooring Outlets


Big Bob's Flooring Outlets located next door to Food Lion in Hayes. This may be a franchise store. We looked for a web site and found the franchise opportunity site. Interesting site with a lot of flash animation. Click Here if you want to see it.

Hana Sushi, Japanese Steak and Seafood House


Hana Sushi Japanese Steak and Seafood house. No web site found but a nice review is available on the web. Click Here to see the review. The traffic that goes in and out of this restaurant would suggest it's well worth the trip. Located next to Food Lion.

Food Lion In Hayes, Gloucester, VA


Here is a rare picture of the Food Lion in Hayes. Notice there are no cars in the parking lot. We took this picture Christmas day. Click Here to check out their web site. You can shop on line, get meal ideas, watch videos, see the weekly flier and more.

5 Bucks Pizza Special Coupon Now Available On Our Expansion Site


Click Here to get it now.

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Free Advertising For Gloucester County Businesses

We are now offering free advertising to all Gloucester County Businesses. It's a very simple program with very simple rules. Please Click Here to get all the information.

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Gloucester County, Virginia Links & News Expansion Site View


The above image is of our Gloucester Expansion site where we have started working on bringing you special offers and coupons from local area businesses. To visit the new site, Click Here. We are considering even more major expansions and we are asking for your help. We are thinking about putting together something like an area yellow pages section. One site would be dedicated to doctors, another lawyers, real estate agents, auto dealers and so on. We want to know if you would use these sites if we set them up. We have put a survey at the bottom of this page and ask that you please take a short moment and give us your thoughts on the matter.

Thank you in advance.

Friday, March 6, 2009

Site Expansion, Gloucester County Links & News

Just wanted to give everyone some updated information. We are expanding and have created another site that we will be hosting coupons and special offers for you. These are deals we have worked out with other businesses in the county to help everyone out in these tough economic times. These coupons can only be found here on our expansion site and we are adding a new side link to make it easy for you to just click over to our other site and see what is new and how you can save some money. The new site is under some construction but we do have the core up and some coupons on there for you now.

Click Here to go to our new expansion site.

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

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.

Monday, March 2, 2009

School Closing For Gloucester VA, 3/03/09 Code 2

We just got the news that all schools will again be closed Tuesday March 3rd due to the wonderful weather we are having. For Monday the code was 0, for Tuesday, it is a code 2.

Site Issues, Sorry For The Problems

Due to very heavy traffic on the site today and the bad weather all across the east coast, for some reason many of our posts on the site here are not showing up. We apologize for these issues and we are working on resolving them as fast as we can.

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.

HD LCD TV, Digital Cameras, Blue-Ray Players And Laptop Computers Giveaway

We just put up a new site a few days ago and on that site we are giving away digital cameras, Blue-Ray players, Laptop Computers and 42 inch LCD HD 1080p TV's. Now you do have to meet certain goals to get these items and the goals are listed on the site. Click Here to check out the details.

School Closing For Gloucester VA, 03/02/09

All schools are closed in Gloucester county due to inclement weather. Okay everyone, break time. Go out and have some fun. I have an idea, please submit an email telling me you want your snowman posted on this site and I will send you a link to send the picture to. I'll post each snowman sent.

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Download Our New Gloucester Links And News Tool Bar

We just built a custom tool bar with built in radio, news, present local temperature, links, a free people finder search engine and an email notifier. We change the tool bar per enough requests on any area, but please take into consideration that this will change everyone's tool bar when we conduct the update. The tool bar does have a built in dynamic update built into it so help us to help you. Here is the link for downloading the Gloucester Links & News Toolbar. Enjoy.

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.

Monday, February 23, 2009

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.

Cut Your Electric Bill by 80 Percent Or Even Eliminate It.

How would you like to cut your electric bill by 80% or even eliminate it? How about even get the electric company to pay you every month? What if we told you that you can start on your way to doing this for less than $200.00? What if we also told you that you would also have electric when the power goes out on everyone else around you and you do not have to use a generator like some of the other people in the neighborhood to try and get by?


This is not some futuristic fantasy. You can do this now. Check out this link to learn more information. Earth 4 Energy. Oh and did we mention that this a green opportunity?

Find Anyone In Gloucester County Virginia or Anywhere Else In The USA

You can find anyone here in Gloucester County or anywhere else in the USA. People searches are the fastest growing segment of internet use so we have created our own search engine designed to help you to find who you are looking for. Just go to this link, http://aaafindme.com/ and look up anyone you want.

Sunday, February 22, 2009

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.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

GDI Income For Life Home Business Opportunity, Gloucester, VA


GDI also known as Global Domain International is a dual business opportunity that has a very high level of appeal. For those who are looking to make money from home, there is a marketing opportunity with this company. For those who are seeking to build a web site for their business but feel you lack the experience, this is the place to come to for simple point and click web site design giving you up to 10 pages to build your web site on, plus up to 10 email addresses for your business and also a new dot ws extension to pick the best name possible for your business.

For those of you looking for a business opportunity, click the highlighted GDI to go to the GDI web site. Here you can learn all about the business opportunity and determine if it is right for you.

For those looking for an easy way to build a web site, I will be posting an update soon that will show you just how easy building your own site can be. We are pretty much talking about point your mouse over what you see that you like and clicking it to put your site together. Some typing also needed to convey your message of course and you can add pictures onto your site as well. Pretty much the sky is the limit. You also get 10 email addresses for your web site. Again, I will post more on this very soon.

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.

Boulevard Cleaners, York River Crossing Shopping Center, Gloucester


Photo By: Chuck Thompson


Boulevard Cleaners located at 2270 York River Crossing Shopping Center is to the left of Food Lion. No web site listed for this business. The only thing we found were a bunch of sites that put up generic sites for all business entities all around the nation. The service is free for the bare basics, but then they want to charge you for advanced services and your customer usually still can't find your site anyway.

Golden Creations By Todd Cooke, Jewelers, York River Crossing Shopping Center, Gloucester


Photo By: Chuck Thompson

Golden Creations by Todd Cooke is the name of this Jewelry store here in the York River Crossing Shopping Center. We could not find a real web site for this business at this time. If you are coming into the plaza from Rt 17, the store is on the corner to the far right, or right side of Food Lion.

Movie Theater, Cinema, York River Crossing Shopping Center, Gloucester


Photo By: Chuck Thompson

The Cinema located at the York River Crossing Shopping Center is an 8 screen complex. Plenty of choices for anyone looking to see the latest movies. We have a link on this site where you can find what is playing and at what time at any of the movie theaters here in Gloucester.

Rt 17 by the York River Crossing Shopping Center, Gloucester, VA


Photo By: Chuck Thompson

A view looking north on 17, George Washington Memorial Highway, Gloucester.

Monday, February 16, 2009

Advance Auto Parts, York River Shopping Center, Gloucester



Photos By: Chuck Thompson

Advance Auto Parts located here in the York River Shopping Center has been serving the community for a good number of years now. Usually very good service and decent prices. One of many auto parts stores in the area. Here is an insider tip for those of you who love cashews. This is a great place to buy them. So even if you do not need tools or auto parts, they have the best price on cashews around.

York River Shopping Center Leasing Information


Photo By: Chuck Thompson

We found the leasing agent for the York River Shopping Center. All the information is right here in the picture. If you can't see the picture, just left click on the picture and it will be blown up for you. If you are on dial up. Don't bother, it will take forever as the file is very large. The image was shot in HD. So for those of you on dial up, the information is as follows; GVA Advantis is the leasing company. Tom Dunn is the agent. The web site link is GVA Advantis. Phone number is 757-595-8320

Liberty Income Tax, York River Shopping Center, Gloucester


Photo By: Chuck Thompson

Liberty Income Tax located here in the York River Shopping Center. This is one of the many tax preparation services here in Gloucester County. Most of these types of businesses are franchised so I will not be posting a link for them. It's just as easy to look them up on any search engine.

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.

Optometry, York River Shopping Center

We do not know if there is another name for this business and we didn't find any web site that belonged with them. However, if you are searching for a good optometrist here in Gloucester, VA, there are 123 total in the county for what we found. Here is a general link for finding a good one yourself. Optometrists In Gloucester, VA. Hopefully this will help you to see better.

The Shops At York River, Gloucester, VA


Time to start covering the shops at York River shopping center where Food Lion is located.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

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.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Gloucester County Arrest and Criminal Offense Stats

Here is a site link that has the figures on Gloucester County arrests and criminal charges. Check it out, it's pretty cool. Gloucester either has a real low crime rate compared to other areas around the state and the nation or a bad police force. Frankly I am going to low crime. My experience with local police is these folks have always been top notch. In fact my hat off to them. They are out there putting their lives on the line every day. Sure they can be tough, but it's part of their job. When my vehicle broke down one day, the county Sheriff's office deputies went way out of their way to help both me and my family. I have never had one bad experience with any of them. Then I never put myself in a position to have one either.


There in lies the difference. If you are doing something you probably shouldn't be doing, then what do you expect when you get questioned about it? Give someone in authority a hard time, they are people too, guess what, you get what you give. These people have a job to do and it has a lot to do with protecting the majority of the county. Cut them a break if you are stopped for questioning. If you have a good reason for doing what you are doing, then there is nothing to worry about.

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Wedding Photographers for Gloucester County, VA

Here are a number of links for photographers for weddings. Before I post the links, I'll just point out that there is a search engine at the top of this site where you can look up anything you think you might want to find around Gloucester. If I have already posted it, the search engine results will pull up that specific post for you.

1.) Elegant Touch Photography
2.) Bruce Nelson Photography
3.) Picture Lady
3112 Alonza Leo Dr
Hayes, VA 23072
(804) 642-0633‎
4.)Photographic Artisty by Steven Stepp Jr
Placement on map is approximate
Gloucester, VA 23061
(757) 288-7535‎

I have no idea if Steven Stepp Jr is still in the business. There was a web site listed but when we went to go onto the site, the report came back that nothing was found.

Billboard Sign, Gloucester Point, VA

Sweet Madeleine's Restuarant and Catering, Gloucester Point VA



No web site found. We have no experience eating at this establishment but word has it that they are good. I found a link to a third party site with a bit of information so here is the link. Sweet Madeleine's.

Tidemill Center, Gloucester Point, VA



This used to be a nice little shopping center. Now it's well, barely there. I remember there used to be a great feed and seed store there. I don't know how most if any of the shops are making it here. But if anyone has a bunch of extra cash and want to make an investment, here is a fixer upper that is for sale, at least according to the real estate sign anyway.

I would gamble a restaurant where the old feed and seed store was as it is big enough, but you are looking at some serious renovations. In 5 years from now when the county grows more, then this site should be worth renovating. Until then, ugly duckling is the word of the day.

Trailer World, Chesapeake Bay Nauticals Gift Shop, Gloucester Point VA




Trailer World is the official name of this business, at least according to their web site. What gets my attention is the Amish furniture. We used to live in Lancaster, PA and bought several pieces of Amish Hand Made furniture. This type of furniture is made to last a lifetime and more.

This site used to be an automotive parts store. When the competition moved in though, there was no way to compete. We have no idea if this is the same owner as the one who had the shop when it was the auto parts store. Either way, check out the web site for them here. Trailer World.

Whitley's VA Peanuts, Gloucester Point, VA



Here is the link to Whitley's VA Peanuts. This is a nice store. Great Virginia Peanuts and other gifts. In the event you have never had true Virginia Peanuts, they are much bigger than the stand nuts you get from Planter's nuts or any of the other companies that produce bulk products.

These nuts may be more expensive, but if you are a peanut fan, once you try them you will know why they cost more. They are worth the price. You can order on line if you do not live in this area, otherwise, just stop into the store and get a batch.

Route 17 Looking North, Gloucester Point, VA