Profile of Latasha Holloway, who recently won a lawsuit that will force Virginia Beach to change its voting system. On March 31, a federal judge ruled that Virginia Beachâs method of electing City Council members is illegal and cannot be used in future elections. U.S. District Judge Raymond A. Jackson said the at-large voting system violates the Voting Rights Act by diluting the voting power of Hispanics, African Americans and Asians. No longer will residents vote for all City Council members. Â Read more in this Sunday's Main News section. 
As the state moves to further cement Fort Wool's transformation into a seabird habitat, while it continues building the HRBT, a coalition of historic organization say the former post is rich in Hampton Roads history and should be reopened to the public. The groups are asking the state, which now owns the land and the two islands associated, to allow for both entities to exist to preserve the cultural resource. The state wants to raze the tower on the 5-arce site, saying the fort is not safe.
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A few hours after Kimberly Parker received her second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, something wasnât right. She felt pins and needles under her skin, which over the next few days turned into severe burning. Her skin began to bubble, break open and ooze, with the top layer eventually sloughing off. The rash spread to her arms, chest, back, legs, abdomen and face. Over the past month, sheâs been examined by a variety of specialists, trying to better understand her rash and help her treat it. Sheâs feeling better now but doesnât know whether the discoloration of her skin will go away.
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In the parking lot of Virginia Beachâs Smartmouth Brewing Pilot House, standing next to the food truck that bears his name, chef Donnie Fry IV couldnât stop the tears from coming. Again and again he tried to talk, and the words stopped in his throat. âItâs not like Iâm sad,â he said, still choking. âItâs just, itâs unbelievable.â The tears were gratitude, he said, too much emotion to contain. They were the unexpected resolution to a long and difficult year â and to a long half-decade. Two days before, heâd received a message that could change his life. It was cloaked in anonymity and intrigue. âI was contacted by a friend, who had a friend of theirs reach out to them,â Fry said. âThey provided information for a Dr. Korman in Virginia Beach. And they told me to give him a call. This is all I knew.â For the past five years, Fry had been living through a nightmare that most get to wake up from. After a head-on car collision whose impact smacked his jaws together with the force of a 40-mile-an-hour Nissan Armada SUV â not to mention ruptured a disc so severely he needed a bone transplant and a year of rehabilitation â he watched one tooth after another crumble in his mouth. The driver of the other car was an uninsured teenager, whoâd been looking at his phone. Read more in the Sunday Break section When Sean Brickell died, he left behind a collection of music mementos that make his home look more like a museum than a place someone lives. His possessions included rare artwork by Paul McCartney, signed records and posters from the Sex Pistols, Rolling Stones and Van Morrison, gifts from John Lennon and Bob Marley and more. Â Read more in the Sunday Break section. This month is Autism Awareness. It hits close to home for Western Branch baseball coach Roland Wright, whose son has autism. Heâs getting help from many local coaches this week with a baseball tournament that will raise money for the cause.
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