| To incentivize people to get a vaccine, CVS is offering a sweepstakes with rewards including Super Bowl tickets and 7-day cruises. Some states are offering $1 million through their lottery systems. Story is taking a look at what Virginia officials are thinking about this reward structure (if VDH will be offering anything along those lines, for instance), as well as the psychology of what sort of messaging actually works to prompt people to get their shot.  Read more in this Sunday's Main News section Virginia schools will spend about $1.1 billion this fiscal year alone on construction, and those costs arenât going away soon. About 41% of public schools are at or above capacity, and half are over 50 years old. Replacing just those older schools could cost nearly $25 billion, according to a report compiled by the Virginia Department of Education. The study was requested by the Commission on School Construction and Modernization, tasked last year by the General Assembly with making funding recommendations for the state. Read more in this Sunday's Main News section
When retired Navy sailor Gregory Curtis killed Courtney Dwyer, a mother of three who, in Newport News in late March, and then killed himself, the case didn't get much attention. In fact, the police didn't identify Curtis as the killer, given that they have a policy against releasing the names of suicide victims. But when the family finally got Curtis' name, they are trying to get his Florida burial with honors reversed, and his body exhumed. Read more in this Sunday's Main News section
Newport News native Susan Sandler just released her first documentary, "Julia Scotti: Funny That Way," which details the life of Julia Scotti, a transgender comedian battling old age and health issues while carving out her place in the comedy world. Read more in the Sunday Break section This summer, a very old name will hang in a very new location: Rodmanâs Bar-B-Que has found a new home. For as long as anyone alive can remember, the Rodman name has been synonymous with barbecue in Hampton Roads, ever since Roy Rodman started selling his vinegar-tanged pork to Portsmouth churches around 1929. From its original Portsmouth location to where it stood for 50 years â a voluminous and bare-bones Suffolk barn on the Rodman family plot along Shoulders Hill Road â the pulled pork and fried chicken at Rodmanâs Bar-B-Que have been woven into the fabric of Tidewater living. Â Read more in the Sunday Break section Meet the 2021 Spring All-Tidewater football teams. Â Â Â Â Â Read more in this Sunday's Sports section.
          With the transportation industry revving its engines back up for travelers and        eventgoers, local limousine companies are looking to rebuild their teams.       Abdou Brahim, owner of VA Executive Sedan and Limo Service in Virginia          Beach, went from a dozen chauffeurs before the pandemic to two.       Brahim, who started the business eight years ago, said last yearâs prom,            wedding and concert seasons were crushed, but they are beginning to see a        slow uptick this year.       Read more in this Sunday's Work & Money section.
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