Saturday June 1st is sure to be a BIG (pun definitely intended) day for car shows in Virginia Beach.  Checkered Flag Scion is sponsoring the "Bigmother Autocross and Car Show". 

Come by and show your own vehicle, if you have that kind of ride, or come out and enjoy the hard work of others.

My favorite part of the day…

This weekend is packed with Hampton Roads events.  One of our Checkered Flag weekend top picks is the 30th annual Chesapeake Jubilee taking place at Chesapeake City Park.  Here is a quick overview of this year's festival. 

At the Jubilee you will find carnival rides, a kid's corner for children's activities and crafts, lifestock, crafters, live music, performers…

We are at mid-month and Checkered Flag Toyota is upping their game.  Added today: this incredible deal on the new 2013 Corolla LE. 

Through May 31st, you can grab specials and discounts on hundreds of vehicles at our Virginia Beach Toyota store, including:

2013 Toyota Corolla LE Special
$14,770

Applies to new 2013 Corolla LE Automatic, Model 1838.  Plus tax, title…

Great news came to the Hampton Roads city of Newport News today.  The Virginia Living Museum will be staying open.  The hard work of locals, the state and all those that sent in letters to the Newport News City Council paid off.

ANNOUNCEMENT FROM VLM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PAGE HAYHURST: I am thrilled to report that Newport News City Council adopted a…

Stop everything.  This is the biggest news of the year. 

Pop-Tarts 'Gone Nutty' Debut In Peanut Butter, Frosted Chocolate Peanut Butter Flavors

Kellogg's has debuted two new Pop-Tarts flavors: peanut butter and frosted peanut butter. The "Gone Nutty" varieties, which both contain a peanut butter filling, pack a sugary punch -- the peanut butter flavor is topped with a sprinkling of sugar…

With Mother's Day, Graduation, and Father's Day all happening in the next month, you're going to need some gifts.  Checkered Flag Hyundai is here to help you with that.  Right now, you can grab a brand new Hyundai for under $15,000. 

2013 Hyundai Elantra GLS 4-Door
$14,990

Includes $500 Active/Retired Military rebate, $500 loyal owner rebate…

Attention, Hampton Roads military families! Checkered Flag Toyota's special military rebate has been extended through May. 

Through May 31st, active U.S. Military members and inactive Reserve members are eligible for a $1000 Toyota military rebate on any new Checkered Flag Toyota vehicle. 

Contact our Virginia Beach Toyota specialists for full details at (757)687-3447.

Need something to do this weekend?  How about a family-friendly p-arrrrr-ty down at the oceanfront?

From our friends over at MyActiveChild.com:

More Pirates! We all know pirates normally don't give anything away for free, which is why this weekend is so special. 'Pirates on the Beach' is happening on the Virginia Beach Oceanfront and the entire event is FREE…

On the tail of Audi's "fascinating" new Spock vs. old Spock ad, they have released a new series of videos featuring a different look at the history of the brand.



If you have trouble viewing the new Audi "It couldn't be done" video, choose the following link and scroll down to this article.  Link: read more

They're here.  Billions of winged-creatures are beginning to emerge from the soil along the Mid-Atlantic region.  With spring temperatures finally warming the ground to just the right conditions, the Brood II cicadas are coming out to play. 

But, this is no game.  The incredibly noisy nearly two-inch-long insects are expected to outnumber humans by 600 to 1 in the affected…