RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – The Virginia Supreme Court has struck down a Virginia Beach noise ordinance. The court unanimously ruled Friday that the city law prohibiting what it calls “unreasonably loud, disturbing and unnecessary noise” is unconstitutionally vague. The rul

VIRGINIA BEACH – The state Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the city’s noise law is constitutional. In the process, the justices could finally determine how loud is too loud. The Peppermint Beach Club, which has been repeatedly charged with misdemeanor violations of th

VIRGINIA BEACH– As he pored over depositions and sorted through evidence last week, preparing for a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city, Kevin Martingayle said he never imagined that he would be at the center of so much conflict. His case against Virginia Beach, scheduled fo

A revised law that takes effect today may close a loophole that allowed strip clubs to get licenses to serve liquor during the past 10 months. The opening in the law tracks back to a federal lawsuit filed in May 2007 on behalf of six restaurant owners who believed Virginia Department

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Hang a Virginia flag and its breast-baring image in your restaurant and you could lose your liquor license. That’s the warning of a Virginia Beach attorney opposed to a bill that more clearly defines what noisy, lewd or disorderly conduct could result in