Hospitals in crisis: Eastern State Hospital struggles to recover from bed...
Content warning: this article contains references to suicide and self-harm.Friday, July 9, 2021, the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, DBHDS, announced bed reductions...
View ArticleNew electoral districting map moves Williamsburg to first congressional district
The College of William and Mary will have a new congressional representative this coming January. This midterm election cycle will be the first following the 2020 census, and with an updated electoral...
View ArticleCrisis pregnancy centers outnumber abortion clinics 2 to 1 in Hampton Roads
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s overturning of landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade, anti-abortion pregnancy centers have come under increased scrutiny. Termed crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs), they...
View Article2nd Sunday Interviews
2nd Sunday is a monthly art and music festival held on the second Sunday of each month. The booths include a wide array of different goods including pottery, paintings, jewelry, health/beauty items,...
View ArticleWaitlist contributes to rise in off-campus housing demand
In an Oct. 12, 2022 email to students, the College of William and Mary Residence Life office announced that, given the closure of the Yates and Monroe residence halls, it anticipated a housing waitlist...
View ArticleGoodbye to Kimball Theatre…
Ever since the closure of Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall in 2019, the College of William & Mary’s Theatre, Speech, and Dance Department has been scattered throughout campus. Along with academic...
View ArticleFirst Baptist Church Excavation project reveals genetic link to church community
Thursday, April 6, archaeologists working on the First Baptist Church Excavation project in Colonial Williamsburg presented their findings on burial sites and human remains found on the grounds of the...
View ArticleThe New Starbucks Next to W&M Campus
Thumbnail Photo Credit: Elliot LeeA Starbucks has opened across from the Northern face of campus along Richmond road. We traveled there first thing in the morning on September 8th at 6:00AM to...
View ArticleCity of Williamsburg, Williamsburg Area Arts Commission fund Occasion for the...
Friday, Oct. 6 to Sunday, Oct. 9, An Occasion for the Arts hosted over 100 artists on Duke of Gloucester Street in Williamsburg, Va. AOFTA has hosted its annual free event in Williamsburg since its...
View ArticleSophie Workinger ’24 presents sustainability report to City Council
The following article was previously published on The Flat Hat’s website. However, due to an unforeseen technological glitch, it was removed from the website for a period of time and was re-uploaded...
View ArticleStudent voter awareness higher than engagement in Virginia Presidential...
Tuesday, March 5, the presidential primary elections for the Democratic and Republican parties were held in Virginia during what is called “Super Tuesday,” when 16 states and territories participated...
View ArticleCampus reacts to observations of increased WPD presence
Thursday, March 28, Student Assembly President Sydney Thayer ’24 sent an email to the student body in response to observations about increased police presence in Williamsburg. Community members believe...
View ArticleStudents launch City Council PAC ‘Williamsburg for All’
Monday, April 15, the “Williamsburg for All” account went live on Instagram and its website. Williamsburg for All is a new political action committee started by College of William and Mary Student...
View ArticleWilliamsburg City Council debate canceled due to candidate unavailability
Thursday, Oct. 3, a planned Williamsburg City Council election forum for newcomer candidates Fraser Hudgins, Ayanna Williams and Lindsay Barna was canceled due to a combination of candidate...
View ArticleNamed after College’s first president, James Blair Middle School faces renaming
Tuesday, Feb. 18, the Williamsburg-James City County School Board convened to discuss a potential name change to James Blair Middle School. The three-hour meeting, which welcomed public comments from...
View ArticleSistine Chapel drawings to be exhibited at the Muscarelle Museum of Art
Wednesday, March 6, the Muscarelle Museum of Art at the Martha Wren Briggs Center for the Visual Arts will unveil its new exhibit “Michelangelo: The Genesis of the Sistine.” Designed by curator...
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