From Comic Con Cosplay to Lord Botetourt’s Lucky Foot

About this episode

Brodie and Co discuss local happenings in Coastal Virginia, including weather updates, energy news, and community events.

Good evening, neighbors! In this week’s Tidewater Talk, Brodie and Co beat the heat with a packed rundown of Coastal Virginia happenings. We chat through the sweltering temps and the upcoming weather swing, from mid-90s heat to a rain-filled Memorial Day weekend, plus the start of tropical season on June 1. Co recaps the vibrant scene at Tidewater Comic Con (from blinged-out Mario pens to full-on Avatar cosplay), and we touch on a major energy headline as Dominion sells a majority stake to NextEra Energy and what that could mean for reliability. Our Strange Tidewater Moment takes us to William & Mary’s Wren Yard, where students polish Lord Botetourt’s famously lucky foot, and where the statue’s modern bronze replacement has its own cheeky social media presence. We wrap with community notes and a listener question for next week: when do you know it’s time to turn the AC on for the season? Local tips and events include the Coastal Edge Steel Pier Classic Surf Competition and the Pungo Strawberry Festival, plus a quick shout on recent VBPD updates seeking witnesses in an ongoing public indecency investigation. As always, send your tips, story ideas, and community finds to…

People in this episode

Hosts: Brodie, Co

Topics covered

• weather
• local events
• energy news
• community updates
• comic con
• cultural moments

Keywords

• Tidewater Talk
• Brodie
• Co
• Dominion
• NextEra Energy
• Tidewater Comic Con
• Wren Yard
• lucky foot
• local events
• community news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dominion, NextEra Energy

Places: Coastal Virginia, William & Mary, Wren Yard

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