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LOCAL FAVORITE DOCTOR MADBLOOD RETURNS ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT FOR HIS 45TH ANNIVERSARY From WHRO
Doctor Madblood returns for his 45th anniversary special on Halloween night at 10:00 p.m. on WHRO TV 15. We will be talking virtually with cast members Dusty, Count Lacudra, Velma Von Basketcase, Uncle Felonious, The Widow Paine, and Sybil of the Swamp. The movie this year is the 1964 version of The Last Man on Earth, starring Vincent Price. The film is based upon Richard Matheson’s book I Am Legend. It tells the story of the worldwide pandemic that wiped
out the human population and left Vincent with a bunch of zombies and werewolves. He has to fend off the undead with garlic and mirrors. Each cast member will talk about a favorite sequence from past episodes beginning with Dusty who recalls the show from 1978 that begins with him riding his motorcycle through Pungo. We are hoping our nonsense will bring our viewers a smile. Watch this year’s show on WHRO TV 15, through our TV 15 livestream or on whro.org/madblood.
About Doctor Madblood The doctor and all of his nonsense is the brainchild of Jerry Harrell. The original inspiration for the Madblood show occurred when he started working at WAVY TV in 1974. He realized that there was no local TV other than news programs, and he hoped to remedy the situation. On Halloween 1975 Dr. Madblood’s Movie debuted as a one-time holiday special. The show was set in a TV studio so viewers could see what one looked like, and a trivia question was asked. They had only one receptionist to answer the
phones. To everyone’s surprise, the studio was swamped with calls. After this initial success, the show went weekly, which was convenient since there was a latenight horror movie on Saturday nights anyway. Over 45 years, the Madblood show has aired on several local television stations and has settled into an annual celebration on WHRO TV. Harrell muses that “television has changed dramatically since the late seventies when our particular brand of foolishness first aired.” And it is true that the advent of the VCR and the availability of cable TV have certainly given the viewer more options. But it has not destroyed the appeal of the horror host. Viewers are invited to visit the rundown old Manor House at the end of Idle Hour Road on Halloween night at 10:00 pm on WHRO TV 15 and online at whro.org, when the doc will once again say “thanks for turning us on!”
New Waterfront Retirement Living Community Coming to Norfolk, Virginia at East Beach From Goldman & Associates NORFOLK, VA
To better serve the growing retirement living demand in Norfolk and the greater Hampton Roads region, a new state-of-the-art active retirement living community is under construction. Aspire at East Beach will provide high-end, waterfront retirement living in a resort- style setting, featuring an abundance of rich amenities and services in a vibrant and active environment. The community is slated to open in summer 2021. Located at East Beach Marina at 4801 Pretty Lake Ave., the four-story apartment building will provide 132 studio, one-bedroom, one-bedroom with den and two-bedroom monthly rental apartments in 11 floor plans, many of which include balconies or patios. Amenities will include an indoor open-air pool, fitness center, art studio, salon and spa offering massages, a theater, library and game room. There will be an outdoor patio overlooking the water, private gardening areas and outdoor dining with fire pit. The community will have walkways to the marina and Chesapeake Bay beach three blocks away. Aspire at East Beach will also feature a full-service restaurant open to the public, complete with main dining room, private dining room and bistro-style restaurant and bar. Residents will be provided with numerous social, educational and spiritual programs and events. Managed by Solvere Living, the operations division of St. Petersburg, Florida-based Solutions Advisors Group (SAG), Aspire at East Beach’s rental center is located at 3841 East Little Creek Road, Suite 1, Norfolk, VA; (757) 695-9605. Tina Fonteneau is the on-site sales office contact. Jennifer Stell is the general manager. “We are very excited about managing the exceptional Aspire at East Beach and bringing its luxurious, inspiring and resort-style atmosphere to the Norfolk and Hampton Roads area,” said Kristin Ward, CEO of Solutions Advisors Group. “We are providing residents an environment of rich amenities, engaging programs and events, along with the best in quality of life and services. The location and atmos-
Courtesy Photo High-end waterfront retirement living is coming to Norfolk Virginia East Beach Summer of 2021
phere are lush, elegant and private, with easy access to the Chesapeake Bay and the region’s plethora of international, historic, cultural, recreational and entertainment attractions.” Aspire at East Beach will feature Solvere Senior Living’s proprietary wellness philosophy Salus™. Latin for “wellbeing,” Salus is a holistic approach that focuses on each resident’s potential to achieve personal goals through engagement and connections. “There will be an array of active programing designed to stretch the mind and body to promote healthier aging. These include painting and acting as well as recreational games and spiritual activities,” Ward said. Some of the many services include concierge, aroundthe-clock security, emergency response system in each apartment, maintenance and repairs, scheduled transportation, snow and trash removal and basic cable. Aspire at East Beach is expected to create more than 35 full time positions in the immediate future. The owner/ developer of the community is Arlington, Virginia-based Bonaventure. East Beach marks the third of its Aspire communities. Founded in 1999 by Dwight Dunton III,
Bonaventure is a rapidly growing general contractor, with areas of expertise in multifamily and senior living new construction and renovations. It also holds a full suite of multifamily property management and investment capabilities with a portfolio of apartment homes in two states and 22 communities. The architectural firm is J. Price Architecture based in Liberty, Missouri. For more information and to set up interviews, please contact Anne Abraham at Goldman & Associates Public Relations at: anne@goldmanandassociates.com or 757625-2518, ext. 4. Visit Aspire at East Beach at https:// www.aspireateastbeach.com/. Video and photos of what the community will look like are available at the website. SAG is comprised of Solvere Living, the operations management division, Solutions Advisors, the marketing, advertising, sales, consulting services and the SA Digital division. SAG is celebrating its 11th anniversary this year and is committed to serving the growing senior living industry. Solvere Living currently operates 24 communities in 12 states, including California, Colorado, Illinois, Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, New York, New Jersey, Texas, Maryland, Virginia and Oklahoma