Although national events tend to dominate the media landscape, local news sources keep people plugged in to their communities. With a purview that covers the goings-on of Williamsburg to Virginia Beach, Coastal Virginia Magazine gives invaluable insight into local happenings, weighing in on neighborhood schools and area doctors or spreading the word about upcoming film festivals and theater performances. Regular restaurant features profile intriguing culinary personalities or divulge a simple recipe from one of the local chefs. Once a year, the magazine solicits readers to vote on the region's most iconic businesses in more than 120 different categories, publishing the public's choices for best burger, best travel agency, and best bookstore built entirely from copies of War and Peace.