Learn me the Virginia Beach area

I am looking at a new job opportunity that would relocate the family there. What is the good, bad and the ugly?

The Hampton Roads area has a lot of history. It is also a large spread out metro area with bad traffic, so I would try to live close to work if possible. I had a 17 mile commute that involved only 1 tunnel, and that would sometimes take me over an hour to get home because I did not live close to work.

I was not a fan of Va Beach itself and tried to avoid the beach area in the summer time, but Sandbridge was nice.

I think there was a thread about Hampton Roads in the past year or two that should have a lot of information.

https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/off-topic-discussion/norfolk-va-is-it-a-good-place-to-live/7359/page1/

https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/off-topic-discussion/learn-me-virginia-vacation/38479/page1/

https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/off-topic-discussion/williamsburg-va-in-august/131179/page1/

Here are some threads about the area, although two of them are based on visiting and not living in the area, but they may help you get a feel for what folks think (or thought, depending on the age of these threads) of the area.

I lived in Suffolk, VA for 7 years, but moved away from the area in 2009, so anything I say is a bit dated at this point.