NORFOLK, VA – Norfolk Public Library (NPL) invites everyone to the grand opening of the Jordan-Newby Anchor Branch Library at Broad Creek on Thursday, June 14 at 10:15am. … [Read more...]
The City of Norfolk Introduces Life-Saving PulsePoint App
The PulsePoint Respond app alerts hands-only CPR-trained citizens to cardiac events in their vicinity so they may administer aid … [Read more...]
Elizabeth River Trail Foundation Names Cheryl White as Executive Director
NORFOLK, Va. (May 2018) The Elizabeth River Trail Foundation is pleased to announce that Cheryl White has been named the executive director. She will lead the organization and oversee administration, finance, marketing, fundraising and master planning. … [Read more...]
Celebrating a Native Daughter in Newport News: Ella Fest Returns to the Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center
When her daughter was a toddler, Temperence Fitzgerald would walk down Wickham Ave. in Newport News to her job as a maid. While doing so, she would pass a building housing the segregated Walter Reed School, knowing her little girl, Ella, would never be welcome there. … [Read more...]
New Law Puts Focus on Suicide Prevention Efforts in Virginia
As suicides have risen in Virginia – including a 29 percent increase among children in 2016 – Gov. Ralph Northam has signed legislation calling on state officials to report how they are addressing the problem. … [Read more...]
Historic Hampton Carousel Opens for Season April 3
Operated by the Hampton History Museum, the former Buckroe Beach carousel, one of the City of Hampton’s most treasured historic assets, opens for the 2018 season on April 3. … [Read more...]
Hampton Roads Ranks Low in Latest Virginia Health Rankings
The affluent suburbs of Northern Virginia are the healthiest communities in the state, and lower-income localities, especially in the southern and western parts of the commonwealth, have the most serious health problems, according to a recent study. … [Read more...]
Commune Expanding with a Commercial Bakery in the ViBe
Virginia Beach's ViBe Creative District has awarded the first two matching grants to businesses in the District. The program was initiated last month by Virginia Beach Economic Development in collaboration with the Office of Cultural Affairs and ViBe Creative District. … [Read more...]
“Stop Gun Violence” License Plates to Be Available in Virginia
Virginians are likely to see a handful of new specialty license plates this summer, including one aimed at those who support an end to gun violence. … [Read more...]
The Norfolk Pipeline: How City Council Voted
Last week Norfolk City Council voted to approve an easement that would allow Dominion Energy and its partners to build a natural gas pipeline underneath two of Norfolk’s drinking water reservoirs in Suffolk. … [Read more...]
Norfolk Bike Share Program to Launch in April
Getting around the city just got a whole lot easier. Norfolk is expanding its transportation network and rolling out a new bike share program in early April called Pace. … [Read more...]
Virginia Foster Care Teens Soon Can Ask to Reunite With Birth Parents
Teenagers in foster care in Virginia will be able to express their preference on restoring their birth parents’ parental rights under a law that will take effect July 1. … [Read more...]
Virginia Makes Play Time a Priority in Elementary Schools
The Virginia Senate approved legislation Friday that defines recess as instructional time, responding to concerns from parents worried about a lack of unstructured play over a long school day. … [Read more...]
Norfolk is Getting a SkyStar on the Waterfront for the Summer
137 feet high. 12 stories above the Elizabeth River. 36 climate-controlled, private gondolas. … [Read more...]
Big News: TCC to Take Over Greyhound Station and Glass Wheel in the NEON
Mayor Kenneth Cooper Alexander announced today at his annual State of the City address an innovative new partnership with Tidewater Community College that will transform Norfolk’s NEON District by providing increased educational and economic opportunities for the community and all of Hampton Roads. … [Read more...]
There Are Local Elections in Hampton Roads on May 1. Here’s Your Guide.
As Hampton Roads residents prepare for the general and special elections on May 1, the multitude of candidates can seem overwhelming. Here is a guide to who’s running and how to learn more about them. … [Read more...]
City of Norfolk Launches ParkNorfolk Parking App
Parking in Norfolk just became even easier! ParkNorfolk is the City of Norfolk’s new and improved mobile app. … [Read more...]
Wakanda Yoga Brings the Spirit of “Black Panther” to Your Body this Weekend
It is utterly impossible for a white person, such as myself, to get anywhere near to truly understanding the African-American experience, but watching my friends of color react to Black Panther on Facebook has felt particularly revealing. … [Read more...]
City Data Sets Now Available Through NorfolkOpenData Portal
Residents now have city data sets at their fingertips to improve neighborhoods, build businesses, and stay informed. … [Read more...]
City of Virginia Beach Rejects Bids on Pier Project, Reissues Invitation
Citing concerns about the clarity of the information provided as part of the initial Invitation to Bid to lease public property on which the City would have constructed a public concrete pier, the City has decided to reject the two bids it received and re-advertise the opportunity. … [Read more...]