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Norfolk Residents Get a New ‘Challenge’ at Lafayette Park

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NORFOLK, VA – Norfolk residents have a new way to get fit at Lafayette Park. Recreation, Parks and Open Space (RPOS) is proud to announce a new Challenge Course located at 3500 Granby Street. The course tests users’ speed, agility, strength and balance as they conquer climbing nets, floating boards, ninja steps, half-rounds and blocking dummies.  The timing system allows … [Read more...]

Go Fish! Great Fishing Places in the 757

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My kids at the Trout Dock my grandparents once ran in (oddly enough) Norfork, Arkansas I grew up in a State with beautiful waterways, as in lakes, rivers, and creeks. Fishing was a must as my grandparents ran their own fishing dock. But here in Hampton Roads, we have so many different options: fresh-water fishing, salt-water fishing, brackish-water fishing, out-on-the-sea … [Read more...]

May is National Bike Month Celebrate with The Handlebards

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May is National Bike Month.  The Virginia Arts Festival is celebrating with The Handlebards in their U.S. debut. The Handlebards have been busy in Britain for the last few years, riding bikes and acting out Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream along the way. They are crossing the pond, getting on some spiffy new electric bikes, and coming to a place near you.  … [Read more...]

Celebrate Norfolk Bike Month In Downtown Norfolk

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NORFOLK, Va. – (April 2019) – Downtown Norfolk Council has joined forces with the City of Norfolk, HRT’s TRAFFIX, Social Cycling Norfolk, the Elizabeth River Trail and Pace Norfolk to celebrate Norfolk Bike Month throughout May. Norfolk Bike Month is a regional community celebration of biking as a healthy, economical and environmentally friendly form of … [Read more...]

Girls Just Want to Have Trucks – Monster Jam at the Hampton Coliseum

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I have become an unlikely fan of Monster Jam. I am a female of a certain age, not particularly interested in trucks, noise or dirt, but there I was at my fourth (or fifth?) Monster Jam. Monster Jam runs through this weekend, January 18 – 20 at the Hampton Coliseum. https://www.hamptoncoliseum.org/events/detail/monster-jam-6 I have two girls of my own, so Monster … [Read more...]