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Founder of Norfolk nightclub The Banque dies at age 81
8+ hour, 9+ min ago (775+ words) He loved his dance hall. To him it was more than a workplace, never just a business. The club was his first thought in the morning and last at night, as his wife explained in his eulogy. “I jokingly teased…...
Public Records: S.L. Nusbaum commits to another 10 years in downtown Norfolk; Virginia Beach hotel portfolio sells
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (1425+ words) Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer Industrial Realty Group LLC purchased a 100,160-square-foot industrial/distribution building on 13.95 acres at 1401 Progress Road in Suffolk from Berry Plastics Design LLC for nearly $5.6 million as an investment. Geoff Poston and Taylor Anderson represented the seller. Property…...
Acclaimed drag queen and Norfolk native Randy Roberts to be home for 2 shows
1+ week, 5+ day ago (271+ words) Expect a fierce show. Robert Falls, who grew up in Norfolk and performs drag under the stage name Randy Roberts, will appear Sept. 11 and 12 at the Hugh R. Copeland Center in Norfolk. Falls got his start in theater as a teenager…...
Virginia drought update: Improvement for Peninsula, officials say
2+ week, 22+ min ago (172+ words) The drought warning for many Peninsula cities and counties has been de-escalated following recent rain, according to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. The advisory has gone from a drought warning to a drought watch as of Thursday for many…...
Norfolk council to vote on ballot referendum for 1% schools sales tax
2+ week, 2+ day ago (220+ words) Norfolk City Council members will vote Thursday on whether to let voters decide on a sales tax of up to 1% for school maintenance and construction projects this November. Earlier this year, the Virginia General Assembly included budget language that would…...
Virginia senators urge special session to address groundwater report
2+ week, 2+ day ago (268+ words) Virginia legislators urged Gov. Abigail Spanberger to call the General Assembly into a special session to address the Department of Environmental Quality’s Groundwater Supply report released in July. In a joint letter sent last week by Sens. Russet Perry, D-Leesburg,…...
Pornhub urges Spanberger to end Virginia’s ‘unenforceable’ age-verification law
2+ week, 6+ day ago (381+ words) Pornhub sent a letter this week to elected officials in Virginia and more than 20 other states that have passed online age-verification laws in recent years arguing that these laws are ineffective and urging them to put forward “real solutions” to…...
Virginia groundwater report highlights areas of concern for Hampton Roads
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1191+ words) A new state report finds groundwater resources are heading toward unsustainable levels in the eastern part of Virginia, including Hampton Roads, raising concerns for increased saltwater intrusion in drinking wells and the stability of aquifer recharge projects. Virginia’s coastal plain…...
Virginia’s new pay transparency law changes the rules for job postings
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1594+ words) Virginia job seekers now have a right to know what a position pays before applying online under a new state law aimed at giving workers more leverage in hiring and salary negotiations. The new law, which took effect July 1, requires…...
Norfolk’s women-owned Pawsnickety Pets boutique closes its doors on July 31
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (549+ words) Pawsnickety Pets, a neighborhood pet supply boutique, served Hampton Roads pet lovers and their tail-wagging and purring animals for the past 5½ years. But now — because of the changing economic climate and increased competition — business partners and friends Kaycee McCoy and…...