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Norfolk Lions Club preparing for 46th annual parade
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (654+ words) The 46th annual Norfolk Lions Club parade is set for Saturday, Sept. 19, in downtown Norfolk with this year’s theme, “United We Serve — Honoring 250 Years of Freedom.” Randy Stingley, the club’s greater membership chairman, said although Lions Clubs International is a worldwide…...
Military Circle demolition moving forward in Norfolk; work begins in October
1+ week, 1+ day ago (637+ words) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk is moving closer to demolishing the former Military Circle Mall, with city officials saying they hope to complete the contracting process within the next week and begin work tied to the demolition in October. Officials confirmed the…...
New rent-controlled housing development aims to ease Norfolk rental shortage
1+ week, 3+ day ago (656+ words) Construction has begun on Benjamin Villas, a new rent-controlled, tax-credit housing project that will bring 28 new units to Norfolk. This is one of the new duplexes being built for the ongoing Benjamin Villas project. Construction is underway on Benjamin Villas,…...
Downtown Norfolk study looks at fixing the disconnect I-264 creates between neighborhoods
2+ week, 4+ day ago (433+ words) NORFOLK, Va. — Downtown Norfolk's Kindred development sits just blocks from Harbor Park, but getting between the two requires a car trip around Interstate 264 — a disconnect the City of Norfolk is working to address through its Reconnecting Communities program. Keith Barrow,…...
Norfolk Public Schools approves 5% property tax authority override amid budget uncertainty
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1385+ words) NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS is expected to keep its property tax levy at 87.62 cents per $100 per valuation. On a $100,000 home, that would be an increase of $3. Shown here is a neighborhood off First Street in Norfolk. The board approved the resolution…...
BBC Radio Norfolk - Make a Difference: Norfolk, The ‘mindfulness’ of cleaning Norfolk’s beaches
2+ week, 5+ day ago (92+ words) Helping clean Norfolk’s beaches means more than just picking up other people’s rubbish. Emma Sturman has been leading a team of volunteer beach cleaners in Norfolk since around 2020. In that time, she estimates they have collected more than 7,000kg of rubbish....
Why did downtown Norfolk flood? Experts point to more than just heavy rain
2+ week, 6+ day ago (44+ words) Heavy rain and high tide combined to flood streets across Norfolk, including downtown areas many residents believed were protected from rising water. Heavy rain and high tide combined to flood streets across Norfolk, including downtown areas many residents believed were…...
Norfolk students pray for guidance and safety ahead of new school year
4+ week, 14+ hour ago (42+ words) While many back-to-school events focus on handing out supplies, a different type of gathering in Norfolk Saturday morning brought students, families and education leaders together to focus on guidance, safety and community support. Read more here: https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/norfolk/norfolk-students-pray-for-guidance-and-safety-ahead-of-new-school-year/...