The Norfolk Little Free Library project is placing 20 book exchanges across the city in an effort to foster literacy and community spirit. Fourteen of the twenty Little Free Libraries will be in the following neighborhoods: West Ocean View, Hewitt … Continued
A bare root tree and shrub seedlings give away will be held at Brittingham-Midtown Community Center in Newport News on Saturday, March 10 from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. This free event is open to the public and items are … Continued
Norfolk State University (NSU) is leasing city-owned space at 520 E. Main Street. Norfolk City Council approved the $1-a-year lease for a period of three years at its November 2017 meeting and it became effective December 22. The space is … Continued
Coastal Living ranked Cape Charles, Virginia among America’s Happiest Seaside Towns for 2018. The Eastern Shore community was among ten semi-finalists chosen. The final rankings for America’s Happiest Seaside Town 2018 were listed online. Coastal Living describes Cape Charles as: … Continued
Old Dominion University (ODU) is one of the best colleges and universities in the USA for distance learning education, according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2018 Best Online Programs rankings. Released January 9th, 2018, the rankings include public and … Continued
On January 29th, 2018, the Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2017 (H.R. 984) was signed into law. The new law grants federal recognition to the Chickahominy, the Eastern Chickahominy, the Upper Mattaponi, the Rappahannock, … Continued
Paid visitation in 2017 at Jamestown Settlement and the new American Revolution Museum at Yorktown living-history museums operated by the state’s Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, totaled 610,844, an increase of 7.7 percent from 2016. Admissions revenue amounted to $6,271,518 in 2017, up … Continued
In January 2018, the effort to make the Norfolk Harbor wider, deeper, and safer took a significant step forward. A plan outlining the project’s national economic benefits was approved by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, allowing the project to move … Continued
In January, the Elizabeth River Project recognized the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for its environmental stewardship along the Elizabeth River watershed. The district received the River Star Business award for Sustained Distinguished Performance, Model Level, by the … Continued
In 2017, the Port of Virginia set a new annual record for container cargo volume having handled more than 2.84 million twenty-foot equivalent units, or TEUs, a 7 percent increase over the previous year’s total. In 2017, loaded import and … Continued