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The City Council agenda for January 25, 2022 is now available.

The current City Council Agendas are available here

City of Norfolk Offices to Remain Closed Due to Inclement Weather

NORFOLK, VA – Due to the impending winter weather, all City of Norfolk offices, recreation centers and libraries, including Slover Library, will remain closed on Saturday, January 22, and Sunday, January 23. This includes the Norfolk An...

City Manager Declares Local State of Emergency

NORFOLK, VA – City Manager Larry “Chip” Filer, Ph.D., declares a local state of emergency for the City of Norfolk. This allows the City to ask for state and federal resources and seek state and federal reimbursement,...

City of Norfolk Offices to Close Due to Inclement Weather

NORFOLK, VA – Due to the impending winter weather, all City of Norfolk government offices and libraries, including Slover Library, will be closed on Friday, January 21. This includes the Offices of the Treasurer and Commissioner of the ...

Transit Services to End Early on Friday, Snow Routes in Effect Saturday

NORFOLK – In anticipation of significant snowfall this weekend, Hampton Roads Transit advised its customers on Thursday that starting Friday the first scheduled trip after 6 p.m. on all local routes will be the last trip of the evening. ...

Norfolk to Receive Federal Funding to Increase Community Resilience to Flooding

Funding will support the expansion and improvement of the Downtown Floodwall

NORFOLK, VA – On Wednesday, January 19, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced its plan for investing the $14 billion from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to strengthen port and waterway su...

Creating a Community-Driven ARPA Funding Plan

Norfolk residents can provide their priorities several ways

NORFOLK, VA – The City of Norfolk received $154.1 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. Residents can provide their priorities to help establish a collaborative, community-driven plan through online tools and newly added d...

City Council actions on the January 11, 2022 formal agenda.

The current City Council Agendas are available here

Norfolk Commissioner of the Revenue & Treasurer’s Office Hours Update

NORFOLK, VA – Beginning Tuesday, January 18, the Commissioner of the Revenue’s office and the City Treasurer’s office will be closed to the public on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.  Both offices will continue to b...

City of Norfolk Offices to Close in Observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

NORFOLK, VA – The City of Norfolk’s offices will close on Monday, January 17, in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The closures include libraries and recreation centers. City offices will reopen on Tuesday, Januar...

Community Testing Center Opening at Norfolk Military Circle

Appointment Only Hours: Saturday – Thursday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

(Norfolk, Va.)— The Norfolk Health Department today announced that a Community Testing Center (CTC) will open at the Military Circle to provide free Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing for COVID-19 to increase availability in respon...

The Formal Session agenda for January 11 City Council is now available.

The current City Council Agendas are available here

City of Norfolk Offices Delay Opening Tuesday, January 4

NORFOLK, VA – Due to the winter weather, all City of Norfolk government offices and libraries, including Slover Library, will open at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 4. Recreation Centers will open at their regularly scheduled times, exc...

Virginia Department of Health Community Vaccination Centers to be Closed Tuesday Due to Weather

VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COMMUNITY VACCINATION CENTERS TO BE CLOSED TUESDAY DUE TO SNOW AND EXPECTED FREEZING TEMPERATURES 

(RICHMOND, Va.)—  The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) will again close all of its Community Vac...

RISE Challenge Winner, FloodMapp, Launches World-First Integration with Waze to Help Drivers

Waze users in Norfolk will be the first to test the new feature

RISE Challenge Winner, FloodMapp, Launches World-First Integration with Waze to Help Drivers Avoid Flooded Roads in Real-Time

NORFOLK, VA – RISE joins climate tech startupFloodMapp to announce the launch of a world-first integra...

City of Norfolk Offices Close Due to Inclement Weather

NORFOLK, VA – All City of Norfolk’s government offices, libraries and recreation centers will close on Monday, January 3, at 2:00 p.m. due to inclement weather. The closures include the offices of the Commissioner of ...

Let’s Read, Norfolk!

Norfolk Public Library Encourages Youth to Take on the Winter Reading Challenge

NORFOLK, VA – Let's read, Norfolk! Norfolk Public Library is hosting its annual Winter Reading Challenge, January 1 - 31, 2022. "Read for a Better World" encourages youth, ages 5 - 18, to explore diversity, empathy, and action...

Creating a Community-Driven ARPA Funding Plan

Norfolk residents can provide their priorities several ways

NORFOLK, VA – The City of Norfolk received $154.1 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. Residents can provide their priorities to help establish a collaborative, community-driven plan through online tools and two community...

City Offices Close in Observance of Christmas and New Year’s Day

NORFOLK, VA – The City of Norfolk’s government offices, libraries and recreation centers will close Thursday - Friday, December 23 – 24, in observance of the Christmas holiday and Friday, December 31, for New Year&am...

Careers That Make A Difference

Two-day hiring event to provide help for residents interested in applying with the City of Norfolk

NORFOLK, VA – Go beyond finding a new job – find a career that makes a difference with the City of Norfolk. From accounting to 911 dispatch, equipment operator to public safety, clinician to lifeguard, Team Norfolk needs YOU! ...

Norfolk Animal Care Center and Portsmouth Humane Society to Open Vet Clinic Through Partnership

NORFOLK, VA – For animal shelters, prompt and affordable veterinary care is an essential component of lifesaving efforts. At the Norfolk Animal Care Center (NACC) and Portsmouth Humane Society (PHS), operating a veterinary clin...

Norfolk Resilience Projects Featured in US Climate Resilience Map

The Ohio Creek Watershed Project and Tidewater Gardens redevelopment are receiving national recognition in the new US Climate Resilience Map

WASHINGTON, D.C. — December 6, 2021 — The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center (Arsht-Rock) today launched the US Climate Resilience Map: A Pathway for City Solutions. This new, publicly ...

Norfolk Seeks Proposals to Redevelop the Former Greyhound Site

NORFOLK, VA – The City of Norfolk is seeking visionary proposals to transform the former Greyhound bus station located at 701 Monticello Avenue.   Proposals should complement the Downtown Norfolk 2030 Plan and existing developm...

Jeff Robertson Park Trailhead Improvements Underway

Elizabeth River Trail’s Parkour Course Is Ready for Play!

NORFOLK, Va. – (December 2021) The Elizabeth River Trail Foundation is pleased to announce that contractors broke ground on construction projects to improve the Jeff Robertson Park trailhead along the Elizabeth River Trail. The first improvement...

The Formal Session agenda for December 7 City Council is now available.

The current City Council Agendas are available here

80th Anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor

(Norfolk, VA) – On December 7, 2021, at 7:00 p.m., the MacArthur Memorial and the Hampton Roads Naval Museum will host a virtual event to commemorate the 80^th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The event will feature a presentation and Q...

Norfolk Hosts Eviction Prevention Resource Clinic

In-person program connects residents with legal and financial resources

NORFOLK, VA – Norfolk’s Department of Neighborhood Services is hosting an Eviction Prevention Resource Clinic to connect residents to legal and financial resources to pay rental and utility arrearages and assist with childcare...

The Formal Session agenda for November 16 City Council is now available.

The current City Council Agendas are available here