Posted on: January 19, 2021
Residents are encouraged to “call if you can, text if you can’t.”
NORFOLK, VA – To continue to provide outstanding customer service to residents and visitors, the City of Norfolk’s Department of Emergency Preparedness and Response (DEPR) announces a new program where people can text emergenc...
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Posted on: January 12, 2021
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Posted on: January 14, 2021
NORFOLK, VA – Restoration on the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is underway, and the project is expected to be complete in Summer 2021. The restoration project is repairing structural components and exterior panels after a structural engineer f...
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Posted on: January 13, 2021
NORFOLK, VA – The City of Norfolk’s offices will close on Monday, January 18 in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The closures include libraries. Recreation centers are currently closed until February 8, due to a r...
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Posted on: January 12, 2021
NORFOLK, VA – On January 12, Ms. Danica Royster was appointed as the councilperson representing Superward 7. The January 5 election of Councilwoman Graves ...
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Posted on: January 11, 2021
NORFOLK, VA – Celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, January 18with a special virtual ceremony aired on COX channel Norfolk TV48, NorfolkTV You Tube channel, and Norfolk Facebook page. The in-p...
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Posted on: January 11, 2021
NORFOLK, VA – The Mary D. Pretlow Anchor Branch will join the ranks of libraries and cities across the country with a maker studio. Norfolk Public Library (NPL) will install equipment, made possible by donation, in late 2021. When the p...
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Posted on: January 10, 2021
Temporary closures begin January 11, 2021
NORFOLK, VA – Due to the recent rise in COVID-19 cases and out of an abundance of caution, Recreation, Parks & Open Space (RPOS) facilities will temporarily close to the public for four weeks on Monday, January 11, 2021. In July 202...
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Posted on: January 7, 2021
The Council of the City of Norfolk is accepting letters of interest from persons who wish to be considered for appointment to the position of councilmember representing SuperWard 7 until a special election is held.
The City Council encourages all intereste...
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Posted on: January 7, 2021
Violence Across the Lifespan - Monday, January 11 at 6 PM
NORFOLK, VA – January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month and Norfolk Public Library (NPL) is partnering with Samaritan House to help break the cycle of abuse. The two organizations are coming together on Monday, January 11 at 6:00 p.m...
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Posted on: January 5, 2021
Norfolk’s Economic Development Authority takes next steps in major redevelopment
NORFOLK, VA – In 2020, the Norfolk Economic Development Authority (EDA) purchased the former DoubleTree Hotel at Military Circle Shopping Mall. This acquisition gave the EDA the site control required to reposition the entire Military C...
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Posted on: January 4, 2021
Registration closes January 14.
NORFOLK, VA – Register now for the next session of the Fatherhood Development Group, a support system for fathers of all ages.
The 8-week virtual class runs from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. each Thursday from January 14 to March 4, 2021...
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Posted on: December 31, 2020
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Posted on: December 29, 2020
Penelope the Pig needed some help.
NORFOLK, VA – Two quick thinking Norfolk teens will be honored with special commendations after jumping in to help rescue a portly pig loose in the Denby Park/Colonial Heights neighborhood.
The rescue took place in November when Norfolk Humane Of...
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Posted on: December 23, 2020
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Posted on: December 22, 2020
NORFOLK, VA – Congratulations to Emily Uselton, Pete Buryk and Megan Erwin in the Office of Budget and Strategic Planning! These three definitely remember what's important in life: friends, waffles and work.
Each has b...
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Posted on: December 21, 2020
NORFOLK, VA – The City of Norfolk’s government offices, libraries and recreation centers will close Thursday - Friday, December 24 – 25, in observance of the Christmas holiday and Friday, January 1, for New Year&...
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Posted on: December 18, 2020
Holiday Adoption Special at NACC
NORFOLK, VA – Norfolk Animal Care and Adoption Center wants to woof you a Meowy Christmas: adopt any animal for just $35 from December 19 through January 2.
Can’t you just see yourself curling up under the tree with a cuddly ca...
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Posted on: December 11, 2020
Entrepreneurs will receive funding and support for innovative solutions that build resilience to flooding and sea level rise.
NORFOLK, Virginia - December 11, 2020: RISE today announced the launch of the 2021 Coastal Community Resilience Challenge. The Challenge will award a total of $1.5 million to small businesses with innovative flood-resilience solutions.Businesses ...
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Posted on: December 10, 2020
Virginians should stay at home from 12 a.m. to 5 a.m., wear masks in indoor and outdoor settings, limit social gatherings to 10.
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced new, targeted measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 as new cases and hospitalizations continue to rise in all areas of the Commonwealth. Executive Order Seventy-Two directs Virginians to stay at ...
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Posted on: December 8, 2020
PowerUp EmployMobile will allow staff to go directly to residents.
NORFOLK, VA – The city’s Department of Human Services (DHS) received state approval to use a mobile unit to serve eligible customers seeking education, training and employment services.
The DHS PowerUp EmployMobile will be the ...
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Posted on: December 8, 2020
City Council Approves New Economic Inclusion Plan and Procurement Policy Improving Opportunities for Women and Minority-Owned Businesses
NORFOLK, VA – Norfolk City Council members unanimously approved an ordinance tonight which promotes...
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Posted on: December 4, 2020
NORFOLK, VA – The transformation of Tidewater Gardens will start next week as preparations are made to demolish a six-unit building located at the corner of Fenchurch and Wood streets. The building demolition makes way for a new pump station tha...
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Posted on: December 1, 2020
Redesigning the city’s transit network.
NORFOLK, VA – After surveying over 1000 residents and transit riders, the Multimodal Norfolk team developed a draft recommended transit network. This draft network of bus routes will move more residents faster and to areas they...
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Posted on: November 27, 2020
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Posted on: November 20, 2020
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Posted on: November 20, 2020
Workforce Development Center on East Little Creek Road to Close.
NORFOLK, VA – The Department of Human Services (DHS) will relocate all staff and programs to its downtown office at 741 Monticello Avenue.
Effective December 1, residents with DHS business including employment training programs, benefits...
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Posted on: November 19, 2020
NORFOLK, VA – Bright, clean, mobile-responsive design and new navigation features make the city’s data more accessible than ever!
Since launching Norfolk Open Data in March 2018, Norfolk has added 40 datasets from departments a...
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Posted on: August 18, 2020
NORFOLK,Va. – To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the use of the atomic bombs in August 1945 and the end of World War II on September 2, 1945, the MacArthur Memorial will host a special exhibit of 1,000 paper cranes entitled A Better...
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