The declaration allows the City to ask for state and federal resources and seek state and federal reimbursement if the cost of the city’s response to coronavirus (COVID-19) reaches a certain threshold. NORFOLK, VA – Mayor Kenneth Cooper Alexander has declared a local state of emergency. The declaration allows the City to ask for state … Continue reading
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Free Norfolk summer youth program explores aviation
NORFOLK, VA (July – August 2019) – Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM) and the City of Norfolk, VA have teamed to offer a robust STEM education program throughout Norfolk’s nine-week Parks and Recreation summer camp. The program’s mission is to reach the 1,400 students who will be participating in summer youth programs, and to provide … Continue reading
Norfolk and Virginia officials issue statement about Virginia Beach
Norfolk Mayor Kenneth Cooper Alexander’s statement on the Virginia Beach tragedy. “Today’s heartbreaking tragedy has spread grief throughout the region. We have lost loved ones, family, friends, colleagues, and souls committed to excellence in public service, and there are many whose lives will be forever changed by this event. “In the moments to come as … Continue reading
“Epic Weekend” comes to downtown Norfolk
NORFOLK, VA – (May 30, 2019) – Mark your calendars now for Friday- Sunday, June 7 – 9, 2019 as Downtown Norfolk, VA prepares for a truly spectacular EPIC WEEKEND. FROM THE STAGE TO THE SKY TO THE WATER Experience Norfolk (EXP NFK) from sun up to well after sundown throughout one explosive weekend filled … Continue reading
Zoo welcomes baby zebra, asks public for naming help
Abby, the 17-year-old Hartmann’s mountain zebra gave birth to a female foal on Monday, May 13, 2019. This is the fifth filly for Abby and fourth for father, eight-year-old, Zack. Zoo Keepers are looking for a name that starts with the letter “Z” after her dad who left the Virginia Zoo for breeding at another … Continue reading
Norfolk awarded $30 million Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Implementation Grant
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority (NRHA) and the City of Norfolk a $30M Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (CNI) Grant for the Tidewater Gardens community in the St. Paul’s Area. The grant will provide the following support: More than 600 housing choice vouchers. One for every … Continue reading
City of Norfolk’s Data Dashboards provide budget, employee and CIP information
Interactive dashboards use charts, maps, and graphs to display city data Three new data dashboards created by the Office of Budget and Strategic Planning provide at-a-glance information on Capital Improvement Projects, employee demographics, and revenues and expenditures. Each of these dashboards provides interactive maps or charts so that users may customize the view according to … Continue reading
S&P boosts City of Norfolk’s outlook; joins Moody’s and Fitch affirming strong bond ratings
Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings (“S&P”) boosted Norfolk’s ratings outlook from stable to positive and joined Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”) and Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) in affirming the strong credit rating on the City’s existing long-term ratings. S&P highlighted Norfolk’s “strong economy,” its “very strong budgetary flexibility and strong budgetary performance” and “very strong management, with … Continue reading
Education / Local / Politics / Uncategorized / Virginia
After 57 years without the right, ex-con votes for 1st time
The old ex-con wakes in darkness. He can’t sleep. Not on this day. He checks his watch – 2 a.m. Not yet. He’s waited 57 years for this. He’ll have to wait a few more hours. Nearly 80, Spellman Bernard Smith Jr. has stolen cars, robbed a drive-in at gunpoint, watched people get killed in … Continue reading
Checking out: Drug users take advantage of public libraries
The same qualities that make libraries ideal for studying and reading — unfettered public access, quiet corners and nooks, minimal interaction with other people — also make them appealing places to shoot up heroin, librarians are finding. In Norfolk, Virginia, a 47-year-old man died after a patron found him in a library restroom. In Batesville, … Continue reading
Norfolk agrees to pay woman attacked by police dog $200K
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The city of Norfolk has agreed to pay an Army reservist and college student nearly $200,000 after she was mauled by a police dog last year. The Virginian-Pilot reports (http://bit.ly/1SJ8bZj) that under the deal signed last month, 22-year-old London Colvin has agreed not to sue the city or police because … Continue reading
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