by Hank Morrison | Jun 23, 2022 | Community, This Week in NFK
This week, the Norfolk City Planning Commission will decide whether to approve or deny a new, mixed-use apartment complex at the corner of East Brambleton and St. Paul’s Boulevard, across the street from the Scope arena. The city council will have the...
by Hank Morrison | Mar 31, 2022 | Community
Everyone in Norfolk shares the experience of being stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic trying to get over the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel, cursing the traffic engineers who didn’t build the road wide enough. Now, people are getting their wish – the HRBT is...
by Hank Morrison | Aug 5, 2021 | Community
Did you know that, on average, one parking space costs more than $20,000 to construct? A reasonable follow-up question would be, “if they’re so expensive to build, why is so much land dedicated to parking?” Well, friends, as much as I would love to blame the big bad...
by Hank Morrison | Jun 18, 2021 | Community
Do you ever stroll through the historic areas in Norfolk and think, “Wow, these walkable neighborhoods with a mix of commercial and residential development are just great”? If you don’t, that’s okay. Unless you’re an urban planner,...
by Hank Morrison | May 27, 2021 | Community, Culture
No matter the neighborhood, the beautiful purple, pink, and red blooms of Crape Myrtle trees adorn nearly every block of Norfolk. Whether you find them attractive or made the mistake of parking your car underneath one in the spring (hello, sticky, sappy mess), their...
