This Week in NFK: Floods, Biz Openings, Biz Closings, Hush Puppies, Baila Blowout, Flyin’ West, & more.

by | Sep 22, 2023

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The National Weather Service has issued storm surge and tropical storm warnings ahead of this weekends weather. Rip it.

Norfolk School Board member Lauren Campsen submitted her resignation this week because of health reasons. Rip it.


Ahead of significant rain and high tides, Norfolk public works crews are cleaning storm water infrastructure to make sure it all works properly. Rip it.

Court magistrates across the 757 are refusing to set bail for individuals facing minor misdemeanor charges, forcing lengthy jail time. Rip it.

No action was taken on the Hampton Roads Regional Jail at the most recent board meeting despite previous emails indicating an imminent shutdown. Rip it.

Health officials are warning that mosquitoes with West Nile Virus have been found in the Larchmont/ Edgewater area. Rip it.

The Virginia Institute of Marine Science has docked their 93-foot Research Vessel Virginia at Nauticus through Saturday morning. Rip it.

Teens can now take Uber rides without their parents this, as Uber for Teens rolls out across the region. Rip it.

After tragedy spurred by domestic violence, Redeemed Women Ministry is canvassing Tidewater Gardens to help assist women in need. Rip it.

TCC officially opened the Visual Arts and Design Center in Downtown Norfolk this week. Rip it.

Norfolk Public School released their plan to address student athlete concussions, including having an EMS personnel at each varsity, junior varsity team and middle school game. Rip it.

The Virginia Department of Education is developing a new accountability system following pressure from elected officials. Rip it.

State revenue from sports betting and casinos were higher than predicted in the last fiscal year. Rip it.

Two 757 activists have filed suit against Donald Trump, the State Board of Elections, and the Department of Elections to stop the former President from appearing on the ballot. Rip it.

ODU fell to Wake Forest last weekend but hopes to take down Texas A&M-Commerce this Saturday. Rip it.

NSU lost to Temple last weekend and faces Towson this Saturday. Rip it.

Norfolk State is celebrating 88 years as an institution this month. Rip it.

Culture.

The Colonial Place and Riverview Neighborhoods are bringing back their Front Porch Art Walk next month. Rip it.

The Attucks Jazz Club is returning with Alex McArthur, Dominique Eade, and Chris Whiteman. Rip it.

NSU premiered a documentary about their extensive theatre history called “Something to Behold.” Rip it.

Meet Andrew Wright, the jazz pianist frequently found at Cafe Stella on the weekend. Rip it.

Check out the new crime novel set in the 757 by local author Hugh Lessig. Rip it.

The Virginia Opera has announced a 49th season line up that includes a groundbreaking interpretation of Wagner’s Siefried. Rip it.

John Sipher, principal trombonist of the Colorado Symphony, performs at ODU’s Diehn Center this Tuesday. Rip it.

Submissions for the NEON Interactive Art Competition are due by this Saturday. Rip it.

Currently on Display:
Reckonings and Reconstructions: Southern Photography from the Do Good Fund at Chrysler Museum. Rip it.
Heather Beardsley: Strange Plants at Chrysler Museum. Rip it.
Perspectives: Modern and Contemporary Glass from the Waitzer Collection at Barry Art Museum. Rip it.
Fashioning Innovation: Madame Alexander at 100 at Barry Art Museum. Rip it.
Nurture | Nature at Barry Art Museum. Rip it.
Vague Appliances and Utilities at Gordon Art Galleries. Rip it.
Papahanaumoku: A Panoply of New Island Cultures at Gordon Art Galleries. Rip it.
“I’m So Cheugy” by Derek Eley at Offsite Gallery. Rip it.
The Art of Data Exhibit at Slover Library. Rip it.
FACES by Lotus at The Gallery At ElationRip it.

Commerce.

Selden Market announced three new tenants moving in this fall, CLTRE Vegan, LNK, and Amale Tre. Rip it.

Plaza Del Sol is closing out an 18 year run on Colonial Avenue as new owners take over the space to bring “Gran Maya” to the city. Rip it.

Meet Darrell Anderson, the entrepreneur behind Chef Joseph’s Seafood and Grill at the premium outlets and Chef Joseph’s Kick Sauce, a local hot sauce brand. Rip it.

Here’s what we know about the $500 million redevelopment of Lambert’s Point docks. Rip it.

Lyon Shipyard, a 100-year old company in Norfolk, announced an $8.5 million expansion and 134 new jobs. Rip it.

Norfolk State has received $5 million to establish a new Master of Health Informatics degree program. Rip it.

Old Dominion rose the U.S. News & World Report Rankings across several categories. Rip it.  

The Family Dollar on Church Street is rising from the ashes and restoring service to the community after a fire last year. Rip it.

Grubhub is now serving on-base restaurants and workers at Naval Station Norfolk. Rip it.

The wind energy industry took a step forward with an offer to buy municipal easements needed for transmission lines. Rip it.

Taste is celebrating 50 years in business this year. Rip it.

The LSC is contributing a $3 million loan towards the “Unity Place at Kindred” development. Rip it.

Average rent prices in Virginia have declined by $102 since this time last year. Rip it.

Regional Economic Stats. Port Stats. Labor Stats.

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Crowds.

Citizen Club members now get access to free tickets, discounted tickets, and early access sales on shows at the Norva. Rip it.  

Reaver Beach is going to the dogs on September 30th with its 2nd Annual Adoptoberfest featuring lots of pups and a pet-focused local vendor market. (NFK Currents Original) Rip it.

The Tides host the playoffs for the International League starting September 26th. Rip it.

SailFest, with sailboat races and driving ranges at Nauticus, returns on September 23rd. Rip it.

Tickets are already on sale for LAVA’s Halloween Extravaganza. Rip it.

The Kings Daughter’s, a non-profit supporting CHKD, has a ton of fall events coming up. Rip it.

This Wednesday catch Valleyheart, Red Weather, & Warrington performing at Chicho’s Pizza Backstage. 7:00 pm. Rip it.

A murder mystery comes to Hunter House Victorian Museum next week. Rip it.

FRIDAY:
Run Club Friday Meetup at Yorgo’s Bageldashery. 6:00 am. Rip it
Sunrise Yoga + Coffee On the River at the Pagoda. 6:30 am. Rip it.
Common Threads: a Knitting and Crochet Club at Pretlow Library. 10:30 am. Rip it
Toddler Yoga at Sky’s The Limit Yoga Co. 10:45 am. Rip it.
National Recovery Month Celebration at Norfolk Community Services Board. 11:00 am. Rip it
Oktoberfest Weekend Celebration A 3 Day Event at Maker’s Craft Brewery. 12:00 pm. Rip it
ZooGrooves at The Virginia Zoo. 5:30 pm. Rip it
Friday Night Live at Cova Brewing Company. 6:00 pm. Rip it
Painting with Goats at Cova Brewing Company. 6:00 pm. Rip it
Facing the Gallows-The Last Walk Tour at Elmwood Cemetery. 6:00 pm. Rip it
HM Johnson Band performs live at Maker’s Craft Brewery. 6:00 pm. Rip it.
Blue Velvet screening at the Naro. 6:00 pm. Rip it.
Fall Feast and Mabon Circle at Kindred Spirit. 6:30 pm. Rip it
Improv Social with Commonwealth Comedy at Vessel Craft Coffee. 7:00 pm. Rip it.
Third Friday Clay Throwdown at d’Art Center. 7:00 pm. Rip it
Open Mic Night at The Muse Writers Center. 7:00 pm. Rip it
New York City Guitar Quartet in Concert at Robin Hixon Theater. 7:30 pm. Rip it
What the Constitution Means to Me at ODU Rep Theater. 7:30 pm. Rip it.
Flyin’ West performed live at Generic Theater. 8:00 pm. Rip it.
Charles Wesley Godwin performs live at The NorVA. 8:00 pm. Rip it
How the West was Improvised: The Made Up Western at Push Comedy Theater. 8:00 pm. Rip it
Brain Gaffney performs live at Grace O’Malley’s. 8:30 pm. Rip it.
Dune (1984) screening at the Naro. 8:30 pm. Rip it.
Brandon Bower performs live at Grain. 9:00 pm. Rip it.
Haunted Hampton Roads: Improvised Town Hall at Push Comedy. 10:00 pm. Rip it.

SATURDAY:
Weekend Long Run w/ Ocean View Run Club. 7:15 am. Rip it
Send It Saturday Morning Group Ride at East Coast Bicycles. 8:00 am. Rip it
ERT + NKR Group Paddle at Plum Point Park Elizabeth River Trail. 8:30 am. Rip it
East Beach Farmers Market at Bay Oaks. 9:00 am. Rip it
Live Life Fresh Boom Box Bike Ride at Freshtopia. 10:30 am. Rip it
Orange Theory Workout at Benchtop. 11:00 am. Rip it
Big Forest Fire performs live at Grain. 11:00 am. Rip it.
Waterside Goes 80s at Waterside District. 12:00 pm. Rip it
SailFest: Regatta & Pier Party at Nauticus. 12:00 pm. Rip it
Oktoberfest with Miles Hoyle at Maker’s Craft Brewery. 12:00 pm. Rip it.
Norfolk Zine Fest 2023 at NFTW Records. 1:00 pm. Rip it.
2nd Annual Adoptoberfest with Norfolk Animal Care Center! at Reaver NFK. 1:00 pm. Rip it
Meet and Pet with Chesapeake Humane Society at Eggleston Garden Center. 1:00 pm. Rip it.
Dips, Chips, and Sips at Jordan-Newby Anchor Branch Library. 1:00 pm. Rip it
Lipgloss & Lashes Drag Brunch at 37th & Zen. 1:00 pm. Rip it
Book Buzz at Mary D Pretlow Anchor Branch Library. 2:00 pm. Rip it
Historic Theaters: A Downtown Norfolk Walking Tour at Selden Market. 2:00 pm. Rip it
Hand Quilting Methods with Melanie at 757 Creative ReUse Center. 2:00 pm. Rip it
Monarch Makes at Barry Art Museum. 2:00 pm. Rip it
France vs. Italy Wine Face-Off at VIA. 4:00 pm. Rip it
Indie Nite at Smartmouth Warehouse at. 4:00 pm. Rip it
Wild At Heart screening at the Naro. 4:30 pm. Rip it.
Mabon Ritual at Mystic Moon of Norfolk. 5:00 pm. Rip it
BAILA with local DJs at Plaza Del Sol (LAST CHANCE). 6:00 pm. Rip it.
Glasgow Kiss performs live at Maker’s Craft Brewing. 6:00 pm. 
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Rolling on the River House Concert. 6:30 pm. Rip it
The Happy Dutchmen perform live at Elation Brewing. 6:30 pm. Rip it.
Twin Peaks screening at the Naro. 7:00 pm. Rip it.
What the Constitution Means to Me at ODU Rep Theater. 7:30 pm. Rip it.
Flyin’ West performed live at Generic Theater. 8:00 pm. Rip it.
Muscadine Bloodline performs live at The NorVA. 8:00 pm. Rip it
Ed’s 45th Birthday Improvisation Show! at Push Comedy Theater. 8:00 pm. Rip it
Brain Gaffney performs live at Grace O’Malley’s. 8:30 pm. Rip it.
Matt Holloman performs live at Grain. 9:00 pm. Rip it.
Eraserhead screening at the Naro. 9:30 pm. Rip it.
Push Sings! – Happy Birthday To Me at Push Comedy Theater. 10:00 pm. Rip it
Fierce Fridays Drag at The Wave. 10:30 pm. Rip it.

SUNDAY:
Run the Rainbow 5K at Mt Trashmore Virginia Beach. 9:00 am. Rip it
September Beach Cleanup at The Bold Mariner Brewing Company. 10:00 am. Rip it  
Slow-Mo Sunday Group Ride at Local Bike Shop NFK. 10:30 am. Rip it
Mimosas & Heels Drag Brunch at The Public House. 11:00 am. Rip it
Dustin Furlow performs live at Grain. 11:00 am. Rip it.
Miles Hoyle performs live at Maker’s Craft Brewing. 12:00 pm. Rip it.
Living Succulent Punkulent Arrangment at Reaver NFK. 1:00 pm. Rip it
Sunday Funday: Board Game Night at COVA. 1:00 pm. Rip it
Lipgloss & Lashes Drag Brunch at 37th & Zen. 1:00 pm. Rip it
Siz Shades of Sangiovese at Vino Culture. 1:00 pm. Rip it.
Mulholland Drive screening at the Naro. 2:00 pm. Rip it.
What the Constitution Means to Me at ODU Rep Theater. 2:00 pm. Rip it.
Blue’s Jam at Cova Brewing Company. 3:00 pm. Rip it
John Baldwin performs live at Maker’s Craft Brewing. 3:30 pm. Rip it.
Music Bingo at Reaver NFK. 4:00 pm. Rip it
Miles Hoyle perform live at Elation Brewing. 4:00 pm. Rip it.
Dune (1984) screening at the Naro. 5:00 pm. Rip it.
Mishaps and Misfortune Cemetery Tour at Cedar Grove Cemetery. 6:00 pm. Rip it
Sunday Night Sound Bath at Sky’s The Limit Yoga. 7:00 pm. Rip it.
Mac Ayres performs live at The NorVA. 7:30 pm. Rip it
Twin Peaks screening at the Naro. 7:30 pm. Rip it.
Flyin’ West performed live at Generic Theater. 8:00 pm. Rip it.
Bennett Walker Wales performs live at Grain. 9:00 pm. Rip it.

Chow.

Get $8 off Toast, Perro Blanco, and What The Frank when you join Citizen Club. Rip it.

District Apizza has officially opened in the Railroad District. (NFK Currents Original Video) Rip it. 
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There’s a menu with 12 negronis on it at Toast. For Negroni Week obviously. Rip it.

Cafe Mudita had to get in on Negroni Week too, infused with a little coffee. Rip it. ​

Blue crab hush puppies are the treat you didn’t know you need at Commune. Rip it.
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Gershwins is hosting a five-course wine dinner for all the vino-obsessed. Rip it.


Fall pizza flavors have landed at Lomo Pizza in Riverview. Rip it. ​

Lola’s Beach Cantina is whipping up their in-house blueberry mix for margaritas. Rip it. ​

Sours are the specialty at Reaver Beach and they’ve got a smorgasbord of them. Rip it. ​​

Food Truck Sightings:
Friday:
Lit Food & Revery Eats at Maker’s Craft. Rip it.
Ghost Kitchen, Courtney’s Kitchen, & Weng’s Kitchen Cova. Rip it.
Moontide Sundries at Reaver. Rip it.
Revery Eats at Afterglow. Rip it.
Ghost Kitchen at Smartmouth. Rip it.
lil’za Pizzaria at The Veil. Rip it.
Bakehouse at Elation Brewing. Rip it.
Bar-q at Bold Mariner. Rip it.

Saturday:
Shawna’s Rich Eats at Maker’s Craft. Rip it.
Big Belly at Cova. Rip it.
Flippin Hangry at Reaver. Rip it.
757 Laos Street at Benchtop. Rip it.
The Sloppy Dawg at Afterglow. Rip it.
Ghost Kitchen at Smartmouth. Rip it.
lil’za Pizzaria at The Veil. Rip it.
Bakehouse at Elation Brewing. Rip it.
Bar-q at Bold Mariner. Rip it.

Sunday:
Deutscher Imbiss at Maker’s Craft. Rip it.
Moontide Sundries at Cova. Rip it.
Flippin Hangry at Reaver. Rip it.
Hashin Cow at Benchtop. Rip it.
Ghost Kitchen at Smartmouth. Rip it.
lil’za Pizzaria at The Veil. Rip it.
Bakehouse at Elation Brewing. Rip it.
Bar-q at Bold Mariner. Rip it.

The Ripcurrent.

Paul Stetson Rice

Chelsea, NFK

Paul is the creator of NFKVA.com. He was born and raised in Norfolk, graduated from Virginia Tech, and narrowly avoided law school. Chat with him about economics, entrepreneurship, hip-hop, and hiking. When he's not working on five different projects, you'll catch him sharing a beer with friends at a local brewery.