Norfolk City Council members approved a $400 million financing plan for Norfolk International Airport, allowing the airport to fund several planned capital improvement projects. Rip it.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers unveiled a new initiative aimed at delivering critical national priority projects faster and cheaper. Rip it.
The Elizabeth River Project received a $2M grant to build new living shorelines in Norfolk. Rip it.
Jeff Rose, the new superintendent for Norfolk Public Schools, will start his new role a little later than expected due to a licensure processing delay. Rip it.
The Norfolk School Board voted in a special meeting to appoint Dr. Jeffrey Rose as acting superintendent while they await his license to be processed by the Virginia Board of Education. Rip it.
A bill that would have limited the power of “NIMBYs" in filing lawsuits against developments will not proceed this session. Rip it.
Larchmont-Edgewater was named the “friendliest neighborhood in Norfolk” by Nextdoor. Rip it.
The Larchmont neighborhood has selected site for a Jimmy Carter historical marker, honoring the late president near his one-time home. Rip it.
Virginia legislators are proposing around $200 million in investment in higher education in the Commonwealth. Rip it.
Virginia's primary election is being moved from June to August 4 this year. Rip it.
Attorney General Jay Jones says his office will require social media platforms to limit usage to one hour per day for minors under 16, unless a parent or guardian chooses to increase that limit. Rip it.
A Sentara Leigh nurse practitioner is being recognized for launching support groups and mental health resources to help postpartum moms feel heard and empowered. Rip it.
Norfolk Statue University has surpassed the goals of the “Now Is Our Time" campaign, raising $147 million. Rip it.
NSU Men’s Basketball Coach Robert Jones picked up his 250th career victory this week. Rip it.
No, you weren’t seeing UFOS in the sky, it was just signal flares used as part of a training exercise. Rip it.
The Norfolk Botanical Garden is seeking information on individuals who may have worked on the original garden as many are still not identified. Rip it.
There’s more than a little creativity and hustle filling the walls of the 757 Makerspace. Rip it.
The Chrysler Museum of Art has opened applications for their Fall 2026 Glass Studio Assistantship. Rip it.
The Virginia Zoo is rolling out collectible trading cards. Rip it.
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is coming to the Wells Theater starting March 11th. Rip it.
The Black Jacket Symphony returns to the Harrison Opera House on April 19 with Bon Jovi’s “Slippery When Wet.” Rip it.
The Hermitage Museum has announced it’s 10th Annual Immersive Series: “What Remains” with Rouge VA, opening March 19th. Rip it.
Live from the Music Room, an exclusive Hermitage Museum series, is back this spring. Rip it.
You never know what kind of creatures you’ll stumble upon in the NEON District. Rip it.
Currently on Display:
Tapio Wirkkala: Still at Chrysler Museum. Rip it.
Nam June Paik: Electric Television at Chrysler Museum. Rip it.
Merged: A National Juried Exhibition of Collage & Assemblage at d’Art Center. Rip it.
ImPRESSion: A National Juried Exhibit of Printmaking at d’Art Center. Rip it.
“What is Time” by Glennis Lofland at Offsite Gallery. Rip it.
The CAN Collection at Assembly. Rip it.
Perry Glass Art Collection at Glass Light. Rip it.
Brand New Works by Visual Clamour on display at The Gallery At Elation. Rip it.
Elizabeth Kijowski at Zeke’s. Rip it.
A bill headed to the Govenor’s desk would change Virignia’s food to liquor ratio from 45% to 30%. Rip it.
The site of the former Commune restaurant in Norfolk has a new tenant: The Beaumont at 759, run by the team behind The Neon House and Chef By Design. Rip it.
Plate Modern Kitchen has leased 2,773 square feet of retail space at 440 Monticello Ave in Downtown Norfolk. Rip it.
Grove & Gable leased 4,200 square feet at 500 E. Main St. in Downtown Norfolk. Rip it.
Capt. Ray Glenn became Naval Station Norfolk’s 53rd commanding officer this week, succeeding Capt. Matt Schlarmann. Rip it.
Active offshore wind energy developments might be moving forward, but theres little hope for the many east coast projects that haven’t started yet. Rip it.
The Trump administration’s attempt to stop Dominion Energy from building its wind farm off the Virginia Beach coast cost the utility $228 million, company executives told shareholders this week. Rip it.
Dominion Energy maintains that they are maintaining affordability to other states in the U.S. despite widespread customer complaints. Rip it.
Following concerns over a new disability ratings rule, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs revealed it is halting enforcement of the policy. Rip it.
Federal Workers in Norfolk, including members of the Coast Guard may go without pay checks this week if the partial government shutdown is not resolved. Rip it.
Ryan Price, chief economist with the Virginia Association of Realtors, says we could be heading into a busy spring home buying market. Rip it.
Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones has joined 23 other attorneys general in suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over clawing back $7 billion the federal government had allocated to states for the Solar for All program. Rip it.
A local company selling "Wasted Water” is touting how their local manufacturing helped them avoid tariff impacts. Rip it.
A new robot at Sentara Leigh is reaching lung spots doctors couldn't access before during bronchoscopies. Rip it.
Meet the companies selected for this year’s 757 Accelerate cohort. Rip it.
The board of directors of Volunteer Hampton Roads appointed Tage Counts as the nonprofit organization’s next president and CEO, effective March 2. Rip it.
House Revival Project returns on February 28th with DJ Class. Rip it.
Bert Kreischer's Permission to Party Tour lands at Chartway Arena next week. Rip it.
MEAC returns to Norfolk in March and the Downtown Norfolk Council is bringing the hoops to your lunch break. Rip it.
LAVA MiniFest returns on April 11th. Rip it.
Fri Feb 27
Norfolk Run Club Meetup at Yorgo's Bageldashery. 6:00 am. Rip it.
"The Forsytes" Series Premiere Screening at WHRO Public Media Studios. 11:00 am. Rip it.
7th Anniversary Celebration All Weekend at Elation Brewing. 12:00 pm. Rip it.
NSU Baseball vs. Mount Saint Mary's at Marty L. Miller Field. 3:00 pm. Rip it.
Friday MixxedFit Class at Granby YMCA. 5:00 pm. Rip it.
The Float: A Sound Bath Experience at Kroc Center Hampton Roads. 5:00 pm. Rip it.
Desiree Jordan performs live at Varia. 6:00 pm. Rip it.
Fox & the BEAR perform live at Elation Brewing. 6:00 pm. Rip it.
Laser Pink Floyd at Michael and Kimthanh Lê Planetarium. 7:00 pm. Rip it.
The Black Parade 2 at The Kroc Center Hampton Roads. 7:00 pm. Rip it.
DEOT, High Ideals, and Nimrod at Norfolk Taphouse. 7:00 pm. Rip it.
Joe Pug performs live at Vessel Craft Coffee. 7:00 pm. Rip it.
Red Stapler Duo performs live at AJ Gator's - East Beach. 7:00 pm. Rip it.
Harry Potter And The Prisoner of Azkaban™ In Concert at Chrysler Hall. 7:30 pm. Rip it.
Charlotte's Web performed by ODU Rep Theater at Goode Theatre. 7:30 pm. Rip it.
Mann Made Fridays at Boss Queens Soul Cafe. 7:30 pm. Rip it.
Rumours ATL: A Fleetwood Mac Tribute at The NorVA. 8:00 pm. Rip it.
Bread Collectors + The Dharma Initiative at The Annex. 8:00 pm. Rip it.
Whiskey Tide at Sharks Sports Bar & Grill. 8:00 pm. Rip it.
TCB After Dark: A Lounge Night at The Cookie Bar. 8:00 pm. Rip it.
The Heart Stompers perform live at Elation Brewing. 8:00 pm. Rip it.
The Improv Riot All-Star Comedy Show at Push Comedy Theater. 8:00 pm. Rip it.
Goth Night at 37th & Zen. 8:00 pm. Rip it.
Best in Show at The Naro at Naro Cinema. 8:15 pm. Rip it.
The Drop: TWINSICK at Waterside District. 9:00 pm. Rip it.
Brandon Bower Band performs live at Tap It Local. 9:00 pm. Rip it.
DJ Mixology performs live at Grain. 9:00 pm. Rip it.
DJ SoundStar performs live at Grain. 9:30 pm. Rip it.
DJ Saint James performs live at Baxters. 9:30 pm. Rip it.
Night Strike at AMF Norfolk Lanes. 9:30 pm. Rip it.
Frequency: The RNB Dance Party at Chichos. 10:00 pm. Rip it.
Plot Party! High Octane Comedy at Push Comedy Theater. 10:00 pm. Rip it.
Sat Feb 28
Morning Group Bicycle Ride at East Coast Bicycles. 7:00 am. Rip it.
Ocean View Run Club Weekend Long Run. 7:15 am. Rip it.
Coffee Black Community Day and Free Breakfast Program at Selden Market. 8:30 am. Rip it.
The 703 TCG Show at Norfolk Scope Arena. 9:00 am. Rip it.
Adult Pickup Roller Hockey at Lafayette Park. 9:00 am. Rip it.
Cars and Coffee Meetup at Tidewater Tech. 9:00 am. Rip it.
Live Life Fresh Boom Box Bike Ride at Freshtopia. 10:30 am. Rip it.
Toddler Yoga at Sky's The Limit Yoga Co.. 11:00 am. Rip it.
Robbie Meade performs live at Grain. 11:00 am. Rip it.
Norfolk Winter Baseball Skills Clinic at East Ocean View Community Center. 11:00 am. Rip it.
Diversity Gallery Reception at Norfolk Botanical Garden. 11:00 am. Rip it.
Robbie Meade performs live at Grain. 11:00 am. Rip it.
NOICE 2026 at The Annex. 12:00 pm. Rip it.
Winter Market at Afterglow Brewing. 12:00 pm. Rip it.
VBAC Gospel Brunch: Honoring First Ladies of Excellence at Mount Gilead Missionary Baptist Church. 12:00 pm. Rip it.
Community Day at Selden Market. 12:00 pm. Rip it.
Norfolk Bazaar Market at Maker's Craft Brewery. 1:00 pm. Rip it.
Bulletmouth Brown performs live at Elation Brewing. 1:00 pm. Rip it.
NSU Baseball vs. Mount Saint Mary's at Marty L. Miller Field. 1:00 pm. Rip it.
Harry Potter And The Prisoner of Azkaban™ In Concert at Chrysler Hall. 2:00 pm. Rip it.
Brew & Bond at Coalescence Coffee Company. 2:00 pm. Rip it.
USO Norfolk Dungeons & Dragons at Naval Station Norfolk. 2:00 pm. Rip it.
An Underground River: African American History on the ERT at Townebank Fountain Park. 2:00 pm. Rip it.
Vanessa German Lecture at The Chrysler Museum Perry Glass Studio. 3:00 pm. Rip it.
Voices of Tomorrow, Drums of the Diaspora at Attucks Theatre. 3:00 pm. Rip it.
Pitch-A-Friend at The Dirty Buffalo. 3:00 pm. Rip it.
Torrin & Torin performs live at Elation Brewing. 4:00 pm. Rip it.
Crazy DJ Music Bingo at Hank's Filling Station. 4:30 pm. Rip it.
Anime Bazaar: Yandere Edition at Local's Marketplace. 5:00 pm. Rip it.
Joe McMurray performs live at Maker's Craft Brewery. 5:30 pm. Rip it.
Desiree Jordan performs live at Varia. 6:00 pm. Rip it.
Cure’s 15 Year Anniversary Latte Art Throwdown at Cure Coffeehouse. 6:00 pm. Rip it.
Live Transmission at House of Consciousness. 6:00 pm. Rip it.
Ward's Pocket performs live at Elation Brewing. 6:00 pm. Rip it.
Diehn Concert Series: Alexander Boldachev, harpist at ODU Diehn School of Music. 7:30 pm. Rip it.
Foxglove performs live at American Legion Tidewater Post 327. 8:00 pm. Rip it.
ERNEST performs live at The NorVA. 8:00 pm. Rip it.
Sermons, Wolves, Wolves & Heavyweight Champs Concert at Taphouse. 8:00 pm. Rip it.
Stardew Valley: Symphony of Seasons at Chartway Arena. 8:00 pm. Rip it.
Anthony Rosano & The Conquerros performs live at Elation Brewing. 8:00 pm. Rip it.
DJ CJ performs live at Tap It Local. 9:00 pm. Rip it.
OFF THE RECORD (One Year Anniversary Event) at 80/20 Burger Bar. 9:00 pm. Rip it.
DJ Tell It performs live at Grain. 9:00 pm. Rip it.
Onesie Night at MJ's Tavern. 9:00 pm. Rip it.
Fur Rave: Heartbeats and Heartbreaks at 37th and Zen. 9:00 pm. Rip it.
DJ Grizzly performs live at Baxters. 9:30 pm. Rip it.
House Revival Project DJ Class at The Annex. 10:00 pm. Rip it.
IMPROVAGEDDON: February Fisticfuffs at Push Comedy Theater. 10:00 pm. Rip it.
Sun Mar 1
Store refreshed! at Wizard Bins Norfolk. 10:00 am. Rip it.
Norfolk Botanical Garden Walk at Norfolk Botanical Garden. 10:00 am. Rip it.
Slow and Steady Sunday Group Ride at Slow & Steady Bike Goods. 10:30 am. Rip it.
Norfolk Flea Market at Waterside District. 11:00 am. Rip it.
Self Care NFK at Sky's The Limit Yoga Co.. 11:30 am. Rip it.
Norfolk Spring Craft Fair at Locals Marketplace. 12:00 pm. Rip it.
Park Place Author Faire on 35th St. at Jikoni Cafe. 12:00 pm. Rip it.
Pokémon Day 2026 League Celebration Event Atlantis Games & Comics. 1:00 pm. Rip it.
NSU Baseball vs. Mount Saint Mary's at Marty L. Miller Field. 1:00 pm. Rip it.
Lipgloss & Lashes Drag Brunch at 37th and Zen. 1:00 pm. Rip it.
Chris Tomlin performs live at Scope Arena. 2:00 pm. Rip it.
Matthew West performs live at Scope Arena. 2:00 pm. Rip it.
HBCU Choral Festival at L. Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center. 4:00 pm. Rip it.
Winter Jam 2026 at Scope Arena. 5:00 pm. Rip it.
Traditional Irish Session at Grace O'Malley's Irish Pub & Restaurant. 5:00 pm. Rip it.
Nonsense and Sensibility | A Jane Austen Comedy Show at Push Comedy Theater. 7:00 pm. Rip it.
Mike Demoss performs live at Grain. 7:30 pm. Rip it.
Elation celebrates 7 years this weekend and is launching some fresh new menu items. Rip it.
Crudo Nudo is officially back! The world is a little brighter. Rip it.
Sprocket Surgery is back after Afterglow for all your hazy desires. Rip it.
Dubai Chocolate Martinis are all the rage with the NA crowd these days. Rip it.
Black bottom cupcakes, a childhood classic, only at Cafe Stella. Rip it.
Just in time for mid-April festivities, Benchtop is bringing back Gong Water. Rip it.
I’d swim upstream just to get a bite of this salmon burger from Colley Coach House. Rip it.
The lucky charms latte and girl scouts latte are about to put big lines on Cova. Rip it.
Crispy kimchi-marinated tofu will put a perk in your step all the way to Four Eleven. Rip it.
Potato leek soup will warm you up in this rainy weather. Rip it.
New at Ilo Bistro: The Ramos Gin Fizz, a creamy, zesty, unforgettable floral cocktail. Rip it.
Early bird and a sweet tooth? Grab a Bananas Foster French Toast from Neptune’s Fury. Rip it.
