Norfolk Public Schools voted 6-1 to adopt a school closure and consolidation plan with the lone no vote coming from Tanya Bhasin. Rip it.
With 27 applications, Norfolk School Board has narrowed the search for a new superintendent down to 5 candidates. Rip it.
The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that Norfolk police do not need a search warrant to access data from the city’s Flock cameras, reversing a lower court decision. Rip it.
Virginia is one of only three states to pass bills regulating license plate readers this year, despite seeing them introduced in at least 16 states. Rip it.
Virginia faith-based organizations own 74,000 acres in the state, nearly twice the size of Richmond, which could be used for affordable housing under proposed legislation. Rip it.
Wetlands Watch says that the flooding seen last Friday and Saturday will be about what’s expected on the typical high-tide in 2070. Rip it.
Ahead of the November elections, Sheriff Joe Baron’s re-election campaign has $15,162 cash on hand - third most in the Commonwealth. Rip it.
Ahead of the November elections, Treasurer Daun Hester’s re-election campaign has $14,948 cash on hand - fifth most in the Commonwealth. Rip it.
Ahead of the November elections, Commissioner of the Revenue Blythe Scott’s re-election campaign has $23,035 cash on hand - fourth most in the Commonwealth. Rip it.
Ahead of the November elections, Commonwealth’s Attorney Ramin Fatehi’s re-election campaign raised $24,745 in September- second most in the Commonwealth. Rip it.
Large PAC expenditures in Virginia elections are being tracked by VPAP as campaign’s aim to finish out the season. Rip it.
After Norfolk Academy adopted solar panels, a group of nonprofits is working to get them on more schools in the region. Rip it.
Spirit Halloween employees joined CHKD for a halloween party for patients. “Spirit of Children” has raised more than $594,000 dollars for CHKD since 2017.
Virginia ranked fourth in the country for fatal crashes as a result of a police chase in 2023. Rip it.
Between January and the end of September, Virginia recorded approximately 75,900 crashes—a notable drop from the 93,400 reported during the same period in 2024. Rip it.
A Norfolk home has become the center of a national mortgage fraud scandal as NY Attorney General Letitia James was indicted this week. Rip it.
Bay scallops, once thought to be locally extinct, have been multiplying exponentially thanks to restoration work from local research groups. Rip it.
A “through the decades” fashion show on roller skates? Yeah, that’s at NEON Fest. Rip it.
Space-themed high-energy DJ sets alongside art installations and a avant-garde fashion show? Yeah, that’s at NEON Fest. Rip it.
Community art competition and underground house music on top of a giant _dkane? Yeah, that’s at NEON Fest. Rip it.
Giant flea market featuring local designers, artists, and creators? Yeah, that’s at NEON Fest. Rip it.
The Stockley Gardens Arts Festival is Saturday and Sunday with more than 100 artists. Rip it.
Grammy-winning music producer Timbaland is back in the 757 this weekend for a special homecoming. Rip it.
What’s a vibraphone? Don’t guess, come see it in action at the Attuck’s Theater. Rip it.
Fresh _dkane murals popped up at Vessel Craft Coffee in Chelsea. Rip it.
Kate Hamill's adaptation of the Jane Austen matchmaking classic, Emma, is taking the stage at Virginia Stage Company. Rip it.
Currently on Display:
JJJJJerome Ellis: Contradictions at Chrysler Museum. Rip it.
Tapio Wirkkala: Still at Chrysler Museum. Rip it.
Constructing Mexico: Photography and National Identity at Chrysler Museum. Rip it.
Susan Watkins and Women Artists of the Progressive Era at Chrysler Museum. Rip it.
VIVID: Annual Juried National Exhibition of VIBRANT, BOLD & LOUD Artworks at d’Art Center. Rip it.
The Vault – ¡Presente!: A Juried National Exhibit of Contemporary Hispanic Folk Art in Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month at d’Art Center. Rip it.
Calligraphy, A Journey Without Destination at Gordon Art Galleries. Rip it.
River of Earth: Meaning and Material in Self-Taught Art From Appalachia at Gordon Art Galleries. Rip it.
The CAN Collection at Assembly. Rip it.
Perry Glass Art Collection at Glass Light. Rip it.
Works by the Artists of d'Art Center in honor of Kim Keene at The Gallery At Elation. Rip it
As the federal government shutdown stretches into its third week, Virginia’s U.S. senators are backing a bid to shield federal workers and contractors from evictions and defaults. Rip it.
Norfolk International Airport has decided against playing a Department of Homeland Security video with a political message, risking retribution from the federal government. Rip it.
The Federal shutdown is hampering Chesapeake Bay agreement talks with nearly every federal agency absent. Rip it.
Active duty troops continue to receive pay checks during the shutdown due to the administration re-allocating research dollars to payroll. Rip it.
Smartmouth Brewing announced that it will be closing it’s Norfolk location, but will keep it’s Virginia Beach location, while craft brewing headwinds continue. Rip it.
Over 75 years, local tv news has moved through multiple iterations of technology. Rip it.
Sentara Health is cutting 400 positions, mostly within the health plans division. Rip it.
Local auto shops saw heavier than normal business this week as flood waters damaged dozens of cars. Rip it.
Carnival Sunshine’s turnover in Downtown Norfolk was delayed this week due to the ongoing coastal storm. Rip it.
Lew’s Hot Dogs is set to close at the end of October after nearly 60 years of operating in Norfolk. Rip it.
The LAVA Halloween Extravaganza line up dropped and you’ve got to see this. Rip it.
The Admirals home opener will be October 24th vs the Worcester Railers. Rip it.
We’re one month out from Bubble Fest by the Barry Art Museum. Rip it.
Spartancon, the NSU Homecoming Finale Concert will feature Boosie & Trey Songz on Oct 25. Rip it.
Fri Oct 17
Norfolk Run Club Meetup at Yorgo's Bageldashery. 6:00 am. Rip it.
Fairy & Gnome Fall Homes at Norfolk Botanical Garden. 10:00 am. Rip it.
TIMBALAND preshow at Chicho's Backstage. 2:00 pm. Rip it.
NEON Festival: Free Shows at Push Comedy Theater. 5:00 pm. Rip it.
Vanessa Rodriguez Open Mic Jam at Maker's Craft Brewery. 6:00 pm. Rip it.
Friday Night Live Music at COVA Brewing Company. 6:00 pm. Rip it.
The 10th Annual NEON Festival at NEON District. 6:00 pm. Rip it.
Better By Tuesday performs live at Varia. 6:00 pm. Rip it.
The B.Michelle Band performs live at Varia. 6:00 pm. Rip it.
Hatoberfest at Stark & Legum. 6:00 pm. Rip it.
Tail Light Rebellion at Afterglow Brewing. 6:00 pm. Rip it.
Neon Festival Vendor Market (Thats Flee Vol. 8) on W. Wilson avenue. 6:00 pm. Rip it.
New Comedy Murder Mystery Dinner Show at The Granby Theater. 6:30 pm. Rip it.
Drum Circle at Mystic Moon Norfolk. 7:00 pm. Rip it.
NEON Public Art Tour: NEON Festival Special Edition at The Plot. 7:00 pm. Rip it.
Spartan Madness at Joseph Echols Hall. 7:00 pm. Rip it.
Delta Queen performs live at Elation Brewing. 7:00 pm. Rip it.
Request Station performs live at Just Birdies Sports Bar & Simulators. 7:00 pm. Rip it.
31st Annual Spooky Acres Haunted House at MacArthur Center. 7:00 pm. Rip it.
Norfolk Word-Art Show at The Muse Writers Center. 7:00 pm. Rip it.
Mari Cornell performs live at Torch Bistro. 7:00 pm. Rip it.
Tunnel of Terror®: Tommy's Express Norfolk. 7:00 pm. Rip it.
Everclear performs live at The NorVA. 7:30 pm. Rip it.
The Great Filipino American ASWANG Pageant at Old Dominion University Theater. 7:30 pm. Rip it.
Bit Brigade performs "Super Mario World" + "F-Zero" at The Annex. 8:00 pm. Rip it.
Water by the Spoonful at Little Theatre of Norfolk. 8:00 pm. Rip it.
Sapphic Screams: The Witches' Ball at The Wave. 8:00 pm. Rip it.
Haunted Norfolk Tours October 2025 at Moses Myers House. 8:00 pm. Rip it.
Goth Night at 37th & Zen. 8:00 pm. Rip it.
Fierce Fridays Drag Show at the Wave. 8:00 pm. Rip it.
Jazz Steady performs live at Only You Lounge. 8:00 pm. Rip it.
Off The Record: FAHRENHYPE EDITION w/ 5+ DJs at 80/20 Burger Bar. 9:00 pm. Rip it.
Aaron Fulcher performs live at Tap It Local. 9:00 pm. Rip it.
DJ GPP performs live at Grain. 9:00 pm. Rip it.
Mayhem Night: Ken & Barbie Edition at PBR Norfolk. 9:00 pm. Rip it.
DJ Hutch performs live at Baxters. 9:30 pm. Rip it.
Spooky Cinema: Scream (1996) at Naro Cinema. 9:30 pm. Rip it.
Teacher's Pet - Improv Comedy Show at Push Comedy Theater. 10:00 pm. Rip it.
TIMBALAND afterparty w/ Gabe Niles at Chicho's Backstage. 10:00 pm. Rip it.
Sat Oct 18
Morning Group Bicycle Ride at East Coast Bicycles. 7:00 am. Rip it.
Ocean View Run Club Weekend Long Run at TBA. 7:15 am Rip it.
ERT Walk and Talk: Hey, I'm Sleeping Here! - Winter & Pollinators at Elizabeth River Trail. 9:00 am. Rip it.
East Beach/EOV Farmers Market at Bay Oaks Park. 9:00 am. Rip it.
Elizabeth River Trail Walk and Breakfast/Fall Wine Festival departing Christ & Saint Luke's. 9:00 am. Rip it.
Norfolk Community Services Board Fall Hiring Event at Norfolk Community Services Board. 10:00 am. Rip it.
2025 Stockley Gardens Fall Arts Festival at Stockley Gardens. 10:00 am. Rip it.
2025 Art of Coffee & Tea Expo at Fred Heutte Garden. 10:00 am. Rip it.
The Addams Kooky Market at Locals Marketplace. 10:00 am. Rip it.
Live Life Fresh Boom Box Bike Ride at Freshtopia. 10:30 am Rip it.
2025 Fall Town Point Virginia Wine Festival at Town Point Park. 11:00 am Rip it.
Girl Scout Outdoor Art Day at Norfolk Botanical Garden. 11:00 am. Rip it.
2025 Fall Town Point Virginia Wine Festival at Town Point Park. 11:00 am. Rip it.
Brian Sewell performs live at Grain. 11:00 am. Rip it.
Howloween Dog Costume Pawty at COVA Brewing Company. 12:00 pm. Rip it.
NoCo Fall Oyster Roast & Pig Pickin' at Hank's Filling Station. 12:00 pm. Rip it.
Waffle Battle: Chef Mario vs Chef Bear at Maker's Craft Brewery. 1:00 pm. Rip it.
Live Celtic Music at Norfolk Premium Outlets. 1:00 pm. Rip it.
Oyster Roast at Willoughby by the Bay. 2:30 pm. Rip it.
ODU @ JMU Watch Party at Afterglow Brewing. 3:30 pm. Rip it.
Grant Austin Taylor performs live at Just Birdies Sports Bar & Simulators. 3:30 pm. Rip it.
Crazy DJ Music Bingo at Hank's Filling Station. 4:30 pm. Rip it.
Spooky Street Market at The Ghent Rooftop Bar. 5:00 pm. Rip it.
Exploding Sun performs live at Stockley Gardens Arts Festival. 5:00 pm. Rip it.
Live Auction - Final 6 Original Paintings by Kim Keene at Elation Brewing. 5:30 pm. Rip it.
Rebecca Porter, Ramona & the Holy Smokes, Robbie Bradshaw perform live at The Annex. 5:45 pm Rip it.
Official Boos & Brews Bar Crawl at Waterside District. 6:00 pm. Rip it.
Tim and Vontrelle performs live at Varia. 6:00 pm. Rip it.
John Baldwin Live Music at Maker's Craft at Maker's Craft Brewery. 6:00 pm. Rip it.
Oddities and Curiosities After Dark Block Party at Toast. 6:00 pm. Rip it.
Josh Johnson: The Flowers Tour at Chrysler Hall. 7:00 pm. Rip it.
Dan Pellegrino performs live at Elation Brewing. 7:00 pm. Rip it.
Ghost Tour of the Pope Mansion at The Pope Mansion. 7:00 pm. Rip it.
Grey Matter performs live at Just Birdies Sports Bar & Simulators. 7:00 pm. Rip it.
Joel Ross performs live at Attucks Theatre. 7:30 pm. Rip it.
Pushing Dragons: An Improvised Dungeons and Dragons Adventure at Push Comedy Theater. 7:30 pm. Rip it.
Water by the Spoonful at Little Theatre of Norfolk. 8:00 pm. Rip it.
Durag Daf performs live at Only You Lounge. 8:00 pm. Rip it.
Fantasia & Anthony Hamilton perform live at Norfolk Scope. 8:00 pm. Rip it.
Timbaland & Friends perform live at The NorVA. 8:00 pm Rip it.
SaturGAY Double DJs at The Wave. 8:00 pm. Rip it.
Haunted Norfolk Tours October 2025 at Moses Myers House. 8:00 pm. Rip it.
DJ Hutch performs live at Tap It Local. 9:00 pm Rip it.
DJ Tell It performs live at Grain. 9:00 pm Rip it.
Josh Johnson: The Flowers Tour at Chrysler Hall. 9:30 pm Rip it.
DJ J Rok performs live at Baxters. 9:30 pm Rip it.
DJ Mikealis performs live at Baxters. 9:30 pm. Rip it.
Spooky Cinema: SUSPIRIA (1977) at The Naro. 9:30 pm. Rip it.
Sun Oct 19
Cofer Cup Regatta at Nauticus Pier. 10:00 am. Rip it.
Coffee & Craft at Vessel Craft Coffee. 10:00 am. Rip it.
Slow and Steady Sunday Group Ride at Slow & Steady Bike Goods. 10:30 am. Rip it.
Spooky Halloween Yoga at The Annex. 10:45 am Rip it.
2025 Fall Town Point Virginia Wine Festival at Town Point Park. 11:00 am Rip it.
Brian Pinardi performs live at Grain. 11:00 am. Rip it.
Revolution is Sexy Romance Book Club at Eleanor's NFK. 11:00 am. Rip it.
Swing Yoga Donation Based at Ocean View Yoga. 11:00 am. Rip it.
Norfolk Flea Market at Waterside District. 11:00 am. Rip it.
24th Annual Front Porch Art Walk at Colonial Place-Riverview. 12:00 pm. Rip it.
Sunday Game Day Watch Party at Waterside District. 1:00 pm. Rip it.
Lipgloss & Lashes Drag Brunch at 37th and Zen. 1:00 pm. Rip it.
The Pink Out at Fr8 House Coffee. 2:00 pm. Rip it.
Trad Celtic & Old Time Session at Elation Brewing. 2:00 pm. Rip it.
Water by the Spoonful at Little Theatre of Norfolk. 8:00 pm. Rip it.
Tour de ORF at Smartmouth Beer. 3:00 pm. Rip it.
Dia De Los Muertes Celebration at Cedar Grove Cemetery. 3:00 pm. Rip it.
Pajama Party Pop-Up at Locals Marketplace. 3:00 pm. Rip it.
commUNITY Play-In & Sing Along! at Booker T. Washington High School. 4:30 pm. Rip it.
Traditional Irish Session at Grace O'Malley's Irish Pub. 5:00 pm. Rip it.
The Kings Tribute: Marvin, Sam & Teddy at L. Douglas Wilder Center. 5:00 pm Rip it.
Heavy Hitters Advanced Level Tennis Clinic at CoVa Tennis Center. 5:00 pm. Rip it.
Nevermore! A Poe Comedy Show at Push Comedy Theater. 7:00 pm. Rip it.
TA Gatling performs live at Grain. 7:30 pm. Rip it.
Aaron Fulcher performs live at Grain. 7:30 pm. Rip it.
Join Vino Culture and Festevents for a special Somm Social at Winefest with Crab Norfolk tastings. Rip it.
Vessel is turning their award winning coffee and Korean chili paste into caramel gochujang lattes. Rip it.
Union Taco has new halloween coctails featuring an ube-forward Monster Mojito and a Slasher Margarita with grapefruit, cherry, and a black-sugar rim. Rip it.
Get a dose of Draculas Blood if you want to get demented, or cleanse yourself with a little Holy Water. Only at Torch Bistro. Rip it.
Chimichurri Carnitas Burritos could be awaiting you if you stop into Stockpot for a trivia night. Rip it.
Chilly weather calls for a bit of tomato bisque, and when you go to Grilled Cheese Bistro, it comes with a special garlic mushroom onion gouda focaccia. Rip it.
Soft shells crab are back at Swell, maybe the last time this season. Rip it.
Pucker up punks, 43 Hours of Sour is back at the Birch soon. Rip it.
October is Virginia Wine Month and Press 626 is running it up with 20% pours by the glass. Rip it.
