🌊 This Week in NFK: Biscuits, Rebrands, Robotics, Feign Kin, Liver Mousse, & More.

Help put Norfolk’s biscuit game on the map! Handsome Biscuit is in the running for the best biscuits in the South. Rip it. 

Norfolk Public Schools passed a $671.6 million budget in a 5-2 vote with Tanya Bhasin and Rodney Jordan voting against it. The budget included salary increases and new pilot programs for select schools. Rip it. 

Norfolk’s 26% decrease in violent crime over the last year was remarkably larger than other cities in the region. Rip it. 

Norfolk Parks & Rec hosts the second annual EGGS-treme Egg Drop, where a helicopter drops Easter eggs onto Tarrallton Park this Saturday. Rip it. 

Two Norfolk Fire Stations now have solar panels. Rip it. 

The Navy is studying the privatization of military barracks in the region. Rip it. 

Recent appointments to the Virginia Council of Environmental Justice are coming under fire for their ties to fossil fuel and trash companies. Rip it. 

The three-month Great American Cleanup effort has kicked off in Norfolk. Rip it. 

NSU’s Women’s Basketball team not only won the MEAC Tournament but were also seeded 15th in the NCAA March Madness tournament. Rip it. 

A siamang, an endangered species of ape, was born at the Virginia Zoo this week. Rip it.

The Perry Conservatory at the Botanical Garden is starting to get glass panels. Rip it. 

Last Saturday’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade saw in excess of 65,000 people flock to Downtown Norfolk. Rip it.

Registration is open for the 48 Hour Play Festival at Little Theater of Norfolk. Rip it. 

Barry Art Museum is opening a new exhibition that showcases the region’s rich maritime history. Rip it. 

“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - A Musical Thriller” opens the Virginia Arts Festival season on April 13th. Rip it. 

Dierks Bently is performing a free concert on May 4th at Naval Station Norfolk. Rip it. 

LAVA MiniFest is back at Toast with Nothing, Nowhere, Now Here, Doll Baby, Karacell, and more on April 13th at Toast. Rip it. 

A slate of Broadway shows coming to Norfolk in 2024-2025 have been announced. Rip it.

The Chrysler Museum launched a rebrand, retiring the old tower logo for new arches. Rip it. 

You can conquer a cooking class with Syndey Meers and d’Art Center as a part of the Delectable exhibition opening this spring. Rip it. 

Registration is open for the popular Spring Break Art Camps at the Hermitage. Rip it. 

Don’t miss the GSA Wearable Art Show at the Chrysler Museum this Friday. Rip it. 

Currently on Display:
Surfer: An Andy Harris Exhibition at Assembly. Rip it. 
Charles Atlas: Selected Videos 1987–2015 at Chrysler Museum. Rip it.
Paul McCartney Photographs 1963–64: Eyes of the Storm at Chrysler Museum. Rip it.
A Shared Vision: The Macon and Joan Brock Collection of American Art at Chrysler Museum. Rip it.
Threshold by Virginia Van Horn at Offsite Gallery. Rip it.
The Dawn is Ours: Amanda Gorman Textiles from South Africa at Barry Art Museum. Rip it.
Martha Chase: Progressive Kindness at Barry Art Museum. Rip it. 
Paintings from the Porch: Works by Jake McCord at Gordon Art Galleries. Rip it.
Concrete Ocean: Works by Leigh Merrill at Gordon Art Galleries. Rip it. 
Oil v. Water: A Juried National Exhibition of Oil and Watercolor Paintings at d’Art. Rip it. 
Tiny But Mighty - A National Juried Exhibition of Small Artworks at d’Art. Rip it. 
Perry Glass Art Collection at Glass Light. Rip it. 
The Sloan Collection at Hermitage Museum & Gardens. Rip it.
Staff Art at The Gallery At Elation. Rip it

This week ODU’s Board is considering a 5% tuition increase and 7% mandatory fee increase. Rip it. 

State funding to promote the use of railways to transport freight goods could boost the Port of Virginia, which features copious rail connections. Rip it. 

Hall’s Shoe Repair, a 65-year old Ghent business, was bought by a Norfolk paramedic, firefighter, and retired Army medic David Clarence. Rip it.