🌊This Week In NFK: Settlements, Exhibitions, Modernizations, Glo Ride, GreekFest DriveThru, & More

Economic Development officials admitted that MacArthur Center plans are still entirely conceptual and years away from development. Rip it.  

$101 million in toll relief for the region was included in the Virginia budget. Rip it. 

City Council voted on Tuesday to approve the FY2025 budget that included $1.9 billion in financial plans. Rip it. 

Scotty Quixx and the City of Norfolk reached a $200,000 settlement agreement in the case brought after City officials revoked the business’ Conditional Use Permit. Rip it. 

Norfolk will receive $11,569,335 from the sale of the Hampton Roads Regional Jail. Rip it. 

A new study found that Virginia has the most expensive interstate toll roads per mile. Rip it. 

Maury High School received the 2023-2024 School Leadership Award for Excellence in STEM Education. Rip it. 

15 C-2 Greyhound planes based at Naval Station Norfolk are getting significantly more use as the V-22 Ospreys are still held back from mission use. Rip it. 

A WWII grenade found in a Norfolk backyard triggered a bomb squad response this week. Rip it. 

NSU Football’s season opener will be televised on ABC. Rip it. 

ODU has officially closed “the Bud,” an old baseball stadium as it plans for construction of a new facility. Rip it.

Star players from the Tides continue to get pulled to Baltimore and sent back down to Norfolk as the season progresses. Rip it. 

The Admirals playoff run ended with a game 6 loss to the Adirondack Thunder. Rip it. 

Aoife O'Donovan leads a full day of music and workshops on June 1st. It’s “Light in the Eastern Sky.” Rip it.  

Opening soon at the Hermitage: “An American Abroad: Florence Sloane in Europe, 1920s-1930s.” Rip it. 

Coming up at Little Theater of Norfolk: “A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder”. Running May 31-June 23. Rip it. 

This weekend at Asssembly explore art, music, and awareness at “Loscar Creations Art and Mental Health Workshop.” Rip it. 

Opening Friday: “Roses Are Red, My Braids Are Black” at Offsite Gallery. Rip it. 

Opening Saturday: “Delectable: A National Juried Exhibition of Food Themed Artworks” at D’Art Center. Rip it.

Currently on Display:
Surfer: An Andy Harris Exhibition at Assembly. Rip it.
Hampton Boyer: Colors of Us at Chrysler Museum. Rip it.
Fantastic Creatures of the Venetian Lagoon at Chrysler Museum. Rip it.
“I Am Copying Nobody” at Chrysler Museum. Rip it.
“Roses Are Red, My Braids Are Black” at Offsite Gallery. Rip it. 
Delectable: A National Juried Exhibition of Food Themed Artworks at d’Art Center. Rip it.
Message in a Bottle: Picturing Maritime Culture in Hampton Roads 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.
Perry Glass Art Collection at Glass Light. Rip it.
The Sloan Collection at Hermitage Museum & Gardens. Rip it.
Analog Mixed Media Collage by Zriegle at The Gallery At Elation. Rip it