So truly a banner night for Norfolk last night. All of these are facts, not just my Mountain Dew fueled optimism:
The Virginia Parole Board last year granted parole in less than 4 percent of the cases it considered. Even old men – prisoners in their 70s and 80s who have served decades behind bars – were routinely denied parole.
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RICHMOND − Virginia’s suicide rate is the highest it’s been in 13 years, according to the state’s chief medical examiner. Experts say the causes may include the poor economy and lack of mental health services.
RICHMOND – Susan B. Anthony, Carrie Chapman Catt and Lucy Stone were among the national leaders of the suffragist movement in the United States. But several Virginians also paved the way for women in politics today.
Ellen Glasgow, Adèle Clark and Lila Meade Valentine were among the women who joined to create Virginia’s Equal Suffrage League. Later, that organization became the League of Women Voters of Virginia, which is dedicated to educating all citizens about civic issues.
RICHMOND – Virginia’s multibillion-dollar transportation funding package will put a heavier burden on lower-income households than on more affluent families, according to a Richmond-based think tank.
The number of home-schoolers in Virginia has increased by more than 50 percent over the past decade, to more than 32,000 children. If they were a school district, it would be the ninth-largest in the state – with almost as many students as the Norfolk Public Schools.
There are fewer than 60 people living in the world who are verified supercentenarians – a person 110 years old or older. In fact, only one in a thousand centenarians will reach that next milestone. Today, a Norfolk resident became the newest member of this exclusive club.
Norfolk debuts new Share the Road program. New employee bike share program to kick off National Bike to Work Week.
Public Information Meetings take place from 6:30 – 8:00 pm Wednesday May 15 at Bayside Recreation Center and Wednesday, May 22 at Princess Anne Recreation Center
Often forgotten or lost in Norfolk’s history is a little-remembered and short-lived hotel, The Savoy. But that’s about to change.
In ways good and bad, The Garage had played a pivotal role in helping to shape my notions of gay life when I first had an opportunity to really engage with gay life face-to-face, and it most certainly played a role in what I would term the wildest period of my adult life, which I concluded when the need for sleep and the need to not have a weekend hangover became larger priorities, amongst other reasons.
Dear friends of Norfolk GAINS,
The Norfolk City Council is holding a Real Estate Public Hearing this Wednesday, May 1, at 6:00 pm at Granby High School. At issue is the City's proposal to raise the real estate tax rate by two cents, in order to fund the reconstruction or major renovation of two additional Norfolk schools.
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