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Downtown’s First Dog Park: Why not Scope Plaza?

By Grant Cothran

“Who says a park has to be green?” Grant Cothran proposes that his current favorite “dog park,” Scope Plaza, ought to be downtown’s official dog park.

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On Revitalizing the Urban Core

By Jay Ford

We can shift poverty, but we cannot force people out of our city. They will still need the services that downtown needs now, they will still have people living below the poverty line, and they will still be supported by Norfolk’s tax base. In essence, all we really will have accomplished is a grand veil.

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Bike Friendly Norfolk: The Map & Explanation

By Wesley Cheney

There are bike-friendly routes to be found in Norfolk. In fact, there’s a whole network that is passed by, unnoticed, by speeding motorists: parallel side streets and slower byways, where the speed limit doesn’t exceed 25mph, and the streets are bare of traffic-controlling yellow and white lines.

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What Norfolk Needs to Be a Place Worth Living In

By Lennie Araujo

Architect and urban planner Lennie Araujo reviews what Norfolk is missing, how it can get it, where it could go, and why any of it matters.

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Halfway to Light Rail

By Hannah Serrano

The success of Phoenix’s Light Rail bodes well for The Tide’s chances.

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Trees Come Down, Buildings Go Up

By Hannah Serrano

Can Norfolk be a city that boasts both metropolitan architecture and green space?

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Extreme Makeover: 427 Granby Edition

By Allison Hurwitz

Before: It could have been worse; we’re lucky the plaster was able to protect the delicate, original wood and stone features it obscured for decades.

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VINTAGE KITCHEN

By Editors | Publishers
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UPDATE: 427 Sheds her skin

By Editors | Publishers

So for nearing fours hours I’ve been watching the construction crew slowly chip away at this ugly veil…
While the lack of one big, dramatic, ‘Tah-dah’ moment was a little disappointing, it somehow seems appropriate. This big thing I’ve been waiting for, expecting to be a crash-boom kind of affair, is instead almost delicate—a respectful unveiling of a forgotten structure past its prime.

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Suzanne Vega at Sandler Center