Ripper Rides Again at Historical Society
The Anderson family rides the Ripper, a homemade toboggan, at an exhibit showcasing winter in Norfolk, currently on view at the Norfolk Historical Society.
Students Travel Back in Time to Meet Women Who Made a Difference
By Lauren Valentino Botelle School students and staff were transported to back in time on Thursday, Feb. 22, when actor LLuana Jones from MobileEd Productions visited the Hall of Flags and taught the students about important women in history. Students contemplated the ideas of freedom and equality during the 45-minute program in which Jones […]
View from the Green: Downtown Evolution
By Ruth Melville Looking over this issue of Norfolk Now, I couldn’t help thinking about the current renaissance in downtown Norfolk. When you count them all up, the changes over the past few years are remarkable. Last year alone saw the opening of the Berkshire Country Store, the construction of City Meadow, two buildings […]
New Group Formed to Discuss Ideas for Downtown
Riiska convenes stakeholders By Wiley Wood Norfolk’s downtown is going through something of a renaissance. The Berkshire Country Store recently celebrated its first anniversary, construction trucks are parked outside the Norfolk Hub in advance of its April opening, and other businesses around Station Place have been lifted by the increase in foot traffic these […]
Norfolk Country Club’s Golf Course Is Acclaimed
New book salutes best nine-hole courses in the country By Ruth Melville A recently published book declares the Norfolk Country Club’s nine-hole golf course to be one of the finest such courses in the country. “The Finest Nines: The Best Nine-Hole Golf Courses in North America,” by Middletown writer Anthony Pioppi, ranks the NCC […]
Norfolk’s January 2018 Weather
Pretty Typical Winter By Russell Russ During all of 2017 Norfolk reached zero or below zero only five times. January 2018 has already matched that. In January 2017 Norfolk had only three days with low temperatures in the single digits or lower. This January had ten days in the single digits or lower. December […]
March, Through the Grapevine
By Leslie Watkins Once upon a time, when jealous wives blamed the “other woman” for their husband’s infidelities instead of the husband’s lack of self-control, Zeus’s wife Hera had her hands full. During one of Zeus’s many indiscretions, this time with Semele, Hera tricked the young girl into demanding that Zeus reveal his true […]
Norfolk Awaits the Opening of the Hub in Station Place
By Dijana Vajushi As many Norfolkians are aware, 2 Station Place in downtown has been vacant since September 2014. This spring will see the eagerly awaited reincarnation of the building as the Hub, the Norfolk Foundation’s coworking and meeting space. Dawn Whalen, executive director of the Norfolk Foundation, explains the purposes of the Hub: […]
Open Anywhere: New Stories by John Funchion
By Charles Fidlar “When once invited to join a police lineup, I didn’t visualize the scurrilous group of dysfunctional miscreants that I would be alongside.” I know you might guess Mickey Spillane wrote this teaser, but in fact it’s the opening sentence of “The Lineup,” one of John Funchion’s stories from his new collection, […]
NVFD to Sell T-shirts to Support Scholarship Fund
Starting in the fall of 2013, the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department has designed and sold limited edition T-shirts to recognize and support the national campaign for breast cancer awareness in October each year. All proceeds of the sale of the colorful shirts are turned over to the Norfolk Children’s Foundation to support the Laverne Barbagallo […]
