We have had several requests for the site and floor plans for the new Norfolk Collegiate Fine Arts Center.
Site and Floor Plans for the Norfolk Collegiate Fine Arts Center
Site and floor plans for the new Norfolk Collegiate Fine Arts Center
May 15, 2008
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Quarterly Wards Corner Clean-Up scheduled for Saturday, June 14th
May 12, 2008
Let’s get together, have some fun and Clean Our Corner!
Join in our next quarterly Wards Corner Clean Up event, 8:00-11:00 am, Saturday, June 14th! We will meet at North Shore Sports & Physical Therapy, 7419 Granby St., next to ATC Fitness, from 8-8:30 a.m. for coffee, donuts and sign-up. This is a great opportunity to have fun and meet neighbors & business members of the Wards Corner community as we come together to Clean Our Corner! Trash bags, safety vests, gloves and refreshments will be provided. RSVP to Laura Thom: 489-5820. *Rain date- Saturday, June 21.
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Reminder P.A.C.E. meeting, Friday, May 9th 11:00 a.m.
May 8, 2008Norfolk Police Department
Third Patrol Division
Red Sector P.A.C.E. meeting
Just to remind everyone
Red Sector P.A.C.E. meeting will be tomorrow May 9 from 11:00AM to 12:00PM at the
Workforce Center located next to Kroger on E. Little Creek Rd.
Investigator Gene Balance from the Norfolk Gang Sq. unit will be at the meeting to give everyone a better understanding of Tagging and Gang Graffiti.
Come meet and have lunch with Captain Steven Gallagher our new Third Patrol Division Commanding Officer.
Hope to see you there!
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Norfolk Collegiate presents plans for its Fine Arts Center to the Mayor’s Wards Corner Task Force
May 8, 2008
Will King, Headmaster of Norfolk Collegiate School, presented plans to the Mayor’s Wards Corner Task Force for a new Fine Arts Center to be located on the Campus of Norfolk Collegiate’s Upper School. This 31,000 square foot fine arts center will have a 425 seat theater, an on-site student art gallery, classrooms, workshops and practice studios. The facility will be made available at night to the community for a slight charge for security and janitorial services. This is a great addition to the Greater Wards Corner Partnership area. There is a 20 million dollar capital campaign in progress. For information on how to donate to the campaign, contact Norfolk Collegiate’s Director of Development at 757-480-2348.
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“Developing Wards Corner is right at the top of my list”
May 7, 2008Last night at the Holiday Inn Select, Pilot Online reports, Councilman Barclay Winn said in his victory speech
“Developing Wards Corner is right at the top of my list. And we need to work on making sure real estate assessments are equitable.”
Councilman Winn’s leadership is making a difference in the redevelopment efforts of the Greater Wards Corner Partnership Area.
Councilwoman Daun Hester also was reelected last night. In recent months, Councilwoman Hester has shown a renewed interest in the redevelopment of our area. Her participation in the Mayor’s Wards Corner Task Force is much appreciated and needed.
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Body of suspect wanted in the killing of Glenwood Park mother washes ashore in Ocean View
May 5, 2008WTKR reports the body of the killer of the Glenwood Park mother, who was holding her 2 month old infant child at the time she was shot, was found washed ashore this morning in Ocean View near the Ocean View Fishing Pier. The body of James R. Brooks was found about 9:45 a.m. by a passerby who called police.
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Chesapeake Police need your help on Denby Park woman found dead
May 5, 2008Pilot Online reports Chesapeake
Police have released additional information about a Norfolk woman whose body was found April 27 under a tarp at a construction site and are renewing a public appeal for information.
Lisa Area L’Minggio was last seen in the Wards Corner area of Norfolk on April 19 between midnight and 12:30 a.m. the next day, according to a weekend release from police.
L’Minggio was in a white car with a man, according to police. They did not have any additional description of the car and could only say that the man was black.
This case is being treated by the Chesapeake Police as a homicide. If you have any information about this case please call Crime Line at 1-888- LOCK-YOU-UP.
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Third Patrol Division P.A.C.E. meeting to be held Friday, May 9th
May 2, 2008Third Patrol Division
Red Sector P.A.C.E. meeting
Friday, May 9, 2008
11:00Am to 12:00PM
Norfolk Workforce Development Center
201 East Little Creek Road (next to Kroger)
We will have a speaker and a light lunch
Please come join us as we discuss community concerns and issues.
We’re see you there !
Officer Jackson curtis.jackson@norfolk.gov
Officer Hubbard beverly.hubbard@norfolk.gov
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Woman shot to death in Glenwood Park neighborhood
May 2, 2008Pilot Onlinehas reported that the police are looking for a man that has shot and killed a woman in the 8600 block of Glen Myrtle Avenue in the Glenwood Park neighborhood off of Hampton Boulevard near the Naval Base. It is reported that the man and woman were fighting outside.
WAVY TV has reported that the victim, Monica Zollicoffer, was shot while she was holding her 2 month old infant child. The suspect, James R. Brooks, is 25 years old and should be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone knowing of Mr. James Brooks whereabouts are asked to call the Norfolk Police at 441-5610 or the Norfolk Crime Line at 1-888- LOCK U UP.
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Altoona television station reports Lt. Todd Cox was killed in a drive-by shooting
May 1, 2008Lt. Todd Cox’s hometown Altoona, PA. television station, WJAC, reported on April 28th that Lt. Cox was killed in a drive-by shooting. Does this television station know something that we haven’t been told?
WJAC quotes Lt. Cox’s mother, Nancy Cox:
I was really shocked when they showed up at my door to tell me they had some bad news to tell me about my son. It was very very hard
Nancy Cox said Lt. Cox always would remember his family no matter where he was in the world. She received a package from him the day he was murdered.
She said
I have thimbles from all of the places he was. He always sent me a thimble. And I have all of his cards and his letters
Nancy Cox had planned on visiting her son this summer. She hadn’t seen her son in two years.
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“Best help citizens can provide would be any information on the two tone Ford F-150”
April 30, 2008I just received the following email from our 3rd Patrol Division P.A.C.E. Officer Lietenant Roger Hungerford concerning the murder of Navy Lieutenant Todd Cox on Beverly Avenue last Thursday night:
As a follow up to the Beverely murder I am hearing that a lot of people think this is a gang initiation or a random act. I can tell you it was neither. As is common with most murders, this had some underlying factors that tied the killer to the suspect. The best help citizens can provide would be any information on the two tone Ford F-150 that was used by the killer. If anyone saw anything related to the murder (especially any license info) that night and has not been reported, please urge them to contact PD. They can contact me 613 8593 or 423-4448 Officer Jackson or Hubbard (823-4478).
V/R
Lt Roger Hungerford
wanted-poster
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S.L. Nusbaum starts construction of apartments in Denby Park
February 23, 2008S.L. Nusbaum has commenced construction on a 15 million dollar affordable-housing apartment complex on the site of the old Casterton Trailer Park behind Southern Shopping Center in Denby Park. The 4.2 acre trailer park was purchased in June of 2007 for $2,325,000. The project to be named SouthWind Apartments will consist of 5 apartment buildings, a clubhouse, swimming pool and fitness center. Pilot Online reports:
Rents for the one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments are likely to range from $650 to $975, said Richard Counselman of Nusbaum Realty.
This is the first major private investment in the Greater Wards Corner Partnership area since the inception of the Mayor’s Wards Corner Task Force.
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Results of Norfolk Tea Party 2 survey are in – Councilman Don Williams fares poorly
February 17, 2008A crowd estimated at 200 attended a meeting of the Norfolk Tea Party 2 on Saturday at the Banque to hear the results of the Norfolk Citizens Survey. The crowd was reserved as it listened to Larry Gregory eloquently elaborate on the results of the survey. When the results were revealed to the question “Are your City Council representatives doing a good job?”, Councilman Don Williams fared the worst of all the Council members. He received a 74% “NO” vote and a 13% “Yes” vote. Council representatives Daun Hester, Barclay Winn and Randy Wright were in attendance. Virginian-Pilot staff writer Harry Minium was accused by Councilwoman Daun Hester for ruining City Manager Regina Williams reputation because of his stories on Alphonso Albert and the Human Services Department audit. Read Harry Minium’s article in the Virginian-Pilot or Pilot Online. Brian Smith is to be congratulated and thanked for running a well orchestrated and effective meeting of the Tea Party.
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Urgent! Meeting for all the residents and businesses in the Greater Wards Corner Area this Tuesday night
January 26, 2008At the meeting on January 15th , over 100 concerned residents and businesses of the Greater Wards Corner area came together to discuss the City’s plans for, and apparent discrimination against, the Greater Wards Corner Partnership Area. As agreed upon at that meeting, we are taking decisive steps to make our voices heard by City Council.
There will be an important follow-up meeting Tuesday, January 29th, 7pm, at the Norfolk Work Force Development Center, 201 E Little Creek Road (down the row from Kroger) where we will continue to work on formulating our plan of action. We must decide how next to proceed in order to hold our elected officials accountable for the implementation of the Greater Wards Corner Comprehensive Plan.
Our task at this next meeting is to iron out and formulate our means of implementation for what must be our three most important items of action. Remember, if you aren’t present and don’t make your voice heard, you will not have cause for complaint, We must all be present to represent our neighborhoods and businesses. The future depends on it. WARDS CORNER NOW!!
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A letter to Councilman Williams
January 23, 2008Yesterday, I received from Laura Thom a copy of the following letter to Ward 1 Councilman Don Williams:
January 21, 2008
Councilman Donald L. Williams
809 W. Ocean View Ave.
Norfolk, VA 23503
Dear Councilman Williams:
Wards Corner used to be a great area. “Times Square of the South” it was once called. No more. This area, which is the main gateway to the City of Norfolk from points north, is in a state of disrepair and neglect.
Finally, after years of losing business after business[1] and watching the further deterioration of already substandard housing in several Wards Corner locales[2], on November 21, 2004, Norfolk City Council adopted the Wards Corner Comprehensive Plan. While city council continues to spend thousands of dollars enticing developers to downtown, and is now focusing on St. Paul’s quadrant (and what about the $11 million fountains slated for Waterside!), not a move has been made to begin fulfillment of the Wards Corner plan. Council members like to say their hands are tied because of the revisions to eminent domain. But this is a smoke screen; revisions to eminent domain did not occur until 2007—2 ½ years after Council approved of the Wards Corner Comprehensive Plan.
Residents and businesses of Wards Corner spoke loudly and clearly last Tuesday evening. We are just plain tired of the discriminatory practices demonstrated by our elected officials. Moreover, we are prepared to take decisive action to institute changes of City leadership unless council members begin to right the wrongs, end the neglect, and focus on implementing the Wards Corner Comprehensive Plan –not next year, not next fiscal year, but now. It’s unfortunate that the eminent domain legislation will make this plan more difficult to accomplish, but Council will simply have to overcome the resultant obstacles. I respectfully request that you, as our Ward 1 representative, take heed and pay attention to Wards Corner Now.
Sincerely,
Laura Thom
[1] Over the years, Wards Corner has lost the beautiful stone Hofheimer building in favor of a generic Walgreens. Regino’s Italian restaurant, a Wards Corner landmark, closed then re-opened far down E. Little Creek Rd., Mary Barnett’s moved to Riverview, Naas Bakery moved to Tidewater Dr. The space formerly occupied by People’s Drug has been vacant for years. Uncle Louie’s is gone, so are: Abel Art Supplies, The Toy Works, Herschler’s Children’s Shoe Store, LaVogue, Rice’s Department Store, The Fabric Hut, Smith & Welton’s, Lottie’s Shoes… the list goes on. We even had a bowling alley!
[2] Note the crime statistics in Denby Park and the Texas Streets.
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