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In today's newsletter:

  • What the new HRBT trestle means for your I-64 Hampton commute
  • See the powerful new African Landing monument unveiled at Fort Monroe
  • How Hampton University's new AI hubs could reshape local opportunity

Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 95 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and hot, temps: high: 95, low: 79.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and very hot, with a high of 99 and low of 77 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Second North Trestle bridge opens at HRBT (wavy.com) — Drivers heading into Hampton on I-64 now have a new westbound North Trestle bridge at the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, bringing a fresh traffic pattern out of the tunnel. The structure, engineered for a 100-year service life with corrosion-resistant materials and modern expansion joints, marks a major milestone in the HRBT expansion that will ultimately replace the original trestle bridges.
   

2. History Cast in Bronze: African Landing Day Unveiled at Fort Monroe (13newsnow.com) — In Hampton, a powerful new bronze sculpture at Fort Monroe's African Landing Plaza now honors Antoney, Isabella, and their son William Tucker, symbolizing the first documented Africans in English North America. Hundreds gathered for the unveiling as descendants, historians, and leaders stressed preserving this sacred ground and telling Hampton's central role in America's origin story with honesty for future generations.
   

3. Hampton University Builds AI Ecosystem for Future Opportunity (thehbcuadvocate.com) — Hampton University is rolling out a major new AI ecosystem, including the just-opened D-AIX facility, to give Hampton students and residents hands-on access to emerging technology and workforce training. With additional AI centers planned on campus, the historically Black university aims to ensure local communities are not just AI consumers, but creators and ethical decision-makers in Virginia's booming data-driven economy.
   

4. Spread the Love Drive is jam-packed with challengers for a good cause (wavy.com) — Hampton is squaring off with Isle of Wight County and Newport News in a friendly "Spread the Love" peanut butter and jelly drive to support Hampton Roads food banks. Residents, workers, and community groups are urged to donate jars at drop-off locations through the end of September to help neighbors facing food insecurity across the region.
   

5. Hampton Roads Sailors remain deployed as Iran war hits 6 months (wtkr.com) — Thousands of sailors from the Hampton Roads region, including many with ties to Hampton, remain deployed in the Middle East as the U.S. war with Iran passes the six-month mark. Local families are coping with extended carrier deployments while Virginia politicians debate the conflict's safety, political impact, and the need to bring service members home.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • So there is a house that is being rushed to be out in market in the area of dominion and Brookfield dr of Norfolk.
    Please before buying pull the recessed lights down, and have someone check the attic and crawl space thoroughly, also check the panel. And please… (Nextdoor Phoebus)
  • Cleaning out spare room.
    Plenty of kids books, a couple of small boxes of random legos, teddy bears and such. Free to those interested. (Nextdoor Tidemill)
  • Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing posted a job opening for Shipping/Receiving Operator in Hampton. Apply here.
  • Kelly posted a job opening for Production Planner-Direct Hire in Hampton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hampton here.

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