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1. SUV crashes into Norfolk salon as owner prepares to return to work following cancer surgeries (wtkr.com) — A Norfolk salon owner recovering from breast cancer now faces major damage to her Azalea Garden Road business after a driver accidentally crashed an SUV through the front. No one was inside at the time, but the Head Turnerz Salon space needs extensive repairs, forcing her to delay returning to work and consider whether to rebuild there or relocate.
2. Benefit concert to support The Muse Writers Center (wavy.com) — Norfolk arts lovers can support The Muse Writers Center at a Nov. 20 benefit concert at the Harrison Opera House, featuring the Virginia Symphony Orchestra and historian Clay Jenkinson. The program, "America Coming of Age," blends narration and music exploring Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Thoreau, with tickets available online, by phone, or at the Virginia Arts Festival's Bank Street box office.
3. Public Records: Chesapeake portfolio sells for over $9M; Hampton land sold for development (pilotonline.com) — Several significant commercial property sales and leases in Norfolk include LGBT Life Center buying its longtime Robin Hood Road office site and Wilson Pipe & Fabrication purchasing an industrial building on Saint Julian Avenue to expand marine fabrication work. Numerous other Hampton Roads deals, from retail centers to office leases, signal ongoing investment and business growth across the region.
4. Shoppers cut back as food costs continue to rise (wavy.com) — Grocery shoppers at Norfolk's Berkley Supermarket say rising food prices are forcing them to stretch every dollar, with some considering second jobs just to keep up. With the USDA projecting continued increases through 2027, local families describe cutting back, carefully tallying items, and spreading out purchases as they navigate higher costs at neighborhood stores and restaurants.
5. End of Labor Day holiday travel rush across Hampton Roads (wavy.com) — Labor Day brought a busy but smooth travel day through Norfolk International Airport, where staff worked to keep departing and arriving families safe amid heavy traffic on roads and in the skies. Local travelers shared both relief at getting home and hopes that ORF will eventually join a program allowing non-ticketed visitors through security to see loved ones off at the gate.
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