🌱 Mermaid Statue Under Repair + Norfolk Residents File Lawsuit

Get on up, Norfolk! It's Monday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on in town today.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and cooler. High: 49 Low: 28.

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Here are the top stories in Norfolk today:

1. Palace Princess Beatrice is one of Norfolk's most iconic mermaid statues, perched near the intersection of Llewellyn and 21st Street. But after 21 years of rain, snow, and heat, pieces of Beatrice's blue-green painted tail, brown skin, and fiberglass body have chipped away and worn down. Vivian Davis, a resident artist at the d'Art Center in Downtown Norfolk, was commissioned to rehabilitate her. (The Virginian-Pilot)
2. Norfolk residents have filed a lawsuit against the City of Norfolk over the demolition of a historic home. Neighbors of the historic Grandy House in the Freemason neighborhood of Norfolk filed the lawsuit in late October citing the city didn't go through the proper procedures. (WAVY.com)
3. A Chesapeake Police officer's vehicle was hit by a driver suspected of being under the influence Saturday. An officer was conducting a traffic stop that was inside the city of Norfolk near the intersection of Campostella Rd and E. Indian River Rd. (wtkr.com)
4. Hundreds of people lined up outside of XChange Norfolk on Black Friday in hopes of taking advantage of the store's shoe sale. (13newsnow.com WVEC)
5. Norfolk Naval Shipyard holds drive-thru graduation for over 200 graduating apprentices. (wtkr.com)

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