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In today's newsletter:

  • Ready for a $1 buffet night out in Norfolk?
  • What the Tidewater Drive ramp reopening means for your Norfolk commute
  • How a Norfolk landmark helped make the waffle cone world-famous

Also on today's calendar: "Native: Richard Wright & Paul Green" Play by Ian Finley and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why are elevator jokes so good ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 83 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny with a shower, temps: high: 82, low: 64.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Culture Market Presents: The $1 Buffet Experience (visitnorfolk.com) — Norfolk residents can head to Jikoni's Cafe on West 35th Street this Friday, Sept. 11, for a $1 buffet and a chance to support local 757 entrepreneurs. The Culture Market event blends affordable food, local vendors, and community connection, inviting neighbors to eat, shop, and discover new small businesses together.
   

2. Tidewater Drive on-ramp to I-64 West re-opens (wavy.com) — Norfolk drivers now have the northbound Tidewater Drive on-ramp to I-64 West back after a closure since February 2025, easing local access to the interstate. The reopening marks a key milestone in the Hampton Roads Express Lanes Norfolk Segment, which will eventually create a 45-mile express corridor aimed at reducing congestion across the region.
   

3. How Abe Doumar made ice cream history: The waffle cone's origin story (pilotonline.com) — Norfolk readers get a deep dive into how Doumar's Cones & Barbecue became a beloved local landmark while helping popularize the waffle cone. The story traces Abe Doumar's journey from the 1904 World's Fair to settling in Norfolk, highlighting the still-working waffle machine and the restaurant's decades-long role as a community gathering spot.
   

4. The show goes on in Norfolk: 'Come From Away' opens after Wells Theatre floods (wtkr.com) — Norfolk's historic Wells Theatre is back open after recent flooding, with Virginia Stage Company's production of "Come From Away" now running through Sept. 20. Local staff, artists, and community volunteers rallied to clean up damage, replace set pieces, and raise support so audiences can again enjoy live theater downtown while the company continues longer-term recovery.
   

5. 'Wild' and 'exciting': Music fans pack Norfolk Scope for third annual Cousinz Festival (wtkr.com) — Norfolk residents packed Norfolk Scope for the third annual Cousinz Festival, turning a weather-delayed evening into a high-energy hip-hop and R&B celebration. With headliners like T.I. and Keyshia Cole and deep Hampton Roads roots, locals described the night as wild, exciting, and a perfect way to close out summer together.
   

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  • Are you missing these babies?
    They are on Meads Road. Neither of them have a collar. (Nextdoor Wards Corner)
  • Norfolk coin show today 9/5/26.
    9:30 to 4 PM. Come on out to search for treasurs or sell what you got. free parking free admission. v f w 5728 bartee st. Norfolk (Nextdoor Crossroads)
  • Acosta posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser - Walmart in Norfolk. Apply here.
  • PETA Foundation posted a job opening for Literature Inventory Clerk in Norfolk. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Norfolk here.

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