OVgman

The Palace Shops on 21st and their new edition across the street already have some of Norfolk's finest retailers. A shop like Bang & Olufsen is a perfect addition. If one can afford furniture at Decorum across the street, then they can also afford to shop at Bang & Olufsen.

Anybody who has lived in Norfolk for an extended period of time knows that city politics are dominated by the good old boys. It's still the south.

I think you might be talking about Tanner's Landing. I don't think there is a rendering for across the street.

I would suspect that it may finally be the land behind the old motel across from the Tanner's Creek project. Pete Decker nad some others have been looking to build residential units there for years *and*

Looks like things are continuing to move in the right direction!

As far as research goes Kirn library has a collection of local historical documents unrivaled in the region. That is something no library in the Beach, or any other community in Hampton Roads can provide. I think that a partnership with TCC would have it's advantages (Like TCC seems to have money that they want to spend on a library) but there will be logistical problems. Will students have more priviledge and access than the common citizen. Downtown Norfolk is the cultural, business and entertainment center of Hampton Roads. Adding a downtown library to rival the Va Beach Central library with the addition of the aforementioned historical documents will only increse downtown's attractiveness and viability. The city needs to realize this and dig into their own pockets.

I think it does hurt them that you can go to a discount places and buy last seasons stuff much cheaper. But, I suppose that many who shop at Macarthur don't shop at discount places.

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The name Hampton Roads is totally inefffective and has been so for a long time. I do think that one name would make a difference. Name recognition is crucial in advertising and that is basically what a community does when trying to attract a sports franchise. Norfolk is the urban core. People across the country know about Norfolk because of the Navy base and they know about Virginia Beach because of . . . the beach, but that is only on the east coast as far as the Beach is concerned. Why not The Norfolk/Va. Beach Area? Because people from both cities HATE being associated with the other. Quite a quandary.

Good stuff.

Disappointing yes, but the mall is pretty strong now. I'm sure they will find comparable replacements.

Station 2 was an excellent venue with a distinct atmosphere. I will miss it, but business is business and paying rent is a part of life. Maybe they will be able to find a another space downtown.

In last weeks design review docket I have spotted the following item of interest. This image is to give an overall sense of the location of this project in relation to other projects in the Ocean View area. Keep in mind that Newport ave. runs the length of that small peninsula from 33rd street to Mayflower road. Since I don't have an address for this project the location is not exact. On the 2nd image you will notice that I adjusted the location of the pin to the end of Newport ave where i believe the project is most likely to be located. IPB Image IPB Image Newport ave. also runs parallel to Granby behind DePaul Hospital all the way from Kingsley Ln. to Little Creek Road. It runs behind Granby High and the old JCC. A condo complex would fit this density pattern much better. The spot you have marked is in Colonial Place. All of those houses are single family. Just a speculation.