April 20, 2019
The much-discussed expansion of the Scope arena isn’t going ahead, Mayor Kenny Alexander said Friday, after expert analysis found that building out the 48-year-old downtown venue to add seating and event space wasn’t feasible.
However, Alexander said Norfolk will put together a plan for a brand-new arena to capture major events he said the region is missing out on. For more information, visit pilotonline.com
March 13, 2019
As the city prepares to move 4,200 people out of public housing and redevelop St. Paul’s, it will need to help residents start their new lives one person at a time.
Caseworkers like Danique Woodhouse have spent the past couple of weeks sitting down with the first 187 families set to move out starting this summer.
“They’re scared, but they’re excited,” Woodhouse said. For more information visit pilotonline.com
March 01, 2019
Spurred by concerns the city’s St. Paul’s redevelopment and a tight housing market will force hundreds to move out of Norfolk, a small group of public housing residents is pushing to dramatically increase the number of new units planned for low-income people. For more information visit pilotonline.com.
February 28, 2019
Norfolk is working with residents in the St. Paul’s area which is getting a huge overhaul, but a mother in Tidewater Gardens said she “couldn’t wait” to decide on her future. For more information visit 13NewsNow.com
February 22, 2019
When it approved a major redevelopment of the St. Paul’s area in early 2018, the city promised “transformative human services” for residents who would be displaced from the three public housing communities there.
Called “People First,” the plan was to bring in a dedicated contractor with a proven track record of helping people break the cycle of poverty to assist the 4,200 people currently living in St. Paul’s. The city said it couldn’t manage such a massive program itself and that residents didn’t trust the Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority. For more information visit pilotonline.com
February 01, 2019
NORFOLK, VA – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority (NRHA) and the City of Norfolk have been selected as a finalist for the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (CNI) Grant. HUD received 32 grant applications and selected four applicants as finalists for...