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Today’s edition · Mon., Nov. 9

Friday's downpour cut Norfolk's rain deficit in half, but not the drought

Plus, $522K to restore St. John's AME Church downtown, and a free UpCycle event Saturday.

The Today in Norfolk team5 sources3 min read

News Notes

Rain

If you're wondering whether Friday's soaking ended the drought, it didn't. Around six inches of rain fell in 12 hours across parts of Norfolk, Portsmouth and Suffolk after nearly three weeks without rain, and it cut Norfolk's 2026 rainfall deficit roughly in half. WTKR

Grant

Norfolk has been awarded $522K from Virginia's Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Historic Preservation Grant Program. It will pay for a building envelope restoration at downtown. WAVY.com

Norfolk's grant is part of $2,052,650 for eight projects

$522K
for St. John's AME Church's restoration
$2,052,650
total across eight historic projects
7
rehabilitation and stabilization projects
1
archaeological data recovery project

Source: WAVY.com

UpCycle

If you like making things, and Norfolk Public Library host the free UpCycle event Sat., Nov. 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Mary D. Pretlow Anchor Branch Library, 111 W. Ocean View Ave. Expect composting, basic hand sewing, sustainable swaps and a green panel discussion. WAVY.com

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Today in Norfolkto me · Mon., Nov. 96:00 a.m.

Friday's downpour cut Norfolk's rain deficit in half, but not the drought

Plus, $522K to restore St. John's AME Church downtown, and a free UpCycle event Saturday.

The TLDR

  1. Friday's rain cut Norfolk's deficit in half but didn't end the drought
  2. Norfolk gets $522K to restore St. John's AME Church
  3. Free UpCycle event is Sat., Nov. 14 at the Anchor Branch Library
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