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Business News for South NorfolkThe South Norfolk BizBlog is the only news column devoted exclusively to South Norfolk, in Chesapeake, Virginia (USA).
Southside BBQ & Catering is featured in VP today!
Texas brisket and buttery firehouse chicken: 6 new spots to get delicious BBQ near Hampton RoadsVirginia is barbecue country - maybe even the oldest home to barbecue in America, according to Virginia food historian Joseph Haynes. And it is certainly home to a...
Lots to Love in South Norfolk for February
The 22nd Street Bridge Project FEB. 9, 2019 - As activity in this area continues to increase, signs of progress have slowed since the first span was felled a few weeks ago. Though no more of the bridge has come down, there seem to be increasingly more workers and...
South Norfolk’s the SCENE for SUCCESS in ’19
Jan. 3, 2019 - Another new year is upon South Norfolk, and here's what's in store: ForKids breaks groundForKids of Virginia is expected to break ground on its new $13+ million headquarters, the Center for Children and Families, on the site of the former library...
South Norfolk: A bright new future
DEC. 9, 2018 - This 1900s National Historic Landmark Community of South Norfolk has interesting architecture and a selection of restaurants and stores to visit. In its beginning, residents of South Norfolk worked nearby at stores, farms, dairies, and the knitting...
Spring has sprung in South Norfolk
FEB. 27, 2018 - First, let us treat you to a ride down Chesapeake Avenue, with the trees in bloom. https://youtu.be/zqyEG8wxBTw As we predicted, activity is picking up in South Norfolk as we get closer to the start of spring. Food Lion on Bainbridge is getting...
Norfolk Southern: workin’ on the railroad
FEB. 20, 2018 – SOUTH NORFOLK, VA -- Norfolk Southern Corporation is working on the railroad with this interesting railroad maintenance vehicle. There is a cab for the driver and an articulating arm for grabbing and moving railroad ties. The "tie-grabber" can pull the...
South Norfolk business to boom again
FEB. 17, 2018 – SOUTH NORFOLK, VA Though it is quiet today, South Norfolk business boomed a hundred years ago. Come spring, the sleepy little former-town will boom again. Starting in March 2018, the city of Chesapeake will begin construction on the new 22nd Street...
Winds of change
JAN. 9, 2018 - SOUTH NORFOLK, VA The January winds of change blew a literal blizzard into South Norfolk on Jan. 4, leaving the historic district, Portlock and all paths between buried under nearly 11 inches of snow. Auto and pedestrian traffic froze with the streets,...
Welcome to South Norfolk!
JAN. 3, 2018 - SOUTH NORFOLK, VA Welcome to South Norfolk. We're so glad you found our directory. The South Norfolk Business Directory was founded in 2014 to help support tourism and commerce in South Norfolk by the same people who publish HistoricSouthNorfolk.com,...