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Good evening, neighbors! In this week’s Tidewater Talk, we kick things off with local life and a fun find: a new shuffleboard-style social spot where first-timers get coached and you can grab great bites while you play. We also dive into regional headlines, including Norfolk Southern’s newly opened rail transfer facility in Chesapeake and what it could mean for traffic and commerce around I-264 and I-464, plus a brief Dominion Energy outage that hit Ocean View and Bay View. From there, we slide into weekend picks: Norfolk Admirals vs. Idaho Steelheads at Scope, beginner steel pan classes at MacArthur Center, and a free container gardening workshop in Suffolk, complete with a takeaway salad kit. Weather-wise, expect highs in the upper 60s to low 70s with mid-50s lows, some foggy mornings, and a chance of weekend precipitation. For our Strange and Odd of Tidewater segment, we ferry across the bay to Hog Island, a barrier island with a past that reads like folklore. Once home to the elite Broadwater hunting club (visited by President Grover Cleveland) and the towering Hog Island Light, the island’s shifting shoreline forced residents in the 1930s to barge whole houses to the mainland towns of Willis Wharf and Oyster. The lighthouse was dismantled in 1948, and its former site now lies nearly a mile offshore. Today, Hog Island is a quiet expanse of dunes, marsh, and research stations, a vanished community that reminds us how the Atlantic can literally rewrite our map. Stay strange, neighbors!
Question of the Week
- What is one small way you plan to help or support someone in Tidewater this month?
Tidewater Tips
Fun Links
- www.bulktransporter.com/fleet-management/transloading/article/21653466/norfolk-southern-opens-new-transload-terminal-in-virginia
- www.yahoo.com/news/articles/power-outage-norfolk-affects-over-155456565.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9kdWNrZHVja2dvLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAL1B-fceATW6F2vCOP6peP-YDqDcFdzti1efcUQW61x7B78Ii_UfmEivJMi8-AuTBRlXNGvV2uYObgCHfkFBGGBN6HMEdPCby1LyO0U0chDlL_vVJqDdGPt6nPrSv6Zu385O_iq12foRpKfOIDSMCpXXAoZw-lHklOPoOKpnCKn8.
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hog_Island_(Machipongo,_Virginia
- beachsidesocialvb.com/
- norfolkadmirals.com/
- www.downtownnorfolk.org/event/all-age-steelpan-class
- allevents.in/suffolk/succulent-birdhouse-arrangement-workshop/100001980278536410
- runsignup.com/Race/VA/VirginiaBeach/AinsleysAngelsHeartAndSole
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This week on Tidewater Talk, Co shares the whirlwind saga of moving into a cozy new beachside place, complete with weather delays, packing chaos, and an unexpected plumbing leak, before settling into why the area already feels like home. We touch on a recent Town Center scare and a heart‑pounding close call in the crosswalk, then dig into local chatter about rising Dominion power bills and what might really be driving higher costs during this long cold snap. For our Strange Tidewater segment, we time‑travel to Ocean View Park, the long‑gone Norfolk amusement park born from a trolley line hustle, battered by storms and fires, and sent off with a cinematic bang in 1979 when filmmakers tried (twice!) to blow down The Rocket coaster. We wrap with a chilly, rainy week’s forecast and a packed list of local happenings, from Charlotte’s Web at ODU to New Edition at Hampton Coliseum, Harry Potter in Concert at Scope, the Virginia Aquarium’s Survival of the Slowest, and early signups for the Angels Heart & Soul 5K at Mount Trashmore.
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Question of the Week
- Have you ever stood somewhere local and thought, something used to be here?
Follow Ups
Tidewater Tips
Fun Links
- learnmetrics.com/heat-pump-efficiency-vs-temperature-graph/
- www.dailypress.com/2026/02/23/virginia-beach-town-center-shooting/
- www.wtkr.com/investigations/virginia-beach-mom-charged-with-fraud-after-claiming-daughter-was-injured-by-metal-in-potato-chips
- runsignup.com/Race/VA/VirginiaBeach/AinsleysAngelsHeartAndSole
- www.ticketmaster.com/new-edition-the-new-edition-way-hampton-virginia-02-28-2026/event/0100635FE0B4D7E3
- tickets-center.com/harry-potter-and-the-prisoner-of-azkaban-chrysler-hall
- www.visitvirginiabeach.com/event/survival-of-the-slowest-at-the-virginia-aquarium/10550/
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In this solo episode of Tidewater Talk, I share a heartfelt neighborhood moment and a slice of Tidewater history. I start with a big shoutout to a local caregiver who went above and beyond for our son, a reminder of the kindness that makes Coastal Virginia feel like home. Then we journey to the edge of Virginia Beach for this week’s Strange and Odd: the haunting story of Wash Woods, a long-vanished community in False Cape State Park built from shipwrecked lumber, weathered by hurricanes, and slowly reclaimed by dunes and time. We wrap with a quick weather outlook. I also spotlight a weekend pick: Victory Fair in Norfolk. Thanks for spending part of your day with me, neighbors, stay safe, stay curious, and stay Tidewater.
Tidewater Tips
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In tonight’s solo Tidewater Talk, I bring you a quick round-up of what’s happening around Coastal Virginia, starting with a fast-response house fire on North 1st Street in Hampton that, thankfully, ended with no injuries. I walk through practical takeaways from Hampton Fire and Rescue’s reminders, including their free smoke alarm program, plus simple safety checks you can do at home. Then we dive into this week’s Strange and Odd of Tidewater: our region’s full-throttle commitment to peanuts, from “wet nuts” on sundaes to the eternally steaming vats of boiled peanuts, and the long, proud (and occasionally perplexing) history that got us here. I wrap with a clear, day-by-day weather outlook: a mild evening giving way to midweek showers and a return to breezy chill, with the weekend offering a brief warm-up before rain slides in Sunday. I break down what that means for beach walks and motorcycle rides, Wednesday afternoon and Saturday are your best bets. Finally, a local tip for Friday night: the Virginia Symphony Orchestra performs The Princess Bride live at the Chrysler Center. Details and resources are in the show notes. Stay safe and stay curious, neighbors.
Question of the Week
- What is one small way you plan to help or support someone in Tidewater this month?