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37Events this week
5Free things to do
91New spots
93New stories

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This week in Norfolk

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 37 events, day by day →

Ghent Farmers Market April-September 1st & 3rd Fridays 4-7 PM

Friday 4pm · Blair Middle School · Free

Caribfest Kickoff Street Jam

Friday 4pm · Town Point Park

Ready Bag Rally

Friday 5pm · Norfolk Scope Arena

Friday Night Live Music

Friday 6pm · COVA Brew Co.

Donation-Based Sound Bath Meditation with Carly

Friday 7pm · Norfolk Karate Academy

New in Norfolk

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

Regino's Italian Restaurant

Restaurants

Craving serious red-sauce vibes: Regino's Italian Restaurant has been serving Norfolk since 1947 with homemade pasta, hand-tossed pizza, parmigiana, and fresh seafood in portions built for actual appetites.

reginositalian.com ↗

Sewells Point Golf Course

Entertainment

Classic Ross vibes: Sewells Point Golf Course is a Donald Ross designed, 18-hole PAR 71 track with New Champion Hybrid Bermuda greens, a fully stocked pro shop, and PGA pro fittings and lessons.

navylifema.com ↗

Sinful Endings Cakes & Sweets

Bakeries & Sweets

Custom cake magic: When your birthday, promotion, or random Tuesday needs a showstopper, Sinful Endings Cakes & Sweets turns ideas into edible art with sculpted, wedding, and party cakes plus cookies.

sinfulendings.com ↗

Norfolk’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

The restaurants, shops, and services the newsletter recommends, all in one place — every listing checked, and paid pins marked every time.

Browse Norfolk’s best →

Most read in Norfolk

The five stories Norfolk readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. Norfolk aims to start Military Circle Mall demolition in October

    Norfolk, Virginia, plans to start demolition on the shuttered Military Circle Mall in October.

    Full story at whro.org ↗

  2. Four pit bulls escape Norfolk yard, chase adults; owner questions use of deadly force

    Four pit bulls escaped a collapsed backyard fence in Norfolk, chasing two adults and causing minor injuries.

    Full story at wtkr.com ↗

  3. 757 Creative Reuse Center finds new home on Colley Avenue after MacArthur Mall closure

    757 Creative Reuse Center, a nonprofit promoting reuse by selling secondhand art supplies, has moved from MacArthur Mall in Norfolk to a new home on Colley Avenue.

    Full story at wtkr.com ↗

  4. Norfolk Botanical Garden's $50 million Garden of Tomorrow opens to the public this month

    Norfolk Botanical Garden's $50 million Garden of Tomorrow is set to open to the public this month, marking the completion of a $50m project years in the making.

    Full story at wtkr.com ↗

  5. NPD: Pedestrian seriously injured in East Little Creek Road motorcycle accident

    A 39-year-old Norfolk man was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident involving a pedestrian in Norfolk, according to police.

    Full story at yahoo.com ↗

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