Tuesday’s resolution terminates the recycling contract but also includes half a dozen other actions including redirecting one penny of the real estate tax, eliminating long-term vacancies and possibly raising existing permit fees or taxes.

Over two weeks, Norfolk-based Wetlands Watch taught the horticultural sciences elective about how land and water interact with each other in Hampton Roads, how our decisions impact water quality and the best ways we can maintain local greenery.

The city of Chesapeake is considering ditching curbside recycling service, while a new program on the Peninsula collects glass separately from the traditional blue bin.

Mike Provost, a retired Navy officer, had gained attention in a recent Virginian-Pilot article about his effort to remove the boat, which spurred an influx of donations that funded the $11,000 removal.

“While there are things we can do to protect our communities, the plan also shows us that in some places, we’re going to have to focus on moving people and structures out of harm’s way,” Northam acknowledged Tuesday. " It’s our duty as public servants to have honest, frank conversations with residents about these facts.”

The idea is to learn how oyster reefs can be deployed as the basis for living shorelines, said Kati Grigsby, Hampton Roads program assistant and restoration specialist with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, which is running the project along with the Nansemond River Preservation Alliance.

Jazz trumpeter Peanuts Holland, born in Norfolk in 1910, was instrumental in elevating his bands as a whole, rather than seeking the limelight for himself, said Peter Schulman of Old Dominion University. An event Monday night will transform ODU's Gordon Galleries into a Parisian jazz club to honor Holland.

Data science company Litterati plans to hire four teams of researchers to systematically survey litter at 300 locations across Norfolk's seven wards.

The Western Branch fort was likely the biggest in a series that formed a picket line for the Union Army, according to the Hampton Roads Civil War Roundtable. Up to 50 Union soldiers would be stationed there at a time.