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Good day Norfolk! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How USS Wisconsin became one of Norfolk's most powerful landmarks
  • How quick-thinking Norfolk bystanders and medics saved a birthday night out
  • Granby Street apartment fire displaces four Norfolk residents, kills a pet

Also on today's calendar: Higher Purpose Consulting LLC presents Health & Well-Being Conference & Expo and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Toasty conditions, with a high of 91 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 73, low: 64.
  • Sunday: Humid with periods of rain, with a high of 72 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. USS Wisconsin was decommissioned at Norfolk on Sept. 30, 1991, after firing 24 Tomahawk missiles and 528 16-inch rounds in Desert Storm (newsbreak.com) — Norfolk's own battleship museum, USS Wisconsin, is spotlighted for its role in three wars and its final decommissioning at Norfolk Naval Station on Sept. 30, 1991. The story traces her combat record, later transfer to the City of Norfolk, and current life beside Nauticus, underscoring why this massive ship remains a landmark and point of pride downtown.
   

2. Norfolk woman reunites with first responders who saved her life after cardiac arrest at PBR (wtkr.com) — A Norfolk woman who went into cardiac arrest while celebrating at PBR in downtown Norfolk has reunited with the police sergeant and Norfolk Fire-Rescue crew who helped save her life. Their story highlights how quick bystander CPR, knowing where AEDs are located, and local free CPR classes can make the difference in an emergency, and notes that Norfolk Fire-Rescue is currently hiring.
   

3. Four people displaced, pet dead after apartment fire on Granby Street in Norfolk (wavy.com) — Four Norfolk residents are displaced and a pet has died after a Thursday afternoon apartment fire in the 9500 block of Granby Street, though no people were injured. Norfolk Fire-Rescue quickly contained the blaze affecting all four upstairs units and is still investigating the cause, while the American Red Cross is helping at least one resident with emergency needs.
   

4. An overview of Hampton Roads (virginiabusiness.com) — Hampton Roads' profile highlights how Norfolk stands out as the region's densest city and a key hub for major employers like Naval Station Norfolk and Norfolk State University. The piece explains the area's growing population, massive bridge-tunnel expansion, and offshore wind project, giving Norfolk residents context for the economic and transportation changes shaping their daily lives.
   

5. USS Harry S. Truman departs Norfolk, begins move to Newport News for RCOH (navy.mil) — The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman has left Naval Station Norfolk for Newport News Shipbuilding, starting years of refueling and overhaul work that will shape its next decades of service. For Hampton Roads, the move shifts hundreds of sailors into a long shipyard phase, tying Norfolk's naval community and local industry closely to the carrier's massive modernization effort.
   

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  • I love that everything outside my mother's window (now Fairy HQ and my office again) is in some kind of supercharged bloom.
    These roses are nearly six feet tall! The scent is magical and the crazy sunflowers that I didn't plant aren't quitting. The mooflowers are coming… (Nextdoor Larchmont/Edgewater)
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    This years yield was 40+ @ 2-3 lbs. each, or 80-120 lbs total weight. Yes, I eat this everyday, mainly in homemade chicken soup... thankful & blessed… (Nextdoor Bromley Proper)
  • L3 Harris posted a job opening for Assembly C- ASSC 1 in Norfolk. Apply here.
  • Food Lion posted a job opening for PT Center Store Associate in Norfolk. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Norfolk here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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