🌱 What Virginia Beach’s top lifeguard wants you to know before swimming

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In today's newsletter:

• What Virginia Beach’s top lifeguard wants you to know before swimming
• How Virginia Beach families are preparing for the Ford’s emotional homecoming

Today's riddle: Why are frogs poor conversationists? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 64 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 65.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 67 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• How to be safe in the water this summer (wavy.com) — As beach season arrives in Virginia Beach, local lifesaving experts are warning residents not to underestimate the ocean and to swim near lifeguards. Recent drowning statistics from Virginia and advice from Chief Tom Gill highlight rip currents, close supervision of children, and basic swimming skills as key to staying safe in the water this summer.
   

• 'It's a slow process:' Advice for families preparing to reconnect as USS Gerald R. Ford comes home (wtkr.com) — Virginia Beach families are counting down the final hours before the Norfolk-based USS Gerald R. Ford returns from an 11‑month deployment, and local experts are urging them to ease into reconnection. A Navy spouse in Virginia Beach shares how she’s preparing emotionally, while the Armed Services YMCA offers practical tips and resources to help families rebuild routines without feeling overwhelmed.
   

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📸 Around Virginia Beach

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Virginia Beach

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday May 17

• Christian McBride →
  Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, 201 Market St UNIT 204, Virginia Beach
  4:30 pm

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Other local events

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday May 16

• Crabbing in Chesapeake →
  Chesapeake, VA Calendar, 100 Locks Road, Chesapeake
  9:00 am
• The Chesapeake Jubilee →
  Chesapeake Jubilee, 900 Greenbrier Pkwy, Chesapeake
  10:00 am
• Book Bonanza at Chesapeake Central Library (Chesapeake) →
  Chesapeake Central Library, 298 Cedar Rd, Chesapeake
  10:00 am
• Historical Bike Ride →
  Chesapeake, VA Calendar Chesapeake, VA 23322
  12:00 pm
• Standup Comedy at The Garage Brewery (Chesapeake, VA) →
  The Garage Brewery, 1011 Eden Way N, Chesapeake
  8:00 pm

Sunday May 17

• Waterway Market @ Great Bridge Village →
  Chesapeake, VA Calendar, 120 Reservation Road, Chesapeake
  11:00 am
• Lucky Strike Chesapeake Lucky Launch Party →
  Lucky Strike Chesapeake, 112 Medical Pkwy E, Chesapeake
  12:00 pm
• May 17th - Concealed Carry Class Chesapeake — Sampson Consulting | Firearm Training and Handling Southeastern Virginia →
  ChesBay Arms, 565 Cedar Rd Ste 17, Chesapeake
  1:00 pm
• Jacknjellify Chesapeake, VA →
  Cinemark Chesapeake Square and XD, 2413 Chesapeake Square Ring Rd, Chesapeake
  2:00 pm
• DJB @ The Chesapeake Jubilee →
  Chesapeake Jubilee, 900 Greenbrier Pkwy, Chesapeake
  3:00 pm

Tuesday May 19

• Board of Equalization of Real Estate Assessments Meeting →
  Chesapeake, VA Calendar, City of Chesapeake - Real Estate Assessor's Office 306 Cedar Road, Chesapeake
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Beware water meter being misread
  check the kid read your meter correctly. My water cost is 10x higher than normal because it was read wrong. Read your meter then look what reading is… (Nextdoor Lake Shores)
• Update: Pet Reunited
  Axel & Chewie, a dog who went missing in Virginia Beach, VA, has been safely reunited with their family after 8 minutes. Message from Owner: "My… (Nextdoor Waterfront)

• DBS Staffing Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Day Porter in Virginia Beach. Apply here.
• Hilton Grand Vacations posted a job opening for Houseperson (Part-Time) in Virginia Beach. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Virginia Beach here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Chesapeake

• Shoppers react to proposed Chesapeake Costco at Greenbrier Mall (wtkr.com)
• 905 Saint Andrews Reach Apt B, Chesapeake, VA 23320 (realtor.com)
• Chesapeake police searching for missing 15-year-old girl (wtkr.com)

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Ok Virginia Beach! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They jump to conclusions. (Thank you Rita S. for sending it in!)
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