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Portsmouth’s Missy Elliott Hosts HBCU Battle of Bands At NSU
Global music icon Missy Elliott brought together some of the nation’s leading HBCU marching bands for the Missy Elliott HBCU Battle of the Bands, on Sunday, October 18, 2026 at Norfolk State University. The Battle featured performances from the NSU “Spartan Legion”, VSU’s “Trojan Explosion” , ECSU’s “ Sound of Class”, and Hampton U’s “Marching Force”.
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ODU Prepares To Host 16th Annual ODU/OBX Intercollegiate
NORFOLK, Va. – Old Dominion men's golf is set to host the 16th annual ODU/OBX Intercollegiate at Kilmarlic Golf Club in Powells Point, North Carolina this Sunday through Tuesday. The course at Kilmarlic has a par of 71 and is 6,578 total yards. The three-day tournament will have split-tee...
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Walking Into Doumar’s In Norfolk Virginia Feels Like Discovering A Piece Of The 1930s That Never Disappeared
A waffle cone machine built in 1905 still turns out cones at a little drive-in in Virginia. Its builder is the very same man credited with inventing the waffle cone in the first place. The story starts at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. An ice cream vendor ran out...
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Telecom crew covers HBCU Band Battle at NSU
Telecom was asked to cover an exciting event in October: the inaugural "HBCU Band Battle" hosted by Missy Elliott, which was held at William "Dick" Price Stadium at Norfolk State University. The showcase was presented by Elliott, the Grammy award-winning rapper and Portsmouth native. It focused on the themes of...
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The short, electric life of Work|Release
For two years, you could hear it before you could see it. Music spilling out from the corner of Granby Street and Olney Road, loud enough to reach you half a block away on Brambleton Avenue. Lines wrapped around the building and spilled across the street, still moving at 1:30 in the morning. On the busiest nights, overflow crowds drifted to the Granby Social Club a couple doors down, waiting for a gap in the line.
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Naval Station Norfolk Commanding Officer shares preview of Fleet Fest on Coast Live
NORFOLK, Va. — Captain Ray Glenn shares what's in store for Fleet Fest 2026, including exciting demonstrations, ship tours, and an in-depth look at the lives of our servicemen and women at the world's largest base. www.navylifema.com/FleetFest. Naval Station Norfolk 2026 Fleet Fest. Naval Station Norfolk’s premier open house...
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The short, electric life of Work|Release
For two years, you could hear it before you could see it. Music spilling out from the corner of Granby Street and Olney Road, loud enough to reach you half a block away on Brambleton Avenue. Lines wrapped around the building and spilled across the street, still moving at 1:30 in the morning. On the busiest nights, overflow crowds drifted to the Granby Social Club a couple doors down, waiting for a gap in the line.
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Missy Elliott turned Norfolk State into the Supa Dupa Fly capital of HBCU band culture
Missy Elliott came home to Hampton Roads to put HBCU marching band culture in the spotlight, and the region answered with a crowd that turned a Sunday in October into a homecoming, a family reunion, and a concert all at once. Long before the first drum major raised a baton,...
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Virginia Zoo’s new Eastern mountain bongo calf has captive audience
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Early Thursday morning at the Virginia Zoo, the lions, cheetahs, as well as the giraffes were trying to get a closer look at its new addition. “Last Wednesday, Oct. 13, Clover, one of our female eastern bongos, gave birth to a little baby girl,” said Emily Spence, curator of the Africa […]
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How the Perry Glass Studio's Pumpkinpalooza has become a hot fall tradition
Whether it’s marbles, jewelry or mushrooms, the Perry Glass Studio offers plenty of options to create something special in glass. But nothing fires up the masses more than Pumpkinpalooza, classes that start well before temperatures start to fall. It runs late September through early November on Thursdays and weekends and allows folks to apply crushed glass to molten glass to create a pumpkin.
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Generic Theater moves into a new home with volunteer help and finds new fans
When the musical revue “Putting it Together” opens at the Generic Theater's new location next month, it will feature an ensemble of seven. Yet the cast that put it all together — transforming a space that hosted Scottish rite ceremonies into a black box theater in a few months — numbers more than 100.
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BEHOLD, The Baddest In Green & Gold! A Gallery Of Norfolk State Stunners Who Slayyyed The Spartan Way At Homecoming 2026
Not your typical Homecoming hotties! You know we had to salute the mighty Spartans of Norfolk State University, known for its vibrant campus culture, authentic tidewater vibes, and spectacular Spartan Legion band in the heart of Norfolk, Virginia, (across the bridge from rival Hampton University). Founded in 1935 as the Norfolk Unit of Virginia Union […]
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Naval Station Norfolk hosts Fleet Fest 2026 Oct. 24
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Naval Station Norfolk Fleet Fest 2026 returns this weekend, Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Gate 2 on Hampton Blvd. in Norfolk will open at 9 a.m. Fleet Fest is a free public event that will allow civilians, veterans, and military families on the world’s largest naval base […]
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Virginia Opera Opens 2026-2027 Season with Pagliacci
Hampton Roads, Richmond, Fairfax, VA –Virginia Opera opens its 2026–2027 season this November with Ruggero Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, a gripping, fast-moving drama where the line between performance and reality disappears and a story of love and jealousy takes a devastating turn. Performances will take place November 6 and...
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William and Mary golf teams record mixed results
Friday, Oct. 9, Saturday, Oct. 10, Monday, Oct. 13 and Tuesday, Oct. 14, William and Mary men’s and women’s golf found mixed success across two tournaments in Virginia and Pennsylvania. Women’s golf fell short at the Evie Odom Invitational at Princess Anne Country Club in Virginia Beach, Va., finishing tied-13th in a 14-team field. Men’s golf, competing in the West Virginia Nemacolin College Invitational at Mystic Rock Golf Club in Farmington, Pa. took home fourth in a 16-team field.