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Virginia Beach Braces for Stormy Weekend, New Businesses Thrive, and Community Kindness Shines
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Good morning, this is Virginia Beach Local Pulse for Sunday, September 28, 2025.
We start our day with a watchful eye on the weather, as the tail of Tropical Depression Nine—expected to be named Imelda soon—hovers offshore. While not a direct hit, we face a mix of clouds, moderate winds, and the risk of some coastal flooding in low-lying areas. Skies overall hold to mostly cloudy today with highs right around the upper seventies. By this afternoon, we’re looking at only a slight chance of showers, so many outdoor plans can go ahead but pack an umbrella just in case. Winds tap north by late day, bringing in drier air to start our week.
Turning to breaking news, city officials at Town Center met last evening to discuss storm preparedness, putting new high-water rescue assets at staging points on Shore Drive and around Great Neck Road. Public works crews are busy clearing storm drains, and there’s extra police patrol along the Oceanfront to address overnight flooding concerns. City Hall urges all of us to avoid driving through any standing water and to check on elderly neighbors as tides run high over the next 48 hours.
For those tracking business and jobs, the local market has stayed resilient. This past week saw three new businesses open along Lynnhaven Parkway, most notably a family-owned Italian bakery drawing early crowds with morning pastries. Real estate news is upbeat, with median home prices now around $390,000 and steady listings, even as some buyers take pause amid the weather. On the job front, Sentara Healthcare just posted over seventy open positions across its Hampton Roads clinics, promising new opportunities for medical and support staff.
In sports, high school volleyball was in the spotlight as Kellam High clinched a tight win over rivals at Princess Anne, with a last-set comeback that had the home crowd on its feet Friday night. There’s also anticipation building for the college football matchup at Foreman Field tomorrow, where several Beach athletes take the stage. For our weekend warriors, 5Ks and outdoor yoga events at Mount Trashmore may see a slight impact from the damp weather, but organizers are ready and watching conditions closely.
Crime reports from the last day show a relatively calm stretch, though there was a late-night minor burglary at a convenience store on Independence Boulevard. Police responded quickly, made an arrest, and remind us to lock up and report anything suspicious, especially as storm activity can bring opportunists.
Looking ahead, the Sandler Center hosts the annual Virginia Beach Jazz Fest Thursday night, and the Neptune Festival continues all week with sand sculptors and food trucks on the Boardwalk. Schools announced that Cox High’s robotics team advanced to statewide finals, a bright spot for STEM education and something for our student community to celebrate.
And a feel-good moment for you: a local Navy retiree on Old Donation Parkway has handcrafted a hundred wooden toys for kids at CHKD, spreading kindness and drawing smiles, especially in a week shadowed by storm alerts.
Thanks for starting your Sunday with us. Stay tuned, stay safe, and don’t forget to subscribe. This has been Virginia Beach Local Pulse. We’ll see you tomorrow with more local updates. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
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We start our day with a watchful eye on the weather, as the tail of Tropical Depression Nine—expected to be named Imelda soon—hovers offshore. While not a direct hit, we face a mix of clouds, moderate winds, and the risk of some coastal flooding in low-lying areas. Skies overall hold to mostly cloudy today with highs right around the upper seventies. By this afternoon, we’re looking at only a slight chance of showers, so many outdoor plans can go ahead but pack an umbrella just in case. Winds tap north by late day, bringing in drier air to start our week.
Turning to breaking news, city officials at Town Center met last evening to discuss storm preparedness, putting new high-water rescue assets at staging points on Shore Drive and around Great Neck Road. Public works crews are busy clearing storm drains, and there’s extra police patrol along the Oceanfront to address overnight flooding concerns. City Hall urges all of us to avoid driving through any standing water and to check on elderly neighbors as tides run high over the next 48 hours.
For those tracking business and jobs, the local market has stayed resilient. This past week saw three new businesses open along Lynnhaven Parkway, most notably a family-owned Italian bakery drawing early crowds with morning pastries. Real estate news is upbeat, with median home prices now around $390,000 and steady listings, even as some buyers take pause amid the weather. On the job front, Sentara Healthcare just posted over seventy open positions across its Hampton Roads clinics, promising new opportunities for medical and support staff.
In sports, high school volleyball was in the spotlight as Kellam High clinched a tight win over rivals at Princess Anne, with a last-set comeback that had the home crowd on its feet Friday night. There’s also anticipation building for the college football matchup at Foreman Field tomorrow, where several Beach athletes take the stage. For our weekend warriors, 5Ks and outdoor yoga events at Mount Trashmore may see a slight impact from the damp weather, but organizers are ready and watching conditions closely.
Crime reports from the last day show a relatively calm stretch, though there was a late-night minor burglary at a convenience store on Independence Boulevard. Police responded quickly, made an arrest, and remind us to lock up and report anything suspicious, especially as storm activity can bring opportunists.
Looking ahead, the Sandler Center hosts the annual Virginia Beach Jazz Fest Thursday night, and the Neptune Festival continues all week with sand sculptors and food trucks on the Boardwalk. Schools announced that Cox High’s robotics team advanced to statewide finals, a bright spot for STEM education and something for our student community to celebrate.
And a feel-good moment for you: a local Navy retiree on Old Donation Parkway has handcrafted a hundred wooden toys for kids at CHKD, spreading kindness and drawing smiles, especially in a week shadowed by storm alerts.
Thanks for starting your Sunday with us. Stay tuned, stay safe, and don’t forget to subscribe. This has been Virginia Beach Local Pulse. We’ll see you tomorrow with more local updates. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
For more http://www.quietplease.ai
Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI