At time of this post. Police and Fire on scene.
“The city’s Department of Public Health has issued a swimming and wading advisory for the Chesapeake Bay between Starfish Road and Rockbridge Road.”
“The new meters at the Oceanfront accept coins, credit cards and payments by Parkmobile, according to a city release.”
Read the Pilotonline.com article about the new phone apps accepted for parking at the OceanFront.
Parkmobile.com and Parkme.com mentioned in article and the Resort Area Parking at VBGov.com and the Directions and travel support page at the Official Virginia Beach Tourism website.
Screen shot of resort parking interactive map.
“A September 2011 survey of Pleasure House Point found at total of 113 diamondback terrapin nests along the entire property.” So CBF is protecting them.
With construction of CBF’s Brock Environmental Center set to begin this summer, it was important to put the barrier in place prior to the nesting season in order to allow the terrapins to find another location at Pleasure House Point that will not be disturbed by future construction activities.
Please do not disturb the terrapins if you see them and leash your dog!
Photo Credit: Mary Reid Barrow
Photo Credit: Tim Solanic
Photo Credit: Tim Solanic
Tropical Storm Andrea on the way
Incident Involving Young Child
From Cape Story Neighborhood Watch:
An incident occurred this afternoon around 3:00 on Wake Forest St. that needs to be shared. A young boy had gotten off the school bus at the bike path. As he was walking towards his home, a grey car slowed down beside him and a young female in the passenger seat stuck her arm out the window and offered him something (he thought she said “candy”). He ignored her and continued walking to his home and arrived safely. He told his mother it was a car (not a SUV or truck) and the woman looked “nice” but he couldn’t see who was driving. The car was travelling towards Shore Drive. The police have been notified.
Needless to say, this could have been very serious so please remind your children to always be aware and not to talk to strangers.
Please remember to call 911 if you see a crime in action and call 385-5000, option 1, to report crimes after they have occurred or to report any suspicious activity. Also, please call or email the NW Coordinator so crime reports and suspicious activities can be shared with all of our residents.
“Crew clubs approached the city about finding a site where they could access Broad Bay. The Virginia Beach Department of Parks and Recreation partnered with First Landing State Park to build a facility on park property.”
“It’s going to be a nice addition,” he said, adding that recreational boaters can tie up to the floating dock and pick up or drop off passengers at the parking lot or use the restrooms. People who have smaller boats such as kayaks and canoes will be able to carry them to the floating dock and launch. Trailer-mounted boats will still use the ramps.
The 2,888-acre state park offers hiking and biking trails, beach access, camping and more. About 1.5 million people visit each year.
Virginian-Pilot coverage on Clean The Bay Day focuses on Pleasure House Point
To help pay for trash bags and other supplies, T-shirts were sold. Everything the volunteers brought to designated zones was hauled away by city sanitation departments.
“There was a lot of big stuff out there that first year,” Pahno said of Pleasure House Point, where he has volunteered for all 25 events. In addition to cans, bottles and cigarette butts, there were appliances, construction debris and tires.
That’s a pic from Clean the Bay Day last year with some of the trash we picked up. Steve Pahno, of Dominion Printers, has been the team captain since day 1 for CTBD on PHP.
Be safe this holiday weekend!
NOAA predicts active 2013 Atlantic hurricane season
For the six-month hurricane season, which begins June 1, NOAA’s Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook says there is a 70 percent likelihood of 13 to 20 named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher), of which 7 to 11 could become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including 3 to 6 major hurricanes (Category 3, 4 or 5; winds of 111 mph or higher).
These ranges are well above the seasonal average of 12 named storms, 6 hurricanes and 3 major hurricanes.
“Two men were shot this morning outside the Bayside Inn at 2104 Pleasure House Road.”
Coverage at WAVY.com including video.
Coverage at WVEC.com including video.
Coverage at WTKR.com.
The first victim, a 23-year-old man, was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, but did require surgery.
The second victim, a 30-year-old man, responded to a hospital on his own.
CBF milled live oak today.
Remember the lot that was clear cut of its live oaks located on Shore Drive near the Lesner Bridge?
CBF accepted the cut down live oak material.
Today it was milled into lumber to be dried then used inside & around the Brock Center.
Thanks to everyone who helped preserve the live oak material.
Shame the trees couldn’t be preserved but at least their beautiful lumber will live on & may inspire future generations.
We’re trying to confirm rumor about new Lesner Bridge construction.
The rumor is the north span is torn down first and all traffic shares 2 lanes for a year.
May 18th this Saturday 10a-4p come out to the Ocean Park Vounteer Rescue Squad picnic Open House, boat inspection and more…
Follow this link to the squad Facebook Event page.
Come on down to the old Ocean Park firehouse for burgers, hot-dogs, equipment tours, blood pressure checks, and see how many EMTs can fit in an ambulance! We will be on hand to answer questions about our station, the EMS system, and how you can get involved.
Plus the USCG Auxiliary flotilla 5-7 will be on hand from 9am till 12 noon for free boat inspections, if you need one or you know someone who would like to get their bot inspected in the morning have them drop by! We will be having people bring their boats to the parking lot to the right of the squad and we will have the USCG Aux volunteers on hand for the inspections. They will also be on hand to talk about boater safety, as the weather gets warmer we know our neighbors will be dusting off their winter boat covers and we want you to be safe out on the water. They will have life jacket demonstrations and coloring books for the kids.
“Since then, his home has become something of a landmark. Treesh said former mayors have visited and tourists make stops. A sailing club in Norfolk gave him extra masts, and he routinely awakens in the morning to find gifts –rope, propellers, old boat chairs – outside his door.”
His girlfriend Jerrie DeLozier is more optimistic. DeLozier calls Treesh “the artistic one” and herself “the logical one.” She acknowledged that some pieces of the Boat House, as it is known in the neighborhood, will have to go. But she’s hoping she can get the summons stayed, and in the meantime obtain a survey of the property, and apply for a variance for the carport/yacht stern.
“We really would like to keep the boat,” DeLozier said. “That’s his heart, it really is.”
One of the comments from article:
Chic’s Beach is such a cool and funky place and his home fits in perfectly . . . particularly on that street. Though he should have followed the rules, hopefully, there can be minimal adjustments, and the character of the house can remain the same.
Photo Credit: (Steve Earley | The Virginian-Pilot)
I Need a Lighthouse presents The Universe Between Our Ears at Resort & Conference Center May 29th
Visit The Universe Between Our Ears to learn more and to Register.
Depression is treatable, suicide is not.
We must focus on prevention, addressing depression and related risk factors.
Through education and prevention, we can save lives and prevent needless suffering.
Friends of Live Oaks meeting May 21st at 330pm at Bayside Rec Center
TUES., MAY 21st – FOLO MEETING
Friends of Live Oaks meeting on TUESDAY, May 21st, 3:30 Bayside Rec
Center. Note date change due to Memorial Day.
Visit Friends of Live Oaks on the web.
“The Bayfront Advisory Committee will meet Thursday, May 16, at the Virginia Beach Resort and Conference Center, 2800 Shore Drive, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.”
Participate in Virginia Beach’s plan to preserve the urban forest
Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation is inviting the public to provide input at two different public information meetings that involve the City of Virginia Beach’s Urban Forest Management Plan. Learn what is in the works to improve the environmental, economic and social benefits of the city through the proper planting, maintenance and preservation of trees.
The first public meeting will discuss the City’s northern watersheds (Lynnhaven River, Elizabeth River, Rudee, Oceanfront, and Little Creek) and takes place at Bayside Recreation Center (4500 First Court Rd) on Wednesday, May 15, 2013…Both meetings take place from 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm.
Ride of Silence May 15th on Shore Drive
From Tidewater Bicycle Association:
We will ride down Shore Drive using the bike lane and shoulders to Atlantic Ave and back in silence.
When
May 15, 2013
7:00 PM – 8:00 PMLocation
Food Lion, Shore Drive & N. Great Neck Rd, Va Beach
#WeLoveShoreDrive 