Jim Morrison

1 week ago | virginiamercury.com | Jim Morrison

by Jim Morrison, Virginia Mercury April 11, 2025 Armed Forces Brewing Company, the lightning-rod military tribute beer company that closed operations in Norfolk last month, is teetering on the brink of survival.

1 week ago | dailyprogress.com | Jim Morrison

For months, Norfolk City Manager Pat Roberts has been warning that Norfolk needs state help funding its $2.66 billion storm risk plan or it will not move forward. Norfolk’s partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requires a local share of $931 million over 10 years for nearly 9 miles of flood walls, natural solutions such as grasses and oyster reefs, and raising houses to protect against billions in damages from a major storm.

3 weeks ago | virginiamercury.com | Jim Morrison

by Jim Morrison, Virginia Mercury April 2, 2025 For months, Norfolk City Manager Pat Roberts has been warning that Norfolk needs state help funding its $2.66 billion storm risk plan or it will not move forward. Norfolk’s partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requires a local share of $931 million over 10 years for nearly nine miles of floodwalls, natural solutions like grasses and oyster reefs, and raising houses to protect against billions in damages from a major storm.

1 month ago | virginiamercury.com | Jim Morrison

When Norfolk’s City Council approved the permit for the controversial Armed Forces Brewing Company over some neighborhood objections, several members said let the marketplace decide its fate. It didn’t take long. A year after opening its doors, Armed Forces is closing, after a raucous launch when hundreds of community members opposed what they said was a divisive business whose marketing glorified violence, threatened LGBTQ people and said those with different views.

2 months ago | virginiamercury.com | Jim Morrison

As the climate crisis accelerates, so do the number of bills in the Virginia General Assembly to address resilience, adaptation and education. Some, like an attempt to require flood risk disclosure to potential buyers, are back after being tabled last year. Others are new efforts to build a foundation addressing the effects of a warming climate and rising sea levels.