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With museums, theatre, shopping, sporting events, festivals, concerts,
and more, Norfolk has plenty to do – and it’s all is just
minutes from East Beach. Which is good news when fuel prices are rising.
Here are just a few highlights:
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Downtown
Downtown Norfolk is booming, with exciting new restaurants,
hotels, entertainment venues, and of course, jobs. It’s the financial
and business center of Hampton Roads. And fortunately for East Beach
residents who work downtown, it’s just 15 minutes away from the
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Wells Theatre
This historic Beaux Arts theatre is the home of the Virginia Stage Company,
the region’s only fully professional theatre company, serving an
audience of more than 80,000 yearly. |
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Dining
Hampton Roads’ own Restaurant Row is on downtown Granby Street, with
72 restaurants. And there are hundreds of other dining options around the
city, from steakhouses to sushi. Click here to find a restaurant
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Norfolk International Airport
Just ten minutes away
from East Beach, Norfolk International Airport averages
nearly 200 commercial flight arrivals and departures daily, including non-stop
flights to New York, Washington, D.C., and Atlanta, among other cities.
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Town Point Park
Enjoy regularly scheduled festivals and concerts at Town
Point Park on
the Elizabeth River waterfront in downtown Norfolk. Harborfest, celebrating
Norfolk’s maritime heritage, is downtown’s biggest summer event,
drawing crowds of more than 100,000 people every year. Other annual events
include the Virginia Wine Festival, the Norfolk Jazz Festival, and the
Bayou Boogaloo. Boat and ferry rides are available from the park. |
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Virginia Opera
Virginia Opera is is one of the finest regional opera companies
in the nation and is the only company to perform regularly in three
separate main stage venues, including the spectacular Harrison
Opera House in Norfolk. Operas for the 2006-2007 season will include
Carmen
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Harbor Park
Home of the Norfolk
Tides, Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets.
Located on the Elizabeth River in downtown Norfolk, the park has a capacity
of more than 12,000 people. |
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MacArthur Center
Shop ‘til you drop at MacArthur
Center in downtown Norfolk.
Nordstrom, Dillard's, 140 other extraordinary stores, and an 18-screen
theater surround a beautiful 70-foot atrium in the center of the mall |
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