The Birdman is coming to Virginia Seashore.
Tony Hawk, the skateboarding legend, can be headlining the free Jackalope sports activities competition June 2-4 on the Oceanfront in entrance of Neptune’s Park. The superstar delivered the information throughout a video announcement on the annual Virginia Seashore State of the Metropolis occasion Wednesday.
Hawk will take part within the Vert Showdown showcase 8:30 p.m. June 3. That occasion will even function 10-year-old skater Reese Nelson and native skateboarder Collin Graham, based on the competition web site.
Initially introduced on the 2022 State of the Metropolis occasion, the Jackalope competition will even function BMX, browsing and different excessive sports activities.
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Additionally at this yr’s State of the Metropolis deal with, Mayor Bobby Dyer and Metropolis Supervisor Patrick Duhaney took turns itemizing off the town’s latest accomplishments, like bringing again Pharrell William’s One thing within the Water music competition and convincing drone firm DroneUp to stay within the metropolis because it spends $7 million {dollars} and provides 510 new native jobs increasing its headquarters.
In 2022, companies spent $286 million to maneuver to or increase within the metropolis, creating greater than 800 positions, Duhaney stated.
“Sure, a various number of large-scale enterprise exercise in our metropolis exhibits that Virginia Seashore all the time has an eye fixed towards the long run,” Dyer added.
Moreover, the leaders touted a deliberate Outdated Dominion College knowledge science faculty to be positioned at City Heart. The pair additionally applauded developments throughout Virginia Seashore Boulevard, the place the homeowners of Pembroke Mall are spending $200 million to show the property into Pembroke Sq., a multiuse growth with retail, senior housing, upscale flats and a brand new resort.
“With this evolution into Pembroke Sq., this new growth will proceed to function a particular gathering place for many who dwell, work and go to all through the Central Enterprise District for many years to come back,” Duhaney stated.
Duhaney additionally famous that Virginia Seashore residents can have a chance to touch upon the way forward for the town’s new 10-1 district voting system. Residents can entry the survey from March 25 by April 3 at SpeakUpVB.com.
The brand new voting system was applied in November after a U.S. District Court docket dominated the at-large system diluted minority voting. Metropolis Council gained an enchantment, but it surely was too late to alter for the 2022 election. Below the brand new system, voters elected probably the most various metropolis council in historical past.
Trevor Metcalfe, 757-222-5345, trevor.metcalfe@pilotonline.com
The skilled skateboarder took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a video of him strolling on crutches in hospital in addition to a photograph of an X-ray exhibiting the pins inserted into his leg. Within the accompanying caption, Tony defined that he had damaged his femur however is hoping to make a full restoration. “Yesterday sucked. I broke my elbow 20 years in the past and managed to make a full comeback; this restoration for a damaged femur can be a lot more durable due to its severity (and my age).”