May 2019


New and returning pop-ups are featured on a rotating basis at Selden Market in addition to storefront tenants. Follow Selden Market’s Facebook page for information on upcoming pop-ups and schedules.


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The market’s hours are Tuesday - Saturday 10 am-5 pm and Sunday 11 am-5 pm. A list of storefront tenants can be found by visiting the Selden Market website.


Selden Market, Downtown Norfolk’s first retail incubator, is a space that inspires the small business experience, helping new and emerging businesses get established by providing leases with significantly reduced rents, short lease terms and pop-up opportunities. More established retail businesses within the market and outside serve as mentors to offer business guidance and education. Selden Market supports and encourages a relationship with small businesses and the community. Businesses can find out more and apply at seldenmarket.com/become-a-tenant/apply or email seldenmarket@gmail.com with questions.


Summer Teen Intern Grant Iguana Near El Conquistador


I could in the limited amount of time I had available. I had an amazing view of the ocean all day while at the golf tournament -- between shots of course. Although the


golf course was


Awarded to Suffolk Library SUFFOLK, VA - Suffolk Public Library is one of 25 Libraries nationwide chosen to receive a 2019 Summer Teen Intern Grant from the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA).


The grant will allow the Library to hire teen interns to help with a variety of Library tasks while providing valuable work experience, such as following a routine schedule, on the job problem solving, and enhancing basic math skills, all of which have been identified as workforce gaps in our community. The internship begins in June and ends in August. The total grant is for $1,000 and will be used to pay the hired teens a stipend. The grant is possible through the generous sponsorship from The Dollar General Literacy Foundation.


Tiffany Duck, Manager of Library Locations, shared, “This is a great way for teens to learn about a different career as well as gain some workforce knowledge and skills that can be used in their future". For years, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation has provided Youth Literacy Grants to Schools, Public Libraries, and Nonprofit Organizations in hopes to provide assistance in implementing and expanding literacy programs for youth. For more information about Dollar General and its Youth Literacy Grants, visit www.dollargeneral.com.


The mission of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) is to support Library Staff in alleviating the challenges teens face, and in putting all teens ‒ especially those with the greatest needs ‒ on the path to successful and fulfilling lives.


For more information about YALSA, or to access national guidelines and other resources, go to www.ala.org/yalsa, or contact the YALSA office by phone, 800-545- 2433, ext. 4390; or e-mail: yalsa@ala.org. To learn more about the Suffolk Public Library, visit www.suffolkpubliclibrary.com. Follow the Library on Twitter @SufPubLib and check for updates on Facebook at Facebook.com/SuffolkPublicLibrary.


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huge, I spent most of my time between the green of the 12th hole and the tee box of hole number 13th because that area is directly across from the beach. In fact, I spent so much time in that area that the back of my neck became sunburned the day before the tournament ended. One evening, after the


tournament, I was invited to dinner with representatives


from Puerto


Rico Tourism and other golf media influencers. The dinner took place at the Wyndham Rio Grande Mar. I cannot compare the food to anything I have tasted before. The presentation, as well as the taste, was spectacular. The general manager, Nils, joined us for dinner. He very graciously invited us to tour the property and play golf there.


Although I was not able to play


golf at the Wyndham Grande Mar Resort during this visit to Puerto Rico, I was able to play at the Waldorf Astoria Resort, El Conquistador in Fajardo. Not one blade of grass seemed out of place on the course. I did, however, see a few iguanas milling around. The hotel is being


View from El Yunque National Forest


renovated after the storm but I cannot imagine the golf course getting any better.


the


In Fajardo, I also kayaked in Bioluminescent Bay, The bay


actually contains plankton that, as a defense mechanism, emit light when they feel threatened. As we rowed through a tunnel of shrubs into the bay at dusk, the anticipation of seeing the bioluminescent phenomenon was uncontrollable. When the sun set completely, the bay lit up as we put our paddles in the water, thanks to the tiny creatures. It was an awesome sight.


Puerto Rico is El Yunque National Forest.


Another tourist must-see in The


rainforest sustained


damage during the hurricane and many of the birds that once called it home no longer live there. The Puerto Rican Parrot, one of the ten rarest birds in the world, is only found on the island of Puerto Rico. Although I enjoyed the time I


spent in Puerto Rico, I realize that it still needs a great deal of financial support to completely recover from the storm.


If the island inhabitants


treat other tourists and as well as they treated me, tourism will be the key to a profitable and sustainable economic future for Puerto Rico. I recommend everyone visit this national treasure.


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Art Satellite Facility VIRGINIA BEACH, VA., -- LifeNet Health, the world's leading provider of regenerative medicine solutions, this week unveiled the first phase of its state-of-the-art Virginia Beach processing facility, which strengthens the company's operational and logistical capabilities and supports its efforts to save and improve lives around the world.


Opened in 2001 as a supporting facility, the investment in LifeNet Health's satellite location on Bayside Road, near Norfolk International Airport, will make it the largest of the company's four tissue graft-processing facilities once all phases are complete. The recently completed first phase of the project consolidates the logistics associated with providing technologically advanced bone grafts as well as cardiac and vascular grafts, which are used to repair life-threatening heart and circulatory system defects.


"This is the first of a three-phase infrastructure investment at Bayside," said LifeNet Health Chief Financial Officer Gordon Berkstresser. "In total, it represents half of the more than $12 million we have dedicated to facilities in Virginia since 2017."


Additional enhancements to the Bayside facility, to be completed by April 2021, will further expand the building's capacity, including the addition of 20 Class 10,000 clean rooms – specialized suites designed to ensure the safety of the grafts – to prepare and store critically needed tissues.


In August 2017, LifeNet Health announced $12.25 million in infrastructure projects in Hampton Roads. The Virginia Economic Development Partnership, the Virginia Jobs Investment Program, the Commonwealth's Opportunity Fund and the city of Virginia Beach collectively provided $700,000 in grant funding toward the projects. Since the announcement, LifeNet Health has hired more than 200 people for highly skilled, technical jobs in Virginia.


"We are appreciative of the City of Virginia Beach and the Commonwealth of Virginia for their support," said LifeNet Health President and CEO Rony Thomas. "As our organization grows, so does the impact of our mission. This project aligns vital technical and logistical functions to ensure we can meet the needs of patients worldwide."


Plan� ng and Caring for


Na� ve Perennials (Ages 18+) Saturday, May 4, 11 a.m. - noon Oceanfront Area Library, 385-2640


Cra� ing: Paper Gardens (Ages 18+) Tuesday, May 7, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. TCC/City Joint-Use Library, 822-7800


Celebrate Astronomy Day with


Back Bay Astronomers (All Ages) Saturday, May 11, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Central Library, 385-0150


Visit VBgov.com/library-events for more info or call the library hos� ng the event.


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