The Hague Footbridge, Norfolk. Photo by @patrick_zaremski.
NARO
NARO Cinema in Norfolk, Va first opened February 24th, 1936 as the Colley Theater in Ghent. In the sixties the theater changed hands and the new owner, Robert Levine, changed the name of the theater from Colley to NARO, naming it after his father and mother, Nathan and Rose. Over the years the NARO has changed hands and use multiple times …
Doumar’s
This week’s #757locabiz feature is a Norfolk staple—Doumar’s. Doumar’s has been creating delicious ice cream in homemade, fresh waffle cones since the restaurant founder, Abe Doumar, created the first waffle cone at the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904. Just one year later, Abe opened up his first ice cream and waffle cone stand in Coney Island. Abe’s waffle cone was …