Norwood

April flowers may bring May flowers, but here in Norwood, April brings dancing! On Friday, April 8, six local residents will take to the ballroom in the 8th Annual Circle of Hope Dancing with the Norwood Stars fundraiser. This year’s contestants are Angela Malvone, Jay White, Nora-Jo Lydon, Joe DeVingo, Michael Kelley and Anna Fogg.

A new development coming to Norfolk will try to re-imagine neighborhood living as we know it. Picture, if you will, a place where playing children cross paths with strolling older couples, and neighbors call greetings to each other from their front porches. A central green beckons in nice weather, and a community garden overflows with fresh produce. This idyllic vision of neighborhood life, known as a pocket or cottage community, is rooted in a smart-growth national movement that encourages environmentally-friendly and thoughtful housing.