Rudee Loop News Today

During the summer, Virginia Beach has some rules and restrictions on bringing dogs to the Oceanfront as a safety measure against the blistering hot sand.

The City Council decided last year to explore the option of turning over the aquarium to a private entity after learning the tanks that hold the animals are deteriorating and will cost millions of dollars to repair.

A letter writers opposes the planned park at Rudee Loop in Virginia Beach.

A letter writer opposes spending $60 million on a park when Virginia Beach teachers deserve better pay.

The total $19.5 million funding package for Phase 1 of the VB trail is for a 3.2-mile-long, 10-foot-wide paved shared use path that will connect Virginia Beach's western border with Norfolk.

The Virginia Beach City Council took steps toward turning the undeveloped Rudee Loop at the southern end of the Oceanfront into a public park.

The city is getting the ball rolling on bringing a new park to Rudee Loop at the Oceanfront .

It marks the first step the city has taken to convert the land into a designated public recreation area. The city will now procure a professional design firm to develop specifications which will help determine construction costs. The process could take a year.

Developers told the city that a 300-room hotel next door to the convention center would help bring visitors in.

Several council members expressed support for Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation bringing in a national park design firm to help develop the Oceanfront area.