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VIRGINIA BEACH — By next year, the surf lagoon at the heart of Pharrell Williams’ Atlantic Park development at the Oceanfront is set to open. But about 3 miles away, is an older, quieter community — also called Atlantic Park. The neighborhood, west of Birdneck Road, is made up of mostly houses with a few small commercial businesses on the south side of Virginia Beach Boulevard. The community ...

By next year, the surf lagoon at the heart of Pharrell Williams' Atlantic Park development at the Oceanfront is set to open. But about 3 miles away, is an older, quieter community also called Atlantic Park. The community was recently recognized as one of Virginia Beach's historic Black neighborhoods.

The Museum of Dufferin (MoD), along with community leader Alethia O'Hara-Stephenson of the Dufferin County Can...