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Musician says city should have taken more proactive stance after police fatally shot his cousin there earlier this year
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Musician says city should have taken more proactive stance after police fatally shot his cousin there earlier this year
Pharrell May Pull Music Festival from Virginia Beach Due to "Toxic Energy": Citing the unresolved killing of his cousin Donovan Lynch at the hands of police.
Something in the Water may not return in 2022.
Virginia Beach's Something in the Water Festival may not return after Pharrell Williams sent a letter to city leaders saying the city has "toxic energy."
Council approved a 5% merit raise for Boggs Muething in June as part of the city budget. Some on council said they shouldn't approve a raise before they conducted a performance review. Boggs Muething is the highest-paid city employee with an annual salary of about $270,000.