🌱 How you can volunteer to repair homes for Chesapeake neighbors in need

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In today's newsletter:

• How you can volunteer to repair homes for Chesapeake neighbors in need
• Which searches put Chesapeake on Google’s 2025 trend map?

Also on today's calendar: Fa La La Land and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 45 and low of 27 degrees.
• Friday: Some sun, then clouds; chilly, temps: high: 42, low: 32.
• Saturday: Sunshine and a few clouds, with a high of 51 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• HRS: Joining hands to help the community (wavy.com) — A regional home-repair nonprofit is actively seeking volunteers for its Chesapeake location to help elderly, disabled, and low-income homeowners with critical health and safety repairs. Faith Works Coalition, which has already assisted more than 2,000 households, offers accessibility upgrades and other services to stabilize living conditions. Chesapeake residents can call or visit their website to get involved.
   

• Taylor Swift, 6-7 and Demon Slayer among Hampton Roads' top Google searches of 2025 (pilotonline.com) — If you live in Chesapeake, your Google habits helped put Taylor Swift tracks, Demon Slayer, and even slang like “67” and “glazing” among Hampton Roads’ top trending searches for 2025. The regional list, which covers Chesapeake and nearby cities, also highlights hot ticket searches like Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour and the Demon Slayer movie.
   

📸 Around Chesapeake

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chesapeake

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Breakfast with Santa & Team Chesapeake 🎄🎅
  Pale Horse Coffee - Great Bridge, 1296 S Battlefield Blvd, Chesapeake
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday December 11

• Public Art Committee Meeting
  Chesapeake, VA Calendar , Parks, Recreation and Tourism Administrative Offic 1224 Progressive Drive , Chesapeake
  6:00 pm
• Chesapeake Public Art Committee Meeting
  Chesapeake, VA Calendar , 1224 Progressive Drive , Chesapeake
  6:30 pm
• Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting
  Chesapeake, VA Calendar , Chesapeake City Hall - City Council Chambers 306 Cedar Road , Chesapeake
  6:30 pm

Friday December 12

• Southside Network Authority Meeting
  Chesapeake, VA Calendar , HRPDC Regional Building 723 Woodlake Drive , Chesapeake
  1:00 pm
• Hampton Roads Disabilities Board
  Chesapeake, VA Calendar , HRPDC Regional Building 723 Woodlake Drive , Chesapeake
  2:00 pm
• Deck the Hall
  Chesapeake, VA Calendar , 306 Cedar Road , Chesapeake
  5:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Fa La La Land
  Judge Eileen Olds Courtyard Park
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Veterans Services
  Conference Room - Churchland Branch , 4934 High Street West , Portsmouth
  10:00 am
• The Help Desk: 1-on-1 Computer Help by Appointment
  Portsmouth Main Library , 601 Court Street , Portsmouth
  11:00 am
• Teen Afternoon Art Lab
  Teen Scene Room - Churchland Branch Library , 4934 High Street West , Portsmouth
  4:00 pm
• Not Ready For Workshop Writers Club
  The Muse Writers Center , 2200 Colonial Avenue, #3 , Norfolk
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Please share & repost to help reunite this stray dog!
  FOUND on December 6, 2025 in Portsmouth, VA 23704 near Portsmouth,VA Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the finder,… (Nextdoor Coleman Farms)
• FOUND A DOG!!!!
  Was loose has a collar but no tag in Huntington commons (Nextdoor Hunningdon Lakes)

• Leidos posted a job opening for Material Control Intern in Chesapeake. Apply here.
• InTown Suites posted a job opening for Housekeeping - WEEKLY PAY & Full Time! in Chesapeake. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chesapeake here.

🗞 Nearby News

Portsmouth

• Lexington Reserve opens on former Lincoln Park site, welcoming dozens of seniors (wtkr.com)
• Portsmouth looks to charge non-residents to park where it's now free (fosters.com)
• North Carolina man sentenced for trafficking cocaine in package to Portsmouth (wavy.com)

Virginia Beach

• Virginia Beach City Public Schools is making free, unlimited teletherapy a reality for some students (whro.org)
• The Virginia Aquarium to host E-Cycling event in January (wavy.com)
• Virginia Beach introduces $50 annual parking vouchers for residents (wavy.com)

Ok Chesapeake! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

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