Yeah Hillary’s comments were probably misconstrued and taken out of context but at the same time she should have known better to say as much. If nothing else Don Imus can breathe a bit easier. On other fronts Britney is hitting rock bottom and Terrell Owens cries while trying to defend a teammate. Too bad they lost.

Now for the local news, according to the Pilot they need to tear down South Norfolk in order to rebuild it. You’ve probably already heard me b* about the road infrastructure out there and the fact that I feel that it is a neglected b*st*rd neighborhood in Chesapeake. Plus you already remember the infamous plans to bring an ethanol plant to the hood.

But this is the good part, the neighborhood has town down the area next to the library there and bring new housing there. Okay so it’s torn up but they haven’t built anything there yet, but it will happen in time. At the same time I hear that Grady Crescent, not far from that site, has it’s own issues as an aging property. It will bring 24 new properties to the area, but it seems as though to take a step forward in South Norfolk, you have to take a few steps back.

Rebuilding and cleaning up South Norfolk is crucial for one of a few reasons. The first off being the b*st*rd infrastructure there, the area has the commerce and retail of Portsmouth with few businesses truly thriving, case in point the Subway has finally closed adding just one more vacancy to one of but 2 strip malls there now proliferated with businesses pandering to “ghetto” interests; bootleg fake designer clothing, check cashing and beauty supply places. Ironically the neighborhood next to it in Norfolk has a relatively new facility with Farm Fresh, cool restaurants and a brand new laundromat, not to mention a sneaker store.

All of that sh*t should go to South Norfolk, but again, conflicts of interests and other concerns have you wondering why South Norfolk isn’t in Norfolk itself; that seems to be the town that can really serve the neighborhood. Things may change, but until then the new library seems to be the only real sign of promise in the area. Here’s to hoping that doesn’t remain the case …