| Hosting millions of tourists in a beach town takes work. It begins before the sun rises and continues long after it sets. Even with staffing challenges this summer, Virginia Beachâs hospitality industry is determined to rebound from the coronavirus pandemic. Rolling out the welcome mat is the key to its success. Under a dark sky, crews comb the beach, erasing yesterdayâs trash to start a new day with a clean slate. The shoreline awakens, and lifeguards climb onto their stands.  Read more in this Sunday's Main News section Despite the moratorium and resources to help people struggling with money to pay rent, landlords have been able to evict tenants legally during the pandemic. Local legal aid helps people facing that problem and is hopeful a recent law change will keep people in their homes. Read more in this Sunday's Main News section A month into his job as Hamptonâs top cop, Chief of Police Mark Talbot already knows the work is cut out for him. He is keeping to a tight schedule with his staff, for meet-and-greets with other police chiefs, for community gatherings and such. He says heâs fully aware of some key issues on his plate in Hampton: lagging recruitment, surging gun violence, reinforcing public trust. Talbot took the reins in Hampton on July 6 - and during a challenging era for policing. Nationally, gun violence has surged this year, according to data from the nonprofit Gun Violence Archive. Policing methods are being challenged amid an increased push for social justice. And under a cloud of public mistrust, recruitment is down and officers are resigning. Read more in this Sunday's Main News section Most ships moving through the Chesapeake Bay donât slow down as required to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale, environmentalists said in a new report. About 64% of vessels in the area donât comply with speed rules designed to allow boat drivers to see and veer around the whales susceptible to strikes â sometimes going up to four times the required speed, according to the report released recently by conservation nonprofit Oceana. Cargo ships were the worst offenders. There are fewer than 400 North Atlantic right whales left, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, making them one of the most endangered marine mammals on the planet. Read more in this Sunday's Main News section A former violinist walked into Amnon Weinsteinâs Tel Aviv shop with his old instrument in hand. The man explained to the master craftsman that he hadnât played the violin since World War II when he was a prisoner at a Nazi concentration camp. This was the 1980s. Now he wanted it repaired for his grandson. Weinstein opened the body of the violin and found black powder scattered along the wood. It was ash. In the camp, the violinist played outside a crematorium as Jewish men, women and children walked to their deaths. âThey couldnât pray,â Weinstein said, relaying the manâs story in a video. âThe violin prayed for them.â       Read more in the Sunday Break section
           Tesla wants to open its first dealership in Hampton Roads and just cleared a        hurdle toward approval from the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles.      The electric car manufacturer has approval from the DMV commissioner to         open stores in Norfolk, Charlottesville and Arlington. The decision is the result       of an online hearing held March 17 to determine whether Tesla is allowed to        obtain a dealer license for the new locations.
      Read more in the Sunday Work & Money section          Players ran, cut, passed, caught and screamed. They wore helmets and           shoulder pads and worked on being in the right place at the right time.       It was football.      At Old Dominion.      At last.      After a layoff of nearly 20 months, the Monarchs opened fall camp Thursday        under the watchful and hopeful eye of second-year coach Ricky Rahne.
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