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The case involved a violent altercation outside the now-shuttered Origami Asian Bistro on Virginia Beach Boulevard in July 2021. A truck driver and hip hop artist from Isle of Wight County had been charged with felony malicious wounding, but has been found not guilty.
Longtime Norfolk activist Michael Muhammad was ordered to serve 10 days in jail for an altercation he was involved in outside Norfolk City Council chambers in December 2021.
Fearing they might lose their business, the owners of Culture Lounge & Restaurant in the city's NEON District agreed Tuesday to surrender their permit to operate as a nightclub next week. After that, the business have to stop serving alcohol at midnight and will be prohibited from offering live entertainment.
Culture, a nightclub in downtown Norfolk is fighting back as the city weighs a decision to shut it down following some complaints of violence surrounding the establishment.