THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1997, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Saturday, February 1, 1997            TAG: 9702010009
SECTION: FRONT                   PAGE: A8   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                            LENGTH:   21 lines

LOOKING FORWARD TO NORFOLK MALL

As a Norfolk resident for 11 years, I have frequently endured the inconvenience of driving to Lynnhaven Mall as the shopping opportunities in downtown Norfolk have evaporated. You can imagine my alarm when, reading your Jan. 23 MetroNews, I learned of the recent spate of criminal activity in the Magic Hollow section of Virginia Beach, a neighborhood adjacent to the above-mentioned retail destination.

I'm sure I speak for many Norfolk residents who welcome the future prospect of shopping at the MacArthur Center in a safe, revitalized, downtown shopping district. Soon, I will be able to forgo the endless traffic and the need to traverse dangerous neighborhoods to reach a suburban mall.

JOHN SCATARIGE

Norfolk, Jan. 24, 1997