757 Makerspace in Norfolk opening Peninsula location at Fort Monroe – The Virginian-Pilot

A Hampton Roads community workshop that bills itself as the place to make anything from pinewood derby cars and out-of-production vehicle parts to drones is opening a second location on the Peninsula.

Norfolk-based 757 Makerspace will expand to Fort Monroe with an opening ceremony slated for April 1. The business had received a $100,000 grant from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development to build upon the organization’s established success, founder Beau Turner said.

“Every week, we invest in more tools, more knowledge, more training,” Turner said.

He described the Makerspace as a place where inventors and entrepreneurs can build just about anything. The concept grew from Turner pitching the idea at a local startup fair more…