by Jeff Maisey | Jul 26, 2017 | Travel
By Jeff Maisey There are many enlightened views of travel. All are worthy of exploring. In the early 1600s, it was the duty of every able-bodied young English gentleman to travel as a means of enhancing his knowledge of the world and thus his education. Today, travel...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 26, 2017 | News, News & Views
By Brian Kirwin Six months into the Donald Trump presidency and more than a few Democrats are wondering why they and their Party aren’t doing better. While the nation’s eyes watched Georgia’s Sixth Congressional special election in June, Democrats, who spent the...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 18, 2017 | Drink, Wine & Spirits
By Marisa Marsey Gucci, Ferrari, Lamborghini. To such sigh-inducing, lavish lifestyle names, Robert Dozier Jr., aims to add Néktar. And why not? While his business is based here in Hampton Roads, his ultra-premium, 100% natural liqueur comes from Italy, too. “Italy...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 18, 2017 | Food, Restaurant News
By Michael Curry The restaurant business is notoriously a tough one requiring major investments, long hours and sometimes a fickle clientele. “Until you own one, you never know what it is all about” says Carlyle Bland with knowledge and a quiet authority...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 18, 2017 | Art, Art News, Art Previews, Current Exhibits
By Betsy DiJulio Twenty-five years after the exhibition Dream House quickly became one of the most memorable and historic in Peninsula Fine Arts Center History, and even the region, the exhibition concept has shape-shifted into the 21st century as Dream House Remix,...