by Jeff Maisey | Nov 22, 2017 | Music, Music News
By Michael Curry Chris Jacobson, the owner of the venerable Victorian Station in Hampton and a fiddler in the band Mason Brown and the Shiners, always dreamed of a venue that was home for local musicians, a spot like The Bluebird in Nashville or The Continental in...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 22, 2017 | News, News & Views
By Jeff Maisey A decade ago Sandler Center for the Performing Arts debuted with a memorable concert by world renown cellist Itzhak Perlman. The gorgeous interior design, comfortable seating, sightlines, and sound quality of the new venue in Virginia Beach Town Center...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 22, 2017 | News, News & Views
By Jeff Maisey At a time when national retailers are closing their brick-and-mortar operations due to increased competition online, several local businesses have found ways to succeed in the digital age. Norfolk-based NYFO Boutique is an upscale contemporary women’s...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 22, 2017 | Art, Art News, Art Previews
By Jeff Maisey A mixed media art exhibit examining a diverse perspective of death isn’t what you might expect to find displayed on the walls of a trendy downtown Norfolk restaurant, but, as it turns out, “The Art of Dying” is just the conversation starter for date...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 22, 2017 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jerome Langston It is quite fitting to find my friend, the multi-hyphenate himself―K’bana Blaq – preparing for his debut at VA Fashion Week, as a designer, during our scheduled time to talk about his big headlining concert at The NorVa. The man wears so many...