by Jeff Maisey | Dec 27, 2017 | Drink, Wine & Spirits
By Jim Roberts “Hogmanay” is the celebration of the new year in Scotland, so it makes pearfect sense that whisky, the national drink, plays a prominent role in the festivities. “Wherever you go,” Angus MacRaild wrote on ScotchWhisky.com last New Year’s Eve,...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 27, 2017 | Horton, News & Views
By John L. Horton “Free at last, free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I shall try to give you some anecdotal background on my experience with “Watch Night – Freedom’s Eve,” and the like:My first experience with...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 23, 2017 | Beer News, Drink
Words by Chris Jones & Diane Catanzaro Photos by Diane Catanzaro The Amber Ox Public House in Williamsburg is a new brewpub that is in many ways a game-changer in Hampton Roads. Creative, seasonally-inspired cuisine, top-notch beers brewed on premises, guest...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 22, 2017 | News, News & Views
By David Nicholson “Everybody wants to be a star, and this is where their stardom can begin,” says Dr. Andrea Warren. As executive director of The Governor’s School for the Arts (GSA), Warren heads up a close-knit family of faculty and administrators who work to...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 22, 2017 | Art, Art News
By Michael Curry With a gentle smile, James Warwick Jones likes to say that he has three jobs — painter, teacher and gallery manager. He is a thoughtful, reflective and wise creator and mentor to many – with an amazing eye for detail and technique...
