by Jeff Maisey | Feb 21, 2016 | News, News & Views
The YWCA South Hampton Roads today announced the names of the 11 exceptional women who will be recognized as a 2016 YWCA South Hampton Roads “Woman of Distinction.” All of the women, whoexemplify the YWCA’s mission to eliminate racism and empower women, will be...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 21, 2016 | Dance
By Jerome Langston Dance is for everybody. I believe that the dance came from the people and that it should always be delivered back to the people. ~Alvin Ailey “I take probably even more risks,” remarks Robert Battle, artistic director of Alvin Ailey American...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 21, 2016 | Food, Food Reviews
(Photo courtesy of The Stockpot) By Marisa Marsey They say you can tell a lot by the company you keep. So even if the name weren’t a tip-off, you’d sense The Stockpot’s wholesomeness given its neighbors in this 19th Street strip near the Oceanfront: Wareings...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 21, 2016 | Beer News, Drink
By Diane Catanzaro and Chris Jones There is an expression that some things get better with age. Examples of things that get better with age are many full-bodied red wines, those Levi jeans you wore in college, and us, the collective we, gain wisdom as we get...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 21, 2016 | Classical, Music, Music News
(February 25 marks JoAnn Falletta’s 25th anniversary with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra) By Montague Gammon III A coal miner’s granddaughter has led the Virginia Symphony for 25 years. In that time JoAnn Falletta – or Dr. Falletta, to give her the earned...