by Jeff Maisey | Dec 18, 2017 | News, News & Views
By Jeff Maisey Last month we shared a story about a local women’s clothing store – NYFO Boutique – having continued success in a challenge time for retail. This time we’ll swap genders and tell you about The Quality Shops. Ironically, both have locations at the Palace...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 18, 2017 | Classical, Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey The Virginia Arts Festival will present the Vienna Boys Choir’s programmed called “Christmas in Vienna” December 20 at St. Bede Catholic Church in Williamsburg and December 21 at Virginia Beach’s Sandler Center. There are four touring groups...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 16, 2017 | News, News & Views
By Jeff Maisey At the end of last year, I sat down with Norfolk Mayor Kenny Alexander to discuss a wide array of topics. Mayor Alexander had succeeded longtime mayor Paul Fraim. For Alexander, his new role was quickly made more challenging than anyone realized as the...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 14, 2017 | Beer News, Drink
By Jeff Maisey What better way for Smartmouth Brewing Company to complete 2017 – a year that marked its 5th anniversary and a year in which it won Best of Show at the Virginia Craft Brewers Guild annual Virginia Beer Cup competition – than with the highly anticipated...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 13, 2017 | Beer News, Drink, News, News & Views
By Jeff Maisey Williamsburg-based Alewerks won Veer Magazine’s 2017 Golden Tap Award, unseating 3-time champ O’Connor Brewing Company. The competition this year was extremely close among the top four points-earning local breweries. While Alewerks took top honor with a...