TRAVEL: 5 Days in Iceland, The Land of the Gods

TRAVEL: 5 Days in Iceland, The Land of the Gods

(Skogafoss is an unforgettable sight along southern Iceland) By Jeff Maisey Iceland — the land of fire and ice. Iceland — the European island nation in the north Atlantic adorn with majestic waterfalls, dramatic mountainous coastlines punctuated with otherworldly rock...
NATO NEWS: Au Revoir, Gen. Denis Mercier

NATO NEWS: Au Revoir, Gen. Denis Mercier

  By Jeff Maisey With an invitation-only celebration on August 30, the City of Norfolk will bid adieu — farewell — to French Air Force General Denis Mercier.  General Mercier is nearing the end of his 3-year post as Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT)...

ART REVIEW: A Bleep Nevertheless

  By Betsy DiJulio Make no mistake: Aggie Zed’s animal-based drawings and sculpture are not about animals.  That’s right.  Her menagerie of horses, donkeys, dogs, rabbits, and more are about people.  It’s the circus parade of the human condition, but not in any...
Soul of Philanthropy

Soul of Philanthropy

  By Jerome Langston “I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.” ―Maya Angelou   “Too often, stories of black giving are not part of the conventional story of philanthropy,” says writer Valaida Fullwood while stuck in...