by Jeff Maisey | Oct 14, 2023 | Other
757 region craft breweries have enjoyed another outstanding year with accolades coming from global, national, statewide, and regional sources. With all of these great things happening in our Coastal Virginia beer scene, it is our pleasure to announce the 2023 Veer...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 14, 2023 | News, News & Views
By Jim Roberts Marcia Conston didn’t live in Norfolk in 2011—the year Farm Fresh closed its grocery store in downtown Norfolk—but she fully understands the impact of Tidewater Community College expanding into that long unused space. “I never imagined that we could...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 14, 2023 | Musical Theater, Stage & Film
By Jerome Langston “In all honesty, it’s kind of the gift that keeps on giving. If you have to be associated with one show repeatedly in your career, I couldn’t think of a better one to be associated with,” says Gary John La Rosa, the famed director/choreographer,...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 14, 2023 | Classical, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey Earlier this year, the Virginia Arts Festival celebrated in grand style the 150th birthday of Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff with a series of chamber music concerts featuring the internationally acclaimed Dali Quartet and violinist Tianwa Yang as...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 26, 2023 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jim Morrison For a decade after they formed in Buffalo and before they became radio stars, The Goo Goo Dolls toured in a van, a trio sometimes headlining and sometimes opening for bands like The Gun Club or Motorhead. Their first album, recorded on a $750 budget...