by Jeff Maisey | Dec 4, 2025 | News, News & Views
By Jeff Maisey Maker’s Craft Brewery took home the 2025 Golden Tap Award by accumulating the most points in our annual region-wide competition. This marked the 10th anniversary of VEER’s Golden Tap Awards. Gold medals earned three points, silver received two points,...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 25, 2025 | News, News & Views
The Golden Taps Awards ceremony will be held Monday, December 1 at 6:00 PM at Big Ugly Brewing Company in Chesapeake. Gold, silver and bronze medals will be awards in nearly 40 categories including IPA, Stout, and Pale Ale to breweries in the 757 region. Admission is...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 25, 2025 | Beer News, Drink
Words by Diane Catanzaro and Chris Jones So, St. Nicholas’ Day is coming up on Saturday, December 6. How are you going to ring in that holiday? Traditionalists will have the kinder place their shoes or a special boot by the fireplace, to hopefully be filled with...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 25, 2025 | Drama & Comedy, Stage & Film
(Actor Beatty Barnes Jr. will reprise the role of Ebenezer Scrooge) By Jerome Langston “I’m a therapist by day, and a theater director by night,” says Maryanne Kiley, very early in our recent phone chat, about her job as director of Virginia Stage Company’s A...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 25, 2025 | Classical, Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jim Morrison Sarah Brightman’s journey through dance, Broadway, international stardom and selling tens of millions of records began with singing at three with her family in England. So, her winter symphony Christmas tours take her back to that time decades...