by Jeff Maisey | Nov 30, 2020 | News, News & Views
BY JEFF MAISEY If you’ve traveled to Europe in late November through the New Year you know one of the best experiences to have is at a Christmas Market. Christmas markets are set up in the open air in town squares or city centers throughout the Olde World,...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 30, 2020 | News, News & Views
(HIGH NOTE: Peggy Kriha Dye is Virginia Opera’s new CEO) By Montague Gammon III It’s a new dawn at the venerable Virginia Opera, as former international soprano and notably successful opera administrator Peggy Kriha Dye takes its reins. Trailing 25 years of acclaim...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 20, 2020 | News, News & Views
(Gail Juren returns to the Ghent retail scene with ARTfull exclusively for the holiday season.) By Jeff Maisey One of the unexpected gifts of the 2020 holiday season is the return of retailer Gail Juren. In late October, Juren popped-up with ARTfull in a familiar...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 20, 2020 | News, News & Views
(WEATHER REPORT: Meteorologist Steve Fundaro joins WAVY 10. Photo courtesy of WAVY 10) By Larry Bonko Hello, Steve Fundaro. Welcome to our world of tolls and tunnels. And hello to you, too, Alex Littlehales and to you, too, Eugene Daniel. They are the three...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 20, 2020 | News, News & Views, Robotham
BY TOM ROBOTHAM On the morning of Nov. 7, I was watching CNN, fervently hoping that they would finally call the election in Joe Biden’s favor. When they did, at 11:26 a.m., I let out a whoop that was likely heard throughout West Ghent. Van Jones—a CNN commentator whom...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 27, 2020 | News, News & Views
BY CINDY MACKEY Wasserhund Brewing Company has leased 4,000 square feet of prime, street-level space at Summit Pointe, in Chesapeake’s Central Business District. The second location for the brewery, located at 510 Belaire Avenue, is scheduled to open in June 2021....
