by Jeff Maisey | Nov 19, 2024 | News, News & Views
Yellow leaders Stephanie Walters and Anita Patel speak at CreativeMornings’ October meeting at The Garage VB. Courtesy of CreativeMornings Virginia Beach By Jim Roberts Kate Pittman, the executive director of the ViBe Creative District in Virginia...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 19, 2024 | News, News & Views
(Yellow poles, reflecting the height of the proposed walls, have been installed by Freemason residents in protest to the city of Norfolk’s flood resilience plan. Photo by Jim Morrison) By Jim Morrison/VirginiaMercury.com Norfolk officials sat down for an...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 19, 2024 | News, News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham When Donald Trump ran for president in 2016, I disagreed with many friends who thought there was no way he could win. The book I mentioned in my last essay—Amusing Ourselves to Death—kept coming to mind, and Trump personified author Neil Postman’s dark...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 22, 2024 | News, News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham Kamala Harris has been subjected to a lot attacks since she became the Democratic nominee for president: She’s a communist; she’s not really Black; she’s morally suspect because she never gave birth; she laughs too much. They’re all so idiotic that...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 15, 2024 | News, News & Views
Compiled by Staff Fright Nights at the Naro Expanded Cinema The Naro is presented a series of horror flicks for the month of October, including “The Shining” (Oct. 18), “Killer Klowns From Outer Space (Oct. 19), “Elvira” (Oct. 25), “Halloween III” (Oct. 26)....
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 17, 2024 | News, News & Views
(Deborah Thorpe used this selfie for her social media post announcing her retirement.) By Jim Roberts Shelly Cihak, executive director of the Governor’s School for the Arts, addressed hundreds of students and supporters at the Wells Theatre on the first day of the...
