by Jeff Maisey | Dec 10, 2020 | News, News & Views
(The Virginia Stage Company set begins to take shape.) By Jeff Maisey Sorry, Mr. Scrooge, but humbuggery won’t entirely dampen Christmas this year if the Virginia Stage Company has a say in the matter. And it seems they do. From December 16-24, the professional...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 8, 2020 | News, News & Views
(Big Ugly Brewing stacked up well against the competition in 2020) By Jeff Maisey Chesapeake’s Big Ugly Brewing edged-out two-time defending champion Benchtop Brewing Company to take home Veer Magazine’s 2020 Golden Tap Award. Breweries from across the 757 region were...
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...
