by Jeff Maisey | Sep 6, 2018 | News, News & Views
By Jesse Scaccia O’Connor Brewing Company has long been known as an innovator and trailblazer. They were the first craft brewery to take up shop in south Hampton Roads, and next week they will be one of the first major brands in the Commonwealth to fully embrace the...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 4, 2018 | News, News & Views
BY JEFF MAISEY Back in early July I sought out opinions/suggestions for the next Veer Music Awards. Overwhelmingly — 81% to 19% — people wanted to continue to experience the awards presentation in a theater setting with seating available but also the ability to roam...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 28, 2018 | Art News, News, News & Views
By Jeff Maisey The Artists Gallery, home to 11 resident visual artists in Virginia Beach, is moving to the city’s ViBe District at 532 Virginia Beach Boulevard by the end of this year. The change in address will bring the local art gallery, city Parks and Recreation...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 19, 2018 | News, News & Views
By Jeff Maisey With an invitation-only celebration on August 30, the City of Norfolk will bid adieu — farewell — to French Air Force General Denis Mercier. General Mercier is nearing the end of his 3-year post as Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT)...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 19, 2018 | Hamar, News, News & Views
By Michael Hamar As various news outlets ranging from the Virginian Pilot, The Advocate (a national LGBT publication), WTKR-TV, and Outwire 757 to WAVY-TV have reported the City of Norfolk has perhaps unwittingly set off a firestorm of sorts within the LGBT community...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 19, 2018 | News, News & Views
By Jerome Langston “I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.” ―Maya Angelou “Too often, stories of black giving are not part of the conventional story of philanthropy,” says writer Valaida Fullwood while stuck in...
