by Jeff Maisey | Aug 7, 2018 | News, News & Views
By Michael Curry The art of sand painting or creating a sacred Mandala is a really ancient one. Evidence suggests that these magnificent creations have been an integral part of age old traditions in cultures ranging from the highest plateau on the planet in Tibet to...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 16, 2018 | News, News & Views
By Tench Phillips, Naro Cinema At the time of the founding of the nation, political democracy in the U.S. was extremely limited. The root meaning of ‘democracy’ is rule by and for the people. But exactly who is included in the term ‘the people’? The founding fathers...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 16, 2018 | News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham In the final episode of Parts Unknown—shot in Bhutan—Anthony Bourdain asked a group of locals to comment on the country’s commitment to steadily improving its “Gross National Happiness.” It was a poignant moment, given that the episode aired two weeks...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 5, 2018 | Music News, News, News & Views
By Jeff Maisey When the Boathouse Live opened December 1 of last year it was a much celebrated occasion. At long last, the residents of the Peninsula would have a live music venue of quality. Located in the former Toby Keith’s spot in Newport News’ City Center at...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 1, 2018 | News, News & Views
Re-imagined Spanish tradition to provide fun in downtown Hampton By Michael Curry Yes, you read that correctly..the Rolling of the Bulls. This is Coastal Virginia’s wildly imaginative interpretation of the centuries old tradition of The Running of the Bulls. It...
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 29, 2018 | News, News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham For the last 10 years, The Taphouse in Ghent has been my home away from home—my “Cheers,” if you will. I started going there in 2008 after the end of a long marriage and quickly got to know the staff and regulars. There was great comfort in...
