by Jeff Maisey | Sep 30, 2018 | News, News & Views
By Jeff Maisey Sibel Galindez, the community liaison for Zeiders American Dream Theater, is bullish on the impact the new performing arts venue will have of the region by dubbing it the Lincoln Theater of Virginia Beach. If her name rings a bell it’s because...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 25, 2018 | News, News & Views
After being postponed due to Hurricane Florence, the world’s largest Viking Ship, Draken Harald Hårfagre (Draken), will now be stopping in Norfolk, Virginia for a three-day stopover from September 28 through September 30 during its Expedition America: East...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 25, 2018 | News, News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham The other day in a class I teach at ODU called Music, Culture & Media, I asked the students if any of them had heard of Pete Seeger. “Is he related to Bob Seger?” one of them asked. I thought the anecdote was sufficiently amusing to share it on...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 25, 2018 | News, News & Views
(Businessmen and community activists Robert Roman & Claus Ihlemann of Decorum are part of what makes Ghent a great place) Ghent in Norfolk, Virginia, was named one of this year’s 15 Great Places by the American Planning Association. As one of the 2018 Great...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 6, 2018 | Food, News, News & Views
By Jeff Maisey (IMPORTANT NOTE: This event has been rescheduled for October 20, Noon to 5 PM, in conjunction with Town Point Virginia Wine Festival.) What do you get when you pair more than 35 chefs and oyster-harvesting watermen from across the Commonwealth with 50...
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...