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...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 19, 2018 | News, News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham In mid July, I took off on a road trip to the Big Apple, upstate New York and New England. It was a great journey in many respects. I had nice visits with my kids, both of whom live in the city, my sister and brother-in-law, and several old friends....
