by Jeff Maisey | Aug 15, 2018 | News, News & Views
Earl Swift takes up residence on Tangier Island—again—for new book By Jim Roberts Earl Swift first visited Tangier, the 1.2 square mile island in the Chesapeake Bay, in 1999. The concept of global warming was just an ember compared to the firestorm it is today,...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 15, 2018 | News, News & Views
New Realm Brewing Company, the Atlanta-based brewer, announced its distribution expansion to the state of Virginia. Consumers soon will be able to purchase and enjoy New Realm brews within the Southside of Hampton Roads. Through a partnership with Hoffman...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 7, 2018 | Hamar, News, News & Views
By Michael Hamar The 30th Hampton Roads Pride Week that occurred last month was by all measures a huge success: a record crowd turnout, no rain as in prior years, a major corporation, Newport News Shipbuilding returning as a presenting sponsor (joining WHRO, Decorum...
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...
