by Jeff Maisey | Sep 20, 2017 | Art News, News, News & Views
By Amber Kennedy The Chrysler Museum of Art has hired Corey Piper, Ph.D., as the Brock Curator of American Art. An art historian specializing in 19th-century and early 20th-century American art, Piper brings a breadth of curatorial knowledge to the Museum. “Corey’s...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 5, 2017 | News, News & Views
By Michael Curry Let me introduce you to Fort Monroe National Monument Superintendent Terry Brown. He is one of those visionaries with a gleaming smile and commanding presence because he loves what he does and lives what he does with a passion. A National Park Service...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 5, 2017 | Horton, News & Views
By John L Horton September 11 has been a “bittersweet” experience for me. In my 76 plus years, not much has affected me so deeply and personally. September 11, all too poignantly, is once again upon us, celebrating its sixteenth anniversary. September 11 has taught me...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 31, 2017 | News, News & Views
Virginia Stage Company and O’Connor Brewing Company have many partnerships in store for the 2017/2018 season, the first and biggest of which is the Musical Fundraising Event: A BREW NAMED SUE: An Americana Fundraiser for Virginia Stage Company. Join Virginia Stage at...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 13, 2017 | Horton, News & Views
By John L. Horton “There but for the grace of God, go I.” (Biblical Proverb) (John Bradford, 1510-1555) The recent (Pilot) front-page headline, “Most of Norfolk’s public housing could be gone in a decade under new plan,” caught my interest. It reported that...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 13, 2017 | News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham Recently The Virginian-Pilot ran a story headlined, “Virginia Beach is the Greatest City in the Country, says a new survey.” The survey in question was conducted by WalletHub, a financial-information website—not exactly in the same league as the Pew...
