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...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 13, 2017 | Film, News, News & Views
By Tench Phillips Naro Expanded Cinema, considered by locals as the “heart and soul of the eclectic Ghent neighborhood, is turning 40 in September, but it has a history and cultural importance that goes much deeper. A Brief History of the Theater from 1936 to 1977 The...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 13, 2017 | News, News & Views
By Rabbi Israel Zoberman Prolific author Ellie Wiesel’s book, which originally was published in France in 2011 and became a bestseller, is light only in size. Open Heart is a generous gift from a truly loving heart of the most distinguished representative of the...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 26, 2017 | News, News & Views
By Brian Kirwin Six months into the Donald Trump presidency and more than a few Democrats are wondering why they and their Party aren’t doing better. While the nation’s eyes watched Georgia’s Sixth Congressional special election in June, Democrats, who spent the...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 17, 2017 | News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham We have a choice in this country. We can accept a politics that breeds division and conflict and cynicism… . But if we do, I can tell you that in the next election, we’ll be talking about some other distraction. And then another one. And then another...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 8, 2017 | News, News & Views
By Diane Catanzaro and Chris Jones You heard it VEER first! A new taproom and restaurant called Decent People will bring an innovative concept to Hampton Roads, the self-serve taproom. You help yourself to as much (or as little) of the beer as you like, and pay by the...