What Makes a City Great?

What Makes a City Great?

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...

BOOK REVIEW: Open Heart by Elie Wiesel

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...
What Makes a City Great?

A More Perfect Union

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...
Decent People Taproom to Open in Suffolk

Decent People Taproom to Open in Suffolk

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...