by Jeff Maisey | Jun 5, 2017 | Horton, News & Views
By John L. Horton “To help yourself, you must respect yourself, educate yourself. Attachment to drugs, alcohol, sexual promiscuity, material goods, and short-term rewards are just a new form of slavery. Liberation comes with health, education, responsibility,...
by Jeff Maisey | May 16, 2017 | News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham During a recent trip to Paris, as I noted last month in this space, I was reminded of Woody Allen’s observation that no single work of art can ever compare with a great city—for in great cities, “every street…is its own special art form.” Since then,...
by Jeff Maisey | May 15, 2017 | Hamar, News, News & Views
By Michael Hamar I grew up in a family that was politically involved. For roughly 25 years I have been in the political trenches, first as a Republican where I was a city committee member for the Republican Party of Virginia Beach and a precinct captain, and then as...
by Jeff Maisey | May 15, 2017 | News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham I have a lot of pet peeves. But if I had to pick one that stands out above all others, it would be the abuse of the phrase “the American people.” You know what I’m talking about: The tendency of politicians to proclaim that “the American people want”...
by Jeff Maisey | May 14, 2017 | News, News & Views
By Jeff Maisey First let me say I really like the newly opened Waterside District. To me it’s fun – a vacation akin to Disney World, but without leaving home for food and lots of craft beer. I’m also happy with the end result in that it doesn’t really resemble the old...
by Jeff Maisey | May 14, 2017 | News, News & Views
Words & Photos by Jim Morrison It’s 7 p.m. on an April Saturday in NEON, the New Energy of Norfolk arts district, and the lights may be on, but few people are home. Six skateboarders practice their wheeled acrobatics at The Plot, the park along Granby...
