by Jeff Maisey | Dec 22, 2017 | News, News & Views
By David Nicholson “Everybody wants to be a star, and this is where their stardom can begin,” says Dr. Andrea Warren. As executive director of The Governor’s School for the Arts (GSA), Warren heads up a close-knit family of faculty and administrators who work to...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 22, 2017 | News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham Here and there does not matter / We must be still and still moving / Into another intensity / For a further union, a deeper communion. ~ T.S. Eliot As we enter the final days of 2017, I find myself reflecting on the past 12 months. It was a...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 21, 2017 | News, News & Views
By Jeff Maisey Back on October 23, Tidewater Community College (TCC) notified Portsmouth city officials it planned to move the school’s Visual Arts Center, located at 340 High Street in Olde Towne Portsmouth. The move, according to Marian Anderfuren, TCC’s Vice...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 18, 2017 | Film, News, News & Views
By Tench Phillips, Naro Cinema We love documentaries at the Naro. Our ‘New Non-Fiction Film’ series on Wednesday nights with speakers and discussion continues to gain popularity in the age of Trump. As we search for what’s wrong in our society that has given us...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 18, 2017 | News, News & Views
By Jeff Maisey Last month we shared a story about a local women’s clothing store – NYFO Boutique – having continued success in a challenge time for retail. This time we’ll swap genders and tell you about The Quality Shops. Ironically, both have locations at the Palace...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 16, 2017 | News, News & Views
By Jeff Maisey At the end of last year, I sat down with Norfolk Mayor Kenny Alexander to discuss a wide array of topics. Mayor Alexander had succeeded longtime mayor Paul Fraim. For Alexander, his new role was quickly made more challenging than anyone realized as the...
