by Jeff Maisey | May 24, 2016 | Festivals, News, News & Views
Compiled by Staff Hampton Roads is home to a plethora of festivals featuring food, music, craft beer and a range of activities. There really is something for everyone. Here’s what we recommend this late spring through summer. Enjoy! Summer Brew Fest...
by Jeff Maisey | May 21, 2016 | News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham When I was 15, in 1971, I thought there was a good possibility that I wouldn’t live to see my 19th birthday. The Vietnam War seemed to have no end in sight, and many of the older kids in my neighborhood had already been drafted. My only hope for...
by Jeff Maisey | May 7, 2016 | Beer News, News, News & Views
By Jeff Maisey The Brewers Association held its World Beer Cup awards presentation on May 6 in Philadelphia, and Norfolk’s O’Connor Brewing Company took home a bronze trophy for its O’Connor Dry Irish Stout in the Classic Irish-style Dry Stout category. Nearly 6,600...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 26, 2016 | News, News & Views
By Jeff Maisey The YWCA will present its 28th Women of Distinction Awards on April 28 during a luncheon at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott. Among the 11 women being honored this year is Kelly Harlan, Marketing Director of the Virginia Arts Festival. I recently...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 21, 2016 | News, News & Views
By Jeff Maisey Cogans North Pizza will host a Norfolk NATO Festival after party Saturday, April 23 as a fun way to commemorate the 500th Anniversary of the The Reinheitsgebot — German Purity Law of Brewing. Cogans North will feature a commemorative beer brewed...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 21, 2016 | Beer News, News, News & Views
By Jeff Maisey April 23 marks the 500th anniversary of the Reinheitsgebot, famously known as the German Purity Law regulating the ingredients used in the production of beer. Those ingredients, of course, are water, barley and hops. The original purpose was to prevent...
