by Jeff Maisey | Apr 19, 2026 | News, News & Views
By Betsy DiJulio Virginia MOCA didn’t build a new museum. They built a new structure to house the museum they have been building all along. This month, after some two-and-a-half years of planning, MOCA opens its doors to a sleek, 35,000 square foot, purpose-built...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 19, 2026 | News, News & Views
(Wavy 10’s Aesia Tolliver and Jeff Myers) By Joel Rubin Legendary swimmer Michael Phelps competed in five Olympics, winning 28 medals, 23 of them gold. WAVY TV’s chief photojournalist and news operations manager Jeff Myers has never swum, skied, run or “luged” in any...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 19, 2026 | News, News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake… by an infinite expectation of the dawn. – Henry David Thoreau As I approach the age of 70, I’m growing more acutely aware of my diminished capacities. The physical limitations are especially...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 15, 2026 | News, News & Views
(Brother Rutter announces his law firm’s new naming sponsorship with The Dome. Photo by Melissa Dawn.) By Jeff Maisey The Dome in Virginia Beach has a new name — The Dome by Rutter Mills — and an expanded mission. The original Dome, officially named the Alan B....
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 15, 2026 | News, News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham When I was a child, I longed for an animal companion: a horse, a dog, or at least a cat. A horse was unrealistic because our suburban yard was too small, and—let’s face it—they’re expensive to care for. Plenty of our neighbors had dogs, on the other...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 12, 2026 | News, News & Views
(Tench Phillips and Thom Vourlas share a laugh and popcorn outside the Naro Expanded Cinema. Photo by Jeff Maisey.) By Jim Roberts Tench Phillips III and Thom Vourlas were featured on WTAR News in August of 1977—about two weeks before they opened the Naro Expanded...
