by Jeff Maisey | May 14, 2020 | News, News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham As my friends and family members know, I own a lot of books—somewhere in the neighborhood of 2,000, by my estimate. Many people have a lot more than that, of course. Years ago I did a feature story on a retired Norfolk librarian who had about...
by Jeff Maisey | May 8, 2020 | News, News & Views
(Charlottesville’s Mall, a pedestrian-only corridor in downtown. Photo courtesy of Visit Charlottesville) BY JEFF MAISEY There has never been a better time than now for the city of Norfolk to revisit the idea of closing Granby Street in the downtown corridor and...
by Jeff Maisey | May 7, 2020 | News, News & Views
BY JEFF MAISEY Beginning May 13, Norfolk Botanical Garden (NBG) will be featured on a United States Postage Forever stamp as part of the upcoming “American Gardens” series. The image from the NBG features the beautiful Bicentennial Rose Garden. “The honor of...
by Jeff Maisey | May 1, 2020 | News, News & Views
By Diane Catanzaro and Chris Jones The balance between public health and the economy has important implications for how and when Virginia re-opens restaurants and brewery, distillery, and winery tasting rooms to the public. Since mid-March most of these...
by Jeff Maisey | May 1, 2020 | News, News & Views
By Jeff Maisey In the following video interview, Amelia Emr, general manager of The Vanguard Brewpub & Distillery, tells Veer Magazine how the Hampton business has converted part of its operation to producing hand sanitizers. The Vanguard is also offering...
by Jeff Maisey | May 1, 2020 | News, News & Views
The Norfolk Economic Development Authority (EDA) voted unanimously to move forward with the purchase of the Military Circle Shopping Mall, located on North Military Highway. The deal was closed on Thursday, April 30. In 2014, the EDA purchased the former JC Penney’s...
