by Jeff Maisey | Jan 19, 2018 | News, News & Views
By Jeff Maisey Green Flash Brewing Company, with production facilities in San Diego and Virginia Beach, announced it was cutting 15% of its workforce (33 people), primarily in administrative, marketing and events planning roles. Among those cut in Virginia Beach was...
by Jeff Maisey | Jan 16, 2018 | News, News & Views
By Annie Tobey Mike Isley has mastered the art of riding the waves with his eponymous brewery, so it’s only fitting that his second brewery will open in Virginia Beach. Isley Brewing Co. opened in October 2013 in Richmond’s Scott’s Addition (before Scott’s Addition...
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 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...