by Jeff Maisey | Nov 10, 2015 | Dance, Stage & Film
By Jeff Maisey When Todd Rosenlieb arrived in Hampton Roads, modern dance was a rarity experienced only when the Virginia Arts Festival brought in a nationally touring company such as Mark Morris from April to May. While Michael Curry scheduled an occasional...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 3, 2015 | News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham Let’s talk about the word “nigger.” It’s been in the news, after all, ever since a Newport News history teacher was suspended late last month for saying it in class. In case you missed the story, the teacher was trying to explain why some people...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 3, 2015 | News, News & Views
CHICAGO—Today, the American Planning Association (APA) announced that Colley Avenue in Norfolk, Virginia, has earned the “People’s Choice” designation as one of the Great Places in America in 2015. For the second year in the row, APA asked the public to...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 26, 2015 | Musical Theater, Stage & Film
By Jeff Maisey Three of the four cast members of Menopause the Musical are breast cancer survivors. The disease is duly noted when the popular musical comes to the Sandler Center on November 3 and 5. Terri Adams – a survivor – has played the part of a Baby...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 20, 2015 | Beer News, Drink
By Elizabeth Erschens Warning: If you adhere to following the social hashtags #prim, #proper, or #sensibilities that are easily offended, you will want to trash this magazine….or hand it to that open-minded vixen, two seats down the bar, enjoying that craft...