Sometimes, right and left take a back seat to right and wrong. With that, here's what I said to City Council today about the Midtown Office Building project: By Coby Dillard That a majority of City Council has spoken in support of this project, in a time where our schools continue to fall apart and … Continue reading Remarks to City Council on Tivest Project →

Guest post by Louis Eisenberg On Saturday, February 12th, 2011, the seeds that were planted in the 2010 Norfolk City Council elections began to bloom. The citizens noticed the results of what sunlight in the form of Tommy Smigiel, Angelia Williams and Andy Protogyrou can bring to our city. Three new Council members held the … Continue reading Enough →

Guest post by Chuck Taylor I began this note after reading about the decision to keep the majority of Council discussion behind closed doors and away from public scrutiny two weeks ago.  However, it languished in a target rich environment, where so many interconnected issues of Council malfeasance and ineptitude made it hard to constrain … Continue reading Time for Fraim and friends to go →

Guest post by Councilman Tommy Smigiel, whose edited letter appeared in the Virginian-Pilot today. Here is the unedited version. I’d like to set the record straight and step out on a positive note after reading Kevin Murphy’s letter to the editor “Downtown is No. 1 in growth” (Virginian-Pilot, July 9).  In his remarks Kevin Murphy … Continue reading Caring for all of Norfolk means advocating for all neighborhoods →

Guest post by Chuck Taylor In reacting to the recent Norfolk City Council action concerning the development of an apartment complex in the neighborhood of Roland Park, I must admit I am of two minds.  Of course, I am furious that the Council would ignore community desires and force a huge complex of multi-family units … Continue reading Remember Bay Oaks →

Guest post by Eric Heard The concept of bringing government back to the people is discussed on a daily basis throughout democratic nations. There is still the feeling that this cannot be done. This is far from the truth.  There is still that right to make a decision for what you believe in, who you … Continue reading Norfolk Federation of Civic Leagues →