Sunday's rainstorms gave way to an overcast, steamy day so I along with a lot of other people headed to Town Point Park for the 23rd Annual Out in the Park festivities. It's been a while since I attended one of these. Actually, I haven't been since the event moved from Lafayette Park about six … Continue reading Out in the Park on a Sunday afternoon
News today: John Edwards indicted, pleads not guilty. How far they fall! It's been almost three years since I first became aware of what Edwards was up to. As despicable as his behavior was, the man's a jerk, not a felon. Sen. William Wampler retires. Have I gotten too cynical to believe that he is … Continue reading Quick links 06/03/11
When I see the editorial board of The Virginian-Pilot write stuff like this, I know Norfolk has come a long, long way: Ideally, people would treat each other fairly and equitably, without needing rules to do so. But this is not an ideal world. Virginia Beach and Chesapeake rightfully have already extended constitutional protections where … Continue reading Norfolk should join the crowd
My latest op-ed appeared in Wednesday's Virginian-Pilot. The original story about Steve and Patricia Orr, which partially prompted the piece, can be found here. Should you ever find the need to submit a FOIA request to your local government, try visiting the city or county website. When I searched, all of the Hampton Roads cities … Continue reading FOIA: Ensuring that government sees sunshine
A couple of quick notes on some Hampton Roads races, courtesy of PilotOnline tweets. First up, the 6th Senate District: http://twitter.com/#!/PilotOnPolitics/status/75993140317786112 This confirms what I've been hearing. Former Congressional candidate Ben Loyola, who lost to Scott Rigell for the Republican nomination last year, is poised to obtain the nod. Word is that he has to … Continue reading Loyola, Northam, Blevins, Cosgrove
This Sunday, Out in the Park will be held in Norfolk's Town Point Park after five years in Chesapeake. With 8,000 attendees last year, it is expected that 10,000 will attend this year. That is a far cry from the much smaller numbers the premiere GLBT event in Hampton Roads garnered in 2005 when I … Continue reading Out in the Park returns to Norfolk
Delegate Robin Abbott, the current representative of the 93rd district, announced Thursday evening that she will be running in the newly drawn 93rd district. Redistricting drew the first-term Democrat into the 94th, currently represented by Republican Glenn Oder. >" /> The press release: Delegate Robin Abbott Will Run in New 93rd House of Delegates District … Continue reading Del. Abbott to run in new 93rd
The long range transportation plan public meeting scheduled for Wednesday evening has been canceled due to storm damage to the HVAC system at the Hampton Public Library. The meeting will be rescheduled.
Guest post by Maria L. LoPresto Parrotheads, the common name fans who follow singer/songwriter/best selling author Jimmy Buffett are an eclectic, fun, group of folks who are all ages (children are called “parakeets” and I have seen individuals at Buffett shows in their mid 80s, dancing to famous hits such as “Fins”, “Cheeseburger in Paradise," … Continue reading Tailgating in Virginia Beach: why the disparity in ordinances?
A few things you may have missed: OMG Norfolk - seems the Community Services Board hired a new CFO without doing a background check. (And it seems the headhunters they hired didn't do one, either.) The man had a felony conviction in 1982. Have to say that is not what bothers me - after all, … Continue reading Quick links 05/21/11
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