Category: Local

Candidates’ forum

A few pictures from yesterday's candidates' forum. The event was sponsored by Bank Street Baptist Church.           From left to right, Joe Bouchard, delegate candidate in the 83rd, Bobby Mathieson, delegate candidate in the 21st, Mick Meyer, delegate candidate in the 78th, and Ralph Northam, senate candidate in the 6th.

John Miller must be doing something right

Otherwise, he wouldn't be the subject of attacks 🙂 I mentioned in an earlier post that John Miller raised $157,669 in cash for the July/August reporting period. Wednesday's Daily Press had an article about it, saying that he raised five times as much as his opponent. Miller's financial report runs 31 pages and boasts 464 … Continue reading John Miller must be doing something right →

Kaine: what’s next?

Perhaps a move out of politics: Kaine said he doesn't see a next political office that aligns with his mission of community building. Something enticing may arise, but when Kaine's term ends in January 2010, he will focus on a role in racial and ethnic reconciliation... Interesting. Which begs the question: are politics and community … Continue reading Kaine: what’s next? →

Sad state of affairs

Since Monday, my blog has been slammed with visitors from all over the country, looking for information on yesterday's Jena 6 rally. Many of those new people have left comments here, some of them thoughtful and insightful, and others of them a lot less so. I've had to edit - or sometimes delete - more … Continue reading Sad state of affairs →

It’s the 3rd Thursday! Norfolk Drinking Liberally tonight

Join the crowd upstairs at The New Belmont from 5pm to 7pm tonight for the Norfolk chapter of Drinking Liberally. And bring a friend 🙂 Technorati Tags: Drinking Liberally

Smigiel named Regional Teacher of the Year

Tommy Smigiel, Norfolk's Teacher of the Year, has been named one of eight regional Teachers of the Year in Virginia, according to this article in The Virginian-Pilot. Smigiel ... was selected from a field of 69 nominees, according to the school division. He is now in contention for the state title, which will be bestowed … Continue reading Smigiel named Regional Teacher of the Year →

Major Norfolk projects changes

Over the past few days, The Virginian-Pilot has reported on changes in two major development projects in downtown Norfolk. The first involved the building of a $47 million hotel, which will anchor the new convention center. Delays in the start of the project have been frustrating. Earlier this year, the city offered developer RLJ Development … Continue reading Major Norfolk projects changes →

Webb “dwell time” amendment update

It seems that the "dwell time" amendment that Senator Jim Webb has proposed will likely be reintroduced and voted on tomorrow (Wednesday). The Senator's website features a copy of the updated amendment (pdf) along with a fact sheet (Word doc). The Senator has recorded a brief video on this topic (available here as a FLV … Continue reading Webb “dwell time” amendment update →

The real scoop on Troy Farlow

Apparently, someone has it in for Troy Farlow, the Democratic candidate for the open seat in the 96th House of delegates district. I've heard that the documents linked on Too Conservative have been shopped around to a number of media outlets. Is this a case of the blogs taking on a story that the MSM … Continue reading The real scoop on Troy Farlow →