Yes, I took a couple of hours last night and attended the Norfolk candidates' forum. I should have stayed at work. There was a stark contrast between the incumbents, Daun Hester and Barclay Winn, and the challengers, Dwight "Coach" McDowell and Jack Stiles. While I applaud the willingness of the challengers to step up and … Continue reading Report: Norfolk candidates’ forum →

A quick reminder that all of the candidates for May's election will be participating in a candidate's forum this evening. Details are here. Come on out and hear the candidates speak!

Sen. Yvonne Miller (D-5th) hosted a reception this evening during which she presented ten resolutions of the General Assembly honoring local citizens for their contributions to our community. The event was held at The Attucks Theatre and was well attended - the crowd was overflowing - by family and friends of the honorees, all of … Continue reading Sen. Yvonne Miller reception honoring outstanding Virginians →

In just over a month, two of the eight Norfolk Council seats will be up for election. These two seats are for the superwards, each representing about half of the city. Incumbent Ward 6 councilman Barclay Winn is being challenged by Jack Stiles, a frequent commenter on this blog. Incumbent Ward 7 councilwoman Daun Hester … Continue reading Norfolk candidates debate April 9 →

This Sunday's On the Record will feature the latest hot topic across the region: transportation. On the table is the expansion of the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel, which Norfolk Mayor and Hampton Roads MPO chair Paul Fraim now supports and which was the topic of this article in Friday's Virginian Pilot. Joining host Joel Rubin … Continue reading OTR 03/30: Transportation →

Yep. Right here. So far, they have uploaded 28 videos, which happens to be two more than what I have in my channel. Guess I need to get busy 😉 Now if Norfolk started putting council meetings up there, I'd bet they would have a lot more views 😉

Just a reminder - the Norfolk City Democratic Committee will hold its monthly business meeting tonight at 7pm at Norview High School (park and enter on the football stadium side).

I feel sorry for Dr. Theresa Whibley - I really do. Even though I don't agree with her stance on the smoking ban, you have to give her props for having worked tirelessly for it. No doubt she feels abandoned at this point. The Virginian Pilot reports that the Norfolk Council is backing off implementing … Continue reading Norfolk backs off smoking ban →