American Idol Results 04/07/10: surprises

The music of John Lennon and Paul McCartney was performed by the nine contestants Tuesday night. There were some memorable performances - and a couple of pretty sad ones.  The only question heading into Wednesday's results show was whether the worst performer would be voted off. Host Ryan Seacrest hinted at the beginning of the … Continue reading American Idol Results 04/07/10: surprises →

Regional Futures’ Conference April 20

The Future of Hampton Roads (FHR) will host a Regional Futures' Conference to address regional cooperation and to inspire and empower future leaders in Hampton Roads.  This free event will be held Tuesday, April 20 from 2pm to 6:30pm at the Crowne Plaza Marina Hotel in Hampton. Speaking at the conference will be Robert Puentes, … Continue reading Regional Futures’ Conference April 20 →

Union endorses Hester, Smigiel

The Laborers' International Union of North America Mid Atlantic Region last night endorsed Daun Hester for Mayor and Tommy Smigiel for council in Ward 5. This is the first time the union has participated in Norfolk's elections. Not only did the endorsement bring some money to the campaigns - Hester received a donation of $10,000 … Continue reading Union endorses Hester, Smigiel →

Norfolk candidates’ forum Thursday

The Norfolk Federation of Civic Leagues is hosting a candidates' forum this Thursday, April 8, from 7pm to 9:30pm at Granby High School. The forum will be moderated by Joel Rubin and I understand all of the candidates have agreed to participate. The event is open to the public. Elections for Norfolk Council will be … Continue reading Norfolk candidates’ forum Thursday →

Financial reform webinar Tuesday

Americans for Financial Reform and Americans for Fairness in Lending are hosting a webinar this Tuesday, April 6, with Harvard professor Elizabeth Warren and AFR director Heather Booth. The online event will be held from 4pm to 4:45pm. Details, including registration information, are available here.

No April Fools’ jokes here

A friend of mine and I had a rather elaborate April Fools' joke planned for today. Yesterday, we decided to call it off, not because it wasn't going to be fun or funny to do, but because of the poisonous attitude that pervades the political world these days. What it says about the state of … Continue reading No April Fools’ jokes here →

American Idol results 03/31/10: Down to 9

With soul/R&B as the genre for Tuesday night's performances, the contestants mostly struggled. Only a couple of them stood out - Crystal, of course, and Lee - while others were downright awful - Tim, of course, and, surprisingly, DiDi. Crystal is simply heads and shoulders above the rest. Last night, she reminded me of Carole … Continue reading American Idol results 03/31/10: Down to 9 →

Interesting quote from Beach mayor

"It's just the right cotton-pickin' thing to do," he said. What a strange choice of words by Virginia Beach Mayor Will Sessoms in an article in this morning's Pilot.  The topic of the article is the African American Roundtable that the mayor has established. I don't know the last time I heard anyone use that … Continue reading Interesting quote from Beach mayor →

Reminder: Civic engagement summit 4/10

Just a reminder that the 2nd Annual Civic Engagement Summit is coming up on April 10. The details are on the flier (click to enlarge) but the event will be held from 9am to 12:30pm at the Hampton Roads Convention Center. The two presenters are Bob O'Neill, an advocate for excellence in government and formerly … Continue reading Reminder: Civic engagement summit 4/10 →