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 →

Local Jena 6 rally

A local rally in support of the Jena 6 is going to be held Wednesday night, September 19, at First Baptist Church in Hampton (229 N. King Street) at 6pm. Come and show your support for justice in Jena. UPDATE: As noted in the comments, there will be another rally at Mt. Trashmore tomorrow, September … Continue reading Local Jena 6 rally →

How about those Redskins!

2-0, baby! I'm still not sure that Jason Campbell is the quarterback of the future - his accuracy worries me - but he did enough last night to lead the team to a win. When I read the writeup in yesterday's paper, local writer Jim Ducibella picked the Eagles to win. And all of the … Continue reading How about those Redskins! →

More on Northam

Ralph Northam, the next senator from the 6th district, has more than a $140,000 cash advantage over incumbent Nick Rerras, now that Rerras has filed his reports. According to the SBE (not yet available on vpap), Rerras has $239,814 on hand while Northam has the aforementioned $380,000 - actually, $380,678. On top of the money, … Continue reading More on Northam →

Numbers are in, Northam kicking!

The 5pm filing deadline has come and gone and the numbers are looking pretty good 🙂 6th district Senate candidate Ralph Northam shows almost $144,000 in cash raised this period with at little over $380,000 on hand. As of this writing, his opponent, Nick Rerras hasn't filed. Go Ralph! Over in the 1st Senate district, … Continue reading Numbers are in, Northam kicking! →

Hospitals and charity care

The Virginian-Pilot had a front page article Sunday on the tax breaks for providing charity care. What they found was pretty amazing: A Virginian-Pilot analysis of statistics gathered by Virginia Health Information, a nonprofit group, found that nonprofits statewide provided charity care equal to 3.3 percent of gross patient revenue in 2005. For- profits' rate … Continue reading Hospitals and charity care →

Jena 6 rally and update

By now, many of you have heard that the first of the Jena 6 defendants to be tried has his conviction overturned. Mychal Bell, 17, should not have been tried as an adult, the state 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal said in tossing his conviction on aggravated battery, for which he was to have been … Continue reading Jena 6 rally and update →