My little brother is graduating from William & Mary on Sunday and I’m in charge of dinner reservations for Saturday night. The padres want to go somewhere in Newport News…. Help! Any recommendations?

Reminder: Kings 0f Leon is playing ODU’s Constant Center next Monday, April 27 with openers The Walkmen.

I’m a little blown away by these guys—definitely one of the most exciting American rock bands of the past decade.

A perplexing detail of Richmond’s plan? The city won’t sue—or pursue—those who fail or cannot afford to pay (the fees will accrue from sentence to sentence). From what I’ve read of the policy, there seems to be no real incentive for prisoners to comply.

Before: It could have been worse; we’re lucky the plaster was able to protect the delicate, original wood and stone features it obscured for decades.

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Oh yeah. So also appearing at Gene’s fiesta de adios? Tool.

So maybe I’m exaggerating the stupendousness of Norfolk; but certainly not Hell’s Kitchen bouncer Gene (i.e. Best Bouncer Ever).

Change has come to the White House

After months of planning and permitting and researching, we’re so excited to announce the rehabilitation of 42SevenGranby is finally underway!

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Here’s a fun fact for Virginia Beach residents re: your tax dollars…

It’s true; tomorrow’s going to be another dreary day. But stop crying about it, because The Boot’s got three compelling bands to revive the weekend.

Party Like It’s 1985! The Noblemen’s 80s party tonight at Granby Theater! Wear your best pair o’ Hammer Pants or pegged, ripped Guesses! And tease your freakin’ hair! It’s The Noblemen’s (a local service organization) 80s night. The cover is $20—but it goes to charity. See you there!

STYLE Winter|Spring 2009 // hair | makeup | location | WINK SALON // threads | BAHAMA SHOP | PROVISIONS | SOLE BROTHER // models from the local scene

When first conceiving the fashion pictorial in this issue, SevenCities approached three local musicians to be our models. Why? Mostly it’s because, well, these ladies are smokin’ hot (and have style to spare).

I’ve been consumed by a strange peace here, a slower pace. A sense that the world will turn regardless of my inconsequential life. What exactly it is about Portsmouth that’s penetrated my heart is more ambient than tangible; how stark a contrast unfolds across the Elizabeth, between the entrance an exit of the Downtown Tunnel.

Just when it seemed there’d never be a show at the NorVa you could pay me to go to ever again, they’ve added some dates that make me pee my pants a little. (I can’t say with certainty what the hell has been going on with the NorVa’s scheduling of late;  word on the in-the-know-street [...]

Your guide to bars and nightlife in the Seven Cities. Featuring favorite local parties, photography from Howard Tarpey, after-hours club tales, and other adventures in the lush life.

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I’m sad and a little confused to report how the Norfolk City Council voted this evening—with Mayor Paul Fraim casting the deciding “nay”—to not grant the Five Points Community Farm Market the special exemption ABC license it needs to sell Virginia-made wine and beers. The market was asking so it could sell room-temperature Virginia-produced craft [...]

Tonight, Tuesday 27 at 7 pm, the Norfolk City Council will be voting whether or not the 5Pts Farm Market will be allowed to sell Virginia beers and wines. A message from Bev Sell:

So successful, they’ve added an extra week!

One thing about you that no one would guess by looking at you: I wet the bed and have a criminal record.

Pam Anderson agrees with me.

It’s no shocker that animals have to die for the sake of big, juicy fast food sandwiches. But what if the chickens that made up that patty were scalded alive in boiling water or had their throats slit while still conscious. Still hungry?

MOTHA’ NATURE’S FINEST Mmmmm. Real food.
MOTHA’ NATURE’S FINEST Mmmmm. Real food.

As often as Kirstie Alley needs to purchase new pants to fit her ever expanding and shrinking waistline, Americans embrace the diet-of-the-moment, searching for the next quick fix.

It’s funny how despite the deep enthusiasm I have for the project, I’d generally rather die than rally others on board. That’s not true. I’d rather die than ask them for money.

In just a few minutes Barack Obama will become the President of the United States of America. And in just a few minutes, I will accept, for the first time in a long time, that I am proud to call this country my home. The exact moment I understood the true weight of this day [...]

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Nothing in the world is like that first taste; The adventure and excitement of experiencing something for the very first time.

I went on a trip to Colorado—I thought I’d spend two weeks; it turned into two years. I ended up under a great chef who had come from the Bel Air in Beverly Hills—an incredible person to work under—then decided to go back to Paris to study cooking.

If you’ve ever been out to eat with an “I-can’t-eat-that” person, you understand how difficult it can be. But if you’ve ever been an “I-can’t-eat-that” person, you really understand just how difficult, annoying, and all too often unappetizing it can be.

A major component of the SevenCities brand is 24SevenCities.com, the alternative daily magazine that’s about everything local. Turning the traditional publishing methodology of ‘print-first, web-later’ on its head, the SevenCities brand uniquely ‘breaks’ its content online. In simpler terms, everything you read, see, and experience in our print pubs, including Taste, is first published at [...]