POSTS BY Jesse Scaccia
Jesse is the editor in chief of AltDaily, and he's going to take this bio seriously, but not so seriously that he's going to continue in the third person. I've been involved with a bunch of local projects and civic groups in various roles, including: Hampton Roads, The Canvas; Art | Everywhere, Street Performance in Norfolk; Survive Norfolk; Hampton Roads Pride/Out in the Park; Bike Norfolk; re:Vision Norfolk, and such.
I originally came to Norfolk as a Perry Morgan fellow in ODU's creative writing program. Before that I bummed around quite a bit, writing stacks of books that never got published, hitchhiking, couchsurfing, riding the Greyhound up down and back across this country. Some of my favorite jobs and volunteer gigs have included working on organic farms in Ireland; being first mate on an old sail boat in Holland; working at a long-term home for young men in South Africa; being a journalist and high school teacher in New York and California; washing dishes in Yosemite National Park; teaching English in DC and swimming in Florida; and interning at ESPN in Bristol, which was much less cool that you'd want it to be. My career highlights have been having three of my op-eds run in the New York Times, and being the executive producer of a six-part docu-drama on BET. Because school is cool I have three master's degrees (ODU for MFA, NYU for magazine journalism, University of Connecticut for secondary English education). I live in Norfolk because I believe in its potential. Email your ideas or nicely couched criticism to jesse@altdaily.com.
Local Music Video: Robert McFarland’s “California”
By Jesse Scaccia
“King Neptune was the Roman god of water and sea and with this CD I hope to at the forefront of the sound of VA Beach music.”
From the D’pt of Sad News: Bibliophile Bookshop Closing June 1st
By Jesse Scaccia
“And now I have to let go of something that will not resurge in my lifetime — the Used and Rare Book Business.”
- Uwe Wilken, owner, Bibliophile Bookshop
Op-ed: Making our City Governments More Transparent
By Jesse Scaccia
editor’s note: this piece originally ran on my campaign site. It saddened me when this Tweet came through my feed from Virginian-Pilot reporter Patrick Wilson: Norfolk City Council needed to talk about public records. So they met in secret. Top secret legal stuff. Then there was a link to this story: “Norfolk council meets privately [...]
Because Sometimes Just Looking Like a Celebrity is Enough to Fool People at Mac Mall
By Jesse Scaccia
407,587 views on Youtube later…
Real Estate Section: Hive of Activity Between Urban Outfitters, the Mall, and TCC
By Jesse Scaccia
Who will be the next leader to be a part of the Downtown Norfolk solution? Is it you?
Open Wide: Smartmouth Brewery Set to Open in West Ghent
By Jesse Scaccia
On the heels of bottles of O’Connor showing up in local stores this week comes the news of another advance is our suddenly hot local brewery scene.
AltDaily Weekly Newsletter: Winter Has Been Cancelled Indefinitely
By Jesse Scaccia
And don’t forget what Mr. Wonka said, “There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination. Living there, you’ll be free if you truly wish to be.”
The Waterside Finalists: That’s All You’ve Got?
By Jesse Scaccia
Plus the rest of our stories from the past week on AltDaily.
Get Up, Stand Up: Norfolk Schools Budget Hearing Tonight, Open to the Public
By Jesse Scaccia
“Education is invaluable and our children deserve better than what we’re giving them.”
Waterside Finalists to Go Before City Council Tomorrow
By Jesse Scaccia
Plus full text of the semi-finalist proposals.
These Beautiful Hampton Roads: A Photo Series by Our Readers
By Jesse Scaccia
Because our readers are obscenely talented and, on average, some of the most amazing people in all of the 757, if not the world, here’s what y’all sent us in a quick 3 hours.
AltDaily: One Week of Content, All in One Post
By Jesse Scaccia
Thank you for being with us, sticking with us, and not being a soul sucking jerk, like the rest of dem bastards.
Full Text: Occupy Norfolk’s Internal Planning
By Jesse Scaccia
“This Wednesday February 29th, we will hold Shut Down the Corporations in downtown Norfolk, in solidarity with Occupy Portland, Wall Street, and many others…”
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