The Pilot’s publisher spoke candidly to a neighborhood group about the future of the paper, the fact that The Pilot is a media company (not a newspaper company), and changes in revenue streams.

I don’t know about anywhere else, but in Blacksburg, sometimes the wind blows so fast it’s hard to breathe – it was one of those days.

So we have some ideas. We are offering these as both ideas for which we seek partners, and also for other small indie outlets to steal.

Ten things you may not have known about the business of death, straight from the mouth of a mortician.

An interview with the founder of Norfolk’s Swag Swap, Alicia Stoner. The event will take place this Saturday at The Warehouse in Ghent from 11am to 3pm.

Last week, it was announced that the marketing department at PETA, which I am a part of, will be relocating to Los Angeles starting this summer.

The best ideas, quotes, and Jesse’s observations from the late afternoon session of the TED.com and NASA idea conference. (Including an appearance from the Oprafamous Mitch Albom.)

More live blogging from the Ferguson Center, where we are listening to riveting talks by remarkable people at TEDxNASA.

Live blog from the Ferguson Center, where a few dozen speakers are giving lectures on fields as diverse as creativity, robotics, song, intrigue and bio energetics.

“I don’t know if Americans knew exactly how bad it was,” said Maria Lopez, who resides in Manila. “There’s one evacuation center the size of a basketball court. On one side are beds for people to sleep in. And on the other side are coffins.”