“They don’t start off bad,” Lisa said. “There are no dogs that are born bad. But life, and what happens, and people’s reaction to them can turn them.”

A father of two autistic children rises from unemployment to create an app that has the potential to change thousands of lives. It’s available at the Apple app store today.

The goal of Westboro Baptist Church–who staged protests around HR the last two days–is not to recruit followers. More so, it is to make known how unholy the rest of us are, to let us know that “God hates YOU.”

More than any other single document, the General Plan will shape the future of our city. For the past several years the City of Norfolk has been quietly updating its vision of the future, the General Plan, which they have named plaNorfolk 2030. It’s a sweeping document encompassing everything from addressing transportation issues to enhancing [...]

“We see that all the time—kids people think are developmentally delayed or just written off…then six months later they’ll be in the gifted program. I mean, we don’t have one story like that, we have dozens of stories like that.”

If you’ve seen a TCC “from here, go anywhere” ad, Dave Iwans has been in your life. If you’ve ever “taken ORF,” Dave Iwans has been in your life…

“There is a lot of culture stew happening here,” says Angelina, co-owner of the new second hand shop on 35th. “And we like it that way.”

In a one-on-one interview with Philip Shucet, president and CEO of Hampton Roads Transit, we talk about the parts of The Tide route Shucet is worried about, smart transportation growth for the region, and whether or not Shucet rides the bus himself.

Everything was straight to the point with a type of brutal honesty that is almost unheard-of in politics today. I knew then and there that he was worthy of an interview and quickly made arrangements with his campaign to make it happen.

A Q&A with Brennan Dunn, founder of the technology consultancy We Are Titans, which, despite its heavily Silicon Valley-based clientele, has just established its headquarters in Ghent.

“What is a city with no inputs and no outputs, the city where all of its waste, all of its food, all of its water, all of its energy is produced and recycled and up-cycled within its own political boundaries?” Tuesday night at Granby Theater: Dr. Mitchell Joachim, one of the “100 people who are changing America.”

The Commonwealth’s only LGBT and LGBT-friendly Chamber has quickly become an influential force in our community. It’s time you knew more about HRBOR.

The city of Norfolk experienced an 18% increase in the number of homeless individuals over the past year. Kat gets to know three of the faces behind the numbers.

Kenny Golden is running for Congress as an independent in the 2nd district, and he afforded me a comfortable and relaxed interview.

Diamond is a pit bull that was used for breeding and mistreated by her owner who had been in jail for domestic violence. Diamond was surrendered along with 12 puppies who were too young to be separated from their mother. She was shy, sad, yet trusting of the humans caring for her. Over time, she [...]

A series of stories and pictures depicting the people and animals of the Norfolk Animal Care Center.

Lucas Doan covers a community-led movement to instill change in Park Place, Lamberts Point, Villa Heights, and Kensington; four Norfolk neighborhoods ripe for revitalization.

A postcard from the Showmasters Gun Show at The Scope.

An interview with Boxed City founder Craig Williams on why the site that brought Hampton Roads a bit of West Coast culture is no longer.

Photographer Amy Wheeler documents the madness and mayhem.

We talk to the president of the nationally renowned design firm Grow Interactive about their just-announced plan to move to Granby Street.

VEER Magazine is having the employees of businesses write content, and isn’t telling their readers. In our world, that’s very, very bad.

In an exclusive interview, Venable talks to AltDaily about his thoughts on Hampton Roads’ culture, the direction of journalism and The Pilot, and the realities of getting older.

A Q&A with Jeffrey Prioreschi, Executive VP of US Development Co, which has purchased the Union Mission building for redevelopment into a residential and retail space.

The Downtown Norfolk Council has launched a program to actively recruit street-level retail that will hopefully create on Granby the kind of liveliness that can sustain day, night and weekends. It has brought on staff Retail Recruiter Bonnie Schule to help. Can she do it?

Soaking wet kitties and puppies are cute; the realities of animals in storms is anything but.

Review of cranky, normal, not-quite-as-funny-without-his-staff Jon Stewart at Chrysler Hall.

BC Wilson covers the Norfolk cycling scene; the Critical Mass, a ghost bike ride, and Wes Cheney, the unofficial King of Norfolk’s Bicycle People.

I’m sitting here at the Taphouse, and this lady tells me about two families by the name of Cuffee who are well-known in Chesapeake: “The Good Cuffees” and “The Bad Cuffees.” “Chesapeake’s First Family of Crime” she called them.

Lenny is a yellow tabby that was adopted through the Petco Partneship, a program in which the store showcases cats in need of homes. << Previous To find out more about the Norfolk Animal Care Center, visit http://www.norfolk.gov/nacc/.

Jamie O’Grady is the Administrative Secretary who started there after college while she searched for a “permanent” job. She fell in love with the place and mission and has been there over two years. Armond, a young pit bull, gives her kiss while playing in the shelter’s dog park. He has since been adopted by [...]

Duchess is pit bull who, like many animals, gets depressed living in a shelter after having lived in a home. Here, Duchess gets a chance to be her true playful self at the dog park right outside her kennel. << Previous | Next >>

An unidentified dog looks out at potential adopters walking nearby. The shelter is open to the public from 11:30 to 4:30 everyday except Wednesday. << Previous | Next >>

Jake Roos, Kennel Supervisor, holds a degree in biochemistry, but found his niche after rescuing animals in New Orleans after Katrina. Soon after he landed a job here in Norfolk at the SPCA. He has received extensive training in dog behavioral assessment and modification, using his skills to make dogs more adoptable. Clive is a [...]

Clemons lived at the shelter for four months. His extended stay was due to his cool, calm, confident disposition, as the staff tried to get him adopted. He was ultimately humanely euthanized due to space limitations. << Previous | Next >>

Bear is a rambunctious energetic young lab surrendered by his owner who could not meet Bear’s needs. He was transferred to a local Labrador Retriever rescue group, where he will be fostered until he finds a new home. << Previous | Next >>

Barbara Hays is the Bureau Manager for NACC. New on the job locally, she has over 18 years experience in animal sheltering. She is interested in making the shelter more visually appealing, enticing more potential adopters. Heidi, a Great Pyrenees surrendered to the shelter, shares a moment with her. Heidi has since been adopted into [...]

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