“It is okay to be and express yourself in a safe and healthy way as long as it is helping your personal growth and not hurting anyone else.”
- Levi Hull, aka India, drag queen and dancer for the Virginia Opera.

Bring your crappy business and your hair brain schemes to the City of Norfolk. We’ve got millions of our taxpayers’ money, and we’re just dying to spend it.

Feel free to crib when you bring your friends in from out-of-town; these are places that showcase the absolute best of Norfolk, both in its history, and in its new birth, happening all around you.

In his latest installment of “Reinventing Norfolk,” Jerome Spencer blames the holier-than-thou-tattoo’ed-hipster-elite of Cogan’s Pizza (and its Megatouch) for him sending a bad drunk text.

As part of RedRail the sketch comedy troupe The Pushers took over The Tide. Ahhh, sookie!

When I get called “the Zombie Girl” and/or people ask me to talk about Survive Norfolk, I get rather sheepish. I’m very humbled by the success of the event, and while I’m proud of myself for actually pulling through with it, if it wasn’t for the community stepping up and helping out, Survive Norfolk never would have happened.

The big arts and culture institutions in Norfolk are coming together in hopes of growing the scene. Here are some ideas they should consider implementing.

And after all, your junk is super small. New video from The Pushers, exclusive on AltDaily.

If Hampton Roads offers something for everyone, then Suffolk, by far, is the one providing the area with small town, country living.

Howard Tarpey’s pictures of Charlie Restless’ of Heart of NFK at Art l Everywhere closing night.

For me every inch of the Oceanfront is familiar and much more than a tourist attraction.

Art | Everywhere and the opening night were rad. Here is visual proof.

Star viewing party at Mount Trashmore. Plus an interview with astronomer Chuck Dibbs about those crazy shiny things in the sky.

Step 1: Get clear on WHY.

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On the night of October 22, 2010, with a full moon shining on a clear night, thousands of citizens of Hampton Roads gathered in the streets of Ghent preparing for the zombie apocalypse.

John Cachero took to the streets to document what happened.

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This weekend’s Old Towne Fall Crawl was more dead that alive. We mean that in a good way.

Virginia may be for lovers, but Norfolk is for the Arts.

An illustrated guide that conveniently breaks down the outfits of your favorite Big Lebowski characters so that you may more easily put them together for Friday.

Honestly, if you aren’t up and dancing when Soul Rebels Brass Band throw it down, I’d schedule an appointment with the doctor because you might be missing your funk bone.

The mix of people in this Virginia Beach biker bar was amazing–early 20s to early 60s, sneakers to leather boots, polo shirts to jean jackets, crew cuts to mullets. It was bizarre, yet strangely refreshing. And comfortable. Definitely comfortable.

It’s downright inspiring to be in the presence of someone who so openly admits to kicking ass and taking names and, honestly speaking, there’s nothing brute or thug-like about it. I look at her and think: People are mighty.

George Booker spoke to a member of Second City about improvising material, gang warfare with other improv groups, and if there’s such thing as good pizza in Chicago.

1 photographer + 3 models x $30 each = This kick-ass photo shoot, featuring Valentine’s Day-inspired fashions, all from area thrift shops.

The Indie Venue If you’re into the local music scene in Hampton Roads then you probably already know about Winstons Cafe. In fact, Winstons is where I first saw local band Astropop 3. It’s also where Chesapeake noise band Long Division often play. And on this night, it hosted Virginia Beach rockabilly band Two Tone [...]

The Local Dive I’m taking a risk here, but I’m going to call out one of the most feared subcultures in modern American history. They wear leather. They walk tough. They have menacing tattoos of things like fire-breathing dragons being ripped apart by a squadron of red, white and blue eagles. They are bikers, and [...]

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Amenities The Pool: I’m going to try to put this delicately: Sometimes when you’re getting away, you need to get away just a little bit farther from the person you’re traveling with. That’s why I loved the pool area at aloft. As much as I liked the pool, the comfy chairs, and the soft towels, [...]

The Overall Vibe Aloft is in a flat area dominated by industrial parks and the kind of truly crappy-seeming, cookie-cutter hotels and motels that lead business men and women to question the meaning of their life at night. After driving through this, it’s not quite hyperbole to say that the overall vibe at aloft is, [...]

Sane-cation: A Weekend at aloft When the tourism commissions and hotel marketing geniuses came up with the word ‘staycation’, I think they were a few letters off. After recently having spent the better part of a weekend at aloft in Chesapeake, I can attest that the word they should have chosen is sane-cation. For working [...]

From lush forests to dive bars and luxe hotels to strip mall sushi joints, Chesapeake is a world of its own in our own backyard.

Photographers Eric Fadden, Jessica Riehl and Laine Rutherford made us and the Granby Theater look goooood.

The “Titans of toilet bowl humor” killed at 37th & Zen.

And… my husband actually disgusts me a lot of the time. What should I do, Advice A Toi?

Okay, maybe not ALL. But damn close.

“The Pretty Things Peepshow is a proper 1932-style vaudeville show, with vintage burlesque and sideshow acts,” says Go-go Amy, producer and performer. “It’s a throwback to a time when the tease and art of seduction were more refined.

Jesse held one of Jerrod the Bookworm’s ropes in the Grand Illumination Parade in Norfolk on Saturday night, giving him a unique view of the city and it’s citizens.

It may seem like an extremely difficult task but with the right considerations, throwing a successful indie show can be a breeze. I recently gave a list of places where one could find such a show. Well I am back, this time with a quick DIY guide to plan your very own.

Still not totally sure what you’re doing for Halloween? Don’t worry your pretty little pumpkin head. We’ve got you covered.

#2 Patrick Swayze in Ghost…

The Attucks Theatre, one of the treasures of local music venues, says goodbye to one of the people who brought it back to life.

A stolen Blackberry and one stripper’s word against another puts Eve, owner of a local escort service and our insider in The Business of Pleasure, in a tough position.

Dear Advice A Toi, I’m not a bad-looking guy, and I do ok with the ladies. But I have a hard time rising to the occasion. This only happens on my initial encounter with a lady, but it’s pretty embarrassing. What do I do?

“My bucket of fries is now a bucket of loneliness.” Day One of The Old Adventures of New Jerome takes him back to Velvet, where the hip-hop and french fries haven’t changed…but maybe his heart will.

“Many of the clients we see are…shall we say, not exactly single,” writes Eve, our insider in The Business of Pleasure.

Mira Boykin is Single in the 757. And lovin’ it.

Longtime 24SevenCities contributor Jerome Spencer confronts the ghosts of this town as he gets over a girl.

A glossary of terms to better acquaint you with the world of escort service.

In the first of a new column, a former stripper and current owner of a local escort service gives a look inside the life of a dancer for hire.

Neko Case, Mercy Creek, Bob Dylan, Kid Rock, Nightmare of You, G. Love, Gogol Bordello, Crystal Method, and more…

Pack it with parties and shows.

Skye Zentz previews the new and improved Town Point Park as it finally re-opens, just in time for this weekend’s 4th of July Harbor Fest.

What to do this fine weekend: Black Hollies, Loose Lips, Electronic Art Exchange.

So I’m sitting here after a day of selling other people’s beer, trying to write this article, sipping what was my attempt at a homemade barleywine (a very strong flavorful type of beer). The alcohol content fell well below what the style calls for; and yet it stands on its own as a beer, having [...]

Beer reviews: Legend Brown Ale and Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Plus, ‘Is There A Draught in Here?’, notes on home brewing.

One tastes, through use of American malt, citrusy American hops, and less alcohol, a sense of Californian freedom rather than British colonialism.

Whether you’re playing pool, foosball, video crack or cranking out tunes on the jukebox, PJ’s does away with being pretentious. It’s not trying to be like other trendy after-hours places; it’s the place to go to relax, and get away from people who are trying to be bigger and better than they really are.

Wait for it…

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Photographs by Jessica Riehl   Channel 13 News interviews event organizer Mira Boykin… …Red Cross Public Relations Director Rob Shapiro… …and event volunteer/AltDaily contributor Jay Ford. Djs Smedium and Oh!Boy kick off the party     Isis Rising belly dancers perform Back | jessicariehl.com

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