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As such, we need you involved, all the time, as much as possible.

Here’s a quick rundown of our features that will help you better connect with the community:

Where it all goes down.

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Commenting/Gravatar

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To do this, register here. It’s quick, easy, painless. If you want your picture to come up, go to gravatar.com and upload a headshot. Make sure to use the same email to register as you do for gravatar so they link up.

Getting Involved

If you’d like to contribute articles, jesse@altdaily.com.

There's cute old Hannah and Jesi.

If you’d like help marketing your brand or event, email hannah@altdaily.com.

If you’d like to advertise, email hannah@altdaily.com.

If you’re interested in partnering on an event, email jesio@altdaily.com.

Sharing AltDaily

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Also, please use our advertisers. They’ll all good, reputable businesses. Tell them AltDaily sent you.

Event Calendar

Let you never be bored or lonely again. It’s user-generated, so if you have an event you’re trying to hype, upload the info yourself here.

Editor’s Office Hours

We’re going to start having these on a semi-regular basis, usually at aLatte Cafe, Borjo’s, Bean There Cafe, or Fair Grounds. Come to talk story ideas, to complain, or just to jibber-jabber our heads off.

Read the Paper with Us

We're gonna lasso you next, Pilot.

Every day, Monday through Friday, someone on the AltDaily team reads the paper and gives their take on the most important news. We’re really proud of this feature. They’re part summary, part editorial, and all goodness.

Monday: Asha Baisden is a new mother from Virginia Beach. She’s passionate about gardening and local foods, education, and quality of life issues.

Tuesday: BC Wilson lives in the Downtown area with his wife and two lovely children. He’s passionate about cycling, the Chesapeake Bay and all our waterways, and local politics.

Wednesday: jESiO is a former Sony/BMG promoter and a CNU graduate. She’s passionate about music, culture, and everything that makes Norfolk/Virginia Beach as ballin’ as possible.

Thursday: Bob Chorush used to be an editor of Rolling Stone. He’s a cold blooded killer of a writer.

Friday: John McManus, a writing professor at ODU, has won numerous awards for his fiction writing. He often writes about gay rights, transportation, and the follies of our attorney general.

Daily Features

Don’t throw pickles at us (or such) if we miss a day with these, but here are our daily features:

Monday: Groove Advisory: This Week in Local Concerts.

Tuesday: Literary Tuesday. Fiction, poetry, and literary nonfiction of and inspired by Tidewater. Email your work to literary@altdaily.com.

Wednesday: My Favorite Local Band and/or Paul Shugrue’s Out of the Box. Email music@altdaily.com to nominate a band.

Thursday: Reasons to Leave Your House This Weekend. A rundown of the best of what’s happening in the 757 every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Friday: Friday Featured Artist. Email art@altdaily.com to nominate an artist.

And let me take this opportunity to thank you, dear readers, for helping us love where we live more than we ever believed we could.