“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.”

Tomorrow should be a fun day for those of us oddly obsessed with the future of this far-too-holy port town they call Norfolk, Virginia…

“I enjoy drawing/tattooing things with a comic book feel.” – John Thrasher Thiel

Thanks for donating your dollahs. You guys are a-ma-zing

Chesapeake lives it’s daily life as if the values and little joys we learned in our childhoods still hold true…

“With multiple adjacent cities in the Hampton Roads area, there are opportunities for cities to share services and avoid the costs of providing those services separately,” said Wick Moorman, CEO of Norfolk Southern.

The show will take place one night at The Attucks and then the next night at The NorVa. We’re into this.

This election–recently marred by anti-Northam propaganda including images of aborted fetuses and vile homophobia–is undeniably *important* to Virginia and Hampton Roads.

We are looking for editorial interns, marketing interns, web interns, and otherwise passionate and hard working souls.

I was absolutely in love with Matt’s own Asian sesame dressing; so much so, I told him to smack his face on a bottle and sell the stuff by the case. He uses a bit of agave to calm the Sriracha, which gives it a little karate-kick aftertaste.

“My vagina was angry and full of angst. Thinking back on it, I do not think that my vagina even liked herself. She just pretended to.” The Vagina Monologues come back to Hampton Roads.

Three more skate parks will eventually be in Virginia Beach. Also, an interview with Brian Solis, Director of Planning, Design and Development for VB.

Here is a comprehensive list of the city council members in the cities of Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, and Portsmouth and how to contact them.

Riding from Norfolk to North Carolina, the drivers make all the difference. Plus sea level rise, nookular power nose-dives and more in today’s If You Read the Paper.

Water, chickens, Rigell, Norfolk is the most connected city in Hampton Roads, and more.

And more in today’s If You Read the Paper for Thursday, March 17.

A poem by celebrated Chesapeake native Joe Pineda.

Although it doesn’t have the makings of a legendary joint, Simply Thai in Chesapeake lives up to its name in being simple, traditional and flavorful.

Think of it as getting all the good/smart/engaged people in Hampton Roads in a room, and seeing what happens next. And you’re invited.

In your series, “Liberty,” you photographed the “liberty wavers,” the employees of Liberty Tax Service who dress up as the Statue of Liberty and wave at cars driving by. The word ‘liberty’ is a definitive term that sums up “The American Dream.” Yet the individuals that work as “liberty wavers” are often the least likely [...]