One of Hampton Roads’ brightest minds, Thom White of Work Program Architects, has donated his time to envisioning The Plot, a ‘community gathering place’ featuring an entertainment amphitheater, outdoor basketball court, a place for vendors, and very cool shipping container public art.

The line-up includes some heavy hitters, old favorites, new faces, and a lot of freaking talent.

Four artists donate their time and talent to “artifiy” The Zedd’s Building at 776 Granby St. in Norfolk, VA.

It’s easy to forget that the now-maligned strip mall was, at one time, a novel solution to the automobile and the suburbs that invention enabled. Before the car, the strip mall was less than impractical–it was unthinkable.

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

Come Parade day, when I get to hold one of Jerold the Bookworm’s ropes, it will be like holding onto a childhood fantasy.

For incurable romantics, Valentine’s Day is like any other. We wonder what all the fuss is about. Why everyone else is getting all starry-eyed, talking in hearts and flowers and, ultimately, acting the way we do every day of the year. We shake our heads smugly. And then we jump into February 14 with full abandon, indulging, too. Why miss out on any fun?