With Valentine’s day quickly approaching, and spring time just around the corner (thank you, Virginia), it seems safe to assume that tons and tons of florals will be popping up soon—both in nature and fashion.

Virginians soon may be able to purchase more guns than they can carry, all in one buy – for the first time in almost two decades.

After many months of conversation, HRT has agreed to extend their GoPass365 to businesses with as few as three employees at a sensible price. Score one (big one!) for Norfolk’s small businesses!

Plus all the best dance performances and classes this month in Hampton Roads.

Statistics show we are hipsterer than I thought.

In the interest of advancing the marijuana policy reform discussion, here are five of the most common arguments against legalizing marijuana and why they’re wrong.

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.

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…

Starting in December, anyone within walking distance of a Tide station will be able to journey all up and down the Eastern Seaboard by public transit, without need of a car, bus, or taxi, changing trains exactly once: at Harbor Park.

“A start-up company is a dream turned into a tangible action to create a specific lifestyle for that visionary.” – Byron Morgan, CEO of Vinylmint

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

So, while some of the work is a little young- it is definitely youthful in a good way. It’s the kind of feeling you get from talking to a gawky, smart teenager that is bursting with potential and on the verge of coming into their own.

Obama’s marginalization of gays as “the crazy left,” and his turning his back on Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.

It’s a website and app that helps you look up everything from assessed value to code enforcement cases. Welcome to the golden age of property stalking in Norfolk.

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

They say, “the world is going to end in December 2012″ so this may very well be your last chance to ring in a new year. BRING 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.

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.”

You will find a story in this post that you love. Click it. You will. Trust us. Go on.

A fairly cracked out video Hannah and Jesse made talking all crazy about what they like about Hampton Roads.

Yesterday we set up a camera and filmed the council in action. It’s not the best video in the world, and sometimes the audio isn’t perfect, but it’s a start.

“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.

Thinking about it now still shatters my brain. Things make so much less sense when you watch real live people spin like violent cyclones one minute and then suddenly they’re gliding through the air like a wind-plucked dandelion tuft.

I didn’t cut and burn my fingers on countless kitchen hazards to scoop out giant sandwiches and give a camera a come-hither stare that seems to say, “Hey there, Tiger, this big sandwich? It’s all yours.”

Local graffiti artist/vandal sparks discussion among the AltDaily faithful over whether or not a
‘SMOKE WEED EVERY DAY’ stencil found on Hague Bridge is art, vandalism, or both.

“There are so many reasons to buy local. Imagine Ghent with big-box stores on every corner, replacing the businesses that know their customers by name with businesses that are only concerned with the bottom line and stripping this historic area of its character.” – Charlie’s Cafe owner Ted Warren

CYBER MONDAY ALL OVER YO FACE! Local news, digestible and fun, just for you. Also suitable for framing.

If new taxes seem unfeasible ideologically, it’s because the billionaires among us have spent more on propaganda to convince us of it than they’ll ever pay in progressive taxation.

OP-ED: Ralph Northam is Right for the 6th District

Artists. Photo series. Op-eds. Fine arts. Music. Occupy Norfolk. Local History. Science, zombies, bikes, and food. It’s probably been our best month of content ever.

“We want the ‘Wow’ factor and we will know what we want when we see it.” – Rick Mersel, The NorVa

Something odd about the ODU quality of life survey; One city’s broken law is another’s innovation; For-profit colleges getting rich off the G.I. Bill, and more in Addy’s If You Read the Paper.

The Lie That Tells the Truth Top story: I’m co-directing the 34th Annual Old Dominion University Literary Festival, which runs throughout next week. We’re bringing 17 world-class poets, fiction writers, playwrights, photographers, scholars, and musicians to Old Dominion to read and discuss their work. The events are all free, except for a concert on Monday [...]

An Interview with Virginia Opera’s Lillian Groag and John Demain.

Videographer Mike Frazier attended Farm to Fork, ready to record the dishes being made, talk with local farmers, and to capture visitors’ reactions to the food they sampled.

Between you and I, this weekend doesn’t know that Summer is over. Here is a list of the things to do that will make you happier and happier.

So here, I wrote a song about sanitation workers in Memphis. Me and my wife are sitting watching PBS and we’re watching this show about these cats working for 70 cents/hr….

In order to ward off the addition of any more weight to my body and to keep as many pennies in my wallet as possible, I have put together a nice set of guidelines to help get through the semester.

BJ Leiderman wrote the themes for ‘Car Talk’, ‘Weekend Edition’, and ‘Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me!’ He’s a Hampton Roads resident, and he’s playing the JCC in Virginia Beach this week.

Aromas is somewhere to go where, for a few minutes at least, artists can express themselves and maybe feel like their future is a little closer.

Nestled on the Middle Peninsula, Gloucester County (pronounced Gloss-ter) provides its residents and visitors with a rich history, a small-town feel, and family friendly fun.

“I want people to see our videos and say. ‘Yo, I know that dude who is dancing. He goes to my school in Chesapeake!’ or hear an out-of-towner say, ‘Yo seriously, the 757 region they got their scene rockin’!'”
-Johnny Breaker of RadioActive Cardboard

Local experts in art, animals, theater, ecology, food, urbanism and regionalism give their visions for the 757 a generation into the future.

We talked about Alternative Media, of course.

Good country rock from good ol’ country boys.

All of us need love, nourishment, safety, the work of our minds and hands, health, periods of relaxation, and all the other things that keep us alive and happy.

His beach bungalow is littered with the tools of his craft: wood lathe (used for spinning wood at rpm’s of 500-2500), saws, and drills. As we stood in the sunlight, Blake grabbed a piece of sycamore, placed it on the lathe, and began spinning.

Tons of oysters, muckraking headlines, riff-raff next door?, and more news and views from Addy Smith.

We just celebrated the 4th of July and enjoyed our first tomatoes on hamburger buns and cucumber salads, but now it is time to think ahead.

The news that shapes how the country sees us, the news the shapes how we see ourselves.

Alyssa, meet Beet. Nice to meet you, Beet.

Muddled and shaken, a pinch of sugar flawlessly balances the peppermint and lime. The smoothness of the alcohol fused with the fresh ingredients guarantees your return and eternal gratitude to Edwin for delivering such a divine elixir within our earthly grasps.

“The art on exhibit is as stunning as it is varied, and I encourage everyone to take advantage of this amazing resource in Hampton Roads.” Video and photos of a young local couple’s visit to Norfolk’s beloved art museum.

Want to know where to go? We’ve got you covered…

New Ward Plan; Senator Webb vs. Obama; Ben Loyola for VA Senate; Lupe Fiasco; SWAT invasions over student loans; Financial Crisis; Right to skateboard…

Plus an interview with Marcus Miller, owner of the new GLBT-friendly bar, Jack’s Attic.

Solieri’s descent into wickedness, set against the backdrop of the Orchestra and Chorus singing and playing the timeless masterworks of Mozart, is brilliantly haunting in revealing a world that can be cruelly cold and hateful even as it is aesthetically beautiful.

Out in the Park provides a subconscious sense of solidarity for the LGBT community, provides a learning experience for those outside the community, and is a boon to the local economy.

To quote the famous Ms. Spears, “Why don’t you do somethin?” This weekend is full of fun. Check it out.

This primer is meant to help our community get a better understanding of who is uninsured, what it means to be uninsured, and the impact health insurance has in people’s lives.

Matt Thomas and YourMusicShow present ‘Let’s Make a Scene!’, dedicated to growing–and bringing together–the local music scene.

In the creative field, business being good often means meeting expenses.

The trails, the tack shops, and the vets to keep you and horse happy and galloping throughout the summer.

“It’s the end of the world as we know, it’s the end.” Whether you’re counting down to the end of the world or celebrating still being alive on Sunday, we have your weekend mapped out! Let the good times roll!

“If you sit in the back of the bus, let people demean you, and ride on the sidewalk, you’ll always feel like a doormat. Show some spine. Ride like you belong on the street, because you do.”

An overview of what we’ve done and what we’re all about.

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

I love the thought that at any given time of the day I could walk down the street and quite possibly see someone dj’ing, singing, dancing, mime, yodeling, juggling puppies or what have you.

Bob McDonnell subsidizes Spielberg; Challengers lining up to face Rigell; George Allen is being followed; Old people dying is good for gay marriage.

Comics plus bagels and pizza? Must be Local Heroes Free Comic Book Day.

Lot going on here for all you art lovers, from the one and only Kat.

There is Art | Everywhere this weekend. And besides the opening reception there is literally art, everywhere, for you to experience. From the art of cooking during Dining Out For Life, to the art of dance at Rolodecks on Friday, and the art of makeup during Drag Brunch on Sunday, get out and be a part of it.

And a bunch more fun and informative stuff to make your life better here in Norfolk/Virginia Beach, in If You Read the Paper.

The news is slow today, so let me tell you about free canoe trips, and the triumph of street music in Norfolk.

Earth Day, Clean Air Act, $1.1B for transportation in Hampton Roads, and much more in If You Read the Paper for Friday, April 22nd.

Whether you’re a fan of Easter or Earth Day, chocolate or gardening, this weekend is full of awesome fun! From a Native American Festival, two Earth Day happy hours, Riverfest, and even Loose Lips, there’s no room for boredom.

Plus a chance for you to sign up too.

James Delisco was a foster child who didn’t speak until his was five years old. Then he saw Michael perform.

“It was the morning show for the hungover and unemployed, so it started at four in the afternoon.” –Alfredo Torres

Cuccinelli, gay adoption, no new taxes, Virginia health care law, gambling raids, and more in today’s Paper by John McManus.

It’s a live-action version of ABC’s Wipeout, the Navy Seal edition.

The present and future of Virginia Beach, according to Mayor Sessoms.

Part 3 of The Push series, presented by The Pushers and AltDaily. This week: Norfolk parking police.

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

Kat from AltDaily’s Monthly Art Events suggests these hot tickets.

“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.

What the redistricting means for Hampton Roads.

Suffolk considers ditching HRT, WHRO safe for now, average wages in Hampton Roads, and more from that lovable Addy Smith.

How many chances do you get to watch someone create an entire fiction story from beginning to end? Mini-Comics Day is April 9th.

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.

8. It’s as far from golf’s “exclusive” stereotype as you can get. Just like the rest of Norfolk — all are welcome.

It is set in 1997 and, like all of Wilson’s plays, provides a thoughtful examination of the African-American experience at a certain time in history.

Grunwell gives the 2011 Darden Lecture in Education on April 6th at 7:30 p.m. at Old Dominion University.

Once you see Dan Kamin, you won’t think about mimes the same way ever again.

Silly me, I actually assumed our legislators wouldn’t act like children and draw lines reminiscent of a kid with a box of crayons.

Detroit got Juxtapoz’d, so we juxtaposed Detroit and Park Place. See what happens.

Who needs a parade through the streets when you can have a flotilla down the river?

Be it recording, performing, or even being around family and friends, they all contribute to the best Tommy can give you. The episodes to come will show you the creative process and pursuit of success of Tommy Fly Guy.

Whoever says there’s not much of an art scene in Hampton Roads needs to meet Kat Marsh. Right now.