“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.”

Art, concerts, clubs, activism, love, fear, sex, destruction, and a cash bar. Get yourself in some really uncomfortable situations and live your damn life.

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

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

I realized that’s what Keillor gives us–He gives us ourselves, our memories and our vintage tunes, reminiscing about days of cooling pies on windowsills, when kids could safely ride their bikes blocks away as long as they were home before the street lights came on, when young lovers listened to love songs on the radio and dreamed of kissing, nothing more.

Stove, where a trans-continental safari smiles on Vulcan stove-ships there to save Shaggy Dog and the rest of us from general expectations, traditional discourse, or life as we know it.

We playfully knocked on the restaurant’s speakeasy door as if its barred panel would slide back and someone in a fedora would ask us to whisper a password.

I don’t think so. Country music versus social progress, today in If You Read the Paper.

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

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

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.

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

The Bartender’s Ball, Slick Rick, Cherry Blossoms, and Classical Clowns are just a small taste of what’s headed your way this weekend! Hope you’re ready!

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.

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.

Zucchini fries are all-the-rage. Hannah stops by to learn from Mike Farrell, executive chef at Still. Plus Portsmouth Restaurant Week arrives full-force.

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

It annoys the hell out of me when people describe food as orgasmic; it’s cliche and honestly, most food does not compare to sex. But Still’s bread pudding does. It is romantic, sweet, passionate, sinful sex in your mouth.

So maybe you’re not lazy, but a terrible cook. Maybe the turkey doesn’t turn out right, or maybe a pack of dogs from next door stampede your kitchen and eat all the turkey, as in the holiday classic, A Christmas Story. Here are some back-up plans.

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 response to Portsmouth Mayor Holley’s egregious list of demands put upon his former secretary, the editors of 24SevenCities would like to state up front exactly what they expect from future employees.

Below is my original post, and I have received a bunch of photos, for which I am thankful.  I have received none from Portsmouth yet – so please folks, snap them and send them!  Also, Beach people – keep ‘em coming.  I don’t yet have photos that represent all of the aspects of Virginia Beach.  [...]

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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 [...]