Cuccinelli plays paintball, runs for Governor, possibly has triskaidekaphobia and more in today’s paper.

The editorial board does not appear to take electability into consideration, so an endorsement doesn’t mean the candidate will win, just that the paper thinks s/he is the best person and should win.

Dougherty speaks of “the rudimentary mastery of English that’s necessary to negotiate a ballot.” Call me lazy, or stupid, but somehow in three semesters of college Spanish I never learned how to say ‘maximum aggregate principal amount.’

“Due to some crazy events that occurred during taping, the show we’re featured in has been saved for the season’s grand finale,” Cupcakery owner Dawn Eskins told us.

Their hospitality, their generous spirits, and their rocking good coffee made me scrap my normal interview structure and just come up with one big love fest for Cafe Stella.

In an exclusive interview, Venable talks to AltDaily about his thoughts on Hampton Roads’ culture, the direction of journalism and The Pilot, and the realities of getting older.

When I worked for Port Folio I argued strenuously against the idea of developing editorial policies in response to market research. Editors and writers have a responsibility to cover what they think is important—not what readers say they want.

How we, two 25-year-old girls, found our voice in the wake of Port Folio Weekly’s quarter-life crisis and demise. Newspapers fold, media shifts, and a new era of progressive local culture begins.

The Death of David | Part 1 of a four-part series of essays regarding the changing local media. Notes on the Landmark monopoly, the demise of Port Folio Weekly and what it means for all the rest of us.