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Op-Ed: Pride in COVID Times
Words by Christopher Bernhardt. Image by BA Ciccolella. “What does Pride mean to you?” That is the usual question and marketing scheme...

Christopher Bernhardt
Jul 15, 20203 min read


Op-Ed: Generic’s A Chorus (on)Line Offering
A look at what local theaters can learn from our first local, online, full-length, fully produced “pandemic performance.” Words by BA...

BA Ciccolella
Jul 12, 20207 min read


Spotlight Saturdays – Sponsored by the Sandler Center Foundation
Virginia Symphony Orchestra Interview by Denise Bishop. Images courtesy of Virginia Symphony Orchestra. This week, Spotlight Saturdays...

Denise Bishop
Jul 11, 20209 min read


Shop Local Spotlight- Petite Sweets
Words by Moriah Joy. Images courtesy of Petite Sweets. For many people, COVID-19 has impacted their way of life very differently. Many...

Moriah Joy
Jul 9, 20203 min read


Socially Distanced Summer Camp – Spotlight Productions
Words by Rebecca Edwards. Images courtesy of Spotlight Productions. Summer. A time when most parents are looking for something to keep...

Spotlight News Hampton Roads
Jul 8, 20203 min read


Teaching Music in the Time of Covid
Words by Penny Neef. Images courtesy of Karen Jackson. Everything is different and more difficult. Life is more complicated. We’re all...

Penny Neef
Jul 6, 20203 min read


Spotlight Saturdays – Sponsored by Sandler Center Foundation
Ballet Virginia Interview by Moriah Joy. Images courtesy of Ballet Virginia. This week’s Sandler Center Spotlight Feature is with Ballet...

Moriah Joy
Jul 4, 20203 min read


Script Club – by LTN and PCT
Words by Nina Martin. Image courtesy of BA Ciccolella. What do you do when you can’t safely bring the community performances? You bring...

Spotlight News Hampton Roads
Jul 3, 20203 min read


Shop Local Spotlight- Alkalicious
Words by Moriah Joy. Images courtesy of Alkalicious. For many people, COVID-19 has impacted their way of life very differently. Many...

Moriah Joy
Jul 2, 20204 min read


Spotlight Saturdays – Sponsored by Sandler Center Foundation
Tidewater Winds Interview by Louise Casini Hollis. Images courtesy of Tidewater Winds. This week, Spotlight Saturdays spoke with the...

Louise Casini Hollis
Jun 27, 20208 min read


Activism and the Arts in Hampton Roads
Words by Moriah Joy. Photos courtesy of Peyton Stephenson. As the social media trends are dying down on newsfeeds, many people believe...

Moriah Joy
Jun 25, 20206 min read


Spotlight Saturdays – Sponsored by the Sandler Center Foundation
Virginia Arts Festival Interview by Denise Bishop. Images courtesy of Virginia Arts Festival. This week, Spotlight Saturdays met with...

Denise Bishop
Jun 20, 202010 min read


A Mother’s View: Black Lives Matter
Words by BA Ciccolella and Sparkle Williams. Images courtesy of Sparkle Williams. If you are feeling that the world today is chaotic,...

BA Ciccolella
Jun 19, 20205 min read


The Art of Interacting Online
Virginia Stage Company Words by Louise Casini Hollis. Images courtesy of Virginia Stage Company It may appear that the world has shut...

Louise Casini Hollis
Jun 16, 20206 min read


Second Phase for the Places We Love in Hampton Roads: Your Guide to What’s Open and What’s Not
Words by Penny Neef. Images courtesy of Penny Neef. I’ve kind of lost track of the pandemic reopening phase we are in right now. I’m...

Penny Neef
Jun 15, 20205 min read


Spotlight Saturdays – Sponsored by Sandler Center Foundation
Governor’s School for the Arts Interview by Moriah Joy. Images courtesy of @GSArts.net This week Spotlight Saturday sat down with Deborah...

Moriah Joy
Jun 13, 202010 min read


Mindfulness March for Children
Words by Shanita Lee. Images as noted courtesy of J Renada Photography, Rona Jane (who took the feature image), and the Mindfulness March...

Spotlight News Hampton Roads
Jun 12, 20204 min read


Our Socially Distant Social Committee
Words by Penny Neef. Images courtesy of Penny Neef. I love all of Hampton Roads from the beaches to the museums, from Ghent to Ft....

Penny Neef
Jun 10, 20205 min read


The “New Normal”
Words by Dr. Haley Neef. Images courtesy of Penny Neef. One morning in May, I logged on to 3 consecutive virtual meetings being broadcast...

Spotlight News Hampton Roads
Jun 9, 20207 min read


Spotlight Saturdays – Sponsored by Sandler Center Foundation
The Sandler Center Foundation Interview by BA Ciccolella Images courtesy of the Sandler Center Foundation. Each week, Spotlight shines on...

BA Ciccolella
Jun 6, 202013 min read
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