October 2009
1 post
Hampton Roads To Change Name
Let’s face it, the name Hampton Roads is just plain confusing. Try telling someone on a flight from Denver to Boston that you’re from Hampton Roads and rarely will they know where you’re talking about. But if you said “Milwaukee” or “Miami” they’d know exactly where you’re from. Friday, in an effort to brand the region better nationally and...
February 2009
1 post
Time for Weirdos to go Hop Into the 38 Degree...
This Saturday a bunch of horny old men, young activist women and gay chicken-bottoms will once again converge on the Virginia Beach oceanfront for the annual Polar Plunge. This is a Special Olympics benefit that brings a large assortment of presto-strangos to the frigid winter waters of the Atlantic to show off their ”pure craziness” for willing to take a dip in the arctic freeze. ...
January 2009
1 post
Some Humorous Comedian to Appear at VB Funny Bone
The Virginia Beach Funny Bone Comedy Club & Restaurant announced today that this weekend a funny comedian from something you may have seen before will be performing live. Come out and see them tell jokes and real “raw” material from your favorite show or what-have-you! You’re guaranteed to remember this comedian from their appearances on Comedy Central’s Premium Blend...
August 2008
3 posts
Vivo Cucina Finds 23rd Location to Fail At
Todd Marcianto has been around the block a few times. He knows a thing or two about the restaurant business. Among them, recooking microwave Italian dishes and closing doors. Vivo Cucina, a dream of Marcianto first opened its doors in 1997 at its original location in the Hilltop Shopping Center in Virginia Beach as a local Italian family-style bistro. Marcianto designed his establishment with...
Regentrification Still Not Happening in Hampton
People with expendable incomes have been moving out of the City of Hampton at an average rate of 33 households per day since 1988, however, the city still has not reached an apex of crime and danger that warrants significant regentrification. Hampton Mayor, Molly Ward hopes that adding a P.F. Changs and a Cheesecake Factory to the slowly revitalized Coliseum area will help. “Hampton is a very...
White Elephant in the Room Actually Tony Mercurio
Restaurant patrons at the Hooters on Military Highway in Norfolk were nearly trampled on Thursday during a chaotic scene. What was initially supposed to be a peaceful and fun live remote broadcast for ESPN 1310 AM from 3pm to 6pm turned ugly just minutes into the broadcast. Police first responded to calls of a large elephant babbling about uncontrollably inside of the restaurant at 3:13 p.m. ...
July 2008
3 posts
Who Stole Lasalle Blanks' Nachos?
WVEC 13 News newscastor, Lasalle Blanks got a greeting from some unwelcome company Thursday night at a local Beach bar. Blanks stopped into CP Shuckers on Shore Drive Thursday evening to meet a few friends for dinner and a couple drinks, several witnesses say. “He was standing over at the bar talking to some lady, and he kept leaning back to his right asking different people if they were...
Pharrell Growing New Recording Artists in NC Lab
Virginia Beach native and recording industry mastermind, Pharrell Williams (of the Neptunes) recently made news that he was having his own skin grown in a North Carolina lab that will eventually be used in a groundbreaking grafting procedure to hide unwanted tattoos. What he didn’t tell us at that time, was that he’s growing more than just his skin. A-H-R investigative journalist, Ansir...
Portsmouth Man Arrested for Effingham
A 40 year old Portsmouth Man was arrested at 1am last night on the 1100 block of Effingham Street for doing just that. The arrested, James Seabrook, a resident of Portsmouth was first seen around 12:40am with a salt-cured Virginia ham in both hands, “giving it a real steady back and forth motion with his hips” said a neighbor. “I saw him outside with his pants down around his ankles and...
June 2008
1 post
Norfolk International Lands Falcor Hub
The wait is over. Hampton Roads took another huge step in defining the region as a premiere East Coast metropolitan on Thursday. Beginning in August 2009, Norfolk International Airport will serve as the new East Coast hub for Falcor. The animal-friendly airline, first made popular in the fantasy movie Never Ending Story, will offer nonstop service daily to New York, Atlanta, Dallas, Seattle,...
May 2008
8 posts
Local Abortion Clinics Hoping for Atlantic Fleet...
Local abortion clinics are hoping for the rest of the Atlantic fleet to be deployed for operation Iraqi Freedom to stir up business to help with the economic downfall our economy is going through. With gas and food prices rising, Dr. Donald Ellis, owner of “Dr. Ellis’ Happy Fun Time Abortion Clinic” really needs the Atlantic Fleet to deploy to get his business back on track before he is forced...
Oceana Squadron Bombs Myrtle Beach
As many as eight F-18A fighter jets bombed the coastline of Myrtle Beach, SC on Monday. The City of Virginia Beach claims the attacks are a stern warning to the Myrtle Beach Board of Tourism who recently raged an online ad campaign targeting Virginia Beach. In the attack ads, Myrtle Beach proclaims that Myrtle is the ideal alternative to expensive Virginia Beach vacations. “The ads...
Granby Tower Reaches 24th Floor of Invisible...
The finest example yet of downtown living will soon be reality in Norfolk. Granby Tower is progressing wonderfully with 24 floors complete of the planned 40 story condo and apartment structure. Recent years have seen a real estate boom of urban sprawl in downtown Norfolk as well as in Virginia Beach’s Town Center area. Both offer varying levels of downtown living whether be it through...
Williamsburg: Still Snooty
Ever since Williamsburg was established as Middle Plantation, a fortified settlement, in 1632, Williamsburg has been known as an elitist place to live. Keeping with the traditions of their ancestors, the people of Williamsburg are still doing it. Building bigger homes, driving classier cars, dining in the finest restaurants, and in some rare cases, wearing expensive wigs. They’ve been doing...
2,432 Tornadoes Headed for Hampton Roads
- Weather Bulletin: The National Weather Service in Wakefield has reported over 200 dozen tornadoes are headed for our area. This highly-defined storm system has been picking up steam since it converged into the jet stream early Sunday. Don Reisenhundt of the NWS tells us that while Hampton Roads will feel the effects, “Most of the bad parts of the storm system are expected only to hurt...
Priority Auto Group Spokeswoman REALLY Wants to...
Jennifer Brown, the actress that is better known as the Priority Auto Group spokeswoman in Priority’s TV commercials, was brutally attacked on Wednesday night outside her hotel room in Chesapeake. Brown, a resident of Baltimore, was in town doing a new commerical shoot for Priority earlier this week when she was approached around 8:30 p.m. in the courtyard of the Red Roof Inn located off...
Rip Tide Frightens Children During Classroom Visit
The Norfolk Tides baseball team mascot, ‘Rip Tide’ paid a “friendly” visit on Thursday to a lucky class of 3rd graders at Princess Anne Elementary. Rip Tide was asked to come to PAES’ annual “Spring Days Festival” which is held every May to teach kids about Spring. Spring of course means Baseball, so Rip Tide was a no-brainer. That was, until he showed...
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