Summer Fun
The ultimate guide to the season’s best. Bored? Well snap out of it! Hampton Roads offers plenty of options that prove the lazy days of summer aren’t so lazy anymore. Check out our listings of 23 fun things to do, summer camps for the kids, concerts, festivals, museums and even the best in beach wear.
Kelly Freas Lives: A Portrait of An Artist As a Man
When Frank Kelly Freas died on January 2, the world lost a brilliant artist. He was an illustrator for Mad Magazine beginning in 1957 and became its principal cover artists until late 1962. Although he didn’t invent Mad’s mascot, Alfred E. Newman, Freas gave him his own personality and turned him into an icon.
by Michael Jon Khandelwal
The Face of Mourning
When Mike Minium of Newport News lost his battle with esophageal cancer nearly four years ago at the age of 46, he left behind his wife Patti and four children, ranging in age from 9 years to 20 months. Minium was sick for 14 months before his death, which allowed Patti and the children a chance to say their goodbyes. But that didn’t make it any easier to let go when the time came.
by Robyn Klesath Robertson
Maddry
Come to Order Sometime
The Procrastinator’s Club held its February meeting last week at Harold Humboldt’s house in Portsmouth. The meeting was to have been in February but for one reason or another we put it off. The PC meetings are usually thoroughly pleasant but not always. Now and then the habit which unties us also leads to divisions.
by Larry Maddry
Upfront
Planning for Success
The New Hampton Roads Convention Center in Hampton—A Product of Local Vision and Lessons Learned
by Karen Haywood Queen
Reporter
Street of Dreams
The 20-Year Transformation of Atlantic Avenue Brings Grace and Elegance Back to the Beach
by Michael Jon Khandelwal
Countdown to Jamestown
In Other Eyes
A New History Tells The Jamestown Story From the Indians’ Point of View
by Karen Haywood Queen
Town & Country
Q&A
Take Me to Your Leader
On a warm winter day in late January, the guard for Virginia Beach Municipal Building #1, an older man who has worked for the city since its inception, points the way to the Mayor’s offices, saying with a smile, “She’s a good woman.” Seems like the presiding opinion of Virginia Beach Mayor Meyera Oberndorf.
Made in Virginia
Keeping Art Safe
Sculptor Kevin Gallup Goes High-Tech to Design a Scanner to Ease the Custom-Packing of High-End Artwork
Curbside
West of the Border
La Tienda Offers a Taste of Spain Just West of Williamsburg
Local Ink
From a Pebble to a Rock by Patti A. Correa
A Local Military Wife’s Book Offers Women Extra Oomph When A Loved One is Deployed
Datebook
The Who, What, When and Where of Hampton Roads for May and June
Dish
Ode to Asparagus
Asparagus is the king of all spring vegetables. A bold statement that fans of baby peas and green onions may protest, but what other vegetable is celebrated by entire Italian and French villages, which salute its dual green and ivory countenance every spring with festivals dedicated to its tender, grassy flavor.
Books for Cooks
Grape Expectations
Oldman’s Guide to Outsmarting Wine Shows Amateur Oenophiles the Ropes
Last Words
Spring Charm
The House that Enticed Us and Entrapped Us May Be Looking For Fresh Blood, So to Speak
by Joanna Enderlin
