Bad command climate. That’s a polite way to describe what’s happened at City Hall.
All tagged Cavalier Hotel
The Audacity of John Uhrin
It’s no surprise that most folks wanted Uhrin out, when you consider his career on council.
VB Pols Panic: Puppets In Peril
Clearly, some of the local plutocrats are terrified that their Gatsbyesque lifestyle will end if the Good Government guys win.
Virginia Beach City Council Endorsements: Beach District
John Uhrin hasn’t represented the people. He’s been an obedient bucket boy for developers, especially for Bruce Thompson.
SPECIAL FEATURE: Connections and Conflicts. Part II
Yes, gold leaf pavers. Your tax dollars. And nobody seemed to care.
What If The Good-Government Guys Win?
Virginia Beach’s most famous developer, a man who’s financed his projects with tens of millions of tax dollars, is threatening to pack up and pull out of the resort area if good-government types are elected in November.
SPECIAL FEATURE: Good Government. Virginia Beach-Style. Part II
It wouldn’t be the last time the VBDA lavished dollars on companies associated with Thompson, of course. And it wouldn’t be the last time Branch supported Thompson while serving on that body. Special reporting by John Holland.
Way Back When: Virginia Beach
These postcards date from the mid-1930s to the 1950s, when oceanfront hotels were graceful three-story inns with wraparound porches. Before long, they’d be demolished to make way for blocky towers of rooms that blotted out the midday sun.
The Politics Of Palm Trees
We live in a coastal area brimming with wetlands. Countless property owners have found themselves at odds with the Army Corps of Engineers. How many times has the city manager jumped in to help?
Tide Is Turning In Virginia Beach
With the curious departure of the mayor and with six City Council seats up this November, there is - at last - a chance for disgruntled Beach voters to bypass the good-old-boys with their slick campaigns and vote instead for good government.
There’s Something About A Typewriter
It may not mean much to millennials, but to Baby Boomers who sat through high school typing classes - oh, the crazy cacophony - or who worked in big offices in the 1970s and even the ‘80s, the sound and feel of a typewriter signals that actual work is being done.