We’ve given our websites - PilotOnline.com and HamptonRoads.com - a bit of a facelift. The biggest change is that we’ve modified the navigation at the top of our sites, hoping to help our users find what they’re looking for more easily and present our sites in a brighter, more updated style. Read all about it in this blog entry.

As I explained last week, we face unprecedented headwinds in the economy and in the newspaper industry. To stay competitive, we must reduce costs so that we can remain profitable, which allows us to bring you news - in print and online - every day.

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Janie Bryant’s coverage of Portsmouth civil and criminal courts took the top spot for beat reporting today in The Virginian-Pilot’s 50th annual Slover awards.

Hazardous road conditions made newspaper delivery slow Monday for The Virginian-Pilot, which apologizes for delays. Some areas were undeliverable.
Monday’s paper will arrive with Tuesday's edition for some subscribers. Icy road conditions are again delaying delivery.
The full paper can be viewed electronically in ePilot, which is free to subscribers.

PilotOnline.com - The Virginian-Pilot this week reached 5,000 fans on Facebook. We wanted to do something to thank our friends, who have helped make our page a community space where interesting conversation and sharing thrive. Here we present our video thank-you:

Video: Thanks to our 5,000 Facebook fans.
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The United Football League has launched the second phase of fan involvement in the naming of the team. Fans who took part in an online poll to help name the sixth United Football League franchise chose ‘Virginia’ as the regional name the team will bear when kicking off the 2011 season.

If you still haven't received your Sunday paper, it's because delivery has been delayed because of the snowstorm, Virginian-Pilot circulation officials said this morning. They apologize for the delay. The full paper can be viewed electronically in ePilot, which is free to subscribers.

See www.PilotOnline.com for news from Hampton Roads, Va.