http://hamptonroads.com/taxonomy/term/116 Category: Mike Gruss en-us Copyright 2012 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Sat, 26 May 2012 17:31:38 -0400 A friend who once lived in Norfolk was coming through the area earlier this month, daydreaming of the one munchie he would exit the interstate for, the one item he had yet to find in other parts of the country and was now craving: a Chesapeake burger. His friend was behind the wheel and kept driving. The desire deepened. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/our-local-identitys-been-hiding-between-2-burger-buns Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 The White House wants to talk about summer jobs, so let's talk about summer jobs. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/summer-job-lesson-responsibility-and-humility Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 James Fletcher wants to hear from you. He wants you to call and tell him what to do with some prime North Carolina real estate. When I asked him if I should print his phone number, he said yes, of course. He encouraged me to publish it. So here, call him: 252-473-3287. (But, please, show a bit of courtesy and phone at a respectable hour.) http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/landowner-actually-wants-our-ideas-development Sat, 19 May 2012 00:00:50 -0400 Having set out to sea like a modern-day Vasco da Gama, I sat there in my kayak in the Atlantic Ocean, off the Outer Banks, paddle in my lap, letting the sun burn my problems away. Earlier that morning, from the porch, someone may have spotted dolphins in the water. If you're the type to personify animals, perhaps they were even frolicking. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/youll-never-guess-what-i-saw-my-obx-vacation Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Tommy Erwin bought the guns at a flea market in Pensacola, Fla., six years ago. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/pawnshop-thief-should-take-closer-look-his-loot Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Craig Reilly was a young banker, an up-and-comer accepting more responsibility at work when his mentor told him in no uncertain terms that he needed to be more involved in the community and specifically with charity work. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/bankers-legacy-interest-he-built-philanthropy Sat, 05 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Save the Bobs. Save the Roberts, the Robs, the Robbies and the Bobbys, and you, Berts, go ahead and get in there for rescuing, too. Apparently you all need to be saved. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/disappearing-bobs-could-use-hand-and-bite Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 I humbly submit my amendments to the light-rail referendum scheduled in November for Virginia Beach voters. The question should read: -If the mood is right and the price is in the ballpark and the sun is rising with the perfect light and Marvin Gaye is playing in the background; and http://hamptonroads.com/2012/04/few-caveats-beachs-lightrail-referendum Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Let's talk big numbers with lots of zeros. Norfolk Southern reported quarterly net income of $410 million (written the long way, that's $410,000,000). The Norfolk city council is having talks about its budget, which sounds made up at $1.1 billion ($1,100,000,000). The Mega Millions lottery last month created a frenzy at $656 million ($656,000,000). http://hamptonroads.com/2012/04/big-or-small-sometimes-numbers-can-blow-your-mind Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Two police cars, one at each end of the block, were stationed as a barricade. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/04/when-giant-pickle-attacks-dont-think-just-run Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400