Sports FEATURES
Ready… Set… Go Green Bikes!
By Jesse Scaccia
A new company in Norfolk rents bikes, and will even pick up and drop off.
No Sweat: Biking Through Ol’ Virginny Summer and Loving it
By Wes Cheney
Local biker Wes Cheney talks about his methods of staying cool and professional riding his bike to work in the summer heat.
The Cycling Life: Tour de Pants
By BC Wilson
With the Tour de France entering its last week, we thought it an opportune time to take a look at Hampton Roads’ bizarro version of the race, the Tour de Pants.
The Bicycle Highways of Norfolk
By BC Wilson
We’ve posted an interactive Google map called Bike Routes in Norfolk that shows the best ways to get from the North to South and East to West.
First Landing: A Runner’s Chapel Amidst the Trees.
By Jenn Sloggie-Pierce
We are the runners of First Landing State Park. It is our commons, our church, our hallowed place of worship and meditation… and of sweat.
Enter the Ju… Ju-Tang, that is!
By Lea Marie Ponessa
One of Hampton Roads’ top pro skateboarders, Julian Etheridge, has earned a reputation for pulling off some of the most innovative and insane tricks ever seen.
On the Verge: xvd Longboards
By Jesse Scaccia
Rob Stuart and Randy Carnell are two Hampton Roads kids about to make a name for themselves.
AI: Hampton’s Anti-Hero
By George Booker
Local Review: No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson, directed by Hampton native Steve James.
Batter Up! Opening Night With The Tides
By Jesse Scaccia
Last night was my first time at a Tides game. I resisted the fried Twinkies. A Norfolk Southern train passed in the distance. A big ole barge passed on the Elizabeth River to the right. My friend got all Zen-like doing The Twist.
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The Hampton Roads Cyclists’ Manifesto: Forty Billion Rides Can’t Be Wrong
By Wes Cheney
We have an opportunity to demonstrate that bicycles can once again become a common and normal part of our transportation infrastructure. Towards that end, here is a manifesto for cyclists in the 757.











