The VLW Blog

Blogs seem remarkably like plants.  Some of us never acquired the sense of nurture that it takes to maintain a healthy plant in our homes or offices.  We know the pain of discovering that, once again, we managed to turn a healthy, decorative, uplifting bit of flora into brown death.
So it goes with most bloggers, [...]

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The Supreme Court of Virginia has rejected an appeal by a Christiansburg developer who was shut out in his lawsuit against a critical blogger.
The blogger had mocked the appearance of construction materials stored on developer Roger Woody’s property.  Woody sued, claiming the posts on the “ThinkChristiansburg” blog undermined his business.
Woody’s lawsuit was tossed by a [...]

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If you look in the right column of the VLW Blog, you’ll notice that we’ve added a new category: “Virginia Law Blogs.”
Last week, Virginia Lawyers Weekly ran an article about legal blogs. We listed a few “blawgs” from around the commonwealth that we were familiar with, and encouraged our readers to help us expand our list.
If you [...]

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Goodbye, puppy.
The VLW Blog Dog has gone away.
Readers who stopped by yesterday may have been puzzled to see a picture of a dog frolicking in the grass at the top of the VLW Blog. Actually, it was the south end of a northbound puppy (see pic at right).
The reason: We’ve installed a new, cleaner “theme” [...]

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Congratulations to our colleagues at The Daily Record in Baltimore, who have joined the blogosphere.
Their new blog, On the Record, debuted this past Wednesday.
The TDR blog is now the seventh maintained by a Dolan Media Company operation. Look in the right column for a list.

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Our colleagues at the Colorado Springs Business Journal have become the latest Dolan Media Company operation to join the blogosphere.
They launched their blog, the CSBJ Blog, this past Monday. Previously the CSBJ had maintained a local golf league blog.
Congrats to their publisher, Lon Matejczyk, and their editor, Mike Boyd. Cheers, gentlemen!

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