Executive who put together deal to merge railroads dies
By Laurence Hammack ROANOKE John P. Fishwick, who defined the railroad as much as the railroad defined Roanoke, died Monday at the age of 93. As president of the Norfolk & Western Railway from 1970...
View ArticleThanks for helping us reach 5,000 fans on Facebook
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...
View ArticleTo readers: About our new online look
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...
View ArticleThe Pilot honors staffers at Slover Awards ceremony
NORFOLK The Virginian-Pilot honored writers, editors, photographers and designers during its annual Slover Awards ceremony Monday at the Roper Performing Arts Center. Named for The Pilot’s founder,...
View ArticleFrom the publisher | Pilot digital memberships begin
For nearly 150 years, The Virginian-Pilot has been covering and serving the vibrant communities of Hampton Roads. As our region has grown and changed, so has The Pilot. Our next change begins today, as...
View ArticleThe Pilot is changing, but our news coverage is not
A month ago, I told you about changes to the paper and said we would be making a few others, but we wanted to meet with readers first to discuss the changes and gather feedback. The reason for those...
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