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Triad Diary

The life and times of the Triad.

April 10, 2009

WITW: The Friday reveal

This week's What In The World picture is a sculpture at N.C. A&T: WITW%20reveal%201%20041009.jpg

Specifically it's "Progress," a work by sculptor Richard Hunt. It sits near Craig Hall, A&T's business school. That's Crosby Hall in the background. Read More

Posted by John Newsom on Friday, April 10, 2009 at 12:49 pm

April 9, 2009

I started my day yesterday by watching the old Leon's Beauty School burn. That's how I remember it -- it was Leon's when I moved here. (I used to live over on Neal Street and drove by it at least once a day.) Old-timers will remember it as the Dock Seafood Restaurant. Anyway, when I realized that there wasn't going to be much to the fire (it was smoky as all heck, but there wasn't much actual fire on the outside), my camera-eye started wandering. Here's a shot I took of a passing train. with a city water tower in the background: todays%20snap%201%20040809.jpg

Posted by John Newsom on Thursday, April 9, 2009 at 10:55 am

April 7, 2009

WITW: Blue and silver skies edition

Remember when it was sunny and warm? Yeah, me too -- barely. To help you remember what spring looks like, here's this: WITW%20main%20040709.jpg

So what is it? No, not the blue thing. The silver thing. Read More

Posted by John Newsom on Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at 12:31 pm

March 27, 2009

WITW: The Friday reveal

Most weeks when I do this I get a few right answers and a few wrong answers. This week, however, all 16 people I heard from knew that this week's offering is the N.C. A&T Aggie dog: aggie%20dog%20032709.jpg

This one is atop the main entrance to Aggie Stadium. (There are at least two others around campus that I know about. I'm guessing there are more.) I wish the resolution of the shot was a little better, but the sign is pretty far up there and my point-n-shoot can zoom in only so close. If the Aggie Dog has any chewed-up bits of Ram, Eagle or Pirate in its teeth, they're not shown here. Read More

Posted by John Newsom on Friday, March 27, 2009 at 11:34 am

March 26, 2009

Today's snap: A sunny day

No, not today. San Francisco has nothing on Greensboro today.

But Monday ... Monday was glorious. I was able to escape from 200 East Market and took this shot on a ramble through A&T:

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Hope this helps tide you over until the sun returns.

Posted by John Newsom on Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 12:54 pm

March 24, 2009

WITW: A Tuesday picture

So what's this?

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If you think you know, e-mail me at john.newsom@news-record.com. Put WITW in the subject line and include your name and where you live.

One hint this week: Greensboro. I didn't say it was a good hint.

Posted by John Newsom on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 2:17 pm

March 13, 2009

WITW: The Friday reveal

Only one person hazarded a guess about this week's WITW, and that guess was the Jefferson Pilot (aka the Lincoln) building in downtown Greensboro. It's a decent guess. Charles Hartmann, the same architect who designed the JP building, also did this one, which is the Atlantic Bank Building in Burlington: WITW%20Atlantic%20Bank%20031309.jpg

Posted by John Newsom on Friday, March 13, 2009 at 11:40 am

March 9, 2009

WITW: Yet another tall building

I've pretty much run out of tall buildings in Greensboro. So I happened to be out of town recently and snapped this: WITW%20small%20030909.jpg

Your clue: It's a tall building (duh), and it's in the Triad. Read More

Posted by John Newsom on Monday, March 9, 2009 at 12:06 pm

March 3, 2009

WITW: It's cold out there

No WITW this week because I still can't feel my hands, and I wasn't outside all that much yesterday or today. Our staff photographers did it up right, and they have the slideshow to prove it.

I took one picture Monday I liked:

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