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The life and times of the Triad.

February 23, 2009

WITW: Back at it edition

Sorry for the extended break. Two weeks ago I was neck deep in NASCAR preview. Last week they turned off the lights and shut the doors for a day, and when I got back I spent the day in Burlington. Before all that happened, I was going to post this: WITW%20small%20022309.jpg

Your clues: (1) Greensboro (2) It has been in the news this month. Read More

Posted by John Newsom on Monday, February 23, 2009 at 10:47 am

February 6, 2009

WITW: The Friday reveal

Monday's image ... is the Koury Convention Center at the Sheraton Greensboro Hotel at Four Seasons, aka the hotel at the mall: WITW%20main%20020609.jpg

Joe Koury had his reasons for building this thing (the original parts of it are to the right, just out of the camera view) where he did. But I always wonder what downtown would look and feel like these days if the Four Seasons was somewhere downtown. Read More

Posted by John Newsom on Friday, February 6, 2009 at 10:50 am

February 2, 2009

WITW: Another tall building edition

I love tall buildings. One of my few regrets about living in NYC way back when was that I never worked above the 17th floor. (It was in this building, in case you're wondering. So what's this? WITW%20small%20020209.jpg

Two hints: It's in Greensboro, and it's a lot shorter than the building I linked to above. Read More

Posted by John Newsom on Monday, February 2, 2009 at 10:07 am

January 30, 2009

WITW: The Friday reveal

The coffee cup is painted onto the side of the Smith Street Diner at 438 Battleground Ave.: WITW%20diner1%20013009.jpg

Go for the world's largest biscuits. Stay for the coffee. Read More

Posted by John Newsom on Friday, January 30, 2009 at 10:35 am

January 26, 2009

WITW: Time for coffee edition

There's never a bad time for coffee. And speaking of coffee, what in the world is this? WITW%20small%20012609.jpg

Posted by John Newsom on Monday, January 26, 2009 at 11:17 am

January 21, 2009

WITW: Frozen Wed. update

On Friday, I wondered out loud if the fountain I snapped last week was frozen. After last night's temperatures got into the negative 20s (give or take), I figured it would be. And here it is: fountain%20close%20012109.jpg

Yeah, it's that cold outside this morning. Read More

Posted by John Newsom on Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at 9:57 am

January 16, 2009

WITW: The Friday reveal

Monday's picture was of the fountain in Center City Park: WITW%20fountain%20close.jpg

Posted by John Newsom on Friday, January 16, 2009 at 9:55 am

January 12, 2009

WITW: Jan. 12 edition

Happy New Years, WITWers. (I think it's pronounced WIT-wers. But maybe not.) Here's something I saw wandering the streets of downtown Greensboro on a cold-but-finally-sunny Friday. What is it? WITW%20small%20011209.jpg