Month: March 2008

  • Inspired: To give and to receive

    A group of kids in South Bronx has me thinking about Greensboro. In this video posted to Barak Obama’s You Tube Channel, high school students from all racial backgrounds talk openly about race and hope–not usually two topics in the same conversation. Something else caught my eye as I watched…

  • Monumental task?

    Hamburger Square is about to showcase another statue to the city’s founder, Major General Nathanael Greene. We already have a statue of Greene up at National Military Park off Battleground Avenue. No disrespect intended to the American Revolutionary War hero. But still, I wonder: How come we can put up…

  • The Eye of Iran

    It’s not ironic, it’s sad, really, that I know as little as I do about the intertwining histories of America and Iran. This weekend, feet propped on the theater seat in front me, I took in a different kind of history lesson through the story of a spirited young woman…

  • St. Patrick’s Day Redefined

    That’s my Dad. And this picture was taken at this year’s Annual St. Patrick’s Day event at M’Couls in downtown Greensboro. Two talented photographers, Michael D. Dunn and Stephen Charles, spent the day shooting the sights, sounds, people, and musical acts who carried the night away. One note: I was…

  • Get Fit Pilates-Tonya G. Martin

    Update: Tonya G. Martin’s pilates blog has launched. See it here, at matpilates.wordpress.com This weekend Michael Dunn with Michael D. Dunn Photography shot some great pictures of Tonya and her downtown pilates studio. We’ll use these photos for her blog, printed marketing materials, and to create a flickr account for…