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  • Piece Work

    Her name is Polly Frye. In this photo, she is sitting in her house on Hubbard St., in the village of White Oak. It is the house she grew up in. She is sitting in her father’s old chair. Her mother, Vassie Pearman Harris, grew up in the mill village,…

  • White Stripes, one more time

    Jack White and Meg White, the rock duo better known as the White Stripes, will perform for next Friday’s broadcast of NBC’s “Late Night With Conan O’Brien,” the band’s publicist said in an e-mail message. The band has appeared together infrequently since its 2007 album “Icky Thump.” The show is…

  • George Scheer

    George Scheer, Collaborative Director for Elsewhere Artist Collaborative, explains a little of what he’s learned about the grant writing process. Number one: Know what the foundations are passionate about and connect them with the right projects and artists. Last week, George met with representatives from Weatherspoon Art Museum and Downtown…

  • Know her?

    I like to do flickr searches for "Greensboro Woman." It’s usually pictures like these that turn up: estate photos, old black and whites, that mug shot I had of the woman in the silk blouse and the serial number necklace. It’s always kind of interesting to see what kind of…

  • Lady rebel

    For a blog post on rebel wellness. This is Bessie Smith. What a story.