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Makeup Museum ideas for now and the future, 2021 update

It's the time of year where I babble on about things I want to tackle but most likely won't be able to. I reviewed last year's blog post ideas and out of the 30 topics I only managed to accomplish,... Read more

The Daily Photograph

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Guilford College Lake

on GreensboroDailyPhoto

The Guilford College Lake dates to the 1950s when a creek that runs through campus was dammed to create the above water feature. Originally, there was a pier on the lake and it was used for swimming and boating. For... Read more

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Underground Railroad in Guilford Woods

on GreensboroDailyPhoto

Yesterday was a beautiful, glorious day in Greensboro. With the temperature reaching 50 degrees and the sun out, it was a perfect day to take a hike. The above photo is on a nature path in Guilford Woods at Guilford... Read more

740 - Eleven years blogging

on joelipka

Ah, so begins another year of blogging. Well, almost. The actual anniversary date is January 15, but isn’t it always a bit more fun to celebrate before rather than later? I would like to thank all of you for stopping... Read more

The Daily Photograph

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Westover Church

on GreensboroDailyPhoto

Some of you may remember when Westover Church was smaller and located on Westover Terrace, across from Grimsley High School. The congregation actually dates back to 1948 with about 200 attending services at the Masonic temple, and the Westover Terrace... Read more

Kyle Schwarber is now a Nat.

on Tim@Cubby Blue

Kyle Schwarber signed with the Washington Nationals for 10 mil/one year. Had he stayed with the Cubs and gone through arbitration, the projected numbers were "somewhere between $7.01MM and $9.3MM." From MLB Rumors: "The fact that Schwarber surpassed even the... Read more

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The Snowy Day

on GreensboroDailyPhoto

Yesterday, in Greensboro, as the sun was setting, the snowflakes started sticking. The above photo shows the intersection on West Market Street, where it intersects with Friendly Avenue. Temperatures hovered in the low 30s. For a few hours after dark,... Read more

The Daily Photograph

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Hamburger Square: What a Great Backdrop

on GreensboroDailyPhoto

Hamburger Square, at the end of the 300 block of South Elm Street, is where many community events take place. There have always been businesses here, especially sandwich shops. In the time of WWII, soldiers gathered here to travel by... Read more

The Daily Photograph

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739 - Meditation on Marriage First published 8/6/2017

on joelipka

This photograph was made in Wyoming in September 1995. It was the only photograph made in this particular location because the filed negatives before and after this one are of much different subject matter than this one. About the only... Read more

Guilford Court House in Greensboro

on GreensboroDailyPhoto

The above photo is of the Guilford Courthouse, built in 1917 at 301 Market Street. It replaced the courthouse building at the corner of Market and Elm Streets as, in the days before air conditioning, that location was too noisy... Read more

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Boxcar Pizza at Boxcar Bar + Arcade

on GreensboroDailyPhoto

Ten years ago in 2011, when we interviewed Greensboro entrepreneur, Dennis Quaintance, we talked about "small" being the new "big". After years of biggie sizes, smaller glasses, plates, and portions have gained popularity. Today's post is one such example. Boxcar... Read more

The Daily Photograph

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Triad City Beat & Thomas Sayre's Greenway Art

on GreensboroDailyPhoto

Today is a special day on so many levels. First, a loyal reader suggested we photograph the above Greenway artwork and mentioned that it is especially attractive near sunset. Second, we serendipitously met up with Carolyn de Berry, staff photographer... Read more

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