by Myra | Nov 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Bob Tedder • Daniel Silva surpasses the gold standard of modern espionage novels. His 2016 offering “The Black Widow” is a 24-carat continuation of the chronicles of Gabriel Allon, an art restorer turned agent who is Silva’s personification of “The Office’s” (read...
by Myra | Nov 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Mark Scott, executive director of Market MontGOmery Chamber & Tourism • “Small Business Saturday” is Nov. 24 – two days after Thanksgiving – and offers the chance to win $500 and help the local economy while saving on Christmas shopping. Market MontGOmery...
by Myra | Nov 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Bob Tedder • Stephen Greenblatt, Harvard’s John Cogan University Professor of the Humanities, is a highly adept practitioner of the literary criticism movement styled “New Historicism.” His 2011 book “The Swerve: How the World Became Modern” won both a Pulitzer...
by Myra | Nov 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Mark Scott, executive director of Market MontGOmery Chamber & Tourism • Sunday, Nov. 11, is Veterans Day. The local commemoration centers mostly in Troy, where the following events are scheduled on Saturday: 8 a.m.: Breakfast for veterans at the Troy Senior...
by Myra | Nov 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Bob Tedder • It is a well-established fact, at least among less compulsive and more obsessed reading audiences, that books featuring recurring characters must be read in chronological order. It is equally certain that an author who can choreograph a character’s...
by Myra | Oct 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
Photo: John Shaw, left, general manager of Lilly’s Bridge Marina, and Mark Scott talking about Montgomery County on MyFox8 last week. By Mark Scott, executive director of Market MontGOmery Chamber & Tourism • Though the 10 Days of Uwharrie: The Official...
