by Wadesboro | Jan 18, 2022 | Wadesboro
Here’s an interview with Scott Nurkin who’s painting a mural of Blind Boy Fuller on the side of the old Belk building in downtown Wadesboro as part of his statewide mural project focused on N.C. musicians. He’s also completed several murals,...
by Wadesboro | Jan 12, 2022 | Wadesboro
The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. I spent much of the past week on the frozen tundra of northern Indiana, attending my father-in law’s funeral. It was a sad occasion, made all the more so...
by Wadesboro | Jan 4, 2022 | Wadesboro
The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. If you have ever tried Googling my writing, you are probably aware that the term “Field Notes” is not unique to my weekly column. It is, in...
by Wadesboro | Jan 3, 2022 | Wadesboro
The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. On Christmas Eve morning, I was walking along the shore of Mountain Island Lake with my dog, Millie, when we came across an odd sight, a hollowed-out pumpkin...
by Wadesboro | Dec 21, 2021 | Wadesboro
The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. A couple of months ago, I related the story of how I fashioned a Halloween costume from Naugahyde, a synthetic “leather” manufactured by a company in my...
by Wadesboro | Dec 16, 2021 | Wadesboro
The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. Last week, the CEO of online mortgage company Better.com made headlines, and not in a good way, by firing 900 employees on a Zoom call. My initial thought was,...
