The Nickel Boys; By Colson Whitehead; Penguin Random House LLC, 2019; 210 pages. Colson Whitehead doesn't waste words. Among novelists today, he's the ultimate economist in that department. Every short sentence serves a purpose. His stories unfold like a well-worn document that contains untold secrets tucked away in the corner of an old nightstand. He's also on … Continue reading Colson Whitehead’s ‘The Nickel Boys’ a stunning follow to ‘The Underground Railroad’
Month: July 2019
Helping cancer patients and remembering friends like Don Bolden and Mike Wilder
Last year at this time I was in the middle of the tough two-month process of saying goodbye to Don Bolden, who would pass away quietly on Aug. 2, 2018 after a battle with cancer that lasted a little less than nine months. Don, the editor emeritus of the Burlington Times-News and the man who … Continue reading Helping cancer patients and remembering friends like Don Bolden and Mike Wilder
Apollo 11: ‘The story of a big adventure’
Click here to see a collection newspaper front pages covering the Apollo 11 mission provided by Poynter. Houston, Monday July 21 -- Men have landed and walked on the moon. That was the lede graph in the story published by the New York Times on July 21, 1969. It was a simple statement, clean and … Continue reading Apollo 11: ‘The story of a big adventure’
There’s a new chef in town: Hiring Kyle Wilkerson a coup for Burlington Beer Works
UPDATED, Feb. 17, 2020: Kyle Wilkerson and Burlington Beer Works parted company in late January. --- Kyle Wilkerson got his first look at kitchen operations for Burlington Beer Works on June 25. At the time he was interviewing for the position of executive chef, which would become open in July. Wilkerson, one of the top … Continue reading There’s a new chef in town: Hiring Kyle Wilkerson a coup for Burlington Beer Works
Burlington Food Hall the next piece in downtown puzzle
Minutes after hearing the surprise announcement on June 28 that a food hall would be the next occupant of the vacant Company Shops Market in downtown Burlington, I had a couple of questions. The first was answered by a story I found in Forbes magazine about the emergence of food halls across the nation. The … Continue reading Burlington Food Hall the next piece in downtown puzzle
Learning to balance eagerness and caution, a baseball story
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I've told this story a few times over the years. It should probably stand as my Father's Day and summertime post for the rest of my days. ---- Probably no little kid wanted to play Little League Baseball more than I did. That might seem like an exaggeration. I don't think so. If … Continue reading Learning to balance eagerness and caution, a baseball story
Madison's Avenue 