Posted in From the Stacks, History, Just A Bite, On This Day, Tar Heelia, Tar Talk on February 6, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
“In late 1959, Thomas J. White, a former state representative of North Carolina and a powerful figure in the state’s political circles, was appointed chairman of the commission to build the new North Carolina State Legislative Building. The commission had already heard from a number of North Carolina architects who had expressed a strong interest [...]
Posted in Just A Bite, Literature, tagged fairmont nc, joseph mitchell, nc writers, the new yorker, thomas kunkel on February 6, 2013 | 2 Comments »
“Several years ago… I began to be oppressed by a feeling that New York City had gone past me and that I didn’t belong here anymore. I sometimes went on from that to a feeling that I never had belonged here, and that could be especially painful. At first, these feelings were vague and sporadic, [...]
