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In the waning minutes of Greencastle’s final First Friday, I was all but done with them. Now, I’d drop everything to attend one again. Editorial Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this web site are solely those of the original authors. These views and opinions do not necessarily represent those of National Road Magazine, the NRM staff, nor any …
Ruminations from a Barstool, Observing my Town in a Coma Read More »
My friend Mike Meyer and I were not friends when we first met. You need to know that. Most of the problem was me. Actually, all of the problem was me. I’m not going to say that Mike is the same person today that he was when he showed up at Greencastle in the summer …
For the first time since the IBM days, staying in town is now a viable option for an enjoyable night out. All we have to do is not screw it up. On a frigid November evening, days ahead of Thanksgiving, the auto-technician servicing my car walked into the waiting room holding my oil cap. Caked …
by Donovan Wheelerphotos by Piper Voss Vincent Aguirre’s story begins at the end. Pick any end you want: his graduation from DePauw University; his decision to leave his stable Chicago job and come back to Greencastle; his business breakup with college friend and WynWay partner, George Velazquez; his decision to rebrand his consulting firm as …
I suppose I am, in some ways, my parents’ worst nightmare: I am the kid who went to college and never left. I grew up in a college town, earned my bachelor’s degree, went on to graduate school, earned my master’s degree, and now work at a college. For better or worse, I have always been …
Strictly Business: Life at Both Ends of the Monon Read More »
Twenty years ago I began my first year at Greencastle High School. In the two decades which have followed, both of us have changed. By and large, those changes have been for the better. [dropcap]M[/dropcap]y adopted home town sits on top a small knob in western Indiana. Ten-thousand years ago, the glaciers reached this part …
After a half-century of music, and a one-year hiatus, The Average House Band converges for yet another reunion gig in Greencastle: a town which has changed a great deal since the group’s early days as a band, but also a town where wisps of that past are circling back to the present. by Donovan Wheeler …
