Brenda McDaniel
Our first editor traces our magazine’s journey from humble beginnings to a beloved local institution.
The street’s rugged, raucous past is finally giving way to a present and future built around trendy lofts and apartments and equally fashionable businesses to serve their residents.
Even as downtown vacancies cause a wince, the southern end of Jefferson continues to show growth and promise for the future.
The busy, diverse, business-lined roadway has roots to The Great Road, to another great road (U.S. 11), and is today, of course, its very own great road.
The West End Street, part of an area listed on the National Register of Historic Places, had a grand beginning, a short heyday, a steady decline; and most recently, a decided uptick.
As we look back over 40 years, we asked several fine writers to talk about what this place means to them.
All spring the board wrestled with the budget. Then came the dark affair and the Monroe affair and the Foster affair. By mid-June each new day was greeted with front-page headlines announcing the board’s latest surprise.
