By Daniel Wirtheim, Staff Writer Published in print Apr. 22, 2015 During the 2008 recession, Bulent Bediz filed bankruptcy, maintaining a majority of his properties on quickly dwindling finances. His vision of transforming the Glenwood neighborhood into an enclave for artists had come to a standstill. Michael Byers, then assistant vice chancellor of business affairs at UNCG, approached Bediz for a deal on his Lee Street properties. … Continue reading A Glenwood Story Part II

By Daniel Wirtheim, Features Editor Published in print Apr. 22, 2015 When my brother was in college, he would take regular cross-country bicycle trips. He would take the bus from Ohio State University, where he was enrolled, and get off in North Carolina, where he would ride to Florida, stopping at campsites along the way. On one such trip, my brother found himself at a hostel in … Continue reading Slice of Life: The Great Break

By Daniel Wirtheim, Features Editor Published Apr. 15, 2015 It started in 1976, when Bulent Bediz bought his first home in the Glenwood neighborhood, 808 Lexington Avenue. It was a fixer-upper and a relic of the past, but Bediz is a graduate of UNCG’s Architecture department, and was a professor for a brief amount of time, so had the wherewithal to renovate the home. It didn’t stop … Continue reading A Glenwood Story

By Daniel Wirtheim, Features Editor Published Apr. 15, 2015 I’ve wanted a pair of huaraches ever since I read Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road.” It was this one memorable scene, when Sal Paradise is just leaving New York. He’s caught in the rain, wearing his huaraches. It was the way he described them—so earthy, so stylish—I had to get a pair. Last winter I made my girlfriend … Continue reading Spring fashion