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Back to the Big T
Charlie Nickell Shares Photos and Memories From the Beloved Restaurant That His Family Owned for 32 Years When the popular Big T closed...

Richard Friend


Sex, Lies, Murder, and Memphis
Laurel Noir is a series focused on historic crimes and the darker underside of our hometown. Danny Ward answered his front door on Park...

Richard Friend


The Curious Case of John Floyd
He spoke with a British accent despite having never been to England, and may have been the last of Laurel’s memorable eccentric...

Richard Friend


Within Walking Distance
My granddad and I had a lot in common, including an uncanny proximity to famous race tracks Photos courtesy of Richard Friend Some of my...

Richard Friend


A Long Time Ago in a Classroom Far Far Away...
Herb Desind was one of those teachers that you never forget Herb Desind in his classroom at Eisenhower Junior High circa 1979. Students...

Richard Friend


Bowling... The Stressmaker!
A 1992 tournament was supposed to be a relaxing break from a tumultuous year. Spoiler alert: it wasn’t. The year 1992 was a memorable one...

Richard Friend


More Than a Neighborhood
I frequently reminisce with my mom, who will be turning 80 this September, about my childhood in Laurel in the 1970s and 80s. And until...

Richard Friend
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