Irv Pearce becomes president of AIA North Carolina

My father Irvin Pearce was recently elected president of the North Carolina Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA NC) for the year 2012. He’s been an architect all of his life. As a founding principal of the Pearce Brinkley Cease + Lee architecture firm, you’ll find his name etched on many building cornerstones …

My former uncle-in-law was attacked by a flash mob

My former uncle-in-law Mitchel Sommers was randomly attacked by a flash mob of teenagers last month in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina. Here’s an excerpt from the local paper: Downtown Greensboro “Flash Mob” Beating Investigated By Police Greensboro, N.C. – You’ve probably heard of the term “flash mob.” It’s when groups of people use social media …

Copyright infringement on forum posts

Yesterday I was searching the web in an effort to find a solution to a technical issue I’m attempting to resolve. Among the results was a link to a new site I hadn’t checked out before. As I started reading the site, I realized I was reading my words; words that I had posted on …

Elon University, most beautiful campus

My sister-in-law pointed out that Elon University was listed as the most beautiful campus by thebestcolleges.org. Not only is Elon my alma mater, but my dad Irv Pearce designed about 15 buildings on the campus. Way to go dad. Dad’s latest project on campus is adding some more fraternal houses to the Greek court. Lambda …