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City of Greensboro considers dropping Downtown Greensboro, Inc.
Taking some by surprise, a seemingly spontaneous discussion about seeking alternatives to Downtown Greensboro Inc. ended in a 9-0 vote last week at the Greensboro City Council meeting.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
02-27-2013 |
Politics
Tags: downtown greensboro Inc.
Greensboro Police Chief Responds to Surveillance Questions
Greensboro's Police Chief explains police surveillance of activists, maintains that the department didn't have an undercover officer in Occupy Greensboro, and welcomes an investigation into whether documents were falsified.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
02-21-2013 |
Politics
Tags: Ken Miller
Greensboro Councilwoman Denies Emails Connecting Her to Police Intelligence Squad
Greensboro Councilwoman Marikay Abuzuaiter denied that multiple e-mails attributed to her and originating from one of her e-mail addresses were written by her, saying she had no communication with the Greensboro police’s criminal intelligence squad.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
02-13-2013 |
Politics
Residents push for resolutions on Citizens United
A push by Greensboro residents for a city council resolution opposing the Citizens United vs. Federal Elections Commission Supreme Court decision has gained traction.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
08-02-2012 |
Politics
Tags: Citizens United
ACLU lawsuit challenges second-parent adoption ban
When you’re adopting, everyone says you should submit for multiple children and not to set your heart on one kid. The process is often arduous and potentially disappointing.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
06-25-2012 |
Politics
Tags: second-parent adoption
Food stamps glitch strands thousands in N.C.
The Department of Social Services has been scrambling to fix unanticipated problems with implementing a food stamps pilot program that left thousands of Guilford County residents without access to food.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
06-25-2012 |
Politics
Guilford School Board Weighs Salary Increasenew
It's been three years since Guilford County Schools' employees have received a raise, and Superintendent Mo Green said it is time for that to change. Green proposed a 1 percent salary increase that would cover all school employees — including bus drivers, teachers, counselors, accountants and more — except for him.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
04-20-2012 |
Politics
Forums collect feedback on performing arts centernew
The Greensboro Performing Arts Center task force held its first of two public forums last week to collect public input and generate a discussion about the proposed downtown performing arts center.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
04-05-2012 |
Politics
Is the New Jail in Guilford County, N.C. Worth the Cost?new
It's no accident that visitors and residents alike confuse the new Guilford County Detention Center for a benign commercial development — the local sheriff says it was specifically designed to look more like a hospital.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
03-26-2012 |
Politics
Greensboro Residents make noise about proposed ordinancenew
Greensboro City Council won’t vote on proposed changes to the city’s noise ordinance until March 6, but residents are already fired up.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
03-05-2012 |
Politics
Tree cuts anger Fisher Park residentsnew
Kay Lovelace stood under a small tree, only a few feet over her head, on Olive Street in Greensboro’s Fisher Park neighborhood. Looking up at it and pointing to where it had been cut back from the power line, she said, "I planted this pear tree."
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
02-27-2012 |
Politics
Tags: Fisher Park
Greensboro Civil Rights Museum Celebrates Second Anniversary
The legacy of the Greensboro sit-ins and the first years of the museum have given the community much to commemorate and celebrate, including steady attendance, increased programming and possible new funding sources and exhibits.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
02-16-2012 |
Politics
Greensboro Exploring Options for a Performing Arts Center
Everyone seems to agree the War Memorial Auditorium at the coliseum complex has seen better days, a fact that has become increasingly clear over the past few years as the number of events dropped dramatically and necessary repairs went untouched.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
02-16-2012 |
Politics
Greensboro Weighs Options for Solid Waste Managementnew
Greensboro's outgoing city council extended the city’s municipal solid waste management contract with Republic Services until June 30.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
01-04-2012 |
Politics
Soccer Tournament Brings Immigrants and Refugees Togethernew
Andrew Young and his wife Betsy Renfrew have been working with immigrants and refugees in Greensboro, particularly the Montagnard community, connecting with an array of people and organizations to build relationships and collaborate to address some of the issues immigrants and refugees face. YES! Weekly sat down with Young to learn more about what these communities are working on and how he’s been connecting with people he wouldn’t otherwise come in contact with.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
12-15-2011 |
Politics
