AltWeeklies Wire
Winston-Salem Homeless Left Sleeping in Chairs Due to Shelter Glitch
“That is not the way we want things to work.”
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
02-07-2013 |
Homelessness
Homeless veterans in Winston-Salem find opportunities for housing
Teri Hairston, a program assistant for United Way of Forsyth County, made a triumphant entrance into a conference room at Bethesda Center for the Homeless waving a survey.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
08-02-2012 |
Homelessness
Tags: Homelessness, homeless veterans
Retired FBI agent: Kalvin Michael Smith deserves new trial
The latest chapter in the ongoing saga surrounding the brutal 1995 beating a store clerk has culminated with a respected retired FBI assistant director calling for a new trial for Kalvin Michael Smith, the man convicted of the crime almost 15 years ago.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
06-19-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Jill Marker, Kalvin Michael Smith
Occupy Winston-Salem protests Novant Health layoffs
About 16 people picketed across the street from Forsyth Medical Center last week to protest job cuts by the hospital’s nonprofit owner, Novant Health.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
06-14-2012 |
#OCCUPY
A plan to weatherize 200+ homes in Winston-Salemnew
Sandra Lawson and her 76-year-old mother gave up their trailer in West Virginia about six years ago when they decided to move down to Winston-Salem to be closer to Doris’ other children. The house on Leo Street was the seventh their realtor showed them.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
03-26-2012 |
Energy
Tags: Energy, Home weatherization
Winston-Salem council okays incentives for local company Inmarnew
Members of Winston-Salem Council unanimously approved an "aggressive" incentives package for a local company, while lamenting a skills gap preventing many unemployed residents from taking advantage of the new jobs.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
02-27-2012 |
Business & Labor
Tags: inmar winston-salem
'Green Shoots,' Creative Destruction
I have never had the pleasure of meeting Keith G. Debbage, professor of urban geography at UNCG, but I greatly respect anyone who thinks deeply about the intersection of economy and public policy and marshals intellect to "foster positive growth in the local economy."
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
02-16-2012 |
Economy
Tags: urban geography
Cost of Greensboro Police Lawsuits Escalates
The city of Greensboro has spent about $1 million to date in payments to outside legal counsel to defend lawsuits against the police department stemming from allegations of racial discrimination under the administration of Chief David Wray, who resigned in early 2006.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
02-16-2012 |
Race & Class
Creditor Seeks to Seize Assets of Convicted Staffing Executive in N.C.new
A New York creditor has asked the NC Business Court to appoint a receiver to take control of staffing companies believed to be controlled by Greg Harrison for the purpose of collecting on a $7.5 million debt.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
01-05-2012 |
Business & Labor
Tags: greg harrison
N.C. Businessman Convicted on 63 Counts of Tax Evasionnew
A jury returned a verdict of guilty on all counts against Greensboro businessman Greg Harrison in a tax evasion case that wrapped up Tuesday evening in federal court in Winston-Salem.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
12-22-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Greg Harrison, Winston-Salem
Praying for Rainnew
North Carolina scrutinizes finances of local Weatherization agency that has been troubled by quality control.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
09-08-2011 |
Housing & Development
Federal Judge Dismisses White Officers Lawsuit Against Greensboronew
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by two Greensboro police officers against former City Manager Mitchell Johnson, a number of other employees, an outside investigative agency and the city itself.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
09-01-2011 |
Race & Class
Vendor Selection in Landfill Decision Questionednew
Gate City Waste Services, which was incorporated five months ago, had been rumored to have an inside track on the contract to operate the White Street Landfill.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
08-24-2011 |
Policy Issues
North Carolina by Trainnew
People who love trains really love them.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
07-14-2011 |
Transportation
Ideological Clash Threatens Energy Efficiency Programnew
It had been almost nine months since Greensboro signed a contract with the federal government to receive a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to provide energy-efficiency upgrades to buildings.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
05-18-2011 |
Housing & Development
Tags: Department of Energy, Stimulus
