AltWeeklies Wire
Still the Same Bob Segernew
There’s little doubt that Seger’s dogged entrenchment in rock radio rotations has worn out a sizable portion of his catalog in the ears of many, but the impassioned treatment they’re given live by Seger and his 13-piece backing band restores some of the authenticity stripped away by thousands of plays per day.
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
04-28-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Bob Seger
Green Queen Bingo Hits its Stride While Supporting Greensboro's LGBT Communitynew
Unity has long been the mission of the Guilford Green Foundation, Canada says, and gay bingo has helped bring together the gay and straight communities for many years.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
04-21-2011 |
LGBT
Greensboro Tea Party Rally Focuses on Proposed County Tax Increasenew
This year's Tax Day Tea Party rally in Greensboro was the occasion for a defiant stand by a controversial Wake County School Board member, the launch of a campaign for county commission and calls to protest a proposed county property tax increase.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
04-21-2011 |
Politics
California Streaming: The Best of Coachella via YouTubenew
Not that it did any good, it's easy to rationalize missing out on the Coachella Music and Arts Festival this past weekend. It was something like 98 degrees out in Indio, Calif., all the people were probably on drugs and Kings of Leon suck.
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
04-21-2011 |
Music
The Greatest? If You Don't Say Weezy Then Just Don't Say It at Allnew
5,000-plus hip-hop purists, cool dads and their preteen chaperonage, scantily-clad party girls and stone-faced Gs in the Coliseum crowd.
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
04-14-2011 |
Reviews
Upside Down: Foreclosures Cut a Wide Path of Destruction in North Carolinanew
Like a slow-motion tsunami, foreclosures uproot and tear apart families, undermine the stability of communities, drain away millions of dollars of wealth and strain public budgets.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
04-14-2011 |
Economy
North Carolina Nonprofits Mobilize to Fight Potential Budget Cutsnew
Dozens of nonprofits in Forsyth County are waiting to see what cuts to state agencies and nonprofits receiving state funds will be made by the North Carolina General Assembly as legislators wrestle with a $2.4 billion budget deficit.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
04-07-2011 |
Policy Issues
Zack Snyder's 'Sucker Punch': The First Syllable in the Title Says it Allnew
Only rarely does the film find its voice amid the din of special effects, and never is it able to sustain that voice. Those looking for entertainment will find Sucker Punch a sucker's bet.
YES! Weekly |
Mark Burger |
04-07-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Zack Snyder, Sucker Punch
Rush Delivers in Return to Greensboronew
You could easily argue that there's better music out there, that there are better performers than the three guys on stage Saturday night. Just don't say it with a Rush fan in earshot.
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
04-06-2011 |
Concerts
Tags: classic rock, Rush
UNCSAs Big Screen Film Series is Sure to Chase Away the Summertime Bluesnew
The Big Screen series will open Saturday, June 25, with Yves Robert's award-winning 1963 French classic The War of the Buttons (la guerre des boutons), based on the novel by Louis Pergaud.
YES! Weekly |
Mark Burger |
04-05-2011 |
Movies
Natural Food Grocer Earth Fare Ends Donations to Food Not Bombsnew
After several years of donating perishables and other goods to the Greensboro chapter of Food Not Bombs, Earth Fare has decided to cut off the small organization.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
04-05-2011 |
Homelessness
10 Ways to Treat Allergy Symptomsnew
If playing hooky from work and dodging other responsibilities aren’t an issue then just stay inside. A few months from now, the allergy season will subside and you can return to normalcy.
YES! Weekly |
Christian Bryant |
03-31-2011 |
Science
Tags: Allergies
Prince's Divine Right: The Artist Reigns Purple Across the Carolinasnew
How is it possible to carry on with normal concert viewing after getting through this thing called Prince?
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
03-31-2011 |
Reviews
2011 RiverRun Documentaries Take Storytelling in a New Directionnew
The programming staff of the RiverRun International Film Festival has assembled an impressive collection of documentary films for the 2011 festival.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
03-28-2011 |
Movies
Forsyth Budget Forum Focuses on Potential Cuts in Educationnew
A budget forum hosted by three members of the Forsyth County delegation to the N.C. General Assembly rapidly evolved into a rally for citizens opposed to potential cuts in public education and a number of other state-supported programs currently on the chopping block.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
03-25-2011 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Winston-Salem, Forsyth
