RiverRun International Film Festival releases its 2025 lineup
This year the festival will feature 175 selections from 33 different countries.
Culture
City of Greensboro to hold celebration for South Benbow Road Historic District
The district has been home to several Black figures over the years including the state's first Black chief justice, Henry Frye.
Greensboro Kwanzaa Collective kick off 15th annual celebration
The family-friendly events include a candelight ceremony, music, food and storytelling.
At Latkepalooza, a friendly competition precedes Hanukkah
Hanukkah officially begins on December 25 at nightfall. But Jewish families are already getting together to celebrate.
A history of distrust: The context missing from Helene coverage
While disaster workers were still carving out roads in washed away mountainsides after Hurricane Helene, some national publications focused instead on misinformation swir
Two Piedmont sites receive National Historic Landmark designations
The National Parks Service recently recognized the F.W. Woolworth Building and Blue Ridge Parkway as National Historic Landmarks.
Greensboro police look to spread holiday joy with gift-giving program
More than 50 families and 200 seniors are expected to benefit from the initiative.
East Carolina University launches new research center to study gambling and its effects
The initiative will look at emerging trends as online sports betting becomes more prevalent across the country.
Brown Elementary School receives historic marker in Winston-Salem
The school served Black students from the early 1900s until 1977.
Wake Forest students prep and donate nearly 700 meals for annual Turkeypalooza
In the coming days Wake Forest University student volunteers will cook, prep and deliver hundreds of Thanksgiving meals to families in need in preparation for the 18th annual Turkeypalooza.