Greensboro's State of Downtown presentation shows growth despite some challenges
The number of people living and working in downtown Greensboro has grown, according to a recent presentation.
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North Carolina A&T student project honors the forgotten dead in Maplewood Cemetery
A group of North Carolina A&T State University students has created interpretive benches to commemorate those buried in unmarked graves in Greensboro’s Maplewood Cemetery.
Creative Greensboro names GROW artist-in-residence
LaToya Winslow, owner of Mane Curl Press, will lead weekly workshops on designing journals at the Greensboro Cultural Center beginning May 7.
'All the Beauty in the World': Patrick Bringley reflects on a decade of observations as a guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
This Saturday, the WFDD Book Club will discuss All the Beauty in the World. Meetings are at Scuppernong Books and Book Ferret at 11:00 a.m.
WFDD Editorial Director Bethany Chafin recently spoke with author Patrick Bringley about his memoir that documents 10 years as a guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
North Carolina is pursuing its own restrictions amid Trump's pushback against DEI
Following the lead of several conservative states and the president himself, North Carolina Republican lawmakers have advanced their own bills that target diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Alamance-Burlington school board appoints Elon University professor Eric Hall to vacant seat
While board members said there were several strong applicants, Hall won them over. He's a professor of exercise science, assistant provost for scholarship and creative activity and director of undergraduate research.
North Carolina court says stripping governor of election board appointments can go ahead for now
A North Carolina appeals court ruled Wednesday that a law stripping the governor's authority to appoint State Board of Elections members can take effect for now, even though trial judges struck it down as unconstitutional just last week.
Lexington artist Bob Timberlake has returned to the furniture business as trade war roils industry
More than two decades later, Timberlake — now 88 — is back again with a new collection that debuted last year. He says his need to design drove the return.
N.C. lawmaker defends bill he says addresses housing crisis as local officials raise concerns
State Rep. Jeff Zenger, R-Forsyth, says House Bill 765 looks to increase housing development. But local officials have voiced worries it would drastically limit their authority.
Local sheriffs push back against Tillis' 'sanctuary jurisdiction' claims
Senator Thom Tillis has released a map labeling nine North Carolina counties “sanctuary jurisdictions” for undocumented immigrants. Among them: Forsyth, Guilford and Watauga.