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“Articulate” at Revolution Mill

Curtis Hoffman Staff Writer Last year, the Weatherspoon Museum expanded its exhibitions into the newly generated space at the Revolution Mill. The WAMRev program was the first of many collaborations between the Revolution Mill and the Weatherspoon Museum, its first exhibit, “Articulate” by James Marshall. Marshall is a Raleigh-based artist, who is also known as Dalek, and has been active since the mid 90s’. Located … Continue reading “Articulate” at Revolution Mill

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Eclipse Across Generations

Annie Walker Opinions Editor Once in a lifetime is a curious way to describe an event that happens roughly once every eighteen months. This phrase has been bandied about often enough to risk losing all meaning. Perhaps more specific, for my grandmother, is the phrase “last in a lifetime”. Our next American eclipse will come in 2024, but seven years in the future is less … Continue reading Eclipse Across Generations

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The Eclipse in Context

Curtis Hoffman Staff Writer Aug. 21 presented Greensboro with a once in a lifetime chance to see a total solar eclipse. While we aren’t directly in the exact path of the eclipse, we did see a near 93 percent covering of the sun at about 2:42 p.m. While total solar eclipses aren’t extremely rare in general, a single area on the earth’s surface only experiences … Continue reading The Eclipse in Context

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Charlottesville CommUNITY Dialogue

Jamal Sykes Staff Writer Since the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville Virginia, on Aug. 11, the nation has been rife with discussions of racism, the current state of the United States’ government as well as society at large. Many of our social media feeds have been flooded with anti-Nazi memes, anti-liberal posts and centrist viewpoints from friends, family and followers who all want to express … Continue reading Charlottesville CommUNITY Dialogue

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Community and Life

BLT Challenge

Rachel Funk Staff Writer On Aug. 12, seven groups of gifted sandwich makers from restaurants in the Greensboro community were heating up the Greensboro Farmers Curb Market on the corner of Lindsay and Yanceyville Street. From 9 a.m. to noon, each table brought their A-game to showcase their restaurant’s slicing, dicing and sizzling prowess for the BLT (bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich) Challenge. Family, friends … Continue reading BLT Challenge

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Exploring the NC Glass Center

Jamal Sykes Staff Writer Glass blowing is an art form that has gone from overlooked to notoriety and popularity in the past few years thanks to documentaries and viral videos on the internet. It is a difficult thing to master, and very few people have the patience to learn and perfect its techniques. Glass blowing has resulted in many great things: abstract art pieces, beautiful … Continue reading Exploring the NC Glass Center

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Community, Features

Finding Inspiration at The Weatherspoon

Curtis Hoffman Staff Writer From May 21 to Sept. 3, the Weatherspoon Museum, also known as the most criminally underused asset on UNCG’s campus, is hosting their 44th annual Art On Paper exhibit in its largest second floor gallery. An introductory statement at the beginning of the gallery proudly states that “Since 1965 the Weatherspoon’s Art on Paper exhibition has uniquely taken the pulse of … Continue reading Finding Inspiration at The Weatherspoon

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College Hill For Everyone

Jamal Sykes Staff Writer The city of Greensboro has been making a tremendous effort to improve the overall development of downtown Greensboro and its surrounding historical areas. One area that holds great significance within Greensboro’s history is the College Hill neighborhood, which is located between UNCG’s campus and downtown Greensboro. Aug. 1 was the launch date for a new project, called, College Hill For Everyone, … Continue reading College Hill For Everyone

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Richard Fennell Exhibit

Jamal Sykes Staff Writer   Downtown Greensboro is full of great things to do — there’s a slew of museums, restaurants, bars, coffee shops and tattoo parlors that allow for a very fun-filled weekend. But one central part of downtown that holds a close spot to my childhood is the Greensboro Cultural Center. Just a block away from the newly constructed LeBauer Park, the Greensboro … Continue reading Richard Fennell Exhibit

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