Tyra HilliardStaff Writer Residents of Greensboro now have an increased chance to have their voices heard in the municipal government. Citizens that reside in within the limits of the five Greensboro City Council districts are now able to weigh in… Read More ›
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NEWS RELEASE: Greensboro Pride Festival to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of Stonewall Riots
Sarah M. Lansesarah@greensboropride.org GREENSBORO, NC — The 2019 Greensboro Pride Festival will commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. Alternative Resources of the Triad, which organizes the festival, will create its own Stonewall Stone Wall to honor the event… Read More ›
Fatal Shooting Leads to Discovered Body in Greensboro Yard
Tyra HilliardStaff Writer A man who went out to get his newspaper from in front of his home on Fairway Drive in Greensboro on the morning of Aug. 30 discovered a body lying in his yard. After he spotted splattered… Read More ›
The Rising Epidemic of Mental Health Issues
Gabrielle Lowery Staff Writer Until recently mental health seemed like a taboo topic. People with mental illnesses were typically seen as unusual and even shameful. Yet lately, mental health has been of growing concern within the U.S. Most people know at… Read More ›
Greensboro Heroin Overdose Statistics Matching Those of National Opioid Crisis
Tyra HilliardStaff Writer In the previous year, deaths related to opioid overdoses decreased in Guilford County. Now, the preventable fatalities are “back on the rise,” according to Deputy Chief James Hinson as he testified in front of a House Homeland… Read More ›
The Implementation of Sexual Assault Awareness at Triad Colleges
Myra BariStaff Writer For many female college students, walking home late at night can be a deeply harrowing experience. Students are often advised to stay in groups or to carry items of self-defense such as tasers or pepper spray in… Read More ›
The Green New Deal at Green Drinks
Megan Pociask Staff Writer While green drinks might not have actually been present, the Green Drinks discussion held at Scuppernong Books certainly was. Green Drinks Greensboro, a regularly held meeting at Scuppernong, attempts to open the door for conversation regarding… Read More ›
Community Dialogue: The Faces of Mental Health
Justin Foxx Staff Writer Among the diverse faces and equally diverse stories told, all the seats of UNCG’s Office of Intercultural Engagement (OIE) were comfortably filled for the panel held on the night of Oct. 24. This particular panel was… Read More ›
A Poetry Reading with GennaRose Nethercott and Travis Smith
Rachel Spinella Staff Writer On Thursday, Oct. 25, at Scuppernong Books, GennaRose Nethercott, author of “The Lumberjack’s Dove” and “A Ghost of Water” came out to read a little poetry during these cold, Autumn nights. Along with Nethercott was Travis… Read More ›
‘Hidden Voices’ None of the Above: Dismantling the School to Prison Pipeline
Lauren Summers Features Editor Walking into the room, you see two rows of colorfully-decorated desks facing a teacher’s desk and a whiteboard. The walls are covered in photographs of teachers and students. A seemingly-typical classroom set up in a school…. Read More ›