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N&R boosterism
Here’s what jumped out at me when reading yesterday’s N&R follow up to the proposed downtown Greensboro ice skating rink: Interest in the festival also has been expressed by local…
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Guilford commissioners to vote on downtown hotel
Guilford County commissioners will once again vote on the proposed downtown Greensboro luxury hotel that would be financed with federal stimulus bonds. Commission chairman Skip Alston, who brokered the land…
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Herding cats
I read with interest veteran N&R reporter Taft Wireback’s two–part series on Greensboro’s effort to revive the High Point road corridor, which has been in decline for several years now.…
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Nussbaum Center: Once is too much
Interesting Allen Johnson column in yesterday’s N&R on the Greensboro City Council’s approval of a $1.2 million loan to help the Nussbaum Center renovate its new location. Johnson answers some…
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Allen Johnson has Matt Brown’s back
The N&R’s Allen Johnson on the Greensboro City Council’s 5-4 vote to kill (for now) the amphitheater up at the Greensboro Coliseum: Frankly, as long as coliseum Managing Director Matt…
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Public hearing on G’boro amphitheater
At Tuesday night’s meeting, the Greensboro City Council will hold a public hearing “to receive information and public comment with reference to the construction of the amphitheater and the Greensboro…
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N&R interviews downtown hotel developers
I watched with interest and an open mind N&R editor Allen Johnson’s interview with proposed taxpayer-financed downtown hotel developers Randall Kaplan and Bridget Chisholm. A couple of things jumped out…
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Downtown G’boro hotel gaining steam
Local businessman Randall Kaplan is now in on the proposed taxpayer-financed downtown Greensboro hotel, which supposedly would lend —emphasis on the word ‘lend’—- the project more credibility. This project is…
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Skip Alston’s in on the luxury hotel action
Speak of the devil, the N&R reports that the site for proposed taxpayer-funded downtown luxury hotel might shift, according to Guilford County Commissioner Skip Alston, “who is the real estate…
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‘Sweets for the Sweet’
Greensboro Mayor Yvonne Johnson launches her re-election campaign. From a flyer picked up at the Greensboro Farmers’ Market: You Are Invited To ‘Sweets for the Sweet’ Desserts and Entertainment Campaign…
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N&R endorses GSO city bonds
In yesterday’s column, the N&R’s Allen Johnson asks some questions about the proposed $205 million in Greensboro city bonds. But then today’s lead editorial offers up a half-hearted endorsement of…
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Newspaper biz keeps (surprise) shrinking
The News & Record’s Allen Johnson and the Lexington Dispatch’s Chad Killebrew explain their newspaper’s respective realignments. The N&R’s editorial page is shrinking, while the Dispatch will no longer have…