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Greensboro doubling down on housing bond?
Rhino Times reports the Greensboro city council is pondering another housing bond, a mere four years after voters passed a $25 million bond. The idea was floated by none other…
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‘Air rights’ for Greensboro affordable housing
According to Rhino Times editor John Hammer, the Greensboro City Council’s at-large member Michelle Kennedy threw the work session agenda “out the window” to address the issue of affordable housing:…
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Greensboro Coliseum director earning his top salary
It’s that time of year again when the Rhino times publishes its lists of local government salaries. This week it’s the City of Greensboro and the highest-paid employee is—once again—Greensboro…
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$30 million downtown Greensboro parking deck back on the table?
News & Record reports downtown developer Roy Carroll and the City of Greensboro “are back on speaking terms” regarding the proposed $30 million parking deck. Remember back in April Carroll…
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Does Greensboro mayor have authority to cancel $30 million parking deck deal?
An overlooked question (even though it entered my mind– ha ha) regarding Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan’s decision to back out of the $30 million downtown parking deck deal with high-powered…
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Greensboro parking deck insanity
A while back I wrote a column for CJ about the political implications of parking decks in downtown Greensboro. Who knew parking decks –of all things—could create such political shockwaves?…
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Greensboro gun debate makes national news
At its Tuesday night meeting, the Greensboro City Council discussed the upcoming gun show at the Greensboro Coliseum. Mayor Nancy Vaughan had called for the gun show to be cancelled…
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City charter prevents Gboro from canceling gun show
Rhino Times editor John Hammer reports city charter prevents the Greensboro City Council from canceling a gun show at the city-owned coliseum: The whole issue came up shortly after the…
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N&R editorial calls for ‘reset’ on $30m downtown parking deck
I’ll give the N&R credit —I think a lot of people agree that it’s time for a stop stop, rethink and reset on Greensboro’s controversial $30 million downtown parking deck…
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Gboro plans to cancel gun show at coliseum
Mayor Nancy Vaughan tells WXII she and the City Council will discuss canceling a guns show scheduled for later this year at the city-owned Greensboro Coliseum. http://www.wxii12.com/article/greensboro-plans-to-cancel-gun-show/19152388
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Greensboro forgives $1.5 million civil rights museum loan
The City of Greensboro announced yesterday the International Civil Rights Center and Museum had met the terms of the city’s $1.5 million loan and as a result the loan has…
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Reaction to Toyota-Mazda megasite snub
Ok–to be fair, it probably was not easy to get reaction from local officials on Tuesday because the news that the Toyota-Mazda plant was going to Alabama instead of North…