The Sights and Sounds of the NC Folk Festival
The ‘Meximalismo’ Art of Miranda Alvarado
The Greensboro native recently won a prestigious $50,000 design scholarship.
Taking the NC Folk Festival Into Your Own Hands
Using the festival’s mobile app, attendees can create their ideal lineup, get directions to stages, take a quiz to find acts they’ll love, and get local restaurant and bar recommendations.
Postmark Greensboro: West Market Street Methodist Church
Conceived and built in an economic depression, West Market Street Methodist was still designed to impress. It survived change within and without its walls to become one of the city’s oldest churches.
Greensboro 2026 General Election Voter Guide
Guilford County voters can learn how to register to vote, use our sample ballot tool and follow our coverage with our 2026 Election Guide.
Back to the Bowling Alley
For the first time in decades, I went bowling. Unironically. Turns out the alleys of our youth are now clean, bright, and offering better food and drinks than many local restaurants.
Democrats Drop Support for Candidate Who Called for Violence Against Republicans
Democratic state legislative candidate Shelly Headen has called for President Trump’s supporters to “experience sexual assault” and for attacks on conservative states.
More Local Coverage
Guilford, Forsyth Students Make Progress Despite Challenges
Test scores are up in both counties, with particular progress at N.C. A&T University’s A&T Four Middle College.
The Rare Jailing of an Attorney
On August 24, Guilford District Court Judge Ashley Watlington-Simms sent Assistant Public Defender Juan Zuluaga to jail for five days for criminal contempt. Zuluaga appears to be only the second North Carolina attorney incarcerated for such an offense in the past five years.
City Faces State Scrutiny Over Finances
A letter from the Local Government Commission placed greater scrutiny on Greensboro’s financial moves and raised questions of transparency.
City Leaders Addresses Recent Violence
In a public statement, City Manager Nathaniel “Trey” Davis said he and Greensboro Police Chief Kamran Afzal are working on a plan that will be “driven by information.”
Putting NC in the NC Folk Festival
The NC Folk Festival attracts internationally renowned acts and artists from all over the world. But more than half its acts still have North Carolina ties.
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