Legalizing Casino Gambling Has Support In State Legislature
It appears the North Carolina legislature is going to authorize more casinos to be built in the state.
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Posted by John Hammer | Aug 2, 2023 | News
It appears the North Carolina legislature is going to authorize more casinos to be built in the state.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Aug 2, 2023 | News
While legalizing casino gambling may be popular in Raleigh, the people of western Rockingham County are making it clear they don’t want a casino in their county.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Aug 1, 2023 | News
If you hate the idea of handing over cold hard cash to the City of Greensboro because you parked a couple minutes too long in the downtown area or committed some other heinous parking violation, the city is offering another option.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Aug 1, 2023 | News
The regular first Tuesday of the month meeting of the Greensboro City Council is being held on Wednesday, Aug. 2 beginning at 5:30 in the Katie Dorsett Council Chamber.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jul 31, 2023 | News
The Sedgefield Country Club is the place to be this week to watch professional golfers do what they do best.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jul 31, 2023 | News
The City Council may be in for a surprise when the Windsor Chavis Nocho Community Complex is put out for bid.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jul 28, 2023 | News
Greensboro city councilmembers got some strange answers to questions about the financing for the Windsor Chavis Nocho Community Complex at the Thursday, July 27 work session.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jul 27, 2023 | News
The One City, One Book community read has what may seem to be an unusual focus this fall – food.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jul 27, 2023 | News
National Night Out is Tuesday, Aug. 1, and at last count there were about 125 sites where residents, public safety personnel and elected officials will be gathering for an evening of fellowship.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jul 26, 2023 | News
District 59 state Rep. Jon Hardister (R-Guilford) snagged a pretty big endorsement in his 2024 race for North Carolina Commissioner of Labor.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jul 26, 2023 | News
The Greensboro City Council is getting an update on the Windsor Chavis Nocho Community Complex at the work session at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 27 in the Plaza Level Conference Room.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jul 25, 2023 | News
The contract with Lidl has been terminated, but Greensboro Planning Director Sue Schwartz said that doesn’t mean there won’t be a Lidl built on the site.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jul 25, 2023 | News
The contract for Lidl to purchase the site at South Elm Street and East Gate City Boulevard has been terminated, but the situation is a bit more complicated than that indicates.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jul 24, 2023 | News
In 2023, Greensboro appears to be on track to break a record no one wanted to see broken – the total number of homicides in a year.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jul 21, 2023 | News
Members of boards and commissions appointed by the Greensboro City Council may have to start attending meetings in person again.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jul 20, 2023 | News
On Thursday, July 20, the Greensboro Transit Agency kicked off its downtown trolley service.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jul 20, 2023 | News
If the City Council has its way, speed humps and other traffic devices will start popping up in Greensboro in the near future.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jul 19, 2023 | News
The Greensboro City Council unanimously voted to deny a rezoning request for 2005 and 2007 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. at the Tuesday, July 18 meeting in the Katie Dorsett Council Chamber.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jul 18, 2023 | Editorials, News
If Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan had her way, Greensboro would have a prepared food tax, usually called a restaurant tax.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jul 18, 2023 | News
A public hearing on the East Gate City Boulevard Corridor Plan is on the agenda for the Tuesday, July 18 City Council meeting at 5:30 in the Katie Dorsett Council Chamber.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jul 17, 2023 | News
Mayor Nancy Vaughan’s first meeting on the possible prepared food tax, didn’t go well.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jul 14, 2023 | News
The Greensboro City Council meets for the second time in two weeks, on Tuesday, July 18 at 5:30 p.m. in the Katie Dorsett Council Chamber.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jul 13, 2023 | News
The Greensboro City Council is once again attempting to bring more order and decorum to its monthly public forum, also called “speakers from the floor on non-agenda items.”
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jul 13, 2023 | News
The attendance at the Greensboro Science Center (GSC) continues to grow at a record-breaking pace.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jul 12, 2023 | News
It’s official. Project Sage is the expansion of the Honda Aircraft Company (HondaJet) facility at Piedmont Triad International Airport (PTIA) to the tune of $55 million in order to manufacture a new larger jet.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jul 11, 2023 | News
Another stage of Greensboro Downtown Parking Plan has been completed and the results released.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jul 11, 2023 | News
CNBC has ranked North Carolina No. 1 in the “America’s Top States for Business” list for the second year in a row.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jul 10, 2023 | News
The Greensboro City Council is holding its once-a-month public forum meeting on Tuesday, July 11 beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Katie Dorsett Council Chamber.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jul 10, 2023 | News
The only item on the Tuesday, July 1 City Council public hearing agenda is to consider granting an economic incentive of about $420,000 for Project Sage.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jul 6, 2023 | News
The Greensboro Water Resources Department has released its annual report on water quality.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jul 6, 2023 | News
If slow and steady wins the race, the City of Greensboro has the race half won as far as take-home police cars go.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jul 5, 2023 | News
The Greensboro City Council discussed how to encourage more accessory dwelling units, often called mother-in-law flats, in the city at a work session last week.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jun 26, 2023 | News
The traditional celebration of our nation’s birthday on Tuesday, July 4 is a week away and Downtown Greensboro Inc. (DGI) has announced the schedule of events for the Fun Fourth Freedom Fest in downtown Greensboro.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jun 26, 2023 | News
Mayor Nancy Vaughan read a long statement about considering a prepared food tax at the June 20 City Council meeting directly after the City Council passed the budget.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jun 23, 2023 | News
The Greensboro City Council following its own long-established policy should not be news, but it is.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jun 23, 2023 | News
The Greensboro City Council often justifies increased spending by comparisons to other cities.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jun 22, 2023 | News
An odd coalition was formed during the 21 votes to approve the 2023-2024 fiscal year budget by the Greensboro City Council on Tuesday, June 20.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jun 22, 2023 | News
The Greensboro City Council broke with its long-time practice of approving every annexation and original zoning request on its agenda at the Tuesday, June 20 meeting.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jun 21, 2023 | News
Boom Supersonic, which is building a $500 million facility at the Piedmont Triad International Airport, had some major announcements at the Paris Air Show this week.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jun 21, 2023 | News
As expected, the Greensboro City Council passed the $751.3 million fiscal year 2023-2024 budget with a 4-cent tax increase at the Tuesday, June 20 meeting.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jun 20, 2023 | News
Greensboro native and resident Roy Carroll is included on the Forbes “World’s Billionaire List” for 2023.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jun 20, 2023 | News
The approval of 2023-2024 fiscal year budget for the City of Greensboro is on the agenda for the Tuesday, June 20 City Council meeting and it appears it will be approved with adjustments made at the Thursday, June 15 work session.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jun 20, 2023 | News
Triad Stage is gone and it’s not coming back. The Triad Stage board of trustees announced on Tuesday, June 20, that Triad Stage was closing for good.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jun 16, 2023 | News
Monday June 19, Juneteenth, is one of those confusing new holidays.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jun 16, 2023 | News
The majority of the Greensboro City Council expressed support for the proposed 4-cent property tax increase at the final work session on the 2023-2024 budget on Thursday, June 15.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jun 15, 2023 | News
Great news for downtown Greensboro. It’s being reported that development is coming to the old News & Record site on East Market Street.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jun 15, 2023 | News
In the near future, those involved in fender-benders in Greensboro aren’t likely to see a Greensboro police officer respond to the scene.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jun 14, 2023 | News
The Fairness in Women’s Sports Act passed another milestone in the North Carolina legislature this week on its way to becoming law.
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jun 14, 2023 | News
What happens when Greensboro is trying to give away money and not enough people want it?
Read MorePosted by John Hammer | Jun 13, 2023 | News
The Greensboro City Council is holding the final scheduled work session on the recommended $749 million 2023-2024 fiscal year budget on Thursday, June 15 beginning at 2 p.m. in the Plaza Level Conference Room.
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