Friday, March 29th, 2024

Author: John Hammer

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Some ACC Tournament Tickets Not Hard To Come by

Tickets for the Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament being played at the Greensboro Coliseum March 10 through March 14 are notoriously hard to come by. But for Tuesday, March 10, the first day of the ACC Tournament, you don’t have to be a big donor to an ACC school in order to qualify for the privilege of purchasing tickets.

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You Don’t Need An I.D. To Vote. You Do Need A Pen

Early voting started last week for the 2020 primary, but whether you vote early or on Tuesday, March 3, you’re going to need something the vast majority of voters in Guilford County have never needed to vote – and it isn’t an I.D., which you don’t need – it’s a writing utensil.

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Fourth Try To Rezone Lawndale-Lake Jeanette Before Council

Since 2007, developers have made three attempts to rezone a 2.3 acre triangular shaped tract at the intersection of Lake Jeanette Road and Lawndale Drive that is currently zoned Residential Single Family R-3. Another attempt to rezone the tract is on the agenda for the Tuesday, Feb. 18 meeting of the City Council.

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Driverless Shuttles Coming To Downtown Greensboro

Soon you may be able to travel from one area of the downtown to another in a driverless vehicle. Downtown Greensboro Inc. (DGI) has awarded a $50,000 grant to North Carolina A&T State University to create a prototype and deploy two self-driving shuttles for the downtown area.

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Downtown Signal Boxes Becoming Works Of Art

Signal boxes – those rectangular metal boxes on the corner of an intersection with a traffic light – are evidently necessary, but most of them would never be called pretty, except for 15, soon to be 20, in downtown Greensboro that have recently become works of art.

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Downtown Is Taking Its Place In Tournament Town For The ACC

After a five-year break, the Greensboro Coliseum is once again hosting the Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament from March 10 through March 14. This year the ACC Tournament will be celebrated by Downtown Greensboro Inc. with two events, including “Tournament Town Downtown Festival” on Saturday, March 14.

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Free KC And The Sunshine Band Concert

Tournament tickets are not cheap and are generally hard to come by, but there is an event at the Greensboro Coliseum in conjunction with the ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament where tickets are free: KC And The Sunshine Band will be performing a free concert at White Oak Amphitheatre on Friday, March 13 at 4 p.m.

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