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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Irish topple Wolfpack, 55-51, for 2024 ACC women’s title

March 15, 2024

Star freshman Hannah Hidalgo had 22 points — including a pair of baskets for the lead down the stretch — as No. 14 Notre Dame held off No. 10 N.C. State, 55-51, in Sunday’s championship game at the 2024 Ally Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament. It marked the Irish’s first title in five years. […]


The power of the spoken word

March 15, 2024

The significance of Black History Month resonates all year, emerging from the empowering creativity of Greensboro authors, artists in all media and especially the spoken word. A passionate presentation by Jasmine and Clement Mallory highlighted an evening at the African American Atelier in downtown Greensboro. The couple’s commanding performances projected the power and purpose of […]


Author discusses food and the African Diaspora

March 15, 2024

Educator, author and culinary historian Jessica B. Harris spoke about her life and how food and foodways of the African Diaspora inspired her to write a dozen books. In a lively conversation at the Greensboro History Museum with Love Jones, director, Greensboro Human Rights Department, Harris joyfully recounted how food, its preparation and enjoyment inspired […]


MAGA schools supt. candidate considered ‘looming threat’

March 14, 2024

If Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is elected governor next November, there’s a very real possibility that he’ll have a partner in government who shares his MAGA conservative vision of education for North Carolina. Her name is Michele Morrow, and when the smoke cleared after the March 5th primary last week, Morrow, a Donald Trump […]


Lincoln Lions claim 2024 CIAA Basketball Championship

March 8, 2024

Baltimore, MD. – Ethan Garita scored 15 points to help Lincoln University Lions win its first Food Lion Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Tournament championship in program history with a thrilling 54-51 victory over the Broncos of Fayetteville State before a roaring crowd at CFG Arena Saturday afternoon. Lincoln was acknowledged as a champion in […]


School Construction Boom

March 8, 2024

Guilford County Schools (GCS) celebrated two topping out ceremonies in as many weeks, with the final construction beams hoisted into place at Kiser Middle School and Foust Gaming and Robotics Magnet School, the first of its kind in the nation. Topping Out signifies the installation of the final key element of a structure, usually a […]


Robinson and Stein win; Jackson defeats Deberry; Green to face Morrow

March 8, 2024

In unofficial results from Tuesday’s March 5th primaries, there were few surprises as the Democratic and Republican winners for N.C. governor, lt. governor, state attorney general, state superintendent and Council of State offices will face-off in the November 5th General Election. In the marquee race of the evening, Democrat State Attorney General Josh Stein and […]


2024 N.C. Primary Election Results

March 7, 2024

The first polls opened on March 5, with 15 states voting in the primary elections yesterday in what is called, “Super Tuesday.” In Guilford County, 88,934 ballots were cast out of 377,320 registered voters. In the Presidential primary, 90 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary went to Joe Biden in Guilford County, with […]


Swarm soar above College Park to earn fourth straight home win

March 1, 2024

In front of its third sell-out crowd of the season, the Greensboro Swarm, the NBA G League affiliate of the Charlotte Hornets, shot over 50 percent from the field to rise above the College Park Skyhawks (Atlanta Hawks affiliate) 115-102 on Saturday night (Feb. 24) at the Novant Health Fieldhouse. Nick Smith Jr. and R.J. […]


Culture and Food ‘Mix It Up’ at the African American Atelier

March 1, 2024

In a vibrant celebration of history and flavors, The City of Greensboro’s Ad-hoc Committee on African American Disparity (ACAAD) honored Black History Month with a free community mixer on February 22 at the African American Atelier, located in the Cultural Arts Center. Themed ‘Taste the Diaspora GSO,’ this event sought to connect guests with ACAAD […]


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