Take a Hopper Trolley ride today…While you still can
Hey there Greensboro Hopper Trolley fans!! The Hopper has four more months of funding and then...? We don't know for sure, but its funding might not be extended if ridership does not increase before the end of June 2024. So let's ride the trolley! Even in the 1800's Greensboro was a trolley town....
SouthEndStrong
South End during the holidays 2019 There will be time tomorrow to Monday morning quarterback about who is to blame, what could have been done better, why Greensboro, why South End, where to go from here, and all.But for now, right now, the morning after, I need to focus on the businesses of South...
“Gathering” at the Local Markets
How can we create a silver lining for this pandemic? One way is to use these weeks to research and support buying fresh local foods from our community's farmers, markets, butchers, bakers, and grocers. Here's why and how. Most of us are trying to stay healthy, and focusing more on eating healthy...
You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone…
Think about all the things you've been missing lately. Things like sending your children off to school, hugging your senior parents, getting your hair cut, having a drink out with your friends, watching current sports events... all of those things that you may have taken for granted before the...
Buy a Gift Card, Give a Virtual Hug
Right now, our favorite independent local business owners are trying to find assistance for themselves and their employees to survive the next year of crazy unpredictability. It's a daunting task, and although state and federal help may be on the way, it won't arrive any time soon. So let me try...
Women Owned Businesses: Small and Mighty
It's International Women's Day, and I want to give a shout-out to Greensboro's independent women business owners. The proliferation of small, women-owned businesses in the neighborhoods of Greensboro...particularly in downtown, has been fascinating to witness. The downtown Greensboro gift shops,...
Nature’s Sweetest Treat, Honey
Writing about sweet treats this month, I've had a blast visiting the sugar strongholds of Greensboro. And after sampling local cookies, cakes, chocolates and ice cream, I can hardly wait to tell you about another kind of sweet treat...local honey. Seeking an authority on that subject, I got in...
Speaking of romance…have you discovered the joys of loving where you live?
One of the best things that ever happened to me was my move from New York to North Carolina in 1993. I had already lived in a lot of great places, but with three young children, I was ready to find a final destination, and Greensboro seemed to be a dream come true. And over the years, I have...
Weezie Does it!
Someday, Weezie Black Keiner’s vision may take her in-home cookie baking business to a place besides her tidy kitchen in a quiet neighborhood in Greensboro, NC. But for now, "The cookies are taking over my whole house!" Weezie laughs as she explains why cookie cutters, big boxes of sugar and...
35 Years of FRESH Coffee Beans
Thirty five years in business? No way!! For thirty five years The Extra Ingredient has been the go-to shop for outstanding customer experience in Friendly Shopping Center, and throughout Greensboro and the Triad. Surviving the competition from brands like Williams Sonoma and The Pottery Barn, The...
A bit about me…
Luck Davidson
Localist & Blogger
I arrived in Greensboro, North Carolina more than twenty years ago. After growing up in Atlanta, Georgia, I spent time in Massachusetts, DC, and New York (city and suburbs). Somehow I always envisioned living somewhere “down South,” and when my youngest child was six months old, my vision started to fall into place.
From the moment I moved here, I have LOVED calling North Carolina “home”.
My city, my state, and my Southern roots are a huge part of who I am. I have a passion for exploring the local businesses in my community. The coffee shops, the bookstores, the farmers markets, the dive-bars, othe art, the music…finding local color is a never-ending, joyful experience for me. Being able to easily travel to so many nearby great places helps make road tripping and exploring my favorite pastime. 
Weekend driving trips are second only to learning everything about what is in my own back yard. Greensboro and the Triad are growing and changing and renewing in a way that no one would have predicted two decades ago.
Sometimes I explore with friends, and sometimes I go solo. Having my grown up children in Raleigh and San Francisco has given me a great window into those destinations. And I still have my Dad in Atlanta and friends far and wide who have been great guides to the best of local where they live.
Lincoln, the rescue dog, has been my sidekick for the past year. He’s always up for an adventure.
This year, I am taking more time to learn about unique people, small business ventures, and history that make local life fascinating. This is your invitation to join me and to be a localist wherever you go– even if that is just to another neighborhood in the city where you live. Please email me with your suggestions for people and places to visit for #SoLocalLife!