Vida Pour Tea: The Magical Tea Shop on State Street
Something fascinating happened last week on the local coffee shop scene…a tiny Greensboro tea shop was ranked number one in North Carolina on Yelp’s list of “The Coziest Coffee Shops in Every State.” This list was created by Yelp and reported...Downtown Greensboro Coffee Spots
Next time you need to schedule coffee for meeting a client, date, or friend, don’t think Starbucks or Caribou. Greensboro is chock full o’ coffee shops, with a couple of tea shops adding interest to the mix. Just thinking about the downtown Greensboro...
Buy Local Season
The independent business owners that I know stake a lot on the last forty-five days of the year. If their sales are lackluster, they might not have enough in the bank to “keep the doors open” for another year. So they get creative…offering everything...Black Friday
Photo by Negative Space It’s all about the plasticWhere are the long lines of shoppers at Toys are Us, waiting to buy a Tickle Me Elmo, like back in the 1990s? For that matter, where is Toys Are Us? Black Friday, which used to be contained to the day...
Join the Movement
Ten years ago, only a few local folks were concerned about the influx of big box stores, the monopolistic growth of Amazon.com, or the weekly closings of small independent businesses including hardware and bookstores, restaurants and small shops. But a small group of...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!