by luckgdme | May 7, 2024 | Civil Rights Movement, downtown greensboro, Greensboro Four, Greensboro NC, NCA&T, See And Do, Sit In Movement, Student Sit Ins, Uncategorized
Post #3 of 3 Year after year, Greensboro NC residents drive or walk by the “Woolworth’s Building” on Elm Street, where the most significant period in the city’s history took place. And like residents of many cities, some of us take what should...
by luckgdme | Apr 30, 2024 | Civil Rights Movement, downtown greensboro, Greensboro Four, Greensboro NC, NCA&T, Sit In Movement, Student Sit Ins, Uncategorized
Post #2 of a 3 Part Series The four freshman NCA&T students went back to Woolworth’s on day two. McNeil, McCain, Blair and Richmond and a few students from other local colleges, including the all female Bennett College, showed up ready for what was ahead....
by luckgdme | May 31, 2020 | Greensboro, Localism, Uncategorized
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...
by luckgdme | Mar 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
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...
by luckgdme | Mar 8, 2020 | Greensboro, Localism, Shopping, Uncategorized
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...
by luckgdme | Jan 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
My last post was about finding coffee in Downtown Greensboro, NC, and now I’d like to take you to a few local coffee spots throughout the rest of the city. Remember, no Starbucks or Caribou or fast food coffee establishments will be on my list. That’s...