by luckgdme | Mar 1, 2024 | downtown, Greensboro, Localism, nc, See And Do, trolley
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...
by luckgdme | Feb 7, 2020 | Eat & Drink, Greensboro
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...
by luckgdme | Dec 9, 2019 | Farmer's Markets, Greensboro, Localism, Shopping
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...
by luckgdme | Dec 9, 2019 | Farmer's Markets, Localism, Shopping
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...
by luckgdme | Mar 9, 2019 | Life
When I was starting to become a rabid localist nine years ago, my friend Maribeth said to me, “If you try to explain the virtues of localism to someone and they don’t get it, you have to just walk away. It’s not for everyone.” And I’ve...