Article Archive
October 14, 2008
'Mission Possible Kids’ aim to change the world
GREENSBORO - Every Wednesday after school, they listen to spy music and slip into lime green T-shirts . Then, they're off. One t... Continue
October 13, 2008
Minister wins local amateur blues contest
GREENSBORO - A minister who once acted as the unofficial chaplain for the blues scene along the Texas Gulf Coast won the Triad's... Continue
October 11, 2008
Acting, with honor
GREENSBORO — Most of them didn’t know much about the military. Maybe they knew of someone who had worn the uniform. Like the... Continue
October 9, 2008
Drops not just whistlin’ 'Dixie’
Whistle the tune "Dixie,'' and in some corners of the South, you're in for a scrap. For some, it's a heritage thing. For others...... Continue
October 7, 2008
Filmmaker driven to get it right for 'Walls That Bleed’
GREENSBORO - For six years, Michael Anthony Williams has relived three deadly days in our city's history from so long ago. He in... Continue
October 4, 2008
Nothing is permanent, but we can remember
Wade through a Southern jungle, and you'll find the five dilapidated houses within a few dozen steps of one another. There's a c... Continue
October 2, 2008
Artist, ex-teacher shows a nightmare of public education
HIGH POINT — In a womblike room at Theatre Art Galleries, you think you’re looking at a funky circus. Reds, yellows, greens...... Continue
September 30, 2008
Rowe: Jazz moves him while poetry is moving her
GREENSBORO - Britteny Williams keeps her poems in a yellow notebook. Ben Jensen keeps his drums in a corner of his midnight jam...... Continue
September 27, 2008
Goat Lady Ginnie Tate: 'I’m not afraid to die’
CLIMAX — See Ginnie Tate, “The Goat Lady,” and you can tell something’s wrong. She still gets around pretty well. She cl... Continue
September 25, 2008
Rowe: Prostate cancer? He found the 'fry’-cure, did it
Prostate cancer can be a scary, sensitive thing. Just ask Bob Page. He’s beaten it. At least, he believes so. He caught it ear... Continue
September 23, 2008
Idea strikes chord, gets children to play outside
Climb a tree. Build a fort out of sheets, sticks and a few big boards. Turn crab apples into sidewalk chalk. Or fill your pocket... Continue
September 20, 2008
Man’s fatal stabbing devastates community
GREENSBORO - Head into Greensboro, and you'll see the billboard beside U.S. 421, right before the trio of fast-food restaurants...... Continue
September 18, 2008
Divorcee’s book lands in Emmys gift bag
GREENSBORO - Angela Martin wears a bone in her hair. Now, it's a rawhide bone - $3.99 from PetSmart, painted hot pink and hot-gl... Continue
September 13, 2008
Spoken-word poets take aim at society
GREENSBORO - Their dance with language started, of all places, in a dimly lit bar. A few years back, Amaris Howard stood inside...... Continue
September 12, 2008
Student Peacemakers honored
GREENSBORO - Six Guilford County middle school students were honored Thursday night for their work in promoting peace, diffusing... Continue
September 11, 2008
Studio B: It’s more than just a room on Elm
GREENSBORO — At first glance, you think it’s just a room. It sits across the railroad tracks on South Elm and occupies 2,400... Continue
September 9, 2008
First day in hot seat, no sweat
We’ll know him as Mo. He wants it that way. He became Guilford County’s new superintendent Monday. He’ll oversee the educa... Continue
September 6, 2008
Girl, charity bring spirit of Vietnam to family
Katie Quinn loves watching her video. She’ll curl her legs underneath her, sit in a big, cushy chair and say every few seconds... Continue
September 4, 2008
Rowe: Art Attack! It’ll be pretty cool
GREENSBORO — Maybe you’ve seen her. She’s 15 feet tall, as willowy as a spiral of smoke, with steel rebar as her skeleton...... Continue
New event space in Greensboro unveiled
GREENSBORO - Advertising executive Allen Broach unveiled on Thursday a new event space in downtown Greensboro that feels more li... Continue
September 2, 2008
Rowe: Tying up stories as summer ends
After the long Labor Day weekend, the unofficial door-slam of summer, some thoughts on food and nourishment. ... Sweet potato mu... Continue
August 30, 2008
He tattooed many hearts
GREENSBORO — John Bury, they’ll remember you next weekend. At least 3,000 people will come from all over the world and desc... Continue
August 28, 2008
Dying homeless: Mourning death of drinking buddy
GREENSBORO — Michael Keith Cooper died alone last week beside one of our busiest roads, surrounded by a bank, a convenience st... Continue
August 26, 2008
Are we failing our children? Video challenges parents
GREENSBORO - Today, we get busy. We - the parents of 72,000 students in Guilford County public schools - will lose our laid-back... Continue
August 23, 2008
Zoo, Montessori bring nature to kids
When I see birches bend to left and right … I like to think some boy’s been swinging them. — Robert Frost, poet ASHEBORO...... Continue
