November 6, 2009
GREENSBORO — They came together on Aug. 1, knowing little about one other.They knew only that they were refugees or immigrants from Africa, Asia and Mexico and that they were there to make a documentary film about their lives.
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October 25, 2009
GREENSBORO — It's not unusual for women to talk about their hair — for hours. But the conversations black women have about their hair differs greatly from those that white women have. In the black community, the conversations go beyond aesthe...
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October 18, 2009
Over the next month, the North Carolina landscape will be ablaze with color from the mountains to the coast. And it's not necessary to scale a mountaintop for panoramic views of fall foliage. The Piedmont needs only cool nights and warm, sunny days to pro...
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October 15, 2009
Wild-N-Crazy Vintage is a small shop, but it's packed with treasures for the vintage collector. The store has racks of clothing from the 1950s to the '80s. Shelves are stocked with 1960s tableware. Suitcases, hat boxes, lamps, cowboy boots, Elvis lapel pi...
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October 11, 2009
MEBANE -- Spoonflower began with a casual remark Kim Fraser made at home one evening: "You know what would be really cool? If I could print my own fabric." She had no idea her husband, Stephen, heard her. Their three daughters had gone to bed, a...
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September 30, 2009
JAMESTOWN - Food brings this particular family together. Especially if Nancy Whisnant is serving up a batch of "Howdy Neighbor Peppers."
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September 27, 2009
GREENSBORO — Their journey together began with a simple meal.
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September 13, 2009
A wide-brimmed straw hat covers Daniel Woodham's sandy hair, shielding his tanned face from an early evening sun that's still bright and hot. In a few moments, he'll surrender the hat to a petite Montagnard woman enrolled in his English class. The woman w...
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September 3, 2009
Call him a dreamer. Glass artist Zeke Vantreese looks at a vacant storefront downtown and sees a lot more than just empty space. He sees the potential for making someone's dreams come true.
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August 26, 2009
Wanted: Greensboro family whose meals consist mostly of fast or frozen foods. Local dietician and UNCG nutrition professor is in search of a family who wants to adopt a healthier diet. The family must agree to work with her for an entire year. Must also b...
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August 19, 2009
Nena and Luna, the leggy, auburn-haired beauties of the Natural Science Center, are leaving town. The sisters — a pair of female maned wolves — have been a popular attraction since their arrival at the center a year and a half ago. But Eury, t...
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Jennifer Hedrick's life is busy enough with three children, ages 1, 2 and 4. And her schedule is about to get even busier. When classes resume at UNCG, she adds "college student" to her mom and wife duties. That means exams, reading and writing...
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August 16, 2009
GREENSBORO - There they stood. About 30 people, their expectant, hopeful faces scanning the monitors overhead, waited for the arrival of US Airways flight 3579 at Piedmont Triad International Airport. They were African. American. And African Americ...
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August 13, 2009
KERNERSVILLE — When Lynne Koenigsknecht moved to this small town 16 years ago, a business like hers — one specializing in fair trade and organic products — would have seemed too foreign a concept. But now, this bustling bedroom communi...
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August 9, 2009
Pain. Suffering. Loneliness. People are dying. There’s not enough food for everyone. In America, if a piece of food drops to the ground, the reaction is, “Eew.” In Africa, you pick it up and eat it. Life is hard in Africa. Life is hard i...
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July 15, 2009
GREENSBORO - The small green gems are hidden beneath a canopy of inedible leaves. Rickie Holness pushes the leaves away to reveal clusters of Scotch Bonnets -- the world's third-hottest peppers. They are the same shade as a green bell pepper and about the...
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July 8, 2009
HIGH POINT — Back near housewares and books is something you don't expect to see in a thrift store. It's a retro-style coffee counter, complete with black vinyl barstools that swivel. There's an espresso machine. Ghiradelli chocolates and a selectio...
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July 7, 2009
Amy Greeson's journey to Madagascar took her deep into the rainforest, where she saw rosy periwinkle, mantella frogs and geckos. Greeson, a Thomasville pharmacist, travels the globe searching for traditional healers. Accompanied by a film crew, she also s...
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July 5, 2009
GREENSBORO -- Patients don't need an appointment or medical insurance to seek treatment at the Al-Aqsa health clinic. They simply show up and sign in. This free medical clinic is entirely run by Muslim women and their children. The doctors volunteer...
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July 1, 2009
Summertime dining means cookouts, reunions and traveling. But before you throw the steaks on the grill, or load up those plates with burgers and potato salad, there are a few things to keep in mind. Outdoor dining -- especially in the South -- means hot w...
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June 28, 2009
BURLINGTON — The production area of this textile manufacturing company is a swath of concrete and brick walls and red, blue, hot pink, black and yellow fabric. Until last year, the palette at Fuller Specialty was entirely monochromatic. Their produc...
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June 9, 2009
At a young age, I grew accustomed to short-term relationships, and friendships that weren't meant to last. See, we lived on the Cherokee Indian Reservation, where my parents ran a campground. For a child, it could be a wonderful place to spend the summer.
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May 31, 2009
GREENSBORO — Rosalyn Womack might be tired, but these swatches of red, purple and brown fabric energize her. Within a few hours, she can make a halter dress with an empire waist and an A-line skirt. Maybe a flirty off-the-shoulder top or a boatneck...
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May 24, 2009
GREENSBORO -- It's hard to keep people out of the kitchen when it smells like pecan pie bars and mixed berry squares. Breakfast and lunch are served during the week at the Sanctuary House. But today, there's a bakery order. That means the mixer churns but...
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May 23, 2009
Last fall, it was just an alley -- an uneven, narrow strip of land with tainted soil. Now, it's an attractive, thriving urban garden. It's the result of a grant from the Community Foundation of Greensboro and about 70 volunteers. Gardening experts worked...
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