November 11, 2009
Can a "green" home ever be affordable for a moderate income family? Guilford Technical Community College seeks to answer that question as faculty and students construct a demonstration home that will eventually go on the market in a mid-priced n...
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November 10, 2009
On Monday, the Community Sustainability Council, an advisory group appointed last year by Greensboro City Council, worked to finalize a list of proposals for a $2.5 million federal energy grant that needs council approval next week in order to meet a Dec.
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November 9, 2009
Now is a good time to clean out your children's closets for the holidays and donate their unwanted and gently used toys to Santa's Workshop.The Greensboro Youth Council requests both new and used toys for infants and children up to age 13, from Nov. 16 to...
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October 26, 2009
This week, Elon University will hold its 8th annual fall environmental forum, this time focused on sustainability in business. The forum will take place on Friday, with two tours scheduled to the Proximity Hotel and a New London farm where T.S. Designs in...
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The versatility and weakness of sustainability is that it means different things to people and attracts different motivations. It can be a source of business innovation, a marketing ploy, an aesthetic ideal, a response to better information, a new economi...
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October 22, 2009
N.C. A&T will demonstrate to home gardeners, small farmers and locavores how to extend the growing season for tomatoes, squash, zucchini, cucumbers and spinach.
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Downtown shoppers can cut back some of their packaging trash by picking up a free reusable tote offered by Downtown Greensboro Incorporated (DGI) as part of its efforts to promote the business district and reduce its waste stream. Shoppers get the totes b...
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October 21, 2009
Tim Toben, a Greensboro native and clean energy proponent, will speak at Temple Emanuel at 6:30 p.m. on Friday as part of the synagogue's observance of Shabbat Noach. The event is open to the public.
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October 19, 2009
The first things I noticed when I walked into the new R|E|F|S, a sophisticated sports bar tucked away behind Kohls and Village Tavern off Westridge Road, were the wall-sized displays of cocktail ingredients, the slick black seats and the flat-screen...
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October 8, 2009
Maria Fangman has taken steps over the past couple years to add some eco-conscious options to her 12-year-old catering and to-go store located in Lawndale Shopping Center in Greensboro.
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September 29, 2009
I just learned that Archdale Hall at Guilford College officially earned LEED silver certification. I wrote about the office building's renovation last year.
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September 15, 2009
Chances are good that you've eaten meat at a local restaurant or hotel that was cut and distributed by Southern Foods, a Greensboro-based company that has served the area since 1954.
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September 10, 2009
It's stirring to watch North Carolina agriculture transform and evolve in real time, from multiple ground zeroes in Guilford and surrounding counties. Today I visited Peacehaven Farm in Whitsett to follow up with the creators of a new farm residentia...
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September 9, 2009
Note: Find an update below.All kinds of "buy local" initiatives are bubbling up from the Greensboro grassroots and business community these days. I learned this week that a group of business owners are organizing a local version of the 3/50...
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Local residents who want to voice their support or opposition to the Duke Energy rate increase request will have an opportunity to do so next Tuesday. The N.C. Utilities Commission has scheduled a public hearing for 7 p.m. Sept. 15 in the council chambers...
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