Discover the Triad
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My Triad.
She’s along the banks of the Haw, in the words of Greensboro mystery writer John Hart and beside the two-lane roads that stretch south toward the oldest mountains on earth.
She’s had it hard. In the past decade, she’s lost 24,000 jobs in Guilford, Rockingham and Randolph counties. Bit by bit, she’s lost some of her luster. Her textiles, tobacco and furniture don’t look so good in her mirror anymore.
But she sees a new reflection. It’s a fresh glow brought on by technology, transportation and the intellectual horsepower from at least a dozen colleges and universities, where every year graduates begin a future all their own.
She’s been called the “alternative South,’’ a place where slavery never took root and tolerance was never a novelty. Now, she’s like much of America: a land of many faiths and many languages where democracy is messy and change is hard. Continue reading
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Places in the Triad
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Education
Politics
- North Carolina's elected officials (Aug. 13)
- State lawmakers face critical choices in 2011 (Aug. 13)
Transportation
- Planes, trains & automobiles (Aug. 13)
Entertainment
- A guide to parks in the Triad (Aug. 13)
- A guide to libraries in the Triad (Aug. 13)
- Greensboro Cultural Center is the heart of city arts (Aug. 13)
- Museums around the Triad (Aug. 13)
- Shopping options plentiful at Triad malls (Aug. 13)
Sports & Recreation
- Golf tournaments put Greensboro on national stage (Aug. 13)
- Guilford College: Little, but a hoops giant (Aug. 13)
- Guide to golf in the Triad (Aug. 13)
- In Greensboro, a trail is always nearby (Aug. 13)
Miscellaneous
- A kaleidoscope of culture, beauty (Aug. 13)
- Compassion defines Moses Cone Health System cancer program (Aug. 13)
- Deputies and police in Triad municipalities have big job, bigger hearts (Aug. 13)
- Triad housing market is making a comeback (Aug. 13)
- Divine design at houses of worship in the Triad (Aug. 13)
- American Express data center may signal future for Guilford County (Aug. 13)
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