The Rhino Times reports that the Human Rights Campaign has rated the city of Greensboro as “perfect”– scoring 100%– with its metrics used to describe various municipalities on LGBT issues. This approach toward being LGBT-friendly began nearly 20 years ago when Keith Holliday was mayor. The first move was to […]
Category: Greensboro Political Culture
“Community Meeting” Infuriates Friendly Neighborhood
I attended a community meeting tonight that was called by Bo Rodenbough. It was held at the Westminster Presbyterian Church. Rodenbough is an attorney with the Brooks Pierce law firm who represents Glenn Drew– the former head of American Hebrew Academy– in his efforts to rezone a property on Friendly […]
Friendly Rezoning Group Takes To Task Former Hebrew School Leader
Recall that the property in question for the Friendly Avenue rezoning controversy is owned by Glenn Drew. He is the nephew of Maurice Sabbah, the gentleman who funded the development of the American Hebrew Academy school and property at the intersection of Hobbs Rd. and Jefferson Road in Greensboro. Mr. […]
Greensboro’s Homeless and Center City Park
There was an interesting article on the Rhino Times website that highlights a discussion among Greensboro City Council members that Greensboro is attracting large numbers of homeless folks from other states and other cities. Another article discussing the homeless quotes Zack Matheny commenting on the fact that the homeless are […]
The Triad Black Farmer’s Market
As announced in the Rhino Times, this is a Guilford County initiative. It is therefore a Skip Alston initiative. A few questions arise. Is this inherently discriminatory? Is this patently unconstitutional– and therefore illegal? And finally– is the pope Catholic?
Greensboro To Set New Murder Record
John Hammer has a good article in the Rhino Times. He reveals that Greensboro’s previous record for murders in one year occurred three years ago. We had 62 homicides during 2020. He reports we have already had 58 homicides this year through October 8. We are therefore likely to break […]
Beware Alston’s “One Guilford”
Skip Alston is hyping a planned “State of the County” address to be given on Wednesday, September 20 according to the Rhino Times. He and the county are planning to make it a big deal. The theme is “One Guilford: Building Stronger Communities Together”. Lots of people are being invited […]
Another Council Member, Another Non-Profit
The News and Record reported on Sunday that Greensboro City Councilman Hugh Holston has accepted a position as executive director of the Greensboro Housing Coalition. That means three council members lead non-profit organizations that seek the resources of local government to fund their activities. That is an illustration of the […]
Greensboro Looking At Red Light Surveillance Cameras again
Nearly two decades ago, Greensboro had a red light camera program. It placed surveillance devices at certain intersections. The goal was to catch motorists when they sought to beat the change from yellow to red. In cases when the motorist ran red lights, their license plate was photographed and they […]
Now They Want Speed Bumps
The matriarchal dingbats on the Greensboro City Council have a new dragon to slay. According to John Hammer at the Rhino Times, they are directing city staff to plan to install numerous speed bumps on area roads to “calm traffic”. It is not specified whether these would be installed on […]