Downtown Greensboro

Downtown Greensboro Inc. (DGI) asks you to talk to friends and family about the benefits of a performing arts center (PAC) in Downtown Greensboro. The people supporting this project want it to reflect the needs and desires of our community. As more residents understand what a Downtown PAC will mean to an enriched lifestyle and economic growth, they’ll agree … Read More →

GREENSBORO, NC, April 10, 2012—For the first time, Jay M Rotberg, founder of JMR sculptures, is throwing open his studio doors and selling his Simply Love Collection directly to the general public at studio prices. He is launching his retail business with a gala grand opening on May 4th during Downtown Greensboro’s Read More →

Downtown Greensboro—Earthworks Gallery, focusing on NC Made art, is opening this week in the Downtown South Elm Historic district known for its antique stores, art galleries and specialty shops.

Molly Lithgo and Jim Rientjes, proprietors, have operated Earthworks Studio just outside Downtown Greensboro on South Cedar Street for over a decade. They’ll expand the business this spring by opening  … Read More →

Downtown Greensboro—Marked by the red, white, and black squares checkering the restaurant’s front facade, Rally Monkey’s Sports Bar is hard to miss Downtown. The pub, which opened three months ago, is located on South Elm Street between February One Place and Washington Street and is no ordinary watering hole.

The concept for the bar, according to General Manager Irvin … Read More →

Greensboro News & Record, Letter to the Editor, 05/24/12

Greensboro’s War Memorial Auditorium is antiquated and in deplorable condition. It has served its purpose for more than 50 years but Greensboro needs a new performing arts center. It is a quality-of-life component that is needed to help make our city attractive to new business and industry and … Read More →

WFMY News 2, Cash Mob Rains in Downtown Greensboro, 3/25/12

Greensboro, NC — Forget “Flash Mobs.” People gathered Saturday in Greensboro for a “Cash Mob.”

The goal? Getting you to spend your money at locally-owned businesses. According to their website, organizers had only three rules: First, spend at least $10 at a local business; second, meet three people you didn’t know … Read More →

By Susan Shore Schwartz, Tom Taylor and Dawn Chaney

Greensboro News & Record article, March 18, 2012

The mayor and City Council have started a collaborative process to bring our community together to examine the need for a performing arts center in downtown. Rather than follow the same process that resulted in two failed public … Read More →