April 27, 2012
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 →
March 26, 2012
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 →
March 26, 2012
buy local, cash mob | flash mob, international cash mob day, support local merchants
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 →
March 23, 2012
DGI Board of Directors, economic development, economic impact, Performing Arts Center, preferred location, reinforcing art and cultural groups, strengthening the county's largest business center
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 →
March 2, 2012
Greensboro, NC, March 2, 2012 - A slice of urban sophistication celebrating local roots is coming to Downtown Greensboro with the South Elm Urban Market, an outdoor farmers’ and artisans’ market to launch May 6th and occur every Sunday afternoon between May-November.
Urban markets featuring local agriculture and handmade goods are becoming a hip, cool way to promote community and … Read More →
January 13, 2012
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP)—1/12/12
More entrepreneurs are taking the plunge and starting small businesses in downtown Greensboro, where several stores have opened in the past six weeks.
November 22, 2011
In 2007, Liz and Jeremy Spidell, owners of Bluezoom Advertising, Design and Chemistry, faced a decision — renew their South Elm Street lease or look elsewhere.
Operating costs for their 10-person, full-service agency gave them pause. In the end, they bought a building on the same block, a commitment to downtown Greensboro they have not regretted.
“It never really was … Read More →