Here’s a look at what’s happening in Greensboro and Guilford County from May 2, 2025, to May 4, 2025.
Sayaka Matsuoka
Sayaka Matsuoka is a Greensboro-based reporter for The Assembly. She was formerly the managing editor for Triad City Beat, an alt-weekly based in Greensboro. She has reported for INDY Week, The Bitter Southerner, and Nerdist, and is the editorial/diversity chair for AAN Publishers.
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The Thread: The Weekender
Spring is in full swing, and there’s lots to do both indoors and out this weekend. The Thread previews what’s happening in Greensboro, from pet portraits to plant sales.
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The Thread: Finding Community at The Back Table
What’s going on in Greensboro this weekend? The Thread has you covered. Plus, a new coffee shop aims to be a hub of music, art, and expression.
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At the Back Table, There Are No Strangers
Back Table, a new coffee shop in Greensboro wants to be an “East Coast epicenter of music and art and expression.”
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The Thread: A New Kind of Bar Crawl
This weekend downtown Greensboro will have its first Cannabis Crawl, celebrating the growing popularity of THC-infused drinks.
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Greensboro Cannabis Crawl Offers A Different Kind of Buzz
As THC-derived drinks grow in popularity, businesses in downtown Greensboro are riding the high a “Cannabis Crawl.”
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The Thread: Now We’ve Got a Mayor’s Race
Plus, the city’s new approach to helping those facing homelessness and a look at Greensboro’s only Black-owned bookstore.
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‘Unapologetically Who We Are’
At Greensboro’s Next Chapter, Black stories are centered on and off the page.
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The State of the City—and of City Council Races
Mayor Nancy Vaughan gave her last State of the City address last week, Cone Health’s CEO stepped down, and a prominent name entered the race for City Council.
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Greensboro Leaders Tout Successes, Get Criticism for State of the City
The Guilford County School Board chair aired her criticisms as city officials highlighted progress.
