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Did You Know?
Neighborhood Walks Resume in September
Join City Manager Rashad Young and other members of the City's executive team for neighborhood walks in each of the five City Council districts in Greensboro. The walks are part of the Neighborhood Walks Program initiative designed to provide opportunities for conversation between city officials, community leaders, and residents to build a sense of community. For more information, call Donna Gray at 373-2723.
FallFest Open House
The Greensboro Sportsplex hosts its annual FallFest Open House on Saturday, September 24, from 10 am to 4 pm. This free event includes instructional and competitive sports such as basketball, volleyball, soccer, and roller hockey, as well as cornhole and dodgeball contests. Pony rides and inflatable activities will also be available for the kids along with live music and entertainment by City Arts and community partners.For more information, call the Sportsplex at 373-3272 or visit online.
Mosaic Concert Kicks Off OPUS Concert Series
The City Arts Music Center kicks off the 2011-12 OPUS Concert Series with "Stepping Tones" Musical Mosaic Concert at Gateway Gardens at 2 pm Sunday, September 25. This free concert features groups from the Choral Society of Greensboro, Greensboro Tarheel Chorus and the Greensboro Oratorio Singers. Other small ensembles include a jazz trio from the Piedmont Youth Jazz Orchestra, a string quartet from the Philharmonia of Greensboro, Greensboro Tuba Quartet, Cambiata Winds, New South Brass, Greensboro Horn Quartet and members from the High Lonesome Strings. Groups will perform in various locations throughout the garden. Gateway Gardens is Greensboro's newest public garden, located at the corner of East Lee and Florida streets. For the 2011-12 OPUS Concert Series schedule, visit www.city-arts.org or call 373-2549. |
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| City Council Recap |
UNCG expansion and BetterBuilding contract with North Carolina A&T on Council agenda
During its September 13 meeting, Greensboro City Council unanimously approved an ordinance amending the Glenwood Neighborhood Plan to allow for the expansion of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The change to the plan allows the school, in cooperation with the Glenwood Neighborhood Association, to grow to the south along and across Lee Street. The new development for UNCG will include residential units with some retail, office and facility spaces - including a new office for the campus police.
Council also approved the next step in the City's BetterBuildings program by authorizing a contract with the Center for Energy Research and Technology (CERT) at North Carolina A&T State University. CERT will serve as the program's community outreach coordinator by training and working with community residents and volunteers to conduct door-to-door neighborhood sweeps, providing energy conservation education, helping residents evaluate energy efficiency measures, and assisting with contractor selection and evaluation of work. The $5 million federally funded BetterBuildings program is designed to assist Greensboro homeowners with making their homes more energy efficient. For more information, visit the City's website or call 373-CITY (2489).
The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting is Tuesday, September 20, at 5:30 pm in the Council Chamber of the Melvin Municipal Office Building, 300 W. Washington St. To view past meetings, visit City Council's video archive page. |
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One Job for Greensboro Initiative |
City and community leaders work together to put Greensboro back to work
In an effort to encourage area companies to hire at least one new employee and boost the local economy the City of Greensboro, Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, Guilford Merchants Association, and an advisory council of area companies have partnered to launch One Job for Greensboro, an initiative to put Greensboro back to work. One Job for Greensboro was unveiled in August at the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce's State of Our Community Luncheon. The goal is to add 1,000 new jobs by August 2012.
The official rollout of One Job for Greensboro is January 2012. Additional information is available at www.onejobgreensboro.org or by calling
373-CITY (2489), and choosing the One Job option (#2). . |
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Library Receives Innovation Award |
City library recognized for environmental education programs
The Greensboro Public Library is the recipient of an innovations award by the Urban Libraries Council for its work in sustainability and environmental education. Urban Libraries Council Director Susan Benton attended the September 13 City Council meeting to hand-deliver the award to representatives of the Kathleen Clay Edwards branch library, including Branch Librarian Jane Hutson (on left) and Environmental Education Librarian Melanie Buckingham (middle).
The Kathleen Clay Edwards branch offers environmental education programs and is the only library listed on the North Carolina directory of Environmental Education Centers. The library offers programs designed to model environmental stewardship, serves as a hub for environmental outreach campaigns for dozens of nonprofits in the community, and partners with the City's Planning and Community Development Department to provide weatherization and energy savings programs for residents. For more information about City library services, go to the City's website or call 373-CITY (2489).
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