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Did
You Know?
Annual
Creation Celebration is August
27
City
Arts hosts its third annual "Creation
Celebration" Open House from 12 noon to 4 pm
Saturday, August 27, at the Greensboro
Cultural Center, 200 N. Davie St.
The
free open house showcases all the exciting
programs City Arts offers year-round. Activities
include performances, dance and fitness classes,
pottery demonstrations, and a quilting community
canvas. A raffle will be held, with donations to
benefit the City Arts scholarship program and
community outreach.
For more information
and a complete schedule of events, visit
online.
Bur-Mil
Aquatic Center Hosts Pool Party on Labor
Day
The
Bur-Mil Park Family Aquatic Center hosts a public
pool party on Labor Day, Monday, September 5 from
10 am to 6 pm. In addition to swimming, residents
can enjoy games and win prizes. Regular admission
fees apply. For more information, call
336-288-2939. Bur-Mil Park is located at 5834
Bur-Mil Club Rd., off Highway 220 North.
Cultural
Center Offers Beginning West African Dance
Lessons
The
Cultural Center offers
beginning West African dance classes from Friday,
September 17, to Friday, September 30,
from 6:45-7:45 pm. Sunday classes are from 4
pm-5:15 pm. Participants will also learn about
West African culture, music, and song. Fees are
$35 for four classes or $70 for eight classes.
Individual classes are $12. For more information,
call 336-373-2712.
Bur-Mil
Park Seeking Vendors for Fall
Festival
Bur-Mil Park is seeking
vendors for its annual Fall Festival to be held
Saturday, October 8, from 10 am to 4 pm. Past
vendors have included animal rescue groups,
environmental organizations and artisans. Vendors
who plan to sell a product must pay a nominal fee,
but no fee is charged for activity-based vendors.
Each year, the festival attracts more than 5,000
people and admission is free of charge. For more
information on how to become a vendor at the
festival, contact Luke Guthrie at
336-373-381.
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| City Council
Recap |
Incentives
to local company and waste services managment on
Council agenda
At
its meeting on Tuesday, August 16, City Council
paved the way for the growth of a local employer
and made a decision on the future of the City's
solid waste
services.
Council
unanimously voted to offer $523,750 in incentives
to HondaJet to aid the company in expanding its
headquarters near the Piedmont Triad International
Airport. HondaJet recently announced it is
considering adding a parts distribution warehouse
and additional manufacturing operations over the
next five years. The proposed project would cost
HondaJet $88 million and add 419 jobs at an
average salary of $53,000 per-year to the region.
In
other action, Council selected Gate City Waste
Services to manage the City's municipal solid
waste operations, including White Street Landfill.
Council will hold a public hearing regarding solid
waste management on September 20, with a final
contract with Gate City Waste Services set to be
approved on October 4.
The
next regularly scheduled City Council meeting is
Tuesday, September 13, at 5:30 pm in the Council
Chamber of the Melvin Municipal Office Building,
300 W. Washington St. There is not a meeting
on September 6 due to the Labor Day
holiday.
To
view past meetings, visit City Council's video
archive
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Run
4 the Downtown Greenway on September
10 |
City
event supports Greensboro Greenway
efforts
The Run 4 the
Greenway is set for Saturday, September 10.
The event raises awareness about the Downtown
Greenway and provides a fun filled evening for the
entire family. Center City Park will host the
post-run party in addition to serving as the
starting and ending point for the races. The 8k
route will follow the detour route of the Downtown
Greenway.
On-site
registration and runner check-in is at 3:30 pm.
The one mile walk/run begins at 5:15 pm. The
8k run begins at 5:45 pm. The post-run
party starts at approximately 7 pm
and ends around 8:30 pm. T-shirts are guaranteed
for those who register before September
1. Entry fee is $25 per person. Click here to register.
For more information, call 336-379-9719 or visit
downtowngreenway.org. |
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City,
Fire Department Remember
9/11 |
City
events memorialize fallen
heroes
With the tenth anniversary
of September 11, 2001 weeks away, the City of
Greensboro and Greensboro Fire Department are
teaming to coordinate a stair climb and tribute.
To honor the 343 firefighters who perished at the
World Trade Center, residents are invited to
participate in the free 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb
at 9 am, Saturday, September 10, in downtown
Greensboro at the Bellemeade Parking Deck, 220 N.
Greene St.
Participants will have the
option of climbing the flight of stairs at the
Bellemeade Deck 13 times, which represents
approximately 78 flights of stairs - the
equivalent of the highest floor New York Fire
Department firefighters reached on 9/11. Each
participant will receive a badge that carries the
name and photo of one of the fallen firefighters.
While the event is free, donations will be
accepted and presented to local charities by the
Greensboro Fire Department.
Registration
begins at 7:30 am on September 10. Specially
designed event t-shirts are $6 and challenge coins
are $10 while supplies last. For more information,
visit online.
At 2 pm on Sunday,
September 11, the Fire Department will be hosting
a memorial ceremony at Fire Station One on Church
Street. The public is invited as the department
unveils new memorial bricks as part of the
Greensboro's Bravest Memorial, while guests from
the local and state delegations will be on hand to
offer their thoughts on 9/11. In
addition, 343 red balloons will be released
in memory of the fallen
firefighters.
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