|
Did
You Know?
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, at 6:45-7:45 pm. Sunday
classes are 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.
Greensboro
Shines Bright in City's Website Photo
Contest
The
new City of Greensboro website is now
online and thanks to a photo contest, the
star of the new site will be the city itself.
Winning photos depicting images from around
Greensboro, along with the photographer's name,
will be the first visuals to greet visitors when
they log on to the site's home
page.
The
winning photos, found online in the banner at the top of the
City's website, were selected from nearly 600
entries representing six different categories.
Winners of the contest are J. Stephen Catlett for
landmark, Patrick Eilers for both recreation and
beauty, Don Heermans for downtown, Doug Purnell
for history, and Doug Swanson for skyline. The
winners were recognized
during the August 1 City Council
meeting.
City's
Collection Division Moves to New
Location
The
City of Greensboro's Collections Division and
Privilege License office has moved to a new
location in the Melvin Municipal Office Building.
Residents can now access those services via the
main entrance of the building, at 300 W.
Washington St., or by taking the elevator to the
upper ground (UG) level. Residents can continue to
pay water bills and parking tickets at the new
cashier window, while those seeking privilege
licenses can visit the new office location. There
is no change to services with the move. For more
information, contact 336-373-CITY
(2489).
Memorial
Concert Pays Tribute to 9-11
Anniversary
Three
Triad performing art groups and five area churches
will present Memorial Concert: A Commemoration of
September 11, 2001. The concert marks the tenth
anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the US.
This special choral tribute is 5 pm Sunday,
September 11, at Wesley Memorial United Methodist
Church, 1225 Chestnut Drive, High Point. Tickets
may be purchased at the door for $10. Seating is
limited. The
concert features a chorus of more than 200 voices
and a 45-piece orchestra. The program includes
"Requiem" by Gabriel Fauré, conducted by Dr.
Jonathan Brotherton of the Choral Society of
Greensboro, and "Memorial" by René Clausen,
conducted by David Pegg of the High Point
Community Chorus. For advanced tickets, call
336-886-8100.
|
| Privacy Policy |
|
Any
person who subscribes to City Connections
should be aware that in accordance with the North
Carolina Public Records law, found in North
Carolina General Statutes Chapter 132, e-mail
addresses of those who subscribe to this
Web communication are considered public records.
Read more about the City's
Privacy Policy |
| |
| City Council Action
Recap |
|
City Council agenda
includes City website photo
winners, approving mangement of Farmers' Curb
Market and other business.
At
its meeting on August 1, Greensboro
City Council formally recognized the five winners
of the City's website photo contest. Full details
about the winning photos and photographers are
included in the left column.
In
other action, Council voted to approve Greensboro
Farmers' Market Inc. as the manager of the Famers'
Curb Market. Council also approved the purchase of
the former IRS building at 320 Federal Pl. The
General Services Administration awarded the
building to the City in July, at the cost of
$1.
City
Council's next regularly scheduled meeting is
Monday, August 16, 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. |
| Firefighters Commemorate 9-11
with Stair Climbing Event |
|
Residents
invited to participate in special
event
The Greensboro Fire Department is
commemorating the anniversary of September 11,
2001, by inviting residents to participate in a
stair climb on September 10 at the Bellemeade St.
Parking Deck, 220 N. Greene St. The fire
department is seeking at least 343 registrants, in
honor of the 343 New York firefighters who died
during the collapse of the World Trade Center, to
do 13 laps up-and-down the stairs at
the parking deck. Registration is free,
but donations will be accepted. Participants
must be 16 years of age or older. Participants who
register prior to August 22 will receive a
commemorative "challenge coin" designed by the
Greensboro Fire Department in honor of 911.
All donations will be presented to local
nonprofit groups in Greensboro. Residents can find
more information online at http://www.greensborostairclimb.com/. | |
| City's New
Website Unveiled |
New updated website
goes live
A
city's website is often its most important
communications tool. Effective sites provide
information on how government works, what services
and programs it provides, and how residents can
best be serviced by its various departments.
To
better communicate all that to Greensboro
residents, the City has redesigned and updated its
website to be more informative, user-friendly,
attractive and intuitive. The new site is now online. Navigate through the
site to learn more about what the City has to
offer. Residents with questions or seeking
information not found on the site are encouraged
to call 373-CITY
(2489). |
|
Run
4 the Downtown Greenway Race/Walk
Event |
Support
the local greenway on September 10
Join
walkers and runners on Saturday, September 10, for
the Run 4 the Downtown Greenway race/walk event.
The event will raise awareness about the Downtown
Greenway, fundraise for the Greenway Maintenance
Endowment Fund, and provide a fun filled evening
for the entire family. On-site registration and
runner check-in begins at 3:30 pm. The one mile
walk/run begins at 5:15 pm. The 8k
run begins at 5:45 pm.
A
post-run party at Center City Park will start
around 7 pm and end around 8:30 pm. Register
online at http://www.precisiontimingsystems.com/.
Entrance fee is $25 per person. For more
information, call
336-379-0821.
| | |
