After opening downtown Greensboro club, business owner plans sports bar; event venue is next
Curtis Royal sees a problem in downtown Greensboro’s nightlife. Safety incidents are causing concern amongst patrons, businesses are closing, and the city simply isn’t perceived as a top social destination. The 43-year-old Greensboro native wants to bring back the vibrant local club culture he remembers from his 20s, s
Best Eclipse Viewing Tonight Found Near Greensboro Winston Salem and Western North Carolina as...
NORTH CAROLINA — As of the latest satellite update, the best eclipse viewing tonight appears to be from the Greensboro and Winston-Salem area back toward the mountains and foothills. Central and eastern North Carolina are battling lots of scattered to numerous clouds, which could obscure the view for many hoping to cat
Greensboro’s ‘Road to 10,000’ Housing Push Tops 4,000 Homes in 18 Months
Greensboro hit 4,000+ new homes in 18 months—over 40% of its 10k goal as Toyota Battery and Boom spur demand; track at GSORoadTo10k.com.
Burlington planning board recommends 332-home subdivision on north side of city; plus OKs changes...
Burlington’s planning and zoning commission has given its blessing to a proposed development that could bring up to 332 new homes to an undeveloped area on the city’s northern periphery. The commission’s members voted 6-to-0 on Monday to recommend this 132-acre project along East Old Glencoe Road to...
ABSS begins school year with 47 teacher vacancies, fewest over last four years
The Alamance-Burlington school system began the new 2026-27 school year on Monday with 47 teaching vacancies, ABSS officials told The Alamance News Wednesday. The number of vacant teaching positions in ABSS schools has declined steadily, compared to vacancies reported at the beginning of the three previous school years
ENC Named To North Carolina’s PART Consortium Five-Year Transit Bus Contract
ENC®, a U.S.-based transit bus manufacturer and subsidiary of Rivaz Inc., has announced it has been named an approved manufacturer on a five-year cooperative contract led by the Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation (PART). The consortium contract establishes a base quantity of 49 buses, with options for an ad
Fire Instructor and Author Rick Fritz Passes Away
Fire Engineering and Fire Engineering Books mourn the loss of High Point (NC) Battalion Chief (Ret.) Rick Fritz, who passed away on August 26 at the age of 69. Fritzalways wanted to be a firefighter. In 1973, he was one of the founding members of the Fire Explorer Post organized with the Penfield (NY) Volunteer Fire De
Director of bands leaves Elon University mid-summer
Elon's Fire of the Carolinas marches into East Neighborhood during First-Year move in day on August 21. After three music department staff members left Elon University during the summer, KC Carter — a drum major for Elon’s Fire of the Carolinas Marching Band — said they were concerned about the future of the band.
Expect scattered showers, thunderstorms in Piedmont Triad Friday
(WGHP) — A weak front stalled across the region will bring the Piedmont Triad scattered showers and thunderstorms. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast for Friday with lows around 70 degrees and highs in the middle 80s. Friday’s thunderstorms could bring heavy rain along with a small chance for damag
Risk of storms in the Triad on Thursday morning
PIEDMONT TRIAD, N.C. (WGHP) — As the day begins, we have partly cloudy skies to enjoy but temperatures are dramatically warmer than yesterday morning. Have an umbrella handy today because there is a 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms. There is a Level 1/Marginal Risk of isolated storms that may produce damaging

















