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And now what you are here for, the news from across North Carolina for July 31, 2014.
An old mill in Greensboro is getting a nice facelift, thanks to a nonprofit dedicated to economic empowerment for low-income people.
And for those of you who’ve enjoyed Grass-Fed and the Creamery in downtown Greensboro, they are both evolving again, this time into 310 BBQ.
A bike company that’s Dutch-inspired and woman-friendly will be carting their bikes around during First Friday in downtown Greensboro and have opened a warehouse there as well.
If you didn’t get enough of “I’m so wherever” last week, Greensboro’s been in the works with a similar campaign that you can continue to use on social networks. This is millennial-focused, but I’m sure anyone with a social media account will enjoy it.
Who doesn’t know a story of a seedy motel and the neighborhood that wants it gone. Witness this latest Winston-Salem version.
Speaking of seedy buildings, the Heritage House in Greensboro, which we have learned started as a fancy hotel, is now empty. People are still seeking permanent shelter, but do have temporary shelter.
And this is how redoing Business I-40, right now one of the creepiest highways in America, will go down. In two years, when it reopens, it should be safer.
Another road that could be smaller, North Main Street in High Point. However, city officials seem not to think so.
We are still waiting for the NC General Assembly to finalize the Appropriations Bill, you know, the one with the teacher salary increases in it.
We are also waiting on a Medicaid reform bill, but the longer we wait, the better the bill gets.
And no, this is not the longest the General Assembly has ever been in “short session.”
Meanwhile, two of our favorite indie bookstores get love from a one-time Greensboro resident who gushed about them in The Daily Beast as crusading against Amazon.
Zoning and spending are top of mind for potential voters and candidates for the Buncombe County Commission.
What’s next for Asheville’s Park Place after the city stepped in and demanded management changes.
According to an Asheville lawyer who’s filed a lawsuit against it, this particular downtown Asheville hotel, if built, will block light and air.
Charlotte’s first inclosed mall in 10 years, the Charlotte Premium Outlets, makes it’s debut today to customers.
Despite merging with Dollar Tree, Family Dollar insists that jobs currently in the Charlotte area, will stay there.
Film industry advocates make their final pitches for keeping film incentives as they are in the state budget.
Oh and historic preservation credits stand to disappear out of the state budget as well.
Wilmington’s planning commission continues to debate changing restrictions on microbreweries.
Fayetteville’s city hall is getting a makeover.
One time where raising bills is preventing bad things from happening, this Wilmington area utility is reporting less wastewater spills due to higher utility bills.
And finally, the latest official labor force statistics for North Carolina.
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