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Sayaka Matsuoka

Posted inBusiness

Greensboro Cannabis Crawl Offers A Different Kind of Buzz

by Sayaka Matsuoka April 16, 2025June 21, 2025

As THC-derived drinks grow in popularity, businesses in downtown Greensboro are riding the high a “Cannabis Crawl.”

Posted inNewsletters

The Thread: Now We’ve Got a Mayor’s Race

by Joe Killian, Sayaka Matsuoka and Gale Melcher April 1, 2025March 31, 2025

Plus, the city’s new approach to helping those facing homelessness and a look at Greensboro’s only Black-owned bookstore.

Posted inBusiness

‘Unapologetically Who We Are’

by Sayaka Matsuoka April 1, 2025June 21, 2025

At Greensboro’s Next Chapter, Black stories are centered on and off the page.

Posted inNewsletters

The State of the City—and of City Council Races

by Joe Killian and Sayaka Matsuoka March 25, 2025March 25, 2025

Mayor Nancy Vaughan gave her last State of the City address last week, Cone Health’s CEO stepped down, and a prominent name entered the race for City Council.

Posted inPolitics

Greensboro Leaders Tout Successes, Get Criticism for State of the City

by Sayaka Matsuoka March 24, 2025June 21, 2025

The Guilford County School Board chair aired her criticisms as city officials highlighted progress.

Posted inNewsletters

The Thread: The Cracks in Preservation Greensboro

by Joe Killian and Sayaka Matsuoka March 18, 2025March 17, 2025

Today we take a closer look at the escalating problems at Preservation Greensboro, the local nonprofit devoted to protecting historical homes and properties.

Posted inNewsletters

The Thread: A Community Loss and Community Coming Together

by Joe Killian, P.R. Lockhart and Sayaka Matsuoka February 11, 2025February 11, 2025

On Monday Greensboro lost Rev. Nelson Johnson, a community activist who impacted the city for decades. This week, we look at a mutual aid project he would have loved and an organizer in his mold who is taking on a popular incumbent for a city council seat.

Posted inCulture

‘Hot Mess Express’ Transforms Lives—One Swiffer at a Time

by Sayaka Matsuoka February 7, 2025June 21, 2025

What began as a small group of Triad women cleaning strangers’ homes for free has become a national movement.

Posted inCulture

Objects Can’t Lie

by Sayaka Matsuoka June 27, 2024June 21, 2025

A Greensboro museum has been working to return artifacts taken from Japan during World War II.

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