A Little Urbanity

[Note: this post was updated with new information on 11/22/16, and 3/14/17, 5/10/18] [Additional note: The Aycock Neighborhood Associatio...

The relationship between a building and its environment is a little like a Catholic marriage. If the partners are well suited, fruitful ha...

Update 2/26/2013: Our internet connectivity issues have been resolved. We received a call this morning from Time Warner offering to refund...

I was surprised that the city council voted to postpone the demolition of the major part of World War Memorial Stadium . If you're not ...

I'm glad the new city council is proposing a new performing arts center. Greensboro deserves better than it's got. The initial de...

Greensboro's RUCO (Rental Unit Certificate of Occupancy) ordinance was adopted by the city council in 2002. Its purpose was to reduce th...

Greensboro's proposed Downtown Design Manual is open for public comment until June 24th (if you have comments you can send them to mich...

Here's a column I wrote for today's News & Record: The quickest way to make someone's eyes glaze over is to say, "Let...

We packed two cars full of teenagers yesterday to see Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, and Bob Dylan perform at the Durham Athletic Park. Eve...

Greensboro is trying to figure out whether it wants to regulate the design of buildings and sidewalks in its downtown business district. Aft...