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• May 11, 2008

  • Skater shows spirit

    At age 3, Kelly McNamara put on her first pair of ice skates and decided she'd be a figure skater someday. Continue

  • Lake Brandt to hold first kayak race

    Kayakers can enjoy the outdoors in the Parks and Recreation department's first kayak race Saturday at Lake Brandt. Continue

  • Check-ups offered for women

    "We often will hear our pastor before we hear anyone else," said Diane Robinson, community health educator for Piedmont Health Services and Sickle Cell Agency. Continue

  • Art students get exposure

    The paintings and sculptures on display Friday at Lyndon St. Artworks won't cost you a week's salary. Continue

  • Edible garden, outdoor center in works at children's museum

    Using concepts from children's gardens across the U.S., the Greensboro Children's Museum is planning an Edible Gardens and Outdoor Learning Environment. Continue

  • Kids roll up (green) sleeves to clean up

    Students at Vandalia Elementary weren't afraid to get their hands dirty May 1 while making their school a little cleaner as part of the Great American Clean Campus Week. Continue

  • Council hears street issues

    Traffic problems continue on Evergreen Avenue and residents expect those problems to get worse once Bojangles opens at Evergreen Avenue and Westchester Drive. Continue

• May 7, 2008

  • Students roll up (green) sleeves to clean up

    Students at Vandalia Elementary weren't afraid to get their hands dirty May 1 while making their school a little cleaner as part of the Great American Clean Campus Week. Continue

  • Race brings community together to help Habitat

    GREENSBORO—Babies pushed in strollers, 4-year-olds running with their parents, teenagers, parents and even grandparents — practically every age group was represented during Greensboro Day... Continue

  • Council OKs contract for Phase 2 of Park

    SUMMERFIELD—The Summerfield Town Council approved three contracts during a special meeting Wednesday, including a construction contract for Phase II of the community park. Continue

• May 4, 2008

  • Walk benefits all infants

    About 2,000 walkers participated in the March for Babies walk April 26 in downtown Greensboro. Continue

  • Injured moped driver's family reaches out to community

    Nearly a month ago, David McQueen's moped slammed into a guardrail along Summit Avenue. Continue

  • Concert to benefit music program

    A third-generation percussionist, Lee Anflick used to perform in concert with his father, Sammy Anflick, to raise money for muscular dystrophy. Continue

  • Joseph's House offers another chance to homeless youths

    Joseph's House, a faith-based nonprofit founded by the Rev. Nancy McLean in 2004, serves homeless young adults between the ages of 18 and 21. Continue

  • Pilot survives crash in Himalayas

    In my last column, I wrote how Army Air Force pilot Robert Henry Lineberger served in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II, and how his assignment was to fly the "hump," the route from... Continue

  • Habitat building foundations

    Mia Staton and her four teenage children gathered with friends, family and other well wishers April 19 to dedicate their new home in the Glenwood neighborhood. Continue

  • Half bike, half wheelchair provides sense of freedom

    Residents at WhiteStone: A Masonic and Eastern Star Community, cleared their minds and felt the wind in their hair while taking therapeutic joyrides April 23. Continue