From a friend to me, on Facebook: “I have 2 stories for you tonight. one. A man got beat up last night at Urban Ministries by three kids who live down in Saint James.(he didnt know what hit him or who did it cause he was intoxicated.) The second thing … > read more
03/15/2008: “The cold weather shelter programs at both homeless shelters ended yesterday…” Every year, Greensboro Urban Ministry and Salvation Army open winter emergency overflow programs, in addition to their year-round shelter beds, to keep homeless people from freezing to death sleeping outside. And every year, those winter shelter programs close … > read more
Mark Hoffman, aka “the homeless guy who sits on the bench at Friendly,” aka “the most famous homeless person in Greensboro” (and now North Carolina) is back in town. He’s not back on his bench. (A homeless couple ran him off. There’s a homeless couple there now. Not sure if … > read more
Surveilling the homeless: What will the City of Greensboro think of next? From a formerly homeless friend’s Facebook wall: “FREE PHOTO SHOOT-care to have your picture taken? -As of yesterday a new camera was put on the block. UNDER SURVEILLANCE-hmm… the block has been put on surveillance. There is a … > read more
Saw this sign-flying faux pas near downtown the other day: From “Panhandling 101, Greensboro Style:” “You can’t step off the sidewalk and into the roadway while panhandling. (That means if someone in a car in a middle lane wants to give you money, you can’t go into traffic to get … > read more
Some of my homeless friends in Greensboro call this a “bird bath.” New York Observed Mr. Toast and the Art of Bathing in the Library By John Wray Published: March 15, 2009 The homeless man lived in a Hyundai Excel parked in a vacant lot. And when he washed up … > read more
According to the 2009 point in time count of the homeless in Guilford County, conducted by the Homeless Prevention Coalition (HPCGC) on January 28th, there were 130 unsheltered people in the county, only 26 of whom are chronically homeless. Keep in mind that those numbers include both Greensboro and High … > read more
A Greensboro police officer responds to the news that Shiloh Baptist Church, near the corner of Lee and Eugene Streets, is changing their entrance signs from “No Trespassing” to “Welcome to Shiloh:” “I remember when the signs went up and the problems they were having. They went up because the … > read more
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