Tonight was the Food Not Bombs dinner at the HIVE. A lot of the people who eat at the FNB dinners are homeless, and some are formerly homeless. Tonight, one of my formerly homeless friends came and brought her daughter. They went in the kitchen and got out the biggest … > read more
From the News & Record, letters to the editor, 08/20/2008: Urban Ministry serves homeless breakfast Your article, “Discovering a need, blogger takes action†(A1, Aug. 14), contained incorrect information. It stated, “Hospitality House is the only place in the city that serves breakfast to the homeless.†I have the opportunity … > read more
“A homeless man was assaulted and robbed in broad daylight Monday afternoon along West Florida Street, police said. At 5:22 p.m., Greensboro police responded to the intersection of West Florida and Luray Drive. Lt. Brian James said a man walking down the street was robbed and struck in the head … > read more
Fox8 reports that a homeless man was attacked and robbed early this morning while looking for a place to sleep in the Glenwood neighborhood in Greensboro. The man told police that two men approached him, attacked him with a chain and stole his backpack. I checked the incident report and … > read more
Professor Wharton and Suzanne post about Glenwood. Dissonance.
Free meals in Greensboro, for homeless and hungry people: SUNDAYS 8am – 9am BREAKFAST: Awaken City Church; serving at Center City Park, downtown 10:30am – 12:30pm LUNCH: Potter’s House, Greensboro Urban Ministry, 305 W. Lee St., Greensboro, NC 12pm – 1pm LUNCH: Bagged lunches from Center City Church; various locations in … > read more
The American dream is all about moving up. More and better. So why would anyone choose to leave the comfort and security of suburbia for the chaos and danger of the ‘hood? Find out why my friends Marshall, Diane, Dayna, Denine, Melissa, Randy and others moved to Glenwood in this … > read more
Remember Pete and Ricky? Their story of moving from under a downtown bridge to their own home to Glenwood is chronicled in a front-page Life section story in today’s News & Record. Reporter Tina Firesheets spent time with Pete and Ricky, and Jeff Phillips, who helped them make the move. … > read more