Friday night dinner
posted: August 17, 2008 | category: community, faith, homelessness
tags: downtown, Food Not Bombs, free meals, Greensboro, homeless needs, hunger, police
Tim, Lowell and I spent Friday afternoon in the kitchen of the Salvation Army church cooking and preparing the evening meal. Tim and Lowell cook regularly for Food Not Bombs, and they are pros in the kitchen.
We cooked/prepared/baked: baked beans, baked yams, barbecued pork chops, chicken and pasta, pasta and vegetables, mixed green salad, cakes […]
Much drama: How sidewalk seating affects public safety downtown
posted: August 8, 2008 | category: community
tags: downtown, Greensboro, news, police, policy
“Much” drama surrounds GPD’s enforcement of the City’s sidewalk cafe ordinance (Sec. 26-244.) Read the back story at the YES! Weekly blog here.
From a comment thread on at Ed’s:
“I’m still trying to understand the connection between cafe seating for paying customers, and latenight loitering.” — Ed Cone
and
“Only a bureaucrat at a nonprofit who gets […]
Picture this: DayWatch at the Central library and Coliseum Inn
posted: August 4, 2008 | category: community, faith, homelessness
tags: downtown, Greensboro, homeless news, hunger, photos
This past Saturday, Deb and I did DayWatch (street outreach to the homeless and others) at the downtown library and Coliseum Inn, with members of her church, Mosaic. Please click on the photos below for descriptions and details about what we did, who we served, and more.
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July 10th news update: homelessness, day center, cops and more
posted: July 10, 2008 | category: homelessness
tags: day center, downtown, Greensboro, homeless news, housing first, police
Random thoughts and updates for this week:
1.) I’m very thankful for the “housing first” initiative that is moving chronically homeless people from the street to permanent housing, but… I’m growing increasingly frustrated with the all-too-frequent staff and program changes among community support providers, as well as the limitations of available mental health services. […]
Saturday night at the park: Scrabble, Perrier & homelessness
posted: May 19, 2008 | category: homelessness
tags: Center City Park, downtown, Greensboro, panhandling, stories
I spent Saturday night drinking Perrier and playing Scrabble by the fountains at Center City Park with LV. Despite my degrees in English and Communication, he still beats me every time we play. Apparently, the U.S. military trained him well for epic territorial domination and strategic mind-gaming.
We saw two homeless […]
Sue rocks
posted: May 10, 2008 | category: Uncategorized
tags: blogging, Greensboro
In non-homeless news, I phoned Sue after hours on a Friday to ask a couple of web design questions, which she promptly, graciously and skillfully answered, despite the admittedly lame timing of the call. Problems solved. Her expertise is much appreciated. Sue and I met through the Greensboro blogosphere. Just one […]
Read More..>>Bike cops’ efforts with the homeless to be recognized during National Police Week
posted: May 8, 2008 | category: homelessness
tags: events, Greensboro, homeless news, news, police
May 15th is Peace Officers’ Memorial Day and May 10-17 is National Police Week. A number of community events during the week will honor the lives and memories of the 10 members of the Greensboro Police Department who have sacrificed their lives in the line of duty, as well as recognize the achievements of the […]
Read More..>>Tonight in Greensboro: Urban Sophisticates — The video
posted: April 25, 2008 | category: community
tags: downtown, events, Greensboro, music
From Facebook:
“Friday April 25th a team of directors and camera men will be in Greensboro, NC to shoot a documentary and music video for the band. This is going to be a huge event in Urban history. This team has experience with Nike, MTV, and fuse and we are blessed to have them shoot the […]
the dotmatrix project: Live music, film, and photography in downtown Greensboro
posted: April 21, 2008 | category: community
tags: downtown, events, Greensboro, music
Some link love for my friend Sean P.
Here’s what you could be doing in downtown Greensboro this Friday night.
show poster
idea behind the event
Facebook event page
I’m scheduled to be watching the night, but I may sneak on by for a bit…
Santa Billy’s bike and chicken farm
posted: March 26, 2008 | category: community, homelessness
tags: blogging, Greensboro, homeless news, photos, video
A friend and I stopped by Blogging Poet Billy Jones’ house on Tuesday afternoon, where he was waiting for the Bicentennial Torch Run to pass through. We went to Billy’s to pick up a bicycle that he repaired and was donating for another friend who needed transportation, after recently moving from homelessness to housing. […]
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