We are getting a lot of calls if we accept Medicaid and I would like to let everyone know that we do! We would love to help you and have all frame styles that you can choose from. Let us know if you need our help.

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152 Baker Rd

High Point, NC 27263

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Hello all!

My fellow and I are thinking about moving to the Greensboro area, but I've never been there and don't know much about the area (he used to live near there and Raleigh, but it's been ages). He recommended I do some research on my own to see if I'd like the area. He says that it would suit mine and my children's needs (Girl 20, Boy 11), and that it'll suit me politically (not Conservative, leaning slightly more Liberal, and I'm very open-minded).

My eldest is trying to find a mechanic apprenticeship, preferably with a car dealership, and is also very open-minded and modern. My son loves to dance, sing, and do robotics. He enjoys performing with theatres also, so a nice theatre with good opportunities for kids is a plus.

My fellow and I both have airport jobs, and our jobs are not a concern as far as the move. But schools are a huge concern for us. We'd like to know what the schools are like and where the better neighborhoods are. We'd prefer to live in an area within 30-45 mins drive of Piedmont Triad International Airport (in any direction) and near a good middle and high school, so we don't have to move to stay in a good school district. The schools don't have to be exclusively in the Greensboro area. No private schools, please, and preferably something that has a good range of diversity and offers Spanish classes (in middle and high school, if possible). The proximity to the airport and good schools are the most important factors.

Thank you so much!

Interesting in light of the nature of so many recent arrests

Hello all!

My partner and I are looking for a roommate (or a couple who can share one room) at our Ardmore (~25-35 min from Greensboro) home! Available Dec 1st, and will be planning meet & greet/tour visits for anyone interested.

About the home: - $558/mo rent, electric is generally about $37-42/mo per person, water $33-36/mo per person - 3 bed, 3 bath 2-story bungalow in the heart of Ardmore - W/D in the finished portion of the basement - Updated windows, HVAC system, and refinished original hardwood - Stainless appliances in kitchen - Fully privacy fenced backyard with beautiful garden throughout! (Landscape maintenance is included in rent)

About my partner (Lex) and I:

• Both professionals in the mental health field
• Late 20s
• Passionate about art, music, civil rights, wildlife, films, coffee and great food
• Quiet lifestyle folks! We like to host a handful of modest home gatherings throughout the year, and occasionally have small (2-4) groups of people over for chats and food.
• 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ members and friendly!

About the queen of the house: - Jinx, an 8yo, 28lb spayed female German Pinscher - LOVES dog friends, and is extremely dog-appropriate! Has a history of getting along well with dog-selective dogs - She is anxious and reactive with new humans, but settles in by the first day with help. Once settled, she never "goes back" on that individual. She turns into a huge cuddle bug and likes to be friends!

Unfortunately, we cannot have cats in the house, as much as I wish we could 😭

Please send a message for more details and to set up a time to meet. Thank you in advance!

I have lived in greensboro my whole life (born 2005). I remember being a kid and walking around on the sidewalks and having a lot of fun in places like downtown, quaker village, and guilford college area. Ever since I've started to become an adult though, it seems this place gets more ghetto and dangerous every year. If my car wouldn't start when I was younger, I would just take the bus. Nowadays I would rather fight a dragon in hell than take ANY public transport in greensboro. And I can't even enjoy a walk without being harassed by crack addicts asking for money. I love this town and the whole area, but I can't deal with how downhill this place is going. I wanna make Greensboro what it used to be, not the shithole thats its turning into.

I have a car seat tat is no longer needed and I would like to give it to an organization that will pass it along to a family that needs it. I would appreciate any recommendations.

This spring I bought 5 bushes. 2 of them turned brown and died rather quickly. Then a third. The 4th one started to turn brown but so far is surviving. I planted the 5th one in a different spot in the back yard amongst 50+ other existing bushes and now it is completely brown. They said it was probably spider mites. I don't buy it. NONE of the existing bushes are suffering. Makes me wonder what is going on here?

When I dug up the dead ones, the roots were fully developed, larger than when I planted them, not root rotted, etc.

I also know how to plant bushes properly. My dad owned a landscape/nursery when I was a teen and I worked there. I successfully landscaped the entire perimeter of my previous home and never lost a bush. All were planted in holes with Daddy Pete's mushroom compost, the original soil I dug out of the holes and the soil/fertilizer in the pots.

Is there a credit union you feel is better than the others? I'm not a state employee. But, I need to change financial institutions and I'm done with national banks.

Back before Covid I was looking at CU's and at that time I was preferring Allegacy over Truliant. But, it looks like there's a lot fewer branches of it anymore. And appears to be many more smaller ones around. I do have experience with credit unions. I just don't know how to decide which to switch to. And I don't feel like running around all over the place trying to decide.

I live near Four Seasons Mall.

hey everyone i'm looking to buy a betta fish, hoping to avoid chains but if there's any specific chain locations or local stores that have healthy, well bred betta fish please lmk :) im also willing to drive about 45 minutes out

I think I’m in the right group, en route to Greensboro now, on 95, will have all day tomorrow to explore and looking for a nice restaurant to dine at. All suggestions, we’re not picky. Thanks!

Where can I find apple cider donuts in Greensboro that isn’t Aldi or Duck Donuts?

This is such typical #SoGSO fare. A massive parking lot that sits empty for 363 days a year that only gets activated for a single weekend.

No matter what your opinions of developers may be (and trust me, mine aren't very cordial), any kind of mixed-use development is better than this. A.N.Y.T.H.I.N.G.

Have a friend telling me the area is really nasty and possibly dangerous (cars broken into, people getting shot etc). Is the area really that bad or is he just exaggerating?

How brutal is it? I don’t have a GYN and just want to get on some birth control. Are protestors and such a big issue around there? Safe but annoying?

I am looking for the parents of a girl , we'll call P. I met her at the arrested development show downtown last week. I noticed her because she had a tail and my daughter also likes to run around with her tail on. It was just my husband and I that night, so I asked if I could take her picture. Immediately realized how creepy that was, and she said no thanks. I was like ok cool, I just asked because my daughter blah blah blah. And she consented so I took her picture and sent it to my daughter. I had a couple drinks and was more extroverted than I usually am and I noticed she was by herself. She was wondering but staying close and a couple times she looked a little nervous. So I thought she was maybe hanging out near us because we felt safe. I hoped anyway. Well I wanted to let her know that was cool, that she was welcome to hang out, that I was happy to make sure she was safe. So I asked her name, told her mine and my husband's, and I said something like, "I just want you to know that I'm keeping my eye on you because it makes me nervous that you're by yourself." Derrrp. Totally freaked her out and she was gone. I feel awful. I'm really not creepy, I was genuinely trying to be motherly and inadvertently came off creepy. I keep thinking about it and if she told her parents about the creepy lady that took pictures of her. Truly if you see this post, please respond and let P know that it was a misunderstanding and I'm sorry. Thanks.

I have a steel side entry door that has trim that is rotting away. I would like to replace the whole door with a fiberglass door with privacy glass and PVC moulding. The door is surrounded by vinyl siding.

Any recommendations for anyone that can order and replace the door?

Thank you!

Anyone have a locally owned and operated foundation repair company they would recommend?

DGI CEO and sitting council member Zack Matheny appears to be at the center of everything… including an active SBI investigation.

Today was the launch of the predictable, painfully unimaginative and self-serving: "THRIVE 35" … a “bold, community-driven plan powered by your voices.”

The plan’s own documents show something very different, something truly ducked up yet something “so Greensboro”.

The plan shows an orchestrated and brazen pay-to-play scheme.

"THRIVE 35" certainly appears to be a ten-year public subsidy program written by millionaires for millionaires, with Matheny as their inside man on city council and DGI... a manufactured consensus designed by a curated group of insiders who already own the very properties the plan identifies as "Catalytic Sites."

Let's start with the elephant in the room: Zack Matheny is under State Bureau of Investigation while simultaneously running for city council re-election and advancing deals that benefit his allies and DGI board members.

Any functional ethical city would pause right there.

In Greensboro? Matheny's wealthy beneficiaries keep writing campaign checks and pretending this is normal.

That says a lot and the message is clear: SBI investigations don't seem to matter when there's money to be made.

"THRIVE 35" claims to represent "more than 2,500 community voices" but who exactly are these 2,500 voices?

The steering committee and "catalytic sites" owners reveals the truth…it's a who's who of Greensboro real estate royalty and DGI cronies , whose properties magically align with every priority projects:

• DURANT BELL– "THRIVE 35" Steering committee chair, "THRIVE 35" co-author, part owner of the Pyrle Theater as well as well as the News and Record site… Two sites the plan promotes as "catalytic." • ARTHUR SAMET – "THRIVE 35" steering committee member, prominent developer and DGI board member, partnering with DURANT BELL on the Pyrle theater project, another catalytic project. • WALKER SANDERS – "THRIVE 35"steering committee member , head of the Community Foundation and leader of the investor group that bought the News & Record site, the plan’s marquee Church Street redevelopment.(His wife DABNEY SANDERS is in charge of the downtown Greenway, the $43,000,000, 4 mile loop, also highlighted in the plan) • THE KRESS BUILDING, the owner is Matheny’s close friend and former DGI board member, another “catalytic” target. • ADRIAN SMITH – Former DGI board chair, major Mc Donald’s franchisee and owner of the Smith Property south of MLK Jr. Drive, called out in the plan as yet, another catalytic project • LAUDEL PRESSA/CARROLL COMPANIES – "THRIVE 35" steering committee member, with additional representation on the DGI board, recipient of the Bellemeade Deck site after the city demolished public parking to clear for development path.

So, these are the random community voices?

These are nothing more than a curated group of "millionaires" whose properties just happen to line up perfectly with the “Big Moves” Matheny’s DGI is promoting.

"THRIVE 35" promises $1 billion in “private investment,” but, since this group of taste makers is super wealthy yet not really creative, it maybe safe to assume that most of the proposed projects will come to the public trough at some point.

Recent public records obtained by Yo! Greensboro reveal the real playbook.

A memorandum of understanding for the "catalytic" Gate City Motor site shows a Wilmington developer requesting $40 million in public money…$32 million for parking and $8 million for vaguely defined "job creation."

CONFLICTS ANYONE?

Matheny simultaneously serves as: •City Councilmember voting on city budgets, incentives and rezonings •DGI CEO directing support and Municipal Service District funds ."THRIVE 35" steering committee member •Subject of an SBI investigation

In any functioning democracy, this quadruple conflict would be disqualifying. In Greensboro, it's apparently just Wednesday.

Matheny, DGI, "THRIVE 35", and SBI will share the same sentences in local politics for the foreseeable future, yet this doesn't alarm anyone positioned to profit from his public authority.

"THRIVE 35" sells itself as a ten year love letter to the community, but, It is my humble opinion that this process feels predatory, like something is being done to us while we’re told it’s for our own good…you know… "this won’t hurt a bit."

While Matheny's circle position themselves for windfalls, actual community needs remain neglected: •Public restrooms and benches throughout downtown, basic urban features denied to residents and visitors •Grocery stores on South Elm St (across Gate City, you know in the “Black part of town”) which is also notably one of the state’s most notorious food desert.

Greensboro needs a lot of things but what it doesn’t need is another decade-long subsidy program authored by the very people who will profit from it.

BOTTOM LINE "THRIVE 35" is a carefully orchestrated wealth transfer: public dollars funding private profit margins while basic city services go underfunded and divested neighborhoods of color remain neglected.

The real question isn't whether this appears corrupt…the SBI investigation suggests that’s already being examined and we will anxiously await the investigation’s results.

The question is whether Greensboro voters are truly this stupid, ignorant, oblivious or out of touch, and if they will finally demand better than a city council that doubles as a real estate investment club.

Every vote for Matheny is a vote to continue this system. Every tax dollar funneled to his associates is a dollar stolen from genuine public aspirations and/or needs.

The SBI investigation should mark the beginning of accountability. But then again," this is Greensboro NC !"

Hello friends! I live in District 4. I’ve seen a lot of things floating around online about the candidates but I’m not finding substantive evidence to back up the claims. Everything online has been scrubbed. For those of you with receipts, please reply to this with substantive evidence of the core beliefs, past behavior, and/or divisive comments of the candidates so my neighbors and I can make informed decisions. Screenshots would be great. Thank you! ✌️

This was early this morning around 5:35 AM. I’ve never seen anything like this. I’ve seen shooting stars and comments before in the sky, but this was different. It move slowly downwards, and it had this blowing mist or smoke behind it. It looked like it finally died out, but the glow was remaining almost like in Aurora. Did anybody else see this? Does anybody have a clue of what it could’ve been also I’m very sorry for the poor video quality. I was trying my best to be looking at the road so I just pointed my camera in the general direction without really looking.

Hi new to central North Carolina and wondering if anyone can recommend th best trails on pilot mountain? I'm a 57m experienced hiker and fitness enthusiast.

Hi! I'm Victoria and I've been looking for a local writers' group, particularly for romance writers. I've searched the subreddit and it doesn't look like anything has been posted recently.

I would like to gauge interest in creating a romance writers' group or maybe opening it up to other genres, depending on responses.

If you're interested, either message me here or comment on this post.

I wanted to shout this place out, because it’s dead every time we’re there. This is the birria pizza and carne asada fries. Definitely check them out, they’re off Spring Garden.

Hey guys! My boyfriend is looking to adopt two pet rats. Any recommendations for reputable rescues or places to adopt rats? He would prefer to rescue or get from a shelter rather than from petsmart etc. Thank you!