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The City of Greensboro will activate an Orange Flag cooling center tonight in response to extreme heat, with overnight c...
06/12/2026

The City of Greensboro will activate an Orange Flag cooling center tonight in response to extreme heat, with overnight cooling services available through the weekend.

Operated by Greensboro Community Safety Department staff, the Orange Flag cooling center will be open from 7 pm tonight, Friday, June 12, to 7 am Saturday, June 13, at the Caldcleugh Center, 1700 Orchard St. It is available to single adults and families.

The Caldcleugh Center will offer overnight cooling services during the same hours, 7 pm to 7 am, on Saturday and Sunday nights, through 7 am Monday, June 15.

The Interactive Resource Center, 407 E. Washington St., will be open Saturday and Sunday for daytime cooling from 11 am to 5 pm.

Please note the daytime cooling stations and hydration station in Greensboro operate regardless of the Orange Flag status during the summer months. For more information on initiatives put in place to support the Greensboro community during extreme heat, visit www.Greensboro-nc.gov/CoolingCenters.

Beginning Monday, June 29, Greene Street will convert to two-way traffic. Motorists should pay close attention to update...
06/12/2026

Beginning Monday, June 29, Greene Street will convert to two-way traffic. Motorists should pay close attention to updated signage, pavement markings, and traffic signals as they adjust to traffic traveling in both directions.

Motorists using the Greene Street Parking Deck should be aware of changes to the deck exit. Beginning June 29, the left exit lane will allow left turns only, while the right exit lane will allow both left and rights turns. Customers paying with cash must use the left exit lane.

Pedestrians are reminded to use signalized crosswalks.

๐—–๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—น ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ.Coffee with Council is a series hosted by District 3 Repr...
06/12/2026

๐—–๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—น ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ.

Coffee with Council is a series hosted by District 3 Representative April Parker. She will be joined by a featured Greensboro at-large City Council member at each session. Residents are invited to share ideas, ask questions, and discuss issues that matter to the community.

All sessions begin at ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ฝ๐—บ at ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜, ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ก. ๐—˜๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜.

๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ: Council Member At-Large Irving Allen
๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ: Mayor Pro Tem Denise Roth
๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿญ: Council Member At-Large Hugh Holston

Most City offices are closed on Friday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth. There are no trash or recycling collection...
06/12/2026

Most City offices are closed on Friday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth.

There are no trash or recycling collections that day. Instead, Fridayโ€™s collections take place on Thursday, June 18, and Thursdayโ€™s collections will take place on Wednesday, June 17. The White Street Landfill and Transfer Station will be closed on June 19. The Ecoflo Household Hazardous Waste site, located at 2750 Patterson St., remains open.

The Greensboro Transit Agency (GTA) will offer regular service on June 19.

The Greensboro Public Libraries, Greensboro History Museum, and the Greensboro Cultural Center are closed on June 19.

Greensboro Parks and Recreation Departmentโ€™s administrative offices, recreation centers, the Adaptive and Inclusive Recreation section, Greensboro Youth Council, Smith and Trotter Active Adult Centers, Xperience @ Caldcleugh, and Simkins Indoor Sports Pavilion are closed on June 19. City parks, gardens, lakes, trails, cemeteries, the Greensboro Sportsplex, and Gillespie Golf Course remain open on their normal operating schedules.

The Melvin Municipal Office Building and J. Edward Kitchen Operations Center are closed to all in-person services on June 19. Alternative payment methods for water bills can be found at greensboro-nc.gov/PayWaterBill. For water and sewer emergencies, including main breaks and sewer stoppages, or changes in the taste, odor, or color of drinking water, call Water Resources 24-hour Dispatch at 336-373-2033.

Creative Greensboro, in partnership with little independent theatre, Scrapmettle, and Shared Radiance Performing Arts, w...
06/11/2026

Creative Greensboro, in partnership with little independent theatre, Scrapmettle, and Shared Radiance Performing Arts, will hold auditions for the second annual โ€œSonnet Fest,โ€ featuring creative performances of Shakepeareโ€™s Sonnets numbers 52-104. Auditions will be held at 7 pm on Monday, June 29, and Tuesday, June 30, in the Stephen D. Hyers Theatre at the Greensboro Cultural Center, 200 N. Davie St.

Performers of all ages, experience levels, genders, ethnicities, or racial identities are welcome to register for an audition at www.greensboro-nc.gov/departments/creative-greensboro.

Actors, singers, and dancers are encouraged to prepare an interpretation of any Shakespeare sonnet for their audition. Performers may also read from sonnets provided. All performers will be asked to participate in a brief improvised movement audition. Rehearsals are in the evenings and on weekends as schedules permit. Performances will take place August 7-9 at various locations along the western corridor of the Greensboro Downtown Greenway.

Not a performer but you still want to participate? Some backstage support opportunities are also available. Register to join the crew using the same online audition form.

The Greensboro Department of Transportation has installed temporary traffic-calming measures along Josephine Boyd Street...
06/11/2026

The Greensboro Department of Transportation has installed temporary traffic-calming measures along Josephine Boyd Street between West Gate City Boulevard and West Florida Street. The project is part of the Cityโ€™s Neighborhood Traffic Management Program, which is focused on community-driven solutions for reducing speeds and traffic volumes on local residential streets.

The temporary traffic-calming measures will remain in place through the fall while traffic patterns are monitored and evaluated.

Visit www.GSONTMP.org to learn more about the Neighborhood Traffic Management Program.

The Norway National Football Team (Fotballandslaget) may be thousands of miles from home, but they were eagerly met by a...
06/11/2026

The Norway National Football Team (Fotballandslaget) may be thousands of miles from home, but they were eagerly met by a full house of supporters wearing red and waving small Norwegian flags during a community training session at UNC Greensboro Soccer Stadium yesterday.

Norway's best footballers are calling Greensboro home at the moment, as the City operates as the team's official training base camp during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Beginning today, June 11, the pedestrian crosswalks on West Washington Street at Federal Place will be inaccessible unti...
06/11/2026

Beginning today, June 11, the pedestrian crosswalks on West Washington Street at Federal Place will be inaccessible until Thursday, June 18, for installation of a concrete island.

Pedestrians should expect delays around the work area and use the crosswalk on West Washington Street at South Greene Street.

Access to the Eugene Street Parking Deck from Eugene Street is currently closed due to nearby private construction. Howe...
06/11/2026

Access to the Eugene Street Parking Deck from Eugene Street is currently closed due to nearby private construction. However, the deck remains open and can be accessed via Bellemeade Street, which operates as a two-way street during regular business hours for easy entry and exit.

Please note that during Greensboro Grasshoppers home games, access at the Eugene/Bellemeade intersection will be restricted. Alternative access to the deck will be available using Edgeworth Street to reach Bellemeade Street.

These changes are expected to last through summer 2027. Motorists should allow extra travel time and follow posted signage when accessing the parking deck.

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