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‘It’s like an adult slumber party’: Moms Unhinged to bring relatable comedy shows to the Triad
Before Andrea Sodergren graced stages with her comedy routine, she did circuits at social media conferences dressed as a grandmother. “I got started blogging as this character, Grandma Mary, and I ...
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A community of care: Abortion after-care kits help patients feel supported in times of need
Featured photo: M. Carter started the NC Reproductive Care Coalition after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022. (courtesy photo) After M. Carter had their abortion in 2021, their friend came over and ...
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Marikay Abuzaiter named Greensboro’s mayor pro tempore with a council vote split along racial lines
The CityBeat is a nonprofit-funded position reporting on Winston-Salem and Greensboro city council and all city business. These pieces are free to be republished with attribution to Triad City Beat.
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Greensboro’s Girl Coffee aims to highlight women in the industry from farm to cup
As a child, Stephanie Hernandez liked to copy her grandfather Salvador’s drink of choice: instant coffee. She remembers hanging out in the living room of her childhood home in High Point, sipping the ...
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Nearly 54 percent of extreme conservatives say the government should use violence to stop illegal immigration
Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric has been a staple of his political career, but his attacks on undocumented migrants turned more ominous during his 2024 presidential campaign. Many Americans ...
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Winston-Salem’s a/perture cinema surpasses its fundraising goal
On Wednesday morning, a/perture cinema, the independent arthouse theater in Winston-Salem, announced that it had surpassed its fundraising goal of $100,000 by more than double. The theater, which has ...
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PUBLISHER’S NOTEBOOK: One last time
This week marks my last issue with Triad City Beat. And I don’t quite know what to do about it. So I’m writing. It’s how I deal. I’m leaving because I must. My family and I were in a traumatic car ...
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EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: Meditations (in the spirit of Marcus Aurelius)
To do this work, the most important thing is to ask why. Why did this happen? Why is it important? Why do they care? Why will others care? Why? Often the basics of journalism, or storytelling in ...
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All She Wrote: Captain’s Log: USS Viking. 2015
Me: I think it’s funny how the Viking takes his pants off like a fireman — in a perfectly stepped-out-of stovepipe pile. It’s January people — and the cruising season has officially begun. My friends ...