The Greensboro Thread

09/21/2026

The 2026 North Carolina Folk Festival took over downtown Greensboro this weekend — and it was one for the history books. Well over 100,000 people came out to see more than 80 acts over three days, with Saturday night headliners The Roots turning out a sea of people as we’ve never seen downtown. We’ve put […]

The 2026 North Carolina Folk Festival took over downtown Greensboro this weekend — and it was one for the history books.

09/21/2026

The Greensboro native recently won a prestigious $50,000 design scholarship.

09/18/2026

Using the festival’s mobile app, attendees can create their ideal lineup, get directions to stages, take a quiz to find acts they’ll love, and get local restaurant and bar recommendations.

Using the festival’s mobile app, attendees can create their ideal lineup, get directions, take a quiz to find acts they’ll love, and get local restaurant and bar recommendations.

09/16/2026

Conceived and built in an economic depression, West Market Street Methodist was still designed to impress. It survived change within and without its walls to become one of the city's oldest churches.

09/11/2026

Democratic state legislative candidate Shelly Headen has called for President Trump’s supporters to “experience sexual assault” and for attacks on conservative states.

State legislative candidate Shelly Headen has called for President Trump’s supporters to “experience sexual assault” and for attacks on conservative states.

09/11/2026

For the first time in decades, I went bowling. Unironically. Turns out the alleys of our youth are now clean, bright, and offering better food and drinks than many local restaurants.

Joe Killian recently revisited a Greensboro bowling alley and, to his surprise, found that it is now clean, bright, and offering better food than many restaurants.

09/11/2026

Voter information for Greensboro and Guilford County's 2026 primary elections, from candidate profiles to how to register to vote.

Guilford County voters can learn how to register to vote, use our sample ballot tool and follow our coverage with our 2026 Election Guide.

09/09/2026

Test scores are up in both counties, with particular progress at N.C. A&T University’s A&T Four Middle College.

09/09/2026

On August 24, Guilford District Court Judge Ashley Watlington-Simms sent Assistant Public Defender Juan Zuluaga to jail for five days for criminal contempt. Zuluaga appears to be only the second North Carolina attorney incarcerated for such an offense in the past five years.

Guilford District Court Judge Ashley Watlington-Simms sent Assistant Public Defender Juan Zuluaga to jail for five days for criminal contempt. Zuluaga appears to be only the second North Carolina attorney incarcerated for such an offense in the past five years.

09/04/2026

A letter from the Local Government Commission placed greater scrutiny on Greensboro's financial moves and raised questions of transparency.