City and US Census Bureau Wants Your Help to ‘March to the Mailbox’

March 10, 2010

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From the City of Greensboro,
“The 2010 US Census forms will be mailed or delivered to your home starting March 15. To help increase participation in the Census, a number of “March to the Mailbox” Blitz events will be held Saturday, April 10, in hard-to-count neighborhoods throughout Greensboro and the City of Greensboro needs your help [...]

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Google Greensboro Marketing Efforts & New Ideas

March 10, 2010

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Let’s talk about the Google initiative for a second; more so let’s talk about the marketing effort.
Facebook Group
Note: I’ve not mentioned the Facebook group a lot because it’s not something officially operated by the City of Greensboro, but I’ll ignore that for a moment.
The group seems to be growing, all be it at a [...]

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“What ifs” about Trudy Wade’s Council Seat

March 4, 2010

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As you’ve probably heard by now, the District 5 council representative Trudy Wade has entered the NC Senate District 28 race. Wade, who is no stranger to the campaign trail and fundraising, is “going to win” according to one of her supporters that I recently spoke with.
It’s time for some “what ifs” so I sent [...]

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Dilapidated Home Virtually Unchanged in 3 Years. Acceptable?

March 3, 2010

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There are many parts of Greensboro that a lot of people never see or get exposed too. Some of these areas in particular are plagued by crime, drugs, prostitution… and a lot of rundown houses. One thing I’ve tried to do for some time is highlight the areas in question and highlight things that may [...]

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Where is Mayor Knight?

March 2, 2010

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Google’s high speed network is a popular topic of discussion amongst various members of the community and the City, but is that the case for Bill Knight, the Mayor of Greensboro?
Knights campaign Web site lists the following items under the “What do I offer as a candidate for mayor?” section:

Fresh leadership (Has he provided leadership with [...]

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About the Second Google Meeting

March 1, 2010

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I previously highlighted the need for a second Google meeting and highlighted several objectives for that meeting. Unfortunately the City isn’t on board. I just received this from Denise Turner who is heading up the project,
“Ryan, I don’t think our timeline allows time for a second meeting. I understand your concern and am working diligently [...]

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Happy Birthday to Councilmember…

February 26, 2010

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Happy Birthday to At-large Councilmember Nancy Vaughan. She turns 36 today.

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Another Google Public Meeting

February 25, 2010

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I would like to see another Google public meeting called – possibly sometime within the next week, to discuss the ultra-high speed network initiative.
The purpose of this meeting is to:

Bring all interested parties, and their resources together
Discuss what is currently in the works (if anything)
Brainstorm ideas on how to make Greensboro stand out (this should be [...]

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Google Meeting and Various Notes on the Project thus Far

February 25, 2010

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Twenty or so people attended last nights public meeting (Fox 8 coverage) about Google’s ultra-high speed broadband network.
I attended the meeting and tossed out the idea of creating a municipal Wi-Fi network that would provide revenue for community based projects. My reasoning for suggesting an idea of this nature was to highlight the need to come up with [...]

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Video: Why You Should live/Open a Business in Wilson, NC

February 24, 2010

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No, I’m not saying you should pick up and move to Wilson, NC, but I am highlighting how Greensboro could use things like video to help promote the many great things the city has to offer.
Wilson, NC is a city of around 50,000 people and is about one hour from Raleigh. They’ve created the video [...]

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