August 2025

Surrendering to SPAM (And Loving It)

My dad couldn’t make me love it SPAM. But Qinji Hawaiian BBQ & Ramen gets the job done.

After the cancellation of this year’s historic Eastern Music Festival over a labor dispute, the future of the organization hangs in the balance.

There are a lot of contenders for the council’s at-large seats. But Irving Allen thinks he has a shot this time around.

At Gyukaku, a communal Japanese barbecue experience beyond pulled pork.

Known as the “Green Queen of Greensboro,” Brenda the Drag Queen says a spelling bee offers something unique and fun.

After publicly announcing a run for mayor earlier this year, Eric Robert decided against it.

Boderwich’s appointment comes after years of financial uncertainty and cost-cutting at the private Quaker institution.

by Joe Killian August 18, 2025

The late Jim Melvin helped shape the city he loved for over half a century, earning the moniker “Mr. Greensboro.”

Cinnamon rolls? Classic. But Black Magnolia Southern Patisserie’s lemon blueberry rolls offer a tangy spin.

Greensboro-based Held gives money directly to people who are unhoused. It sounds radical, its founder admits, but it’s working.