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Sayaka Matsuoka
Sayaka Matsuoka is a Greensboro-based reporter for The Assembly. She was formerly the managing editor for Triad City Beat, an alt-weekly based in Greensboro. She has reported for INDY Week, The Bitter Southerner, and Nerdist, and is the editorial/diversity chair for AAN Publishers.
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The Thread: Deep Dives of 2025
At The Assembly we go deep, telling you not just what happened but how and why. Today, some of our favorite deep-dive stories of 2025.
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The Thread: The Best of 2025
Today, a look back at some of the biggest stories of 2025—starting with a historic Greensboro City Council race.
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The Thread: A Whole Latke Love
It’s latke season and a local restaurant has some traditional options and a twist for latke devotees and the latke curious.
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The Thread: ‘We Need Young Voters’
University students are pushing back against a Guilford County voting plan that doesn’t include early voting sites at UNCG and N.C. A&T State University.
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‘We Need Young Voters’
Students and Democrats in Guilford County push for early-voting sites on college campuses as voting access becomes a more partisan issue nationwide
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The Thread: Turning Pages
Two used bookstores—one old, one new—offer eclectic finds for Greensboro’s literary enthusiasts.
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Turning Pages
Two used bookstores—one old, one new—offer eclectic finds for Greensboro’s literary enthusiasts
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The Thread: To Korea and Back at Seoul Garden
Sundubu jjigae, a spicy stew, is a window into another place and time.
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To Korea and Back Again at Seoul Garden
Seoul Garden offers a delicious, spicy stew, which is a window into another place and time.