City to Buy Coliseum Inn and Former Canada Dry Facility
Purchase is intended to spur economic development along High Point Road.
In a bold effort to provide economic development and nuisance abatement along the High Point Road corridor, Greensboro City Manager Mitchell Johnson has announced an agreement to buy two properties near the Greensboro Coliseum Complex. One is the Coliseum Inn at 2438 High Point Road; the second is the former Canada Dry facility, located directly across Patterson Street from the Greensboro Coliseum Complex.
City Council authorized Johnson to move ahead with the purchase of both properties during a recent closed session. The City will pay $2.1 million for the Coliseum Inn and $3.2 million for the Canada Dry facility. Johnson said City Council encouraged "bold action" to spur economic development and added there are no specific plans for development of either of the properties.
Police Department Highlights Cold Cases on Website
Anyone with information about a cold case can call Crime Stoppers at 373-1000.
As part of an initiative called “Solving Cold Cases with DNA,” the Greensboro Police Department is highlighting unsolved murders on its website.
“On many of these cases, we know that there are people out there who have information about who committed these homicides,” said Capt. Janice Rogers, head of the CID. “By putting these cases on our website, we’re making that extra effort to keep these cases in the public eye in the hopes that someone out there will come forward and help us get them solved.”
Parks & Recreation Celebrates 75 Years
Events range from sports and arts demonstrations to contests for all ages.
Join the City's Parks & Recreation Department for its 75th anniversary kickoff celebration at the Greensboro Sportsplex, 2400 16th Street, on October 4-5. The celebration takes place from 10 am to 6 pm on Saturday and 1-6 pm on Sunday. Admission is free.
Events will include sports, dance, drama, and music demonstrations, as well as pony rides, the Rush Climbing Wall, bounce houses for kids, three-point contests, dunking contests, volleyball serving contests, a dodge ball tournament, and an NCAA-sanctioned basketball tourney, to name a few. Also, each division of Parks & Recreation will have tables set up to inform the community about everything the department has to offer.
NC A&T State Homecoming is Approaching
Information for fans and vendors is available online.
NC A&T State University's annual homecoming celebration will take place on October 10-12. In conjunction with this event, the City of Greensboro is sponsoring Aggie FanFest at War Memorial Stadium at the corner of Yanceyville and Lindsey streets throughout homecoming weekend. The event is open to the public. Learn more about FanFest and how to become a vendor at the event.
Questions or comments about this newsletter should be addressed to: Jim Collins 373-2105 or email.
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