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April 9, 2009 What’s Up Downtown Downtown Greensboro Inc.
Downtown Design Manual (draft)
Downtown Greensboro is changing. In the past few years, new interest and development in Downtown has blossomed, creating an exciting buzz for the center city throughout Guilford County and the entire State. With increased interest in the center city by residents, property and business owners and developers, civic leaders are poised to encourage new development that celebrates and honors Downtown Greensboro’s unique character and urban setting. Working with stakeholders and the public, Downtown Greensboro Incorporated, the City of Greensboro, Action Greensboro and other groups have crafted a Downtown Design Manual to provide a flexible framework to promote quality design, enhance our urban character and maintain long-term compatibility.  The manual is also intended to help create a predictable investment climate in Downtown for new investors and existing business and property owners.  Download a complete copy of the Downtown Design Manual (3 MB pdf).   Downtown Greensboro Inc. will co-host a public meeting with the City and Action Greensboro to answer questions and take public comments. The meeting will be in the J. Douglas Galyon Depot’s Community Room (230 E Washington St) on Tuesday, April 28 at 6pm. The next step in the process is a public comment period that will last through April 30, 2009.  Area business owners, property owners and citizens can submit written or email comments to City staff any time prior to the date. Email comments should be directed to mary.sertell@greensboro-nc.gov.
LATEST NEWS     Bravante Wine Dinner at Vintage 301 on Thursday, April 9 at 7:00pm with four amazing courses from Chef Sullivan paired with four outstanding wines from Bravante. Located at 301 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. Make your reservations today at 333-3190. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Freedom Slam poetry event series on Saturday 4/11 at 8:00pm at Triad Stage.  This event features 15 of the nation's top poets as they compete as part of the third event in the Reasons 2 Rhyme poetry event series.  For more information, visit mentalityenterprises.com. Triad Stage is located at 232 S. Elm Street - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Join the Historic Carolina Theatre and Goodwill Industries of Central North Carolina on Tuesday, 4/14 at 7:30pm for Carolina Classic Film presentation of “Ben-Hur” winner of a record 11 Academy Awards (1959, color, 212 minutes). Tickets only $5.00. Bring your donations for Goodwill and receive a voucher for $1.00 off Carolina Theatre’s concession stand. Representatives from Goodwill will be on hand with their mobile donation truck to provide donation receipts. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Science On Tap is Wednesday 4/15 at The Green Bean from 8:00-9:30pm with "Chemicals in the Environment" discussed by Dr. Bruce Banks of the UNCG Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry. UNCG presents this Science & Society Lecture Series designed to promote a better community understanding of science.  The lecture series is sponsored by the UNCG Institute for Community and Economic Engagement. Event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited, so don't be late! Located at 341 South Elm Street - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Art & Music Third Thursday, 4/16 from 6pm-2am at Studio B. Visual Stimulation provided by TR (Tom Roughton), a performing artist who paints live. Using found "canvases" he combines and expresses all the elements of a show, the music, the lights, the people, and the whole experience. Max Shepard is a designer who has been working on manipulating technology, such as old TV sets, as to make them respond to sound and music. Martz is a motion graphics designer experimenting with music responsive projections. Audio Stimulation provided by Crewless vs Lil J, DJ Bowie and Bryan Bro.  For tickets and more information, visit www.studiob-gso.com. Located at 520 S. Elm Street. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pilgrimage for Justice & Peace is a journey of hope and life through North Carolina during Holy Week seeking justice for workers in NC and in Latin America.  The walk will go thru downtown on Thursday, 4/9 from approximately 2:30 to 4:30pm. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Retailer of the Year, Nominate your own or another business for this prestigious award, criteria include, owns or operates an established retail business with fewer than 100 employees that sells products or services to consumers, shows growth in employees or sales volume, and is involved in community service Download a nomination form or call 378-6350.  All nominations are due to GMA by 5:00 pm on Wednesday, April 15, 2009.  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Central Library at 219 N. Church Street will host the following events:   Easter Movie Matinee: It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown (G, 25 min.) Saturday, 4/11 from 2:30-3:45 pm. School’s Out Fun Day: Wall-E (G, 98 min.) For ages 3 and older. Monday, 4/13 at 2:30pm. Monday Night Poetry Movie: Il Postino (The Postman) - In Italy a local mailman falls madly in love with a beautiful woman and a famous poet assists him in expressing his adoration. (English subtitles) 4/13 at 7pm.   Teen Book Club - Share if you dare! Bring your favorite book to discuss at our new teen-led book discussion. Tuesday, 4/14 from 3:30-4:30pm. School’s Out Fun Day: R U a Guitar Hero? Have fun with Guitar Hero and High School Musical Karaoke. Thursday, 4/16 from 3-5pm. Access to Success Business Briefing: Identity Theft - Learn how to protect yourself and your business from identity theft. Thursday, 4/16 from 8:30-9:30am. To register for business classes, please contact Martha Thomas at 373-4559. Computer Literacy for Seniors:  Class offers basic computer training for beginners 55 and over. Two-hour classes meet Tuesdays and Thursdays in April for a total of 12 hours of instruction. April 7, 9, 14, 16, 20, 23 from 10 am to noon.  Registration is required and space is limited. Call: 335-5430. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Reserve your seats today! Table 16 hosts its first hard cider tasting event on Tuesday, April 21, featuring owner Diane Flynt with Foggy Ridge Cider, national award-winning artisan-made hard cider straight from the Blue Ridge Mountains. The event will start at 6:30pm with a beautiful sparkling Cider Royal and hors d' oeuvres, followed by a four-course meal paired with three different types of cider and fortified dessert cider. The evening will then finish up with a little dessert, coffee and conversation. Don’t miss this opportunity to both educate and entertain, seating is limited, $50 per person (does not include tax and tip). Foggy Ridge ciders will also be available to patrons at extreme discounted price on this night only. Reservations at (336) 279-8525. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Save the Date 4/30! Wine-Dine with Win-Win in’09 for a premier black-tie gala fundraising event on Thursday, 4/30 from 7-10pm at Studio B.  Includes a silent/live auction of culinary themed items and art, as well as tasting by local chefs from Flemings Steakhouse, Bert’s Seafood, Sweet Basil’s, 223 South Elm, Ganache, Lucky 32, Level 2, Table 16 and Painted Plate who will provide a tapas portion of food paired with North Carolina wines. Tickets $75 per person or $125 per couple. Visit Win-Win’s website @ www.winwinresolutions.org or call 230-1232 to purchase tickets. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  Entrepreneurship for Creatives Workshop Series: The United Arts Council of Greater Greensboro (UAC), in collaboration with the Piedmont Triad Partnership launches an educational workshop series for artists and creative workers Saturday 4/25, 5/02, and 6/06 at UAC’s first floor board room.  The program will cover a variety of topics, from developing a mission/vision statement to writing a business plan and pricing product. Instructors from across the Triad will provide valuable training to artists and creative workers. Early registration until 4/11 is $125; from 4/12 to 4/22 is $150. Scholarships are also available, contact UAC for application. Scholarship Application deadline is April.   FEATURE ARTICLE(s)   Photo credit Alex Maness Photography   LeBauer Physical Therapy Opens in Downtown Greensboro   Aaron LeBauer, PT, DPT, LMBT, owner of LeBauer Physical Therapy, LLC, previously LeBauer Structural Bodywork,  recently attained his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Elon University. Dr. LeBauer previously received his undergraduate degree from Duke University and holds a Certificate in Massage Therapy and Health Education from the National Holistic Institute in Emeryville, CA.    LeBauer changed the name of the business to reflect the expansion into physical therapy.  The practice employs myofascial release, a “hands on approach” that uses sustained pressure to relieve restrictions in the body that contribute to pain and movement problems. People who respond to this type of treatment include those with chronic pain, neck and back pain or injuries, arthritis, migraines, sports injuries and scoliosis among other conditions.   Dr. LeBauer says “My sessions are one-on-one using mostly my hands to treat patients.  Through the use of the hands during a session, I can feel the tight muscles and joint restrictions and help people feel better, reduce pain and connect with them on a personal level.”   LeBauer says his personal approach coupled with the offices accessibility to clients makes LeBauer Physical Therapy a rarity in the field. To provide a heightened level of convenience to clients, LeBauer continues to offer the Direct Access option where clients have the opportunity of scheduling a same day appointment depending on availability, and without previous consent from a primary physician.    Located at 338 N. Elm Street. Find It | Map It.     CITY OFFICES CLOSED   The City of Greensboro offices will be CLOSED on Friday, April 10, in observance of Good Friday. The following services and facilities will be affected downtown:   No garbage, recycling, bulk trash, yard waste or appliance collections will take place Friday, April 10. Friday’s collection will take place Thursday, April 9. Thursday’s collection will take place Wednesday, April 8.   The Greensboro Historical Museum (GHM) and all branches of the Greensboro Public Library will be closed Friday, April 10, as well as on Easter Sunday, April 12. The GHM and all library branches will be open Saturday, April 11, and regular hours will resume Monday, April 13. The Greensboro Transit Authority (GTA) will operate from 5:15 am to 11:30 pm, hourly, on Friday, April 10; evening and connecting routes will run as normal. HEAT routes 73 and 75 will operate at reduced frequency. HEAT route 74 will not be in operation. SCAT will operate normally. Regular operation on all GTA services will resume Saturday, April 11. Visit GTA’s www.greensboro-nc.gov/gta for additional information.	UPCOMING EVENTS   2009 Season OPENING DAY 4-09-09   4/09 Greensboro Grasshoppers OPENING DAY 4/22 Earth Day Center City Park 5/01 First Friday Art Gallery and Merchants Open House 5/06 Tunes at Noon, Lyn Koonce 5/01-5/10 ArtBeat 5/01-5/10 Tape Art 5/09 Carolina Blues Festival 5/13 Tunes at Noon, Jason Marc Pierce 5/14 Beach Music Series, The Attraction 5/16 Greensboro Storyfest 5/20 Tunes at Noon, Kris Ferris 5/21 Beach Music Series, Band of Oz 5/22 Flashback Friday, Festival Pk 5/31 Sunday in the Park     THEATRE, CULTURE & MORE       - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -   Hopper’s Schedule  Easter Egg Hunt, Sun 4/12 at 4:05pm   Time Warner Cable Tuesdays Natty Greene Thirsty Thursdays Lincoln Financial Fireworks Fridays Wrangler Skyrocket Saturdays   Moses Cone Health System Family Day Sundays     For a comprehensive listing of Downtown Happenings CLICK HERE     BUSINESS Updates   The Undercurrent is open on Easter Sunday and Mother’s Day!   Undercurrent’s lead line cook Matthew Alexander will represent the American Culinary Federation-Triad Chapter in the Southeast Regional Conference on 4/18 and compete against three other exceptional candidates from all over the Southeast region. If he wins, he’s goes to the National competition. Go Matt!   Manny’s Universal Café now offers hot breakfast and lunch. Entrees include chicken parmigiana, baked ziti, grilled chicken, and sandwiches/wraps regular or grilled panini style, and Fish Fry on Friday’s.  Owner Manuel Polanco offers daily lunch specials for $5.99.    Manny’s also offers coffee and espresso, desserts, imported teas, energy drinks, beer and wine, and Wi-Fi. An outdoor patio allows for quaint setting for lunch or listening to the live Jazz on First Fridays. Hours Mon-Sat 7am-4pm.   Rim Tapas and Fine Wines starts an entire new wine list this Friday offering a ‘progressive’ wine list arranged by body and style to select wines based on personal preferences rather that the traditional means of selecting by the grape (chardonnay, merlot, pinot noir, etc). Many wines available in $5 to $6 group.   Founding chef of Marisol’s Stephen Schneider has turned over culinary reins for Rim Tapas and Fine Wines to chef Brad Semon, owner of The Painted Plate.   Jules-Too! new consignment antique shop opens at 524 S. Elm Street offering luxury items for the budget conscious. press release.   Old Photo Specialists, a photo restoration shop, moved back downtown to 320 S. Elm Street. press release   Beach Music Series, Tape Art, ArtBeat, Carolina Blues Festival and Friday Flashback events all in May!   Children’s Home Society hosts new concert series, Flashback Friday, May 22 with ‘1964 The Tribute’ and June 26 with ‘America’ from 6-10pm at Festival Park. Tickets in advance $15 and $25, respectively. The Greensboro Children’s Museum is offering a great selection of over 30 summer camps for children in Pre-K to third grade at bargain prices this year!    Greensboro Children’s Museum celebrates 10 year anniversary in May 2009, additional information soon forthcoming. Is your business or organization up to date? Update your free downtown listing click here   PROPERTY Updates   NEW LISTINGS   COMMERCIAL   108 Commerce Place     108 Commerce Place – For Sale/Lease 117-123 W. Lewis Street – For Sale   For a complete listing of available properties, click here.   Is your property updated?  To update your free downtown listing  click here   TRAINING & PROFESSIONAL   04/10 C.A.N. Group (GMA) 04/13 Networking Gurus (GMA) 04/15 Bankers Day (Chamber) 04/15 Key Professionals (GMA) 04/16 BIZ – Links (GMA) 04/17 Experience Greensboro spring applications due (Chamber)   ACCELERATING the MOMENTUM   Urban Greenway’s NEW website Center Pointe anticipates occupancy in late spring 2009. Proposed 324 S. Elm Street mixed use five-story project to include restaurant, offices and corporate apartments Proposed Miller Furniture mixed-use project to include restaurant and Miller Lofts Greensboro Children’s Museum Edible Discovery Garden is anticipated for May 2009 for 10 year anniversary. Proposed Sidetrax restaurant and event/banquet hall anticipated fall-2009 International Civil Rights Museum anticipated to open for 50-year anniversary of Sit-Ins in 2010.   STAY TUNED for more information.   HOT DEALS   Happy Hour from 5:00-6:30 at Rim Tapas and Fine Wines, choose any two menu items for $10, three items for $20 is offered anytime.   Early Bird Specials at Solaris on Thursday between 5-7pm in lounge area and half price off tapas (appetizer) from 5-7 and half price select wines all evening. Also Tuesday $4 martinis, Wednesday $1 off draft beers all evening.    Corkage Fee-Free Fridays at the Undercurrent, bring your own wine bottle! Along with multi-course tasting menu each week with updates to the Friday Menus, call to make your reservations and inquire of the up-to- date options.   Daily Early Bird Special at Riva’s Trattoria between 5-5:30pm for $12. Tuesday offers half price on select wine and beer. Wednesday is $10 night on a select menu item. Enjoy seasonal daily homemade soups.   Greensboro Children’s Museum special half price off regular admission on Friday nights from 5-8pm ($3.00).     ROAD ALERTS   GDOT, The City of Greensboro and DGI would like to inform you of the following:   4/09 Pilgrimage for Justice and Peace to walk thru downtown from 2:30-4:30pm and starting from the 700 N. Greene Street block thru downtown. Roads will not be closed.   For active permits and lane closures click here.     Downtown Greensboro Inc.’s office will be closed Friday, April 10 for holiday.  Our office will be open on Monday, April 13.   Downtown Greensboro Inc.’s Core Purpose: To lead the development of downtown Greensboro as a prosperous and vibrant urban center, memorable and meaningful for those who choose to live, work, play and invest here.
NOTE:  Not all events may be listed on this email. Inclusion should not be construed as a recommendation, but merely as a guide.  Events may be subject to change.  If you would like an event to be considered for listing, please email info@downtowngreensboro.net
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