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About Greensboro, NC
Greensboro, NC is the third most populated city in the state of North Carolina. The city feels big enough that you don’t need to leave to go shopping, dine out, or find kid-friendly attractions, yet also has a small-town feel where you can run into people you know every week. Greensboro is often referred to as the ‘Gate City’ due to its proximity to major highways, neighboring cities, the mountains, and the coast. Even though the city’s downtown is revitalized and the population is steadily increasing the cost of living and home prices are well below the national average.
Greensboro Shopping
Greensboro is home to a large variety of retail shopping from well-known national chains to local boutiques and galleries.
- Four Seasons Town Centre – Located on the city’s southwest off I-40, is a three-level regional mall.
- Friendly Center, off Friendly Avenue – An open-air shopping complex featuring the nation’s largest Harris Teeter supermarket, and a multiplex cinema.
- The Shoppes at Friendly Center – Next to Friendly Center, is home to many upscale retailers and restaurants such as Brooks Brothers and The Cheesecake Factory.
- Fanta Center International Mall -A mini-mall dedicated to the city’s multicultural community, You can find Euro and East Asian specialties, from hard to find spices to authentic oriental delicacies and gadgets.
- Traditional shopping centers are primarily found on the West Wendover corridor near I-40 and on Battleground Avenue on the city’s northwest side.
Greensboro Arts
Greensboro is home to an active and diverse arts community. Events and venues range from the nationally acclaimed annual Eastern Music Festival to the Weatherspoon Art Museum to the cutting edge performances of the Triad Stage theater company.
- The Carolina Theatre of Greensboro – A performing arts facility that has been a part of downtown Greensboro since 1927.
- City Arts – Showcases a variety of musical and theatrical productions by the Livestock Players, the Greensboro Children’s Theatre, the Music Center, the Greensboro Concert Band, Philharmonia of Greensboro, the Choral Society of Greensboro, and the Greensboro Youth Chorus.
- The Community Theatre of Greensboro – Presents Broadway and off-Broadway plays and musicals for more than 45 years. The CTG’s Studio Theatre is housed in the Greensboro Cultural Center.
- Greensboro Ballet and School of Greensboro Ballet – A traditional December production of The Nutcracker is just one of the many artistic and educational activities offered by the ballet company. The School of Greensboro Ballet is one of a relative few nonprofit ballet schools in the nation.
Greensboro Sports
Greensboro is not currently home to any top-level professional sports teams. But the city has multiple clubs that call Greensboro home and are great for a kid-friendly night out. Greensboro nicknames itself as “Tournament Town” due to the many sports tournaments the city hosts. In addition to hosting the ACC Basketball Tournament and NCAA basketball games, the city has hosted the ACC Baseball Tournament, The 2011 U.S. Figure Skating Championships and a number of national competitions at the new Greensboro Aquatic Center. In 1974 Greensboro hosted the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four championship game.
| Clubs | Sport | League | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greensboro Grasshoppers | Baseball | South Atlantic League – Northern Division | First National Bank Field |
| Greensboro Swarm | Basketball | NBA G League | Greensboro Coliseum Pavilion |
| Carolina Cobras | Indoor Football | National Arena League | Greensboro Coliseum Complex |
| Carolina Dynamo | Soccer | Premier Development League (PDL) | Macpherson Stadium |
| Greensboro Roller Derby | Roller Derby | Women’s Flat Track Derby Association | Greensboro Coliseum |
Greensboro Education
Public Education
The public schools in Greensboro are operated by Guilford County Schools, the third largest school system in the state with about 71,000 students being taught. Greensboro has one of the oldest public high schools in the state, Grimsley High School, established in 1899 as Greensboro High School, as well as Phillip J. Weaver Education Center, ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the top public high school in North Carolina.
Private Education
Greensboro is home to many private day schools, including Greensboro Day School, Our Lady of Grace Catholic School, New Garden Friends School, Caldwell Academy, B’nai Shalom Day School, Canterbury School, Greensboro Montessori School, Triad Math and Science Academy, Noble Academy, Vandalia Christian School, Shining Light Christian Academy, Saint Pius X Catholic School, Napoleon B. Smith SDA Academy and Covenant Christian Day School.
