After the Turkey and dressing are put away and the Black Friday deals are secured, the spotlight turns to the local small businesses with Small Business Saturday. 

Fall Festival - Nov. 19, 2022 - Greensboro Parks and Recreation will celebrate a Fall Festival on Saturday, November 19, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Griffin Recreation Center, located at 5301 Hilltop Road in Greensboro. Celebrate autumn with free food, games, music, raffle prizes and family-friendly…

“I’m normally leery of awards,” said hip-hop legend Darryl Matthews McDaniels when interviewed by YES! Weekly at the Greensboro Public Library on Saturday morning.

Amidst Thanksgiving preparations and the nearing end of November, many continue to celebrate, honor and fight for our veterans beyond Veteran’s Day. With several posts throughout the Triad, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is the nation’s oldest major veteran’s organization. In the upcomin…

Mackenzie Cates-Allen is dedicated to making sure that everyone who wants a friend in Winston-Salem, has an opportunity to make one. 

Greensboro Downtown Park, Inc. will host dinner for a few hundred friends under the stars on Sunday, November 13 for its annual fundraiser, Friendsgiving, from 6 to 9 p.m. 

 Live Music - Nov. 3, 2022 - The Piedmont Blues Preservation Society presents Backbeat Blues Jam Session at Brewer’s Kettle Kernersville, located at 308 E. Mountain Street, on Thursday, November 3 from 7 to 10 p.m. Hosted by Row Cook, this event is free to attend. 

“I am relieved it’s over, but it’s bittersweet,” said Mary Smith to YES! Weekly, the day after United States District Judge Loretta Biggs approved the $2.57 million settlement agreement in Smith et al v. City of Greensboro et al, her Federal civil rights lawsuit over the death of her son Mar…

8 Great Things to Do in the Triad: October 27- November 1

Like any part of the United States with communities so old, the Triad’s folklore is heavily haunted. There is, for instance, Lydia, forever young, pale, and pretty as she stands on the dark road outside of Jamestown and thumbs a ride home. When you pick her up, you don’t yet know she’s dead.

Calling all ghouls and goblins! Halloween is here and your hostess with the most-ess officially presents offerings and suggestions to pack your calendar full of Halloween plans. 

For roughly the past 20 years, Wake Forest University’s Timothy S.Y. Lam Museum of Anthropology has continuously displayed a variety of Day of the Dead exhibits. Initially small in size and the amount of time this would be on display, the exhibit’s size has grown throughout the years dependi…

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Live Music - Oct. 20, 2022 - Jammin’ at the AMP, presented by Lexington Utilities and hosted at the Breeden Insurance Amphitheater on East 3rd Avenue, will kick off the city’s BBQ Festival weekend on Thursday, October 20 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. There will live music, drinks, and food options ava…

Triad residents are used to The Pony Express, or United States Postal Service, bringing them their mail and packages, but this month they can count on carriers to also bring them hope and awareness.

Triad artists will get their shot at some cold-hard cash and red-hot bragging rights this Saturday as Arts Uptown Greensboro gives them a chance to “Reign Supreme.” 

Actress, director, and producer Tracee Ellis Ross spoke to an excited crowd of students, community leaders, and Triad residents about her journey of empowerment at North Carolina A&T State University on Tuesday, October 4.

Greensboro city council voted Monday  night on a revised city ordinance that District 1’s Sharon Hightower said could criminalize homelessness. Hightower and the other three Black council members voted against it, but the other five council members, all of whom are white, successfully voted …