Good morning, Greensboro.

Deep River Riverkeepers will hold a water cleanup Saturday, Oct.

30, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; free tandem kayaks, canoes, and life jackets are available, meet at Southwest Park (6309 SW Park Dr.) by 9 a.m., bring heavy-duty gloves and closed-toe shoes, sign a waiver, and register—spots are limited.

Pizza Vino says daily TikTok posts have driven a social media boom, with its videos earning more than 3 million likes and a 4.3 million‑view clip; since then customers from across the Southeast have been coming to its South Main Street High Point location.

Promoters are staging large parties for NC A&T's homecoming, with a day party at the Greensboro Grasshoppers stadium on Friday, Oct.

30 that will feature local DJs and artists and can hold about 4,000 attendees (alumni and visitors).

Ogi Overman has compiled 178 of his columns into a book called A Donut and a Dream that will be available by Black Friday and sold online, and he plans a book signing at Blue House Bakery in Jamestown on Dec.

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Tales of the Macabre will take over the 200-year-old Mendenhall Homeplace on Oct.

30 with guided ghost stories and local legends running from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; admission is $15, payable by cash, Venmo, or check (603 W. Main St.).

Airlines are cutting flights at Piedmont Triad International Airport as scheduled departing seats fell about 7 to 8% in September and October versus 2025+ carriers including United, American and Delta could trim service through the winter, and United will end nonstop service between Greensboro and Denver in January.

NC A&T’s Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics has created the Dorian L.

Jackson Legacy Scholarship to provide financial aid to students in honor of the late senior, and the university unveiled it during homecoming week.

Cone Health warns of an early flu surge as Halloween and Homecoming crowds arrive, saying last week 9.1% of emergency patients had flu symptoms (the flu-season threshold is 10%).

Get vaccinated before the end of the month since it takes two weeks to become effective and especially protects high-risk people.

Guilford County health officials confirmed the 15th and 16th animal rabies cases of 2026 after a raccoon found on Poley Road in Browns Summit and a bat found on Nathanael Greene Drive tested positive on Oct.

28, 2026, and officials urge current rabies vaccinations for pets and reporting stray or sick wildlife to Animal Control.

Six UNCG social work and psychology students are expanding mental health services in Rockingham County through iCARE Rural, a two-year, $200,000 grant that funds internships at Clara Gunn and Lot 2540 this semester; students provide screenings, counseling, and telehealth through the UNCG Psychology Clinic (16 hours a week).

Guilford County EMS is urging visitors in Greensboro to call 911 for life-threatening emergencies — chest pain, trouble breathing, stroke signs, severe bleeding, unresponsiveness, seizures, or serious injury — give a landmark or cross street, stay on the line, and note Moses Cone Hospital at 1121 N. Church St. is the local trauma center.

James Shields Jr., manager of the African American Cultural Arts & History Center in Burlington, spoke at the Historic Jamestown Society meeting on Oct.

18 about Quaker involvement in the Underground Railroad, highlighting local stories like John Dimery and the Coffin family and urging reconciliation through shared history.