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In today's newsletter:

  • How are evacuated District at West Market tenants coping now?
  • What we know about Greensboro’s first homicide case of 2026
  • How a bygone Greensboro steakhouse still shapes one couple’s dinner table

Also on today's calendar: Read to Our Animal Friends with NC Pet Partners.

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Today's riddle: What did the baby computer say to the mommy computer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high of 52 and low of 24 degrees.
  • Thursday: Windy and colder, temps: high: 35, low: 19. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Friday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 42 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Evacuated Greensboro tenants face financial struggles (myfox8.com) — Displaced tenants from Greensboro’s condemned District at West Market Apartments are still struggling to afford new housing, even with short‑term hotel stays and $1,000 assistance from the Greensboro Housing Coalition. Residents describe scrambling between family couches, campus housing, and pricier apartments while waiting on possible refunds of deposits and partial December rent, and worrying about how to manage long‑term costs in the city’s tight rental market.
   

2. Suspect in Greensboro murder appears in court (myfox8.com) — Greensboro police are investigating the city’s first homicide of 2026 after a missing-person search at a Hornaday Road homeless camp led to the discovery of 42-year-old Alexander Reichman’s body. A suspect is jailed without bond on a first-degree murder charge, and investigators are asking anyone with information to contact Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers.
   

3. 3 Recipes for a Steakhouse-Style Dinner (ourstate.com) — A former Western Sizzlin assistant manager shares how a Greensboro steakhouse, and later a Greensboro home, shaped a decades-long love story that still inspires their cooking today. Alongside the memories, you get detailed recipes for sirloin beef tips, creamed spinach, and pickled roasted beets to recreate a classic steakhouse-style dinner at home.
   

4. High Point Central pauses varsity football for one year, citing safety and long-term rebuilding (wfmynews2.com) — From nearby High Point, a decision announced out of Greensboro means High Point Central High School will pause its varsity football program for the 2026 season to protect player safety and rebuild. Leaders plan to strengthen JV and youth pipelines so varsity can return in 2027 with better depth, development, and long-term stability.
   

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