Archive for the ‘business’ Category
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
Rhonda's favorite, the Cuban Panini.
Slow roasted pulled pork, sliced ham, house made pickles, mustard, and swiss cheese, $8.
It's good and it's at The Bistro at Adams Farm.
Posted in business, food, greensboro, high point road | 7 Comments »
Thursday, April 8th, 2010
We would appreciate your consideration in voting for Furniture Connection as your favorite place to buy furniture in the Triad.
The Yes Weekly ballot can be found here.
Posted in business, greensboro, high point road | 2 Comments »
Monday, April 5th, 2010
Agenda item #11.
2008 Annexation Millstream Road Sewer Outfall-Part 6.
City Council will be asked to approve a contract for almost $177K (33%) more than the lowest bidder because of the bidder's non compliance with MWBE program requirements. The contractor recommended by Water Resources to be awarded the job has a 10% ...
Posted in business, greensboro, politics | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
After about a ten year hiatus from using the credit card cartel I recently chose to participate in their absurd behavior. We started accepting Visa and MC against my better judgment.
But here is a poser.
If you come in and buy a lamp for $100 I only get $98 from the ...
Posted in business, greensboro, guilford county, north carolina | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
More to come on this soon.
Delayed High Point Road project is funded and Furniture Connection is forced to vacate. Liquidation in progress. I hope I don't cave in to one of those fictitious 80-90% off sales. I did once hold a legitimate "up to 107% off sale" sarcastically making fun ...
Posted in business, greensboro, guilford county, high point road | 11 Comments »
Friday, February 12th, 2010
Small simple card to give to your wife for Valentine's Day with someone else's thoughts that you have to pretend you're saying from the heart: $7.53.
Twenty three cents worth of artery clogging chocolate: $10.76.
And elsewhere, roses that were $39 last week: $79.
Learning the greeting card program on your computer to ...
Posted in business, greensboro | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
I miss Giac being on High Point Road.
Check out the fresh mozzarella, prosciutto, marinated eggplant, zucchini, and mushrooms. Then the broccoli raab (cross between broccoli and spinach) and what may be the best roasted red peppers on the face of the earth.
The smell of olive oil and garlic permeates the ...
Posted in business, food, greensboro | 2 Comments »
Monday, December 7th, 2009
We're overstocked with leather. Take a look.
Posted in business, greensboro, guilford county | No Comments »
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
From Carol Brooks at the Jamestown News:
Once a furniture store, always a furniture store
November 4, 2009 by Carol Brooks
The building beside Rite Aid, near the intersection of High Point and Mackay roads, has been a furniture store for over 30 years. But after the previous tenant, Furniture Choices, closed in ...
Posted in business, greensboro, guilford county, high point road, people | 5 Comments »
Monday, October 19th, 2009
Although many of the sales reps said traffic was down this market you could not have told it by the showrooms I visited. Most all reps were busy with waiting lines and elevators were frequently too full to hitch a ride. Cafeterias were running low on goods. It will be ...
Posted in business, guilford county | 2 Comments »