Joe Killian

Cold Outside? It's Time for Ramen A noodle tour ranking all the best ramen around Greensboro, including Takara Noodle and Hokkaido Ramen & Sushi.

If this doesn't make you hungry, see your doctor.

Cold Outside? It's Time for Ramen

In Greensboro, a noodle tour finds that not all ramen shops are created equal.

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A Genius Among Us Nabarun Dasgupta, a senior scientist at UNC-Chapel Hill and expert on fatal drug overdoses, was awarded the $800,000 prize.

A Genius Among Us

Nabarun Dasgupta, a senior scientist at UNC-Chapel Hill and expert on fatal drug overdoses, was awarded a 2025 MacArthur Fellowship. The so-called “genius grant” comes with an $800,000 prize.

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Are Non-Partisan Races a Thing of the Past? Partisan politics has taken hold in North Carolina’s municipal elections–even in the races that are supposed to be non-partisan.

Are Non-Partisan Races a Thing of the Past?

Partisan politics has taken hold in North Carolina’s municipal elections–even in the races that are supposed to be non-partisan.

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Top North Carolina journalists to speak at YJI forum in Chapel Hill - Youth Journalism International CHAPEL HILL, NC – The nonprofit Youth Journalism International will host a panel discussion with four prominent North Carolina journalists at 7 p.m., Oct. 2, at the Varsity Theatre, 123 E. Franklin St...

Tonight in Chapel Hill, hear young journalists talk with some of our state’s top journalism minds about the future of what we do.

It’s free and it’s going to be a great time. Tell your students, tell your friends and I’ll see you out there.

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A Last Gift From Her Father Writer Laura Carney lost her father in when she was just 25. In completing his unfinished “bucket list,” she reconnected with him—and herself.

Writer Laura Carney lost her father in a car accident when she was just 25. In completing his unfinished “bucket list,” she reconnected with him—and herself.

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A Labor of Love Once Kyoto Fantasy Express, Thai Square stirs memories of a family restaurant and a life well lived in Greensboro.

You really need to read this one, gang.

A Labor of Love
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Greensboro's Reel Seafood Grill Delivers a Flounder Worth Facing At Reel Seafood Grill in Greensboro, N.C., the whole flounder arrives head to tail. Crisp, glazed, and unforgettable.

A Delicious, But Never Uncomplicated, Meal at Reel Seafood Grill in Greensboro

This dish comes to you looking not like a neat, perfectly portioned filet but what it is—a whole animal we’ve killed to eat its flesh.

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April Parker Says District 3 Needs a New Voice The librarian and community organizer says she can represent the district and the city more holistically.

April Parker Says District 3 Needs a New Voice 

The librarian and community organizer says she can represent District 3 more holistically.

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A Final Run For Zack Matheny Facing criticism and an ongoing SBI investigation, Matheny said he is still concentrating on the issues he cares about most.

A Final Run For Zack Matheny

Facing criticism and an ongoing SBI investigation, Matheny said he is still concentrating on the issues he cares about most—and looking toward what could be his last term on the Greensboro City Council.

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Former Provost Sues UNC-Chapel Hill Trustees Over Closed Meetings Chris Clemens accused the trustees of "hiding matters of grave public concern,” including tenure debates, using a Signal group and closed session.

Hell of a scoop.

Chris Clemens alleges the board went into closed session illegally, including before they postponed tenure votes, and forced him to resign after he informed faculty about the delays.

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A Fatal Stabbing and Its Aftermath Republicans have made a political cudgel of Iryna Zarutska’s killing. A draft crime bill expected this week may be more posturing than solutions.

A Fatal Stabbing and Its Aftermath

Republicans have used Iryna Zarutska’s killing as a political cudgel. The Assembly obtained a draft bill that sends a tough-on-crime message. But critics say it reflects political posturing more than real solutions.

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Greensboro's Reel Seafood Grill Delivers a Flounder Worth Facing At Reel Seafood Grill in Greensboro, N.C., the whole flounder arrives head to tail. Crisp, glazed, and unforgettable.

Food for thought on meat eating, hunting, fishing and Keanu Reeves in "The Devil's Advocate."

We get a lot into these 600-word Friday food columns.

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Odor in the Court Police still use odor to justify searches, even though legal hemp and illegal marijuana smell the same. The state Supreme Court now weighs in.

Police still use odor to justify searches, even though legal hemp and illegal marijuana smell the same. The state Supreme Court now weighs in.

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Really is one of those little attainable luxuries I feel not enough people know about in Greensboro.

My Cup of Tea The afternoon tea service at The O. Henry Hotel provides “a little luxury" to get through trying times, says our reporter.

My mother worked hard and was never rich. But she believed in embracing "little luxuries" in life.

For me, it's afternoon tea at the O. Henry Hotel.

My Cup of Tea
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Surrendering to SPAM (And Loving It) My dad couldn’t make me love it. But Qinji Hawaiian BBQ & Ramen gets the job done.

Listen: I've made my peace with SPAM.

My dad couldn’t make me love it. But Qinji Hawaiian BBQ & Ramen gets the job done.

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Supreme Politics State Supreme Court campaigns used to be functionally nonpartisan and removed from the political debates of the day. Not any more.

Campaigns for a seat on the state Supreme Court used to be tepid, removed from the political debates of the day, and generally nonpartisan. Not any more.

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Lee Roberts' Long Game The UNC-Chapel Hill chancellor is sticking with his big-picture vision endures despite federal uncertainties and campus clashes.

Hell of a last story for Erin at The Assembly.

What a talent.

The UNC-Chapel Hill chancellor has his sights set on the big picture—despite federal-level uncertainties and campus clashes over his business-driven vision.

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A New Way to Pay to Play After a company that sells camera technology donated to a Republican fund, lawmakers passed legislation that could make it millions.

A company circumvented a ban on corporate donations to give legislative Republicans $220,000. Those lawmakers then passed legislation that could make the company millions.

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Irving Allen Wants Another Shot at City Council There are a lot of contenders for the Greensboro City Council's at-large seats. But Irving Allen thinks he has a shot this time around.

Eight years after his first run, the community organizer with deep ties to civil rights says it’s time for change on city council and a different future for Greensboro.

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A Private Eye, 34 Texans, and an $8,887 Bloody Mary Walk Into an N.C. Bar A Holly Springs restaurant and 34 Texans teamed up to build an $8,887 Bloody Mary topped with crab legs, lobster, steaks, and caviar—now under review for Guinness World Records.

The overly complicated Bloody Mary is an increasingly common sin against which all right thinking lovers of this simple pleasure must stand.

Loved this great story anyway.

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When Barbecue is More Than Barbecue Gyukaku in Greensboro offers a communal Japanese barbecue experience which goes beyond pulled pork and grilled vegetables.

A column about the communal experience of barbecue free of fights about vinegar and tomato.

Sayaka loves food and writes about it beautifully.

When Barbecue is More Than Barbecue

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‘He Never Stopped Being Mayor’ The late Jim Melvin, former mayor, helped shape the city he loved for decades, earning the moniker “Mr. Greensboro.”

The late Jim Melvin helped shape the city he loved for over half a century, earning the moniker “Mr. Greensboro.”

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Just a hell of a team.

Support Without Strings Greensboro-based Held gives money directly to people who are unhoused. It sounds radical, its founder admits, but it’s working.

Greensboro-based Held gives money directly to people who are unhoused. It sounds radical, its founder admits, but it’s working.

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A Game of (Hot) Chicken Nashville Hot Chicken now belongs to the world. But with two new hot chicken joints opening across the street from each other in Greensboro, we've reached a peak.

Nashville Hot Chicken now belongs to the world. But with two new hot chicken joints opening across the street from each other in Greensboro, we've reached a peak.

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The Assembly Network Wins 35 State Journalism Awards The Assembly Network has been recognized with 35 awards from the North Carolina Press Association this year.

Hell of a team.

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Two Years Later, N.C. Judge’s Gag Order On Reporter Still Stands A Guilford County judge silenced a News & Record reporter and seized her notes. The same judge is blocking efforts to challenge the ruling.

Two years after a Guilford County district judge seized a News & Record reporter’s notebook and issued a gag order, the case is no closer to being resolved.

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At Greensboro's Machete, a Dish to Remember Greensboro's restaurant, Machete, offers a unique and delicious approach to roasted oysters. For Joe Killian, it's also a link to childhood.

Fridays are for food. Don’t miss this.

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