Sociologist Richard Florida brought the term to prominence in his 2004 book The Rise of the Creative Class. To hear Greensboro’s politicians, pundits and policy wonks tell it, they’re going to be the saviors of our cities — young, bright, affluent men and women riding in on a rainbow of diversity and disposable income.

Chances are you took advantage of the recent tax free weekend or office-supply super sales before the first day of school this week. But still! There may be a few things you forgot on your back-to-school shopping list.

Our president had a ball in China, from that awkward, lower-back slap when the volleyball player wanted a pat on the butt to “raising the roof” of Beijing National Stadium. He was living it up in the Big Red, but it wasn’t all great “Daily Show” clips; there was also a serious side to his visit.

I’ve been trying, when possible, to telecommute a few days a month in an effort to save money and do my share to curb our national jones for gasoline. There are other nice things about it too.

You might have noticed the house ads running for a while, but now it’s for real: YesWeekly.com has a brand new look. It’s YesWeekly.com 2.0, if you will. The first thing you’ll notice is the pure bling-factor — this is a handsome, handsome upgrade. Stories will be formatted better, and we can have more photos at higher quality.

Okay so the economy sucks and you lost your job, or you’re home from college, like me, and have to move back home into your parents’ basement. You don’t want to add your home address on your MySpace or Facebook as “mom and dad’s,” but you have to deal with it anyway.

July is National Hot Dog Month, but here in North Carolina we eat them all year long, usually graced with a slide of chili and a mound of finely chopped cole slaw. That's how we do.

Clay Felker, an American journalism pioneer, passed last week at the age of 82. He was a giant in the industry, and an inspiration, either directly or indirectly, to everyone working in magazine journalism today. His achievements are numerous, but his crowning achievement was the creation of New York.

Welcome to the YES! Weekly Pop Quiz, where we ask politicians and public servants questions about their jobs. This week we called the mayor of High Point and three city council members. The rules are simple: The candidate must answer immediately no research, no callbacks.

Watching the surfers at Wrightsville Beach Aside from the fact that the surfers monopolize the prime waves, the best thing about being at Wrightsville Beach is watching the them paddle in ahead of an arriving water mass, rise to their feet as it surges beneath, perform a poetic slalom along its advancing line, turn 180s or take the express towards the shoreline before collapsing in the surf.