The city of Greensboro issued 102 privilege licenses in the month of February to companies or individuals planning to operate inside the citys corporate limits.

The Greensboro Parks and Recreation Commission voted 7-1 on March 10 to approve new recommendations for the Farmers Curb Market. The recommendations reinforce current rules that give preference to locally produced goods. The approved recommendations strengthen managements authority and discourage political interference.

Precor, a physical fitness equipment company, opened a new factory in eastern Guilford County last week. The Seattle-based company is investing $26 million in the new facility, which replaces a smaller plant in Valencia, Calif.

Markers clothes, a piece of cardboard with blood and hair on it and cigarette butts found at the scene will be tested.

From the US Senate to the local school board, the political races this election season offer voters intrigue, excitement and clear choices. As the filing period closed on Feb. 26, a significant number of challengers emerged. Six Democrats have filed for the US Senate seat currently held by Republican and Winston- Salem native Richard Burr,.

Brian Haran and Renee Mendoza Haran, the husband-and-wife team that forms the core of Filthybird, plan to open Fret Sounds in Graham on March 5. The guitar shops name pays homage to the classic 1966 Beach Boys album, Pet Sounds.

Bill Burckley, a Greensboro political consultant who worked on the campaigns of eight out of nine victorious city council candidates in the recent election, predicts a windfall year for Republicans.

The company had considered a location in Danville, Va. Based on its decision to locate in Greensboro, the company stands to receive $373,000 in incentive grants from the city of Greensboro, $248,791 from Guilford County and $275,000 from the One North Carolina Fund.

Greensboro hotel developers Mike Weaver and Dennis Quaintance filed a complaint for summary judgment in Guilford County court on Feb. 11 seeking to have the Greensboro City Council and Guilford County Commission votes to approve a downtown luxury hotel by rival developer Bridget Chisholm and her group declared invalid.

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