Greensboro’s only clinic offering surgical abortions will close at the end of April. Providers, advocates, and patients are now scrambling to fill the gap.
Sayaka Matsuoka
Sayaka Matsuoka is a Greensboro-based reporter for The Assembly. She was formerly the managing editor for Triad City Beat, an alt-weekly based in Greensboro. She has reported for INDY Week, The Bitter Southerner, and Nerdist, and is the editorial/diversity chair for AAN Publishers.
Greensboro Responds to Potential ICE Detention Plans
Recently released documents include a proposal to use the site of the former American Hebrew Academy to detain immigrants. The city of Greensboro says it’s ready to push back.
Eastern Music Festival May Live Again
The Eastern Music Festival will be dissolved as an organization. But supporters say there’s a new path forward for the 64-year-old Greensboro tradition.
A ‘Big Gay Spelling Bee’ with Brenda The Drag Queen
Known as the “Green Queen of Greensboro,” Brenda the Drag Queen says a spelling bee offers something unique and fun.
Glenwood’s Food Pantry is Back
After more than a month of uncertainty, the food pantry that helps feed neighbors in need in Greensboro’s Glenwood neighborhood is back in action.
Greensboro Daily Photo Showcases the City, One Shot at a Time
Janis Antonek started the Greensboro Daily Photo blog in 2008, a place to share photos she captured in the community.
Paperhand Celebrates 25 Years of People, Puppetry, and Politics
An exhibit at the Greenhill Center for N.C. Art in Greensboro captures 25 years of puppetry.
Making the Fourth Amendment the New Second Amendment
As Trump’s deportation efforts continue, Siembra NC hosts training sessions on workplace rights across the state.
This Weekend in Greensboro: Food Truck Festival, Wheels on the Greenway & More
Here’s a look at what’s happening in Greensboro and Guilford County from May 2, 2025, to May 4, 2025.
At the Back Table, There Are No Strangers
Back Table, a new coffee shop in Greensboro wants to be an “East Coast epicenter of music and art and expression.”


