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After many attempts to “revive” downtown Greensboro, it finally appears to be happening. Streets that were once empty after dark are now bustling with activity – or at least they are showing signs of life. There are now clubs and bars lining Elm Street and the surrounding area, and they are full of twenty- and thirty- somethings. A slightly older crowd has been lured downtown by new art galleries, and live performances are now offered at two theaters. There are a few fine restaurants that have before- and after-theater specials. There is also a new park in the middle of town that has live concerts on a regular basis. Some lunch- hour performances are held there, and many downtown workers have been attracted to them. Young families are also discovering downtown, thanks in large part to the Children’s Museum that has been open for a few years and the baseball stadium, which is brand new and which has a playground that is loved by kids.
After many attempts to “revive” downtown Greensboro, it finally appears plausible. Streets,once empty after dark, now bustle with activity – or at least showing signs of life. Now, clubs and bars line Elm Street and the surrounding area, full of twenty- and thirty- somethings. A slightly older crowd flock to downtown for new art galleries, and live performances now offered at two theaters. Also, a few fine restaurants offer before- and after-theater specials. In addition, a new park in the middle of town offers live concerts on a regular basis. Some lunch- hour performances held attract many downtown workers. Thanks in large part to the Children’s Museum which opened a few years ago and the brand new baseball stadium, with a playground loved by kids, young families can also enjoy the area.
ReplyDeleteAfter many attempts to “revive” downtown Greensboro, it finally appears to have happened. One empty streets after dark, now bustle with activity – or at least they show signs of life. Clubs and bars line Elm Street and the surrounding area, full of twenty- and thirty- somethings. A slightly older crowd attracted to downtown by the new art galleries, and live performances shown at two theaters. Few fine restaurants even have before- and after-theater specials. Also a new park in the middle of town has live concerts on a regular basis. Some lunch- hour performances held there attract many downtown workers. Young families have discovered downtown, thanks in large part to the Children’s Museum that opened a few years ago and the brand new baseball stadium, which has a playground loved by kids.
ReplyDeleteAfter many attempts to “revive” downtown Greensboro, it finally appears to have happened. Once empty streets after dark, now bustle with activity – or at least they show signs of life. The streets lining Elm Street and the surrounding area now include clubs and bars, filled of twenty- and thirty- somethings. Downtown has attracted a slightly older crowd with new art galleries and two theaters that now offer live performances. Downtown also has a few fine restaurants that offer before- and after-theater specials. Also, a new park in the middle of town has live concerts on a regular basis. Some lunches hold hour performances, which attract many downtown workers. Young families recently discovered downtown, thanks in large part to the Children’s Museum, which opened a few years earlier and the brand new baseball stadium that has a playground loved by the kids.
ReplyDeleteAfter many attempts to “revive” downtown Greensboro, it finally seems feasible. Streets, once empty after dark, now bustle with activity – or at least they show signs of life. Clubs and bars line Elm Street and the surrounding area, full of twenty- and thirty- somethings. Two theaters which now offer live performances, new art galleries, and fine restaurants that have before- and after-theater specials have lured a slightly older crowd downtown. Additionally, a new park in the middle of town has live concerts on a regular basis. This park attracts many downtown workers through its lunch-hour performances. Young families have also discovered downtown, thanks in large part to the Children’s Museum opened a few years ago, and the brand new baseball stadium, which has a playground loved by kids.
ReplyDeleteAfter many attempts to "revive" downtown Greensboro, it finally started happening. Streets turned from empty after dark streets to streets bustling with activity--or at least they show signs of life. Clubs and bars filled with twenty- and thirty- somethings line Elm Street and the surrounding area. Lured downtown by new art galleries, and live performances offered at two theaters, a slightly older crowd tends to appear. A few fine restaurants have before- and after- theatre specials. A new park in the middle of town that holds live concerts on a regular basis. Some lunch-hour performances, that many downtown workers have been attracted to, take place at the park. The Children's Museum, which opened a few years ago, and a brand new baseball stadium, with a playground loved by kids, attract young families to downtown.
ReplyDeleteAfter many attempts to "revive" downtown Greensboro, it finally appears improvement. Streets, once empty after dark bustle with activity or at least showing signs of life. Now clubs and bars line Elm street and the surrounding area, now full of twenty and thirty somethings. A slightly older crowd has been lured downtown by new art galleries, and live performances which now offered by two theaters. Theater specials being offered by only a few fine restaurants.Also a new park has been put in the middle of town which has live concerts on a regular basis. Many workers have veen attracted becuase of lunch -hour performances. Many young families continue to discover downtown, thanks in large part to the Childerns Museum that has been opened for a few years and the baseball stadium which is brand new and has a playground that is loved by kids
ReplyDeleteAfter many attempts to “revive” downtown Greensboro, it finally appears to have started. Streets once empty after dark now bustle with activity – or at least they show signs of life. Clubs and bars now line Elm Street and the surrounding area, now full of twenty- and thirty- somethings. A slightly older crowd now gathers in downtown by new art galleries, and live performances show at two theaters. A few fine restaurants offer before- and after-theater specials. Also, a new park in the middle of town has live concerts on a regular basis. Some lunch- hour performances show there, and many downtown workers like to go see them. Young families have started to discover downtown as well, thanks in large part to the Children’s Museum, which opened to the public a few years ago and the new baseball stadium, and which has a playground that the kids love.
ReplyDeleteAfter many attempts to "revive" downtown Greensboro, it has finally happened. The once empty streets after dark, now bustle with activity-or show signs of life. Clubs and bars appear lining Elm Street and the surrounding area, and the twenty- and thirty- somethings fill the area. New art galleries downtown lure a slightly older crowd, and two theaters now offer live performances. A few fine restaurants offer before- and after- theater specials. A new park in the middle of town offers live concerts on a regular basis. Lunch-hour performances appear there, and they attract many downtown workers. The brand new baseball stadium with a playground, and loved by kids lures the younger families to discover downtown, as well as the Children's Museum that opened a few years ago.
ReplyDeleteAfter many attempts to “revive” downtown Greensboro, it finally seems like a happening place. Empty streets after dark now bustle with activity – or at least show signs of life. Clubs and bars line Elm Street and the surrounding area, full of twenty- and thirty- somethings. A slightly older crowd has been lured downtown by new art galleries, and two theaters offer live performances. Also a few fine restaurants include before- and after-theater specials. A new park in the middle of town performs live concerts on a regular basis with some lunch- hour performances, attracting many downtown workers. Thanks in large part to the Children’s Museum, opened a few years ago, and the baseball stadium, brand new with a playground loved by kids, for encouraging young families to discover the downtown area.
ReplyDeleteAfter many attempts to awaken Greensboro, it finally appears revived. Once empty streets now bustle with signs of life-or at least show signs of life. Clubs and bars filled with twenty-and-thirty somethings line Elm Street. Lured downtown by new art galleries and two new theatres offering live performances, the slightly older crowd can enjoy the before and after dinner specials at the few fine restaurants. The new park holds live concerts on a regular basis, including lunch hour performance that attract downtown workers. Thanks to the children's museum and the baseball fields, even families with young children can enjoy downtown. The new playgroud, beloved by children, offers yet another attraction for children.
ReplyDeleteAfter many attempts to “revive” downtown Greensboro, it finally appears to be happening. Streets, previously empty after dark, have started to show signs of life. Now, clubs and bars filled with twenty and thirty somethings, line Elm Street and the surrounding areas. New art galleries have started to lure older crowds downtown, and two theaters offer live performances. A few fine restaurants provide before and after theater specials. Also, a new park in the middle of town holds live concerts on a regular basis. They hold lunch-hour performances that attract many downtown workers. Young families have also discovered downtown, thanks in large part to the Children’s Museum, which opened a few years ago, and the brand new baseball stadium, which has a playground loved by kids.
ReplyDeleteAfter many attempts to "revive" downtown Greensboro, it finally appears to have happened. Streets are bustling with activity and showing signs of life, unlike the once empty after dark streets. Elm Street and the surrounding areas are now filled of twenty- and thirty- somethings. New art galleries attract the slightly older crowds, and live performances are offered at two theaters. Many restaurants include before- and after-theater specials. Also, a new park is located at the middle of town that has live concerts on a regular basis. Sometimes lunch include an hour performance, and those performances attract many downtown workers. Young families discover downtown, the Children's Museum opened a few years ago. The new basketball stadium installed a playground loved by the kid.
ReplyDeleteAfter many attempts to “revive” downtown Greensboro, they have finally prevailed. Once barren streets now teem with activity – or at least show signs of life. Clubs and bars filled with twenty- and thirty-somethings line Elm Street and the surrounding area. The new art galleries have lured slightly older crowds, and two theatres offer live performances. A few fine restaurants offer before- and after-theater specials. Many bands also perform live concerts at a new park in the middle of town, some at lunch-hour to attract downtown workers. Thanks in large part to the Children’s Museum that opened a few years ago and the brand new baseball stadium with a playground that kids love, young families are also discovering downtown.
ReplyDeleteIt took many attempts to "revive", the now happening, Greenboro. Once empty streets, now show signs of life by bustling with activity after dark. Clubs and bars, full of people in their twenties and thirties, now line Elm Street and the surrounding area. The new art galleries downtown and live performances in two theaters lure a slightly older crowd. Some fine restaurants have before- and after-theater specials. The new park in the middle of town hosts live concerts on a regular basis. Many downtown workers come to some of the lunch hour performances at the park. Young families can also discover downtown, thanks in large part to the Children’s Museum that opened a few years ago and the brand new baseball stadium, which includes a playground adored by kids.
ReplyDeleteAfter many attempts to "revive" downtown Greensboro, it finally seems to have happened. Streets, once empty after dark, now bustle with activity- or at least show signs of life. Clubs and bars now line Elm Street and the surrounding area, full of twenty- and thirty- somethings. The new art galleries downtown and the live performances att two theaters have lured a slightly older crowd. A few fine restaurants have before- and after-theater specials. A new park in the middle of town had live concerts on a regular basis. This park holds some lunch-hour performances, attracting many downtown workers. Young families have also discovered downtown, thanks in large part to the Children's Museum that opened a few years ago. And the brand new baseball stadium has a playground that kids love.
ReplyDeleteAfter many attempts, downtown Greensboro finally appears to have succeeded in its "revival". The streets, once empty after dark, now bustle with activity – or at least show signs of life. Clubs and bars line Elm Street and the surrounding area, and many twenty- and thirty- somethings flock to them. New art galleries have lured a slightly older crowd downtown, and two theaters now offer live performances. A few fine restaurants have before- and after-theater specials. Also, a new park in the middle of town has live concerts on a regular basis. It also offers some lunch-hour performances, which attract many workers downtown. Young families also begin to discover downtown, thanks in large part to the Children’s Museum, open for a few years, and the brand new baseball stadium, a playground which all kids love.
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ReplyDeleteMany attempts to “revive” downtown Greensboro finally appear to work. Streets that once emptied after dark now bustle with activity – or at least they show signs of life. Clubs and bars now line Elm Street and the surrounding area, full of twenty- and thirty- somethings. New art galleries have lured a slightly older crowd downtown, and two theaters now offer live performances. A few fine restaurants have before- and after-theater specials. A new park in the middle of town has live concerts on a regular basis, and holds some lunch- hour performances, which have attracted many downtown workers. Young families have discovered downtown, thanks in large part to the recently opened Children’s Museum and the brand new baseball stadium, which has a playground loved by kids.
ReplyDeleteThe most recent renovation succeeded after the many attempts to "revive" downtown Greensboro. Once empty streets now bustle with activity – or at least show signs of life. Clubs and bars now line Elm Street and the surrounding area, full of twenty- and thirty- somethings. Moreover, the new art galleries lured a slightly older crowd downtown; two theaters now offer live performances. Even some fine restaurants offer before- and after-theater specials. In addition, a new park in the middle of town holds live concerts on a regular basis. Lunch-hour performances take place there, which attract many downtown workers. Young families also discovered downtown, thanks in large part to the Children’s Museum, which opened a few years ago, and the brand new baseball stadium, which has a playground that kids love.
ReplyDeleteAfter many attempts to “revive” downtown Greensboro, it has finally started happening. Streets that once grew empty after dark now bustle with activity – or at least they show signs of life. Now clubs and bars line Elm Street and the surrounding area; twenty- and thirty-somethings now crowd these new areas. A slightly older crowd has gravitated towards downtown to see the new art galleries. Live performances offered at two theaters as well. Several fine restaurants have before- and after-theater specials. Additionally, a newly opened park in the middle of town has live concerts on a regular basis. There they hold occasional lunch-hour performances, which attract many downtown workers. Young families have also rediscovered the downtown area, thanks largely in part to the Children’s Museum, which opened a few years ago, and the brand new baseball stadium that has a playground the kids love.
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ReplyDeleteAfter many attempts to “revive” downtown Greensboro, it finally appears to have happened. Streets that once had no walkers after dark now have bustling activity – or at least they show signs of life. Clubs and bars line Elm Street and the surrounding area, and they have been filled with twenty- and thirty- somethings. A slightly older crowd has gone downtown to new art galleries, and live performances now play at two theaters. The area has a few fine restaurants that have before- and after-theater specials. Also, a new park has been constructed in the middle of town that has live concerts on a regular basis. Some lunch- hour performances go on there, and many downtown workers have been attracted to them. Young families have discovered downtown, thanks in large part to the Children’s Museum that has been open for a few years and the brand new baseball stadium that has a playground that is loved by kids.
After many attempts to “revive” downtown Greensboro, it finally seems to feel more lively. Streets that once saw few visitors after dark now overflow with activity – or at least they show signs of life. Twenty- and thirty- somethings now fill the new clubs and bars lining Elm Street and the surrounding area. The new art galleries downtown lure a slightly older crowd, and two theaters now offer live performances, and a few fine restaurants have before- and after-theater specials. The new park in the center of town has live concerts on a regular basis, including some lunch-hour performances that attract many downtown workers. Young families now visit downtown more often, thanks in large part to the Children’s Museum which opened a few years ago and the brand new baseball stadium which has a playground that kids love.
ReplyDeleteAfter many attempts to “revive” downtown Greensboro, change is finally occuring. Streets, empted after dark are now bustling with activity; showing different signs of life. Lining Elm Street and the surrounding area are clubs and bars full of twenty- and thirty- somethings. In downtown the new art galleries have lured a slightly older crowd, and live performances are now offered at two theaters. A select number of tasty restaurants offer before- and after-theater specials. A new park located in the middle of town offers live concerts on a regular basis. Sometimes lunch- hour performances are held at the park, and many downtown workers attend them. Many young families come to downtown, thanks in large part to the Children’s Museum. The museum opened a few years ago. The baseball stadium, also located in downtown, has drawn multiple families as well. The brand new stadium features a playground loved by many kids.
ReplyDeleteAfter many attempts to “revive” downtown Greensboro, the city center shines thanks to the latest effort of the community. Streets, once empty after dark, now bust with activity – or at least they show signs of life. Clubs and bars crowd Elm Street and the surrounding area, overflowing with single men and women. A slightly older crowd took interest in downtown by the new art galleries, and live performances dazzle crowds at the two new theaters. Fine restaurants now offer before- and after-theater specials. The new park in the middle of town boasts of wide array of live concerts on a regular basis. Some lunch- hour performances reside there, and many downtown workers flock to them. Young families discovered downtown, thanks in large part to the Children’s Museum that opened a few years ago and the brand new baseball stadium, which has a playground that is loved by kids.
ReplyDeleteAfter many attempts to “revive” downtown Greensboro, it finally appears to have happened. Streets, once empty after dark, now bustle with activity – or at least they show signs of life. Now clubs and bars now line Elm Street and the surrounding area and have become full of twenty- and thirty- somethings. The new art galleries have lured a slightly older crowd downtown. Two theatres now offer live performances. A few fine restaurants have before- and after-theater specials. A new park in the middle of town also has live concerts on a regular basis. This part holds some lunch- hour performances which attracts may downtown workers. Young families discovered downtown, thanks in large part to the Children’s Museum, which opened a few years ago, and the brand new baseball stadium, which has a playground that kids love.
ReplyDeleteAfter many attempts to “revive” downtown Greensboro, it finally seems succeed. Streets, once empty after dark, now aroused with activity – or at least they show signs of life. Clubs and bars border the sides Elm Street and the surrounding area, and they fill twenty- and thirty- somethings. A slightly older crowd stationed downtown, by new art galleries, and live performances displayed at two theaters. Only a few fine restaurants offer before- and after-theater specials. The new park in the middle of town presents live concerts on a regular basis. Some lunch- hour performances take place there, and it attracts many downtown workers. Young families continue to discover downtown, thanks in large part to the Children’s Museum that opened a few years and the new baseball stadium contains a new playground that multitudes of children enjoy.
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