The Triad is full of talented, driven and successful business people. Carina Cole is an Image Consultant, founder and CEO of Legacy Couture, an online women’s accessory boutique that specializes in unique jewelry and other accessories for today’s woman. What are your three favorite spring trends? Anything color blocked. Statement pieces. It could be a [...]

Many years ago, a musical gift was realized in Antron “Tru Keyz” Heggie. Originally from Oxford, N.C., he graduated From J. F. Webb High School in 1996. Along with John Joyner and Kelvin Parker, Agape Muzic was formed in 2009. Their original goal was to be a musician only jazz band, but after prayer for [...]

Her father always told her that her personality warranted so much more. A Greensboro native, Wendi Wright says she never realized it until she moved to Richmond, Va. and took her voice along with her, RichmondBlack.com. Wright says she is a combination of all things—life, love, family and business. She finds inspiration in knowing that [...]

Her desire is to cater to shoe lovers everywhere! If you are in need of some retail therapy or just love the rush of finding the hottest in heels, flats, wedges and accessories at shockingly low prices, Lollipops Shoes and Accessories is the next “add” on your list of retail “favs”! Lollipops, however is not [...]

Signature Soundz was formed by Larry Graves – Bassist and Leader, in April of 2005. Graves started his music career at an early age with his brothers while writing and playing music. He was the bassist for Greensboro based bands Covacus & Sweet Dreams. From there he went on to play for Tom Brown (Jamaican [...]

He has photographed many notable individuals. President Barack Obama, Gospel artists Yolanda Adams, Bebe & Cece Winans, Vickie Winans, Marvin Sapp, radio personality Tom Joyner, General Colin Powell and more. Yet, Greg L. Coats, Sr. of Raleigh says his passion for photography is enhanced with each and every assignment and subject. Born in Washington, NC [...]

Local poet, Josephus III has been performing poetry for more than 10 years and doesn’t have any plans to stop. He is a self-employed poet, the creator of Reasons 2 Rhyme, a poetry series in Greensboro, N.C., the creator and coach of the Gate City Youth Slam, Greensboro’s first national youth slam competition and a [...]

Great food can now be found in downtown Greensboro. Chef Carlos Brown has brought his signature taste of low country cuisine to the Gate City after first making his culinary impression in High Point with Gullah Gullah Low Country Cuisine in 2008. He says that duplicating perfection is impossible, and boasts that he has never [...]

When customers walk into The Sweet Shop in downtown Greensboro they are transported to a time when life was much simpler and possibly much sweeter. All the senses are jolted to attention. It’s the smell and mouth-watering taste of grandma’s made-from-scratch lemon pound cake, the sight of an antique collector’s dreamland filled with 1940s décor [...]

Involving the application of acrylics to canvas and employing a unique blend of hand, fingers and brush techniques to bring images to life, Barbara Jackson Cox’s art form is described as “contempo-realism”. Through this transforming technique, the viewer is able to look deeper within the artist’s subject and explore its inner spirit. A native of [...]