Imagining the future of the arts, together
Community members share their vision for a cultural arts center in Alamance County By Linda Gupton Photo Credit: Charles Gupton Does Alamance County need a cultural arts center? That’s the question the For Alamance Arts & Culture Team posed at an open house held recently at First Christian United Church of Christ near downtown Burlington. […]
Boxing to Build Community
Alejandro Garcia combines physical fitness with mentorship as part of his boxing program in Alamance County. By Alex Mills It was a low-profile but intense effort that began at Cummings High School in Burlington, North Carolina, in 2023. It did not start with a school district program or a sponsored initiative, but rather with a […]
A Mural Born from Faith and Civic Purpose
The For Alamance Faith Team joined hands with local artists and Eastlawn Elementary to create a mural that reflects the community’s shared hope for belonging. BY LINDA GUPTON Everybody belongs. That message now greets students and staff in the hallway at Eastlawn Elementary School each morning, encouraging everyone to embrace each other as a valued […]
Expanded Bus Route Meets Critical Transportation Need
Listening to community voices led to expanded transportation options across southern Alamance County. By Linda Gupton Javier Arias doesn’t have a driver’s license, so he depended on rides from his older sister and other family members when he needed transportation. That all changed in August when the Alamance County Transportation Authority (ACTA) expanded its bus […]
Q&A With ABSS Superintendent Aaron Fleming
By Mollie Lund Photo Credit: Alamance-Burlington School System When Dr. Aaron Fleming stepped into his role as the Alamance-Burlington School System’s (ABSS) new superintendent in September 2024, he expressed the goal of creating a strong district in which every student can thrive. A North Carolina native from rural Rowan County, Dr. Fleming grew up between […]
Men in Transition
By Mollie Lund Photo Credit: Michael Robinson In the fall of 2023, Teresa Wiley attended Alamance County’s first Harwood Getting Started Lab. As part of the event, participants were asked to contact three people from their networks to discuss community aspirations using questions from the Harwood ASK Tool, designed to uncover the concerns and aspirations […]
Deepening Art Connections
By Linda Gupton Photo Credit: Charles Gupton When a friend asked Burlington resident Becky Clark to join her on a bus tour of downtown arts venues, Clark wasn’t so sure there’d be much to see. Instead, she came away from the experience surprised and impressed. “I had no idea that Burlington had all these secret […]
Love For Alamance: A Day of Service
By Linda Gupton Photo Credit: Kurt Ward On a summer Saturday morning, Jon Young arrived at Broadview Middle School in Burlington with a team of volunteers. Armed with gardening tools and trash bags, he and two others took on the task from Principal Nicole Lancaster to clear weeds from the front entranceway and tidy up […]
Inaugural Arty Party Bus Tour
By Linda Gupton Photo Credit: Charles Gupton Twenty local art enthusiasts came together on June 1 at Holly Hill Mall in Burlington to set out on a three-hour exploration of four arts and culture sites in Alamance County. They were taking part in the inaugural “Arty Party Bus” tour, sponsored by the Arts & Culture […]
Group Shows Love for Alamance Through Service
By Andrew Curran & For Alamance Narrative Team A lifelong resident of North Carolina, Kurt Ward is working tirelessly to create a more collaborative community in Alamance County. He is the lead pastor at Northside Fellowship Church in Burlington and an active volunteer with For Alamance, a partnership between community members, Impact Alamance and The […]
