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My YES! Weekly Candidate Profile

September 30, 2009

I was featured in one of YES! Weekly’s candidate profiles this week and thought I’d share it with you. It starts with,
“Ryan Shell, resident of the tony Southside neigh- borhood and at-large candidate for Greensboro City Council, strolled across the bridge that carries Martin Luther King Drive over East Lee Street. He wore a tie [...]

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Violence in Greensboro

September 30, 2009

I had a conversation with someone last night about Martin St, which is located off of Lee St and just a few blocks from downtown. It’s a small street, but one that is widely known for gang activity, drug sales, and public consumption of alcohol – not exactly a lot of positives.
Just under two hours [...]

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Looking back. Did you see this?

September 29, 2009

While cleaning up some things on the campaign Web site I ran across a news story that is just over a year old. Let me start by giving some background.
I was made aware of an old parking lot that sits in front of the Home Depot on Eugene St. that had essentially become a dump – [...]

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Board of Adjustments Meeting time Changed

September 29, 2009

Greensboro, N.C. (September 29, 2009) – Ryan Shell, a candidate for Greensboro City Council At-Large, whom also serves on the Board of Adjustments started the process of changing the Boards meeting time from 2 pm to 5:30 pm two months ago; that change was brought to fruition yesterday.
“Changing our meeting time is great for two [...]

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Our Pool is Leaking / Recycling the Wrong “Stuff”

September 28, 2009

I’ve never been a big New Years Resolution type of person, but I decided to join in this year by making a resolution to travel once a month. I’m not sure if I thought it was something I could actually pull off, or if it was something I just wanted to aspire to do.
Needless to [...]

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Community Watch Programs can Strengthen Community

September 25, 2009

A prominent neighborhood in Greensboro has been plagued by a rash of home break-ins over the past couple of weeks. During a recent conversation I was told that for whatever reason they don’t have any “Community Watch” signs in the neighborhood. That’s not good.
The signs might not seem like a big deal, but at a [...]

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Tour to Tanglewood this Weekend. Great Event!

September 25, 2009

You may or may not know, but when I’m not campaigning I ride around 150 miles a week on my road bike (bicycle). One of my favorite events is the Tour to Tanglewood, an MS fundraiser, and it’s taking place this Saturday and Sunday.
It’s a wonderfully organized event that takes riders from Volvo in Greensboro [...]

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Recap from Elm/Cornwallis Development Meeting

September 24, 2009

I just got home from attending a meeting with residents and a developer about a proposed high-end condo project at the corner of Elm and Cornwallis. This is the third project the developer has proposed, primarily because the first two didn’t fly with residents.
There were 45 or residents in attendance and questions about traffic, building [...]

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Info on Plastic Bottle Landfill Ban

September 24, 2009

A friend sent me a message on Facebook yesterday about the ban of plastic bottles from NC landfills and I thought you might like a little info on it. The City issued a release on the ban which you can read here and News 14 has a story on it here.

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