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Joe Killian
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Greensboro Editor for The Assembly. Formerly: NC Newsline, NC Policy Watch, News & Record, The Bristol Press, Cape Cod Times, Youth Journalism International. https://www.theassemblync.com/author/joekillian/
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Joe Killian @joekilliannc.bsky.social · 6d
Tonight in Chapel Hill, hear young journalists talk with some of our state’s top journalism minds about the future of what we do.

It’s free and it’s going to be a great time. Tell your students, tell your friends and I’ll see you out there.

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Top North Carolina journalists to speak at YJI forum in Chapel Hill - Youth Journalism International
CHAPEL HILL, NC – The nonprofit Youth Journalism International will host a panel discussion with four prominent North Carolina journalists at 7 p.m., Oct. 2, at the Varsity Theatre, 123 E. Franklin St...
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Joe Killian @joekilliannc.bsky.social · 7d
Writer Laura Carney lost her father in a car accident when she was just 25. In completing his unfinished “bucket list,” she reconnected with him—and herself.

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A Last Gift From Her Father
Writer Laura Carney lost her father in when she was just 25. In completing his unfinished “bucket list,” she reconnected with him—and herself.
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Joe Killian @joekilliannc.bsky.social · 12d
You really need to read this one, gang.

A Labor of Love
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A Labor of Love
Once Kyoto Fantasy Express, Thai Square stirs memories of a family restaurant and a life well lived in Greensboro.
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Joe Killian @joekilliannc.bsky.social · 16d
A Delicious, But Never Uncomplicated, Meal at Reel Seafood Grill in Greensboro

This dish comes to you looking not like a neat, perfectly portioned filet but what it is—a whole animal we’ve killed to eat its flesh.

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Greensboro's Reel Seafood Grill Delivers a Flounder Worth Facing
At Reel Seafood Grill in Greensboro, N.C., the whole flounder arrives head to tail. Crisp, glazed, and unforgettable.
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Joe Killian @joekilliannc.bsky.social · 16d
April Parker Says District 3 Needs a New Voice 

The librarian and community organizer says she can represent District 3 more holistically.

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April Parker Says District 3 Needs a New Voice
The librarian and community organizer says she can represent the district and the city more holistically.
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Joe Killian @joekilliannc.bsky.social · 16d
A Final Run For Zack Matheny

Facing criticism and an ongoing SBI investigation, Matheny said he is still concentrating on the issues he cares about most—and looking toward what could be his last term on the Greensboro City Council.

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A Final Run For Zack Matheny
Facing criticism and an ongoing SBI investigation, Matheny said he is still concentrating on the issues he cares about most.
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Joe Killian @joekilliannc.bsky.social · 16d
Hell of a scoop.

Chris Clemens alleges the board went into closed session illegally, including before they postponed tenure votes, and forced him to resign after he informed faculty about the delays.

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Former Provost Sues UNC-Chapel Hill Trustees Over Closed Meetings
Chris Clemens accused the trustees of "hiding matters of grave public concern,” including tenure debates, using a Signal group and closed session.
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Joe Killian @joekilliannc.bsky.social · 16d
A Fatal Stabbing and Its Aftermath

Republicans have used Iryna Zarutska’s killing as a political cudgel. The Assembly obtained a draft bill that sends a tough-on-crime message. But critics say it reflects political posturing more than real solutions.

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A Fatal Stabbing and Its Aftermath
Republicans have made a political cudgel of Iryna Zarutska’s killing. A draft crime bill expected this week may be more posturing than solutions.
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Joe Killian @joekilliannc.bsky.social · 19d
Food for thought on meat eating, hunting, fishing and Keanu Reeves in "The Devil's Advocate."

We get a lot into these 600-word Friday food columns.

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Greensboro's Reel Seafood Grill Delivers a Flounder Worth Facing
At Reel Seafood Grill in Greensboro, N.C., the whole flounder arrives head to tail. Crisp, glazed, and unforgettable.
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Joe Killian @joekilliannc.bsky.social · 29d
Police still use odor to justify searches, even though legal hemp and illegal marijuana smell the same. The state Supreme Court now weighs in.

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Odor in the Court
Police still use odor to justify searches, even though legal hemp and illegal marijuana smell the same. The state Supreme Court now weighs in.
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Joe Killian @joekilliannc.bsky.social · Sep 5
Really is one of those little attainable luxuries I feel not enough people know about in Greensboro.
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Joe Killian @joekilliannc.bsky.social · Sep 5
My mother worked hard and was never rich. But she believed in embracing "little luxuries" in life.

For me, it's afternoon tea at the O. Henry Hotel.

My Cup of Tea
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My Cup of Tea
The afternoon tea service at The O. Henry Hotel provides “a little luxury" to get through trying times, says our reporter.
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Joe Killian @joekilliannc.bsky.social · Sep 1
At this price, can you afford not to subscribe?
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The Assembly @theassemblync.bsky.social · Aug 30
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Joe Killian @joekilliannc.bsky.social · Aug 29
Listen: I've made my peace with SPAM.

My dad couldn’t make me love it. But Qinji Hawaiian BBQ & Ramen gets the job done.

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Surrendering to SPAM (And Loving It)
My dad couldn’t make me love it. But Qinji Hawaiian BBQ & Ramen gets the job done.
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Joe Killian @joekilliannc.bsky.social · Aug 29
Campaigns for a seat on the state Supreme Court used to be tepid, removed from the political debates of the day, and generally nonpartisan. Not any more.

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Supreme Politics
State Supreme Court campaigns used to be functionally nonpartisan and removed from the political debates of the day. Not any more.
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Joe Killian @joekilliannc.bsky.social · Aug 29
Hell of a last story for Erin at The Assembly.

What a talent.

The UNC-Chapel Hill chancellor has his sights set on the big picture—despite federal-level uncertainties and campus clashes over his business-driven vision.

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Lee Roberts' Long Game
The UNC-Chapel Hill chancellor is sticking with his big-picture vision endures despite federal uncertainties and campus clashes.
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Joe Killian @joekilliannc.bsky.social · Aug 29
A company circumvented a ban on corporate donations to give legislative Republicans $220,000. Those lawmakers then passed legislation that could make the company millions.

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A New Way to Pay to Play
After a company that sells camera technology donated to a Republican fund, lawmakers passed legislation that could make it millions.
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Joe Killian @joekilliannc.bsky.social · Aug 26
Eight years after his first run, the community organizer with deep ties to civil rights says it’s time for change on city council and a different future for Greensboro.

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Irving Allen Wants Another Shot at City Council
There are a lot of contenders for the Greensboro City Council's at-large seats. But Irving Allen thinks he has a shot this time around.
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Joe Killian @joekilliannc.bsky.social · Aug 24
The overly complicated Bloody Mary is an increasingly common sin against which all right thinking lovers of this simple pleasure must stand.

Loved this great story anyway.

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A Private Eye, 34 Texans, and an $8,887 Bloody Mary Walk Into an N.C. Bar
A Holly Springs restaurant and 34 Texans teamed up to build an $8,887 Bloody Mary topped with crab legs, lobster, steaks, and caviar—now under review for Guinness World Records.
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Joe Killian @joekilliannc.bsky.social · Aug 22
A column about the communal experience of barbecue free of fights about vinegar and tomato.

Sayaka loves food and writes about it beautifully.

When Barbecue is More Than Barbecue

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When Barbecue is More Than Barbecue
Gyukaku in Greensboro offers a communal Japanese barbecue experience which goes beyond pulled pork and grilled vegetables.
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Joe Killian @joekilliannc.bsky.social · Aug 18
The late Jim Melvin helped shape the city he loved for over half a century, earning the moniker “Mr. Greensboro.”

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‘He Never Stopped Being Mayor’
The late Jim Melvin, former mayor, helped shape the city he loved for decades, earning the moniker “Mr. Greensboro.”
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Joe Killian @joekilliannc.bsky.social · Aug 16
Just a hell of a team.
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The Assembly @theassemblync.bsky.social · Aug 14
The Assembly has won its first nationwide Edward R. Murrow Awards. Read the award-winning reporting recognized by the awards in the thread below: www.rtdna.org/2025-nationa...
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Joe Killian @joekilliannc.bsky.social · Aug 16
Greensboro-based Held gives money directly to people who are unhoused. It sounds radical, its founder admits, but it’s working.

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Support Without Strings
Greensboro-based Held gives money directly to people who are unhoused. It sounds radical, its founder admits, but it’s working.
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Joe Killian @joekilliannc.bsky.social · Aug 10
Nashville Hot Chicken now belongs to the world. But with two new hot chicken joints opening across the street from each other in Greensboro, we've reached a peak.

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A Game of (Hot) Chicken
Nashville Hot Chicken now belongs to the world. But with two new hot chicken joints opening across the street from each other in Greensboro, we've reached a peak.
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Joe Killian @joekilliannc.bsky.social · Aug 10
Hell of a team.

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The Assembly Network Wins 35 State Journalism Awards
The Assembly Network has been recognized with 35 awards from the North Carolina Press Association this year.
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