Posts Tagged ‘High Point Discovered’
A City with All the Eyes of the World Upon It
As a lifelong resident of High Point, I have witnessed the evolution of this city I call home. Yet many people in High Point often overlook the growth and progress taking place right before our eyes. My career has included traveling the globe, and anytime I shared that I was from High Point, NC the enthusiastic responses included remarks like, “What…
Read More2020: A Year-In-Review
Happy New Year’s Eve, High Pointers! While this year has been anything but normal, we hope throughout the year we’ve been able to help you see the good and find ways to keep discovering neighbors to meet, local businesses to support, and good works to be involved with right in our city. We’re looking back on this year with a lot of gratitude, despite the…
Read MoreThe Values that Make Us
The purpose of High Point Discovered is to highlight, with an unapologetically rose-colored lens, the very best of High Point. We tell stories that elevate the voices of those people who may not be getting the attention they deserve, connect people to others in their community, and empower economic growth. Through our thoughtful storytelling and…
Read MoreThe Story Behind “See the Good”
It all started with a stay-at-home order, an idea, and a sheet. Nearly six months ago now, when the stay-at-home orders went into effect for the state of North Carolina, the team at Barbour Spangle Design, a local interior design firm, knew they had to do something…
Read MoreDiscovering a New Chapter: We’re Now a Non-Profit!
It all started in 2016, when our founder, Christi Barbour, was sitting at her table with her family discussing a problem she had discovered. Despite many delicious restaurants, talented creators, and amazing individuals located in High Point, the messages surrounding our city weren’t doing it justice…
Read More#SeeTheGood
To our High Point Discovered family, We have exciting news on how you can give back to High Point Discovered and look great while doing it! Our friends at Barbour Spangle Design have started a movement in High Point, reminding our entire community to #SeetheGood…
Read MoreSupport Your Neighbor
Dear friends, We are sure that like us, you and the ones you love have begun to feel the very real effects that COVID-19 (Coronavirus) has brought to our world. As much as we see High Point Discovered as a place to share the best…
Read More2019 Discovered
Each new year, we are offered the chance to start fresh, begin again, and wipe the slate clean. But as we toss our old calendars and open the page to a new year (and a new planner!), we can’t help but pause first and reflect back on all that 2019 has brought us. When we think back to our beginnings at High Point Discovered…
Read MoreCourage, Connection and Creativity: Telling the Stories of our City
When our founder, Christi Barbour, went to the High Point Young Professionals Summit in November of last year, she heard a local High Pointer she had never met speaking on arts in the city. As she listened, she found out he had worked as a band director at T.W. Andrews High School…
Read MoreHigh Point Discovered’s GPS: Finding Your Way Around the Blog!
“Why did we create High Point Discovered?” I hear this question often and the answer is easy. There are so many great things about this city to share, the more logical question to us was…
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