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We hosted a casual dinner at Presbyterian Church of the Cross on Phillips Avenue last night to recruit some contributing readers for our fourth Hometown Hub, this one in East Greensboro. About 30 people from the area came and broke bread -- delicious fried chicken, fried fish, ham biscuits and macaroni and cheese, actually.

It didn't take long before they were telling us about the stories that needed to be covered. And we told them about our thunk-on-the-side-of-the-head moment from Dan Gillmor: "My readers know more than I do. And if we can all take advantage of that, in the best sense of the expression, we will all be better informed."

We're hoping they will tell you their stories, from their efforts to get more retail development into the area and to close the White Street Landfill to what's happening at their churches and to their kids.

Introduction of the Hub will be in 4 to 6 weeks. Know someone from the neighborhood who might want to contribute? Send them here. (Thanks to community editors Betsi Robinson and Annette Ayers for organizing it.)