South
South Greensboro is the working half of the city the brochures skip. I-85 cuts it, the old hosiery and furniture plants line it, and the residential streets between Randleman Road and High Point Road still run on shift work and church potlucks. The dating pool skews older, settled, and unbothered by Elm Street's brunch performance. Dates happen at the taqueria, the bowling alley, the Friday fish fry. It is not romantic in the Instagram sense. It is romantic in the older sense: someone shows up on time, picks up the check, and means it. The bar for sincerity is higher here.
South by the numbers
South is roughly balanced, about 52% men to 48% women.
Median individual income in South is about $36,500.
North Carolina registers voters by party, and Guilford County is about 39% Democratic and 38% Unaffiliated, with Republicans a distant 23%.
The median renter in South pays about $1,150 a month.
About 14,400 South residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
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Lucky 32 Southern Kitchen
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Stumble Stilskins
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Melt Kitchen and Bar
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The Sage Mule
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Undercurrent Restaurant
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913 Whiskey Bar And Southern Kitchen
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Benders Tavern
- SouthCafés
Insomnia Cookies
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Pangaea Bistro & Bar
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Breakfast Brunch
- SouthDrinks
Lewis and Elm
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The Abbey Taphouse
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The Rhino Club