Spring is headed our way, and with this season of renewal comes the chance to get outdoors and enjoy the pleasures of springtime: abundant sunshine, budding daffodils, and some quality time on your laptop.

Sound incongruous? Not anymore. A dedicated group of sponsors from across the city decided that Greensboro was ready to go wireless. Now computer users can log on for free on South Elm Street - from February One to McGee Street - as well as in Center City Park. Sponsored by GoTriad.com, Time Warner Cable Business Class, IT Training & Solutions, Phoenix Networks, the Future Fund, the Weaver Foundation, the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro, and synerG, this progressive project was fueled by a belief in the importance of technology to a thriving and active downtown.

If your daily business takes you elsewhere in the city, you can still find a connection. A few free wireless hot spots in Greensboro include:

 
• Bear Rock Cafe
    Friendly Center

 

• Bistro Sophia
    Dolley Madison Road

 

• Bruegger’s Bagels
    Pisgah Church Road

 

• Bur-Mil Park Clubhouse Cheesecakes by Alex
    South Elm Street

 

• Daily Grind Coffee and Cafe
    High Point Road

 

• Digital Lifestyle Center
    Quaker Village

 

• The Green Bean
    South Elm Street

 

• Moe’s Southwest Grill
    Battleground Avenue

 

• North Elm Village Shopping Center

 

• Panera Bread
    Lawndale Drive and West Wendover Avenue