Molly Brenner Harbaugh grew up in Greensboro and after graduating from Greensboro Day School, headed to UNC-Chapel Hill with her best friends, Carrie and Caroline.
After completing her degree in 2009, she headed to New York City to work for ESPN and Disney. During her eleven years in the city, she met her husband, got married and had her daughter, Annie.
Molly and her family traveled to Greensboro for what they thought would be a long weekend to attend the ACC tournament. When the tournament was cancelled due to COVID-19, they cancelled their return flight and moved in with her parents indefinitely.
For the course of 2020, Molly, Mark and Annie had one foot in New York and one foot in Greensboro. While in Greensboro, they had a great time and enjoyed being able to experience
everything her hometown had to offer. They joined the Greensboro Science Center and visited many playgrounds and parks.
In December, they drove back up to New York to spend some time in their apartment and to visit in-laws. After the trip they realized that although they loved NYC, it was time to move on.
When talking through their options, they kept coming back to Greensboro. Greensboro’s affordability, the community, the weather and so much more. With Molly and Mark both working remotely for the foreseeable future, they knew that they could work remotely and live in Greensboro.
Molly’s family purchased a home in February 2021 and are excited about planting roots. The outpour of support from people in Greensboro has been amazing. Molly says, “You can tell it’s genuine when people say you are going to love it here. And I do credit a lot of that to
Boomerang Greensboro. My husband says he is a want-to-be Boomerang because he loves the concept so much. But this program truly contributed to his excitement in moving here.”
Molly will admit that it hasn’t been a totally easy transition moving back, mainly because her favorite restaurant Taste of Thai has closed, so if anyone has recommendations on what can fill that void, she would appreciate it.
Molly’s “I’m Outta Here” Moment:
For the course of 2020, Molly, Mark and Annie had one foot in New York and one foot in Greensboro. While in Greensboro, they had a great time and enjoyed being able to experience everything her hometown had to offer. They joined the Greensboro Science Center and visited many playgrounds and parks.
In December, they drove back up to New York to spend some time in their apartment and to visit in-laws. After the trip they realized that although they loved NYC, it was time to move on.
When talking through their options, they kept coming back to Greensboro.