By Caroline Green and McKenzie Maddox Holly Avenue Neighborhood is working with city officials on a proposal to rezone a portion of the neighborhood … Read More
Category: Politics
Reynolds Smoking Ban Sensitive Topic for Winston-Salem
Reynolds American has been making or selling cigarettes in downtown Winston-Salem since R.J. Reynolds opened his first tobacco factory here in 1913. And all this … Read More
Teens Effect Change Through Authoring Action
A group of teens laughing and eating Oreos quickly transformed into a team of young adults rehearsing artistic pieces about weighty topics like abuse, family … Read More
Business 40 Project May Affect Broad Street Businesses
The project that will shut down Business 40 exits is not slated to begin until spring of 2016, but one downtown owner is already worried … Read More
Board of Elections Opens for Early Voting
Forsyth County voters lined up outside the Board of Elections office on Chestnut Street to cast their ballots as early voting for the 2014 elections … Read More
First Same-Sex Couple Legally Married on Monday
Mary Ann Ellis and Robin Idol, of Kernersville, became the first same sex couple Monday to be legally married in Forsyth County. The couple was … Read More
Our Neighbor: A Woman of Many Hats (and a Bike Helmet)
Downtown Bike Patrol Route Officer Susan Warner, 44, is currently Winston-Salem Police Department’s only female bike patrol officer. She joined the police force at age … Read More
MacIntosh Wins Northwest Ward Council Member Race
By Taylor S. Rousseau Surrounded by volunteers and campaign supporters after the polls closed Tuesday, November 5, Democrat Jeff MacIntosh awaited the final precinct results … Read More
Primaries and Race to General Election
By: Amalia Klinck-Shearman September 29, 2013 Winston-Salem, North Carolina—This month’s primary for City Council produced a clear winner in the East Ward and a Democratic … Read More