Jennifer Davis walked down Fourth Street, pushing a trashcan and stopping to pick up cigarette butts along the way. “People definitely notice. They are pleasant … 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
Gallery Hops Bring More Business Downtown
The monthly gallery hops in downtown Winston-Salem, designed to build an art scene downtown, also boost business for downtown restaurants, bars and shops. Every first … Read More
Hispanic Festival Highlights Culture
More than 30 Winston-Salem residents took off running down Holly Avenue with members of the Camel City Thrashers, a local roller derby squad, in hot … Read More
Arts Corner: Tyler Nail Trio
For Tyler Nail and his trio, the “snapshots” of life – the poignant and the insignificant – are best captured through music. “For me, music … Read More
Sacred Meets Secular at Roots Revival
One downtown church is building community by erasing the lines between secular and religious music. At a Roots Revival service at Centenary United Methodist Church … Read More
Central Library Closing Causes Problems for Patrons
On most days, one will find Cody Mcneill, 25, scouring through the movie section of the Central Library in Winston-Salem, N.C. On average, Mcneill spends … Read More
Local Restaurants Take Center Stage at Texas Pete Festival
Winston-Salem residents gathered downtown as local vendors cooked up their best hot sauce dish at the first annual Texas Pete Culinary Arts Festival last weekend. … Read More
Nighttime 5k Run Brings Variety of Runners Downtown
More than 1,000 runners hit the streets of downtown Winston-Salem on Friday, September 19th to compete in the 4th annual Moonlight Madness 5k. The race, … Read More
Lawsuit Update: Downtown Response
Downtown bar owners say that a recent lawsuit against 6th and Vine over a fatal drunk-driving case has them rethinking their policies on alcohol sales … Read More
A Daily Downtown Commute
“Please pay exact fare: Driver does not make change,” The text boldly reads from a black placard fixed to a squat steel tower, the first … Read More
Life in the Nissen Building
Eleven years ago few Winston-Salem residents could have predicted the transformations the run down Nissen Building would receive. Today, the 4th Street building is a … Read More