Wake Forest Innovation Quarter has teamed up with yoga studios and a branch of the YMCA to offer indoor and outdoor fitness classes as a … Read More
October 22, 2015
Wind chimes add “serendipity” to the Arts District
About two years ago, hidden by the darkness of night two Arts for Arts Sake members set out on an expedition to hang wind chimes … Read More
October 22, 2015
Body Cameras Document Police Interactions Downtown
The Winston-Salem Bike Patrol used body cameras long before recent headlines of police brutality in Ferguson, Missouri and Charleston, South Carolina raised awareness of their … Read More
October 22, 2015
McGee Becomes First Female Pastor at First Baptist
Inside the domed ceiling of First Baptist Church, a congregation of about 200 people listen to a sermon given by a woman. Emily Hull McGee, … Read More
October 22, 2015
Sweet Potatoes Chef Serves Up Soulful Food in New Book
When Stephanie Tyson visited her grandmother on Saturdays, there was always one thing cooking. Regardless of highs or lows, youth or age, there was always … Read More
October 19, 2015
First Presbyterian Church welcomes neighbors with free cookout
Blue skies, picnic tables, friendly faces and the smell of hot dogs in the air brought people to Winston Square Park Sunday afternoon to enjoy … Read More
October 8, 2015
$28 Million Renovation Brings Library into 21st Century
About a year and a half ago, 660 W. Fifth St. saw roughly 30,000 visitors per month. Now, only a construction crew occupies the site. … Read More
October 8, 2015
1st Annual Awakening Christian Music Festival graces Winston-Salem
Bundled in warm jackets and rain ponchos, a crowd of Christian music fans of all ages gathered in the BB&T Ballpark Stadium to sing, dance … Read More
October 8, 2015
Rising Trend: Silly Adults, Art is for Kids!
When Amanda Miller opens the door to one of the youth studios at Sawtooth School for Visual Art, the distinct smells of clay and freshly … Read More
October 8, 2015
Our Neighbor: Whitney Sapp
Whitney Sapp Dye Pretty is nestled between two art studios and right across the street from Finnegan’s at 621 Trade Street in downtown Winston-Salem. Whitney … Read More
October 8, 2015
Celebrating 30+ Years of Trade Street and the Art District
2015 marks the 30th anniversary of the beginning of revitalization of the arts district, and particularly Trade Street. The Downtown Arts District Association celebrated thirty … Read More
October 8, 2015
Lawsuit filed against Ziggy’s venue and bar and security guard
A Ziggy’s patron has sued the nightclub and one of its security guards alleging that the security guard injured him last year in a scuffle … Read More