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UMMBC wants to ease pain of divorce
When Spring Hope native Andre Crawley and his wife divorced in 2010 after two decades of marriage, he was bombarded with a host of emotions. The longtime Wells Fargo employee said there were few
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Seniors praise their fitness hero
Participants in Winston Lake Family YMCA’s popular Silver Sneakers program broke bread together May 14 for the First Annual Robert Edwards Silver Sneakers Luncheon. Edwards is a longtime Winston Lake employee and an instructor
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Wake Forest grads ready to conquer the world
“PBS NewsHour” Senior Correspondent Gwendolyn Ifill urged more than 1,700 Wake Forest University graduates Monday to identify their passions and commit to using their unique talents and gifts to improve their communities and the
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Winston-Salem State graduates overcome, excel
Among the 1,100 Winston-Salem State University graduates who heard from famed poet Nikki Giovanni at Saturday’s Spring Commencement was George Banks, who graduated alongside his wife, Kathleen, after overcoming great challenges. The 52-year-old earned
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Chief finalists make their debut
City residents had their first opportunity to interact with Winston-Salem’s next police chief on May 21, during a public forum with the three finalists for the position at City Hall. Kerr Putney, deputy chief
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Objections remain as coliseum sale passes
The Winston-Salem City Council voted Monday to go forward with the sales of Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum to Wake Forest University and Bowman Gray Stadium to Winston-Salem State University. The Joel Coliseum vote
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Tomorrow’s doctors hear from Angelou
The Wake Forest University School of Medicine Chapter of the Student National Medical Association honored some of its rising stars Sunday evening. The 19th Annual SNMA Medical Excellence Banquet attracted a crowd to the
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Professor’s story proof that all is possible
Dr. Nkrumah Lewis, a Winston-Salem State University professor and author of “Becoming a Butterfly: From Prison to Ph.D.,” shared lessons from the School of Hard Knocks and the wisdom of an unconventionally broad spectrum
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New garden to offer many community-friendly benefits
Latch Key, Inc. broke ground Friday on its East Winston Community Garden on Bramble Brook Lane, near Alpha And Omega Church. The youth enrichment nonprofit is using land owned by the City of Winston-Salem
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End of Long Road for Eure
WFU professor/leader retiring after nearly 40 years Dr. Herman Eure shattered the glass ceiling at Wake Forest University 39 years ago. The then-27 year old made school history in 1974 when he became the school’s
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