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Much loved music teacher strives to inspire students
Quincy Lundy had the good fortune to have music teachers who supported and encouraged him in middle and high school, and he wants to give that same gift to his students now that he’s
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Ageless Wonders
City celebrates birthday with other 100-year-olds More than 40 of the city’s oldest residents were feted Friday afternoon during the City of Winston-Salem’s Centenarian Luncheon at Benton Convention Center. The luncheon, which was open
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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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Weekend concert part of centennial party
The City of Winston-Salem is throwing a birthday party in Corpening Plaza Saturday, May 11 with a free concert, activities, food and merchandise vendors and historical displays. The Party in the Plaza will be
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Mechanics and Farmers and I.L. Long picked to make new ESR a reality
I.L. Long Construction Co. has been named the general contractor for the new Experiment in Self-Reliance (ESR) headquarters and Mechanics and Farmers Bank has been chosen to underwrite the loan. The groundbreaking for the
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Annual fair caters to homeless, veterans
Hundreds flocked to the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Annex last week, to take part in the 2013 Project Homeless Connect/VA Stand Down. Sponsored by the City of Winston-Salem, Mayor Allen Joines and the
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Members left in limbo by Y leaders
Three months after Executive Director Shawan Gabriel left the Winston Lake Family YMCA to take his current post as CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters, the branch is still without a leader. Curt Hazelbaker,
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Officials: Local homeless population shrinking
Homelessness is decreasing in Forsyth County, according to two different measures released this week. The 2013 Point-in-Time Count taken on January 30 shows that the chronically homeless population in Forsyth County has decreased by
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Residents seek help in combatting crime
Members of the East/Northeast Neighborhood Association addressed their concerns about crime last Thursday at the association’s first meeting of the year. Winston-Salem Assistant Police Chief David Clayton was on hand at the meeting, held
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Rolling Hills community center opens to excitement
For years, Rolling Hills resident Ramona Hambrick has dreamt of having an on-site community center, a place where she and her neighbors could gather to fellowship and access learning resources that could change the
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