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Looking for the best Winston-Salem schools? Or maybe a hotel, golf course, tennis court, or anything else for that matter? If you don’t find it here, let us know and we’ll add it!

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Local Architecture: Winston-Salem Buildings

Our fair city of Winston-Salem and its surrounding area is full of great local architecture sites. Did you know we have the “mother” of the Empire State building and a replica of Independence Hall right here in Winston-Salem, NC? Find out where Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke and the legend of the Salem Coffee Pot. Here is a guide to some of our favorite architectural sites. What would you like to see added  to this list of notable local architecture?

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Cobblestone Farmers Market

Cobblestone Farmers Market is open for the 2020 season in Old Salem with some tweaks to make it COVID-19 safe. Once on the cobblestones at Third Street and Patterson (across the street from Krankies Coffee), but today the market sets up on Saturdays at Old Salem from 8:30 am – noon. Many adore this all-local, producers-only market that features mostly organic farmers and all are screened for sustainable, healthy and humane practices…

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Asheville Day Trip: Where To Eat, Shop And Be Merry

Guest post by Mary Haglund of Winston-Salem’s star eatery, Mary’s Gourmet Diner. Mary shares her favorite places to eat, drink, shop, stay and be merry in Asheville, NC. People have been asking me about my favorite places to visit in Asheville. So here goes!

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How Jazzercise Kicked My Butt Back Into Shape

Facing my 42nd birthday in late January 2017, I realized that I had not done a damn thing in the form of cardio since making my big health-oriented new year’s resolutions. One other thing happened on that day — my friend JoAnn, who is a Jazzercise instructor, wrote me to wish me a happy birthday and to remind me that I needed to make time to check out Jazzercise Winston-Salem. Hmmm… could it be a sign?

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Lidl Winston-Salem is Opening This Month

German grocery store chain Lidl is opening 100 stores across the U.S. in the coming year, with 20 in North Carolina this summer, and one in Winston-Salem on June 15, 2017. Pronounced “LEE-dil,” rhyming with “needle,” the European-style grocery store boasts prices half that of some grocery stores…

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Colleges and Universities in Winston-Salem

Winston-Salem offers a wealth of educational institutions to obtain a degree, further your education or brush up on skills. Whether you’re looking for medical school, film school, law school, seminary, a historically African American college, women’s college, a technical degree, or an ACC college, you can find it all here in the Twin City. Here’s an alphabetical list of our city’s higher education institutions…

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Yoga Studios in Winston-Salem

Looking for a yoga studio in Winston-Salem? From hot yoga and hatha to pilates, barre and meditation, you’ll find your guru and the perfect class for your vinyasa fix. Where do you yoga?

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Hoots Roller Bar

One of the many gems of the newly renovated West End Mill Works, Hoots Roller Bar is named after its location in the old Hoots Roller Mill…

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Stella Brew

Also new on the beer scene in Winston-Salem is Stella Brew, a craft beer “forward” shop in the Ardmore neighborhood on Hawthorne Road featuring a competitively priced and stellar selection of beers from around the corner and around the world…

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Camp Hanes

Camp Hanes is a 400-acre recreational camp half an hour from Winston-Salem, nestled on the side of beautiful Sauratown Mountain. Kids and adults alike make a lifetime of outdoor memories there. Our readers receive a $50 discount!

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Reynolda House & Historic District

The Reynolda Historic District, set in what is now the Buena Vista neighborhood of Winston-Salem, was once the 1,067-acre estate of tobacco barons Katharine Smith Reynolds and her husband Richard Joshua (R. J.) Reynolds (photo courtesy of Digital Forsyth). The Reynolda Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

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