Category: Community News
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A Pilgrimage for Peace
By: Neva Mellow Photo Credit: Rick Thomason Most Americans are not Buddhist. In fact, most Americans probably could not tell you very much about Buddhist culture. That reality, however, has not stopped thousands of Americans from coming together to line the roads and watch and welcome a group of about twenty monks as they walk…
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Local Community Fears ICE Raids
By: Hailey Phillips Fear has settled into the daily lives of many Hispanic families across the Triad as immigration enforcement activity increases in North Carolina. What once felt distant now feels close to home, pushing community members to stay indoors, miss appointments, and avoid public spaces. As reports of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations…
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Piedmont Triad hosts Martin Luther King Jr. Day events
By: Lena Pearson WSSU and Wake Forest University host MLK Day Read-In. Photo Credit: Winston-Salem State University Observed as a federal holiday on the third Monday of January each year, Martin Luther King Jr. Day (MLK Day) serves to commemorate the legacy of Dr. King, the Baptist minister and activist who advocated for racial equality…
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Happy Hill House Development
By: Dylan Sattler Just five minutes away from Salem College’s campus stands one of the most historic African-American neighborhoods in the United States: Happy Hill. Happy Hill is the oldest African-American neighborhood in Winston-Salem, and one of the oldest in all of North Carolina. According to the City of Winston-Salem website, the neighborhood, originally known…
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Piedmont Raging Grannies Take On Trump Administration Through Song
By: Clare Buchanan Photo Credit: piedmontraginggrannies on Instagram Piedmont Raging Grannies Take On Trump Administration Through Song On November 21, I got the opportunity to interview a few members of The Piedmont Raging Grannies, a local chapter of a larger international organization originally founded in Canada in 1987, the Raging Grannies. Brought together by their…
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Carolina Classic Fair Comes Back Swinging
By: Michael Marteny Picture of two of the rides at the Carolina Classic Fair, taken by Avery Bissette The Carolina Classic Fair, held annually in the fall, celebrated its 143rd year of operation from Oct. 3-12. According to Visit Winston-Salem, it is the second largest agricultural fair in North Carolina, boasting a world-class carnival, rides…
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Toxic Pipeline Proposed Through Triad
By: Clare Buchanan and Hailey Phillips Photo Credit: NO SSEP Action Toolkit According to the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), the Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, commonly known as “Williams,” has sent in an application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to extend the transcontinental pipeline further into Virginia, Georgia, and the Carolinas. If…
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No Kings Protest in Downtown WS
By: Clare Buchanan Protestors in Downtown Winston-Salem for the “No Kings” Protest. Photo Credit: Clare Buchanan On Oct. 18, Camel City United Indivisible held its second No Kings Protest of 2025. This protest was a part of a series of national protests against President Donald Trump and recent policies passed during his second administration. Similar…
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The 20th Annual Bookmarks Festival
By: Samantha Gill Caption: Authors Rebecca Thorne and Kimberly Lemming discuss their books, with M.K. England moderating. Photo Credit: Samantha Gill On Sept. 25, 2025, Bookmarks kicked off their 20th Annual Festival of Books and Authors in Downtown Winston-Salem. The festival lasted throughout the weekend, with notable authors being featured. This included Rick Riordan, the…
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¡Es Hora de Fiesta!: Hispanic League Hispanic Heritage Month Event
By: Lena Pearson In celebration of Hispanic Heritage month, observed from Sept. 15-Oct. 15, Winston-Salem’s Hispanic League hosted its 33rd annual Fiesta Festival downtown. This family-friendly event promised free admission, inviting members from all over Winston-Salem and beyond to become immersed in the vibrant Latin American culture that exists within the Triad. The event is…
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