Today’s Burke Street is a lovely little avenue of bars, restaurants, and shops bordering the West End and West Salem neighborhoods. Before Urban Renewal, the eastern portion of Burke Street was an African American pocket neighborhood. United Metropolitan traces its roots back to Burke Street and Brookstone Avenue. In rece… More
“My favorite book of the Bible is the book of James. Go figure, right? And one of my favorite quotes there is faith without work is dead. My friend Bishop Fulton is back there, and he’s nodding with me. Because, If God doesn’t test you, how do you know that he is the risen savior? And right now, in Winston-Salem, we are being tested. We are bei… More
“America has many endearing roadside culinary treasures, and the South is especially rich in these. One that definitely qualifies is Kermit’s Hot Dog House…” –USA Today, Nov. 20, 2019
The recent shooting at Kermit’s was unsettling. Kermit’s has been serving hot dogs on Waughtown Street fo… More
On Tuesday evening, author and journalism professor Pheobe Zerwick spoke to a packed room at Footnote. Zerwick’s new book, Beyond Innocence: The Life Sentence of Darryl Hunt (Atlantic Monthly Press), primarily focuses on the trajectory of Darryl Hunt‘s life post-release after he served nearly 20 years for crimes th… More
“We are not a compliance office. It’s unenforceable. We have no means to enforce that here in the city or county. We certainly ask that business and industry does that.”
-August Vernon, Emergency Management Director, reminds us that in the third world country of the United States of America, a corporation can sto… More
September 1, 2021, was a terrible day in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County. Just after 12 noon, a gunman at Mount Tabor High School in the western part of the city took the life of William Chavis Raynard Miller, Jr. Mount Tabor was immediately locked down, as were some other schools in the district. Alerts were sent out from the WS/FC School… More
After months of advocating for less funding for the police, the abolition of cash bail, and more affordable housing during the City Council’s public comments period, FCPARC (Forsyth County Police Reallocation Coalition) was finally invited to speak before the Public Safety Committee on Monday night. After months of being … More
Recently, the Winston-Salem City Council concluded this year’s business by discussing deploying a gunshot detection system in East Winston. Both the Finance Committee and the Public Safety Committees of the WSNC City Council were briefed on the merits of this latest high-tech approach to fighting crime. Gunshot detectio… More
Last Monday’s Public Safety Committee meeting was brief. The only item of note was the WSPD’s Gang Unit presentation. The most destructive gang in Winston’s history is R.J. Reynold’s participation in the Big Tobacco Cartel. That cartel has sent millions of its consumers to an early grave in order to profi… More
It’s official if you trust our local media, Winston-Salem is part of a nationwide defund (or abolish) the police debate ignited by the murder of George Floyd and so many Black victims before him. But if last Monday’s Public Safety meeting was any indication, our Council isn’t prepared to address how the WSPD polic… More
