Date-nut pinwheel cookies are attractive, delicious, and full of fruit and nuts. They are a favorite dessert, particularly at Christmas. Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened 1 cup sugar 1 cup packed brown sugar 2...
The program that was scheduled for tonight at the Lewisville Library on “Christmas in Winston-Salem Through the Years” is cancelled. The Lewisville Library is closed today because of the heavy snowfall that fell on...
We all have special Christmas memories from earlier days and these special memories come to mind at this time of the year. Winston-Salem also has special memories of Christmases past. Come to the Lewisville Branch Library on...
One of the features at the new Central Library is a large exhibit space that can be viewed from outside and from inside the North Carolina Room. The current exhibit was placed in the library...
Autumn and muffins just seem to go together. And that is the case particularly when the muffins are filled with fruit, nuts, oats, and carrots. Enjoy these tasty treats warm from the oven or...
Many stories came from events such as wars, and World War I certainly had its share of interesting stories. Most of the stories involve the soldiers and their special circumstances. One particular story involved a...
The headline in the Winston-Salem Journal on November 12th, 1918, was “Victory Celebration Continued All Day and Until Late Last Night.” Beneath the headline were these words, “At six o’clock a grand parade was staged in...
The Forsyth County Public Library is sponsoring a local author fair on Saturday, November 10th, from 11:00 to 2:00. The fair will take place in the auditorium at the Central Library. The address is...
Fortunately for those of us who live in Winston-Salem, the word “disaster” has not been used many times over the years to refer to a local event. But for Winston-Salem residents living downtown in 1904, if...
Here’s view of West Fourth Street, facing east and taken from Spring Street, dated January 1963. There have been a few changes in the look of this street over the last 55 years. How...
