March Feast: Coconut Pan Cake
If you’re looking for a moist and easy cake to make for spring or for Easter, you’ll enjoy this coconut cake. It even gets better (more moist) while sitting in the refrigerator. Coconut Pan Cake...
Monthly Archive: March 2018
Flashback to August 1940: The Drink Stand
It might look like these young men are just enjoying their freedom on a summer day in August 1940. They all have smiles on their faces while some of the boys are drinking their...
Hot off the Press: “Thursday” Newspaper
On this day, March 14th, in 1940, Winston-Salem residents had an additional newspaper option. A new weekly newspaper, called “Thursday,” began distribution. Bill Sharpe, a former Twin City Sentinel columnist, began publishing “Forsyth’s only...
Remembering Reverend Billy Graham
Reverend Billy Graham made many trips to Winston-Salem during his ministry. One of his visits took place on November 18, 1966. Reverend Billy Graham was the featured speaker at the Festival of Thanksgiving that...
Twin-City Profile: Julia Montgomery Street
If you attended a Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school in the late 1950s or in the 1960s, you might have heard about a local author named Julia Montgomery Street. In fact, you might have read her books or...