Then & Now: Site of #256 Fire
August 27, 1998 was one of those red-letter days in Winston-Salem’s history. It was the day R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Factory #256, located on N. Chestnut Street, caught fire and burned. The fire...
Monthly Archive: August 2019
Little Richard’s Smokehouse Bar ‘N’ Que on S. Stratford Road
There’s a new restaurant on South Stratford Road that occupies the former Five Points Restaurant. Little Richard’s Smokehouse Bar ‘N’ Que Restaurant opened on Tuesday, August 6th. Many people are familiar with other Little Richard’s Restaurants...
August Feast: Berry Cobbler
This berry cobbler combines three types of berries. The cobbler can also be made with other types of berries, such as strawberries. Top the warm cobbler with vanilla ice cream for a delicious after-dinner treat....
Road Trip: Cumberland Knob on the Blue Ridge Parkway
The Blue Ridge Parkway was conceived as early as 1906, when Joseph Hyde Pratt proposed a scenic road be built in western Virginia and North Carolina. He called the road “Crest of the Blue...