March 29: Happy Birthday! George Angelos Xekalos
George Angelos Xekalos was born in Crete, Greece, in 1930. He began his working career in 1955 as a bus boy at Town Steak House #2. When the restaurant was available for purchase in...
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March 29, 1985: Twin City Sentinel Folds
The last issue of the Twin City Sentinel was published on this day in 1985. The afternoon newspaper ended its run just 36 days short of its 100th birthday. The newspaper’s daily circulation peaked...
March Feast: Chuck Roast Barbecue
Since winter weather is still hanging around, even though the calendar says it’s spring, here’s a recipe that makes meal preparation easy, because it contains meat and vegetables, and makes your house smell so...
March Feast: Blueberry Muffins
Mix up these blueberry muffins to accompany the chuck roast barbecue or for another meal. Blueberry Muffins Ingredients: 2 cups Southern Biscuit Mix 2 T. sugar 2 T. butter 1 cup milk 1 1/2...
March 28: Happy Birthday! Katharine King Johnson
Katharine King Bahnson de Braganca Johnson was born in Leaksville in 1921. She graduated from Salem College, where she was Queen of the May in 1941, the year she graduated. Also in 1941, she...
March 28, 1968: Land Cleared for Convention Center
On this day in 1968, the front page of the Winston-Salem Journal showed a photo of the nearly-cleared 500 block of North Cherry Street. The photograph is facing north, with Marshall Street at left, Cherry...
March 27: Happy Birthday! Guy Rucker Dudley
Guy Rucker Dudley was born in Virginia in 1899. He was a World War I veteran, and served as a commander of the Clyde Bolling Post of the American Legion. Guy was educated at...
March 27,1964: Morris Service Restaurant Sold
Morris Service Restaurant opened in 1930 on the corner of West Fourth and Marshall Streets. The restaurant was named for its first operator, a Mr. Morris, who sold it to Howard Lee within a...
March 26: Happy 100th Birthday! Frank Buxton Jones Jr.
Frank Buxton Jones Jr. was born in Winston-Salem in 1914, to Frank Buxton and Carrie Keith Jones Sr. He was born in his grandfather Keith’s house on Brookstown Avenue. Frank graduated from R. J....
March 26,1953: Fifth Street Library Dedicated
After years of raising money and planning, the new public library opened at 660 West Fifth Street on this date in 1953. The library moved from its previous location on Cherry Street, from the...