union3d
On Saturday, Cirque de la Symphonie and the Winston-Salem Symphony will fuse movement, music and magic
The symphony is performing this weekend, but rather than staying quiet, the performers are encouraging the audience to “get loud.” “When you have certain performers on stage, you just can’t help it,” ...
union3d
‘Hot Mess Express’ transforms lives — one Swiffer at a time
Featured photo: The women of Hot Mess Express take time out of their weekends to clean strangers’ homes, for free. Since the organization started in 2021, Hot Mess Express has grown to more than 100 ...
union3d
In ‘Becoming More,’ a trans musician tells their story, inspires others in upcoming one-night only show
Featured photo: Lyn Koonce and Stephen Emberley collaborated to create ‘Becoming More,’ a musical show based on Emberley’s experience as a transgender person. (photo by Lynn Donovan) As a child, ...
union4d
EDITORIAL: Dan Besse, and flipping the NC House
When longtime Winston-Salem City Council member Dan Besse announced his intention to run for the state House in District 75, he became part of a movement in North Carolina and other states to overturn ...
union4d
Winston-Salem’s new homeownership project allows the city to sell vacant lots sold for $1 to build affordable housing
The CityBeat is a nonprofit-funded position reporting on Winston-Salem and Greensboro city council and all city business. These pieces are free to be republished with attribution to Triad City Beat.
union4d
We need your help! Leave a note in Triad City Beat’s last issue!
As publicized, Triad City Beat will be publishing two final issues on Feb. 6 and Feb. 20. After that, the publication will cease to publish new stories in print or online. For our final issue, we are ...
union6d
White Flag in Greensboro: Overnight shelter offered for the homeless tonight
The CityBeat is a nonprofit-funded position reporting on Winston-Salem and Greensboro city council and all city business. These pieces are free to be republished with attribution to Triad City Beat.
union6d
W-S Symphony and NC Black Theatre Fest tell the story of Joseph Bologne aka the ‘Black Mozart’
A virtuoso violinist and composer. A champion fencer and rider. A friend to Mozart and a teacher to Marie Antoinette. An abolitionist. A Black son of a slaveholder. Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de ...
union6d
Trudy Wade files bill to change Greensboro City Council
State Sen. Trudy Wade filed a bill today that we all knew was coming — one that would reduce the number of Greensboro City Council seats and change the way members are elected. Senate Bill 36 lays out ...
union6d
A free refill on the café au lait
They hooked me up with a free refill on my café au lait just now at the CC’s Coffee on Magazine Street, here in my favorite city in the world. It plays into this fantasy I’ve been living down in New ...
union6d
Hundreds gather in Greensboro, shut down part of boulevard on Sunday to protest President Trump, ICE deportations
Featured photo: A protest started by two sisters blew up into a celebratory block party on Feb. 2 that took over parts of Gate City Boulevard in Greensboro. (photo by Gwen Frisbie-Fulton) To watch ...
union9d
Vernon Robinson, who made the blueprint for Trump, tones it down
The “black Jesse Helms” on challenging the Republican leadership in Congress and sacrificing elected officials who stray from the path. This ought to be Vernon Robinson’s triumphal moment. The former ...