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Piping up
May 1, 2012 – 7:45 pm | No Comment
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The 12th annual Bethabara Highland Games takes place May 11-12 at Bethabara Park with a mix of music, food, dancing, games, and crafts.

Purple Mountain Majesty
April 1, 2012 – 9:05 pm | Comments Off
1000-Pilot

The day ends with the sun setting to the west of Pilot Mountain, casting a serene hue over the landmark and the surrounding countryside.

The Amazing Orchid
March 1, 2012 – 1:12 am | Comments Off
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Colorful, delicate, and almost alien in appearance. Of all the  flowering plants known to humans, the Orchidaceae—more commonly know as the orchid—is arguably the most stunning of all. You can find a number of these …

History Brewing
February 1, 2012 – 10:30 am | Comments Off
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Originally built by Moravian brothers Julius and Samuel Mickey in 1858 as an advertisement for their tinsmith shop, the famed Salem coffee pot first sat at the intersection of Belews and Main streets

Snow White
January 1, 2012 – 6:04 pm | Comments Off
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Winston-Salem has been markedly whiter the past winters, with moderate-to-heavy snowfalls blanketing the town.

Starry Night
December 1, 2011 – 5:39 am | Comments Off
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The 31-foot Moravian star has been shining atop Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center since 1992.

Local Color
November 1, 2011 – 6:42 pm | Comments Off
1000 Words

Sturmer Park shines in the late autumn sunlight—its avenue of maples bursting with shades of the season.

Neighborhood Haunts
September 30, 2011 – 9:01 pm | Comments Off
Neighborhood Haunts

It’s a grave scene along Huntscroft Lane in the Glenridge subdivision each October 31.

Helping, Healing
August 31, 2011 – 6:37 pm | Comments Off
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Little needs can be a big deal. Just ask the 130 pediatric experts manning the Brenner Pediatric Emergency Department at WFBMC.

Tree of Knowledge
July 31, 2011 – 8:12 pm | Comments Off
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When the lazy, hot days of summer come to town, 13-year-old Ellie Bruggen grabs a book and heads to her favorite cooling-off spot—a shady dogwood tree in the backyard of her home near Wake Forest University.