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Participants at UNCG's Juneteenth walking tour will find an 1845 printing of famed 19th-century orator and author Frederick Douglas’ autobiography. Photograph courtesy of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

UNCG will celebrate Juneteenth with a historical campus walk

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro will honor Juneteenth this year with historical walking tours on campus that showcase steps toward equality…

Peppercorn Theater - Anna Rooney

From guitarist to educator - Ken Brown

Passion for Tango - Lorena Guillen

Former Wake Forest pitcher Marc Palmieri (left) watches as his daughter Anna, 16, throws out a first pitch at a game in April. Image courtesy of Wake Forest Athletics.

For former Wake Forest pitcher Marc Palmieri, team's epilepsy awareness effort is personal

Wake Forest University’s baseball team is ranked number one after a series against Boston College. But the team is doing more than just winning games.…

Winston-Salem report shows just a fraction of city business went to minority-owned vendors last year

An annual report presented at a Winston-Salem City Council meeting on Monday shows minority and women-owned business enterprises, or M/WBEs, received just 5.3% of the dollars spent by the city last year. That’s the lowest percentage in seven years.

In this Sept. 18, 2019, file photo, former Rep. Mark Walker, R-N.C. speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Walker to reveal N. Carolina governor race plans this month

Former U.S. Rep. Mark Walker is expected to announce his plans to enter next year's North Carolina governor's race at an event later this month, according to a spokesperson for a political consulting firm that is advising him.

Over 1,100 acres of land in the eastern Brushy Mountains will be protected thanks to a collaborative conservation effort. Photo courtesy Blue Ridge Conservancy.

Conservation deal protects 1,125 acres in the Brushy Mountains

A unique collaboration between two conservation organizations has led to the permanent protection of over 1,100 acres in North Carolina’s Brushy…

Retired Duke Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski attends Game 2 of an NBA basketball first-round Eastern Conference playoff series between the Boston Celtics and the Brooklyn Nets, Wednesday, April 20, 2022, in Boston. Krzyzewski now has an official consulting role with the NBA. The league announced Wednesday, May 10, 2023, that Krzyzewski would serve as a special adviser to basketball operations.(AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Coach K to the NBA: Mike Krzyzewski joins league as special adviser

Mike Krzyzewski is coming out of retirement and heading to the NBA — as an adviser, not a coach. The league said Wednesday that Krzyzewski, the Hall of…

Reynolds High Schooler Rae Rackley and other students with Students Demand Action presented a secure firearm storage resolution to the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education on May 9, 2023. It passed unanimously. (Photo courtesy of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools)

WS/FCS Board of Education passes secure gun storage resolution

R. J. Reynolds and Reagan High School students attended Board of Education meetings throughout April, advocating for a safe gun storage resolution.

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