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Old Salem is beautiful in the fall.
Livability.com is a website dedicated to finding good stuff in small to mid-size cities. They have lists for best “summer fairs”, “food festivals”, “places to ride a bike”, and others. They recently named Winston-Salem as the [Read more...]
If you’re a frequent reader of this blog, you know that I’m a big advocate for our city. For a city of this size, Winston-Salem has a lot to offer: Arts, racing, baseball, affordable housing, a revitalized downtown, the symphony, Old Salem, cheap living…I could go on and on. SmittyNotes.com has even tried to sum up our city on one page: Winston-Salem Fast Facts.
Now, we’ve been recognized by CNN/Money as being one of the [Read more...]
I’m really proud of the Winston-Salem area where I call home. We have cutting edge medical facilities, are on the fore front of bio-technology, been ranked #2 on the list of “Top Digital Cities“, been recognized as having a very low cost of living, and have a great arts community.
Now, Bloomberg Business Week has recognized our city as one of “The World’s Cheapest Cities for Expensive Living”.
Winston-Salem is a fun town with plenty to do. Downtown is in the middle of revitalization, and has really brought the city back to life. Since I’m a big baseball fan, one of my favorite things to do downtown is watch the Winston Salem Dash at the BB&T Ballpark. The Dash are a Minor League “High A” affiliate of the Chicago White Sox and play in the Carolina League.
2010 was the inaugural season for the Dash & ballpark. Previous to being the Dash, the team was known as the Winston-Salem Warthogs. You can read more about the history of the team here.
There was a lot of controversy (due to funding) before the new baseball stadium opened, but personally I believe it will be great for the city in the long term. The team had a lot of success in it’s first year making the playoffs, and drawing 312,313 total fans to the new park which led all Advanced-A teams in attendance. The ballpark was also voted “Best Ballpark” of 2010 by Ballparks.com .
Be sure to leave your comments below on what your most fun things to do are in Winston-Salem.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina was recently recognized as one of Demographia.com’s “International Most Affordable Housing Markets”. The 2011 report was the organization’s 7th annual affordable housing survey. The survey looked at 325 international real estate markets in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, New Zealand, The United Kingdom, and the United States.
Winston-Salem: on the Most Affordable Housing Market List
We get hundreds of visitors to our sites each and every month. Many of them are people with kids in school moving into the area. And like all good parents, they want the best schools for their children. I have 4 daughters in all levels of school this year (Elementary, Middle, High & College!), so I certainly understand the concern for good public schools.
If you are considering a move into the Winston Salem Forsyth County area, you should definitely consider [Read more...]
The accolades are raining down on our community once again. 2010 has been a good year for Winston Salem in spite of the country’s and state’s economic woes. This year, Winston Salem has been recognized as having the lowest cost of living, being a top city for real estate investing, and being one of the most affordable housing college towns. Now, Partners for Livable Communities, a national non-profit, has put our cityon the “America’s Most Livable Communities” list. [Read more...]
BB&T Corporate Headquarters, Winston-Salem, NC
The Winston Salem Journal reported today that local bank, BB&T, is optimistic and is prepared to add several hundred revenue-producing jobs for 2011. Spokeswoman, Cynthia Williams did not comment how many jobs would be added in Winston Salem. She did comment [Read more...]
I had a little time earlier this week to walk around the Old Salem and downtown area and take some photos. All of these pics were taken with my HTC EVO Android phone. It has an 8 mega-pixel camera, so it takes decent pictures. I edited them slightly (color, brightness, contrast, etc), because they were a little dull on an overcast day.
If you are visiting Winston Salem and looking for things to do, you must go to Old Salem and experience the history of this wonderful town. Old Salem is a historic district of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It features a living history museum that interprets the restored Moravian community. It’s worth spending at least a few hours at this local attraction.
The Salem Coffee Pot is a tin coffee pot located at the junction of South Main Street, Old Salem Road, and Brookstown Avenue. It was erected in 1858 by the Mickey brothers, Julius and Samuel, tinsmiths, in front of their shop at South Main and Belews Streets. Read more about it’s history below
