The Newest Hotel in Winston-Salem – The Kimpton Cardinal There’s this little building in downtown Winston-Salem known as the RJR Building. The RJR building is the former headquarters of the RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company and is one of the most distinguishable buildings in our skyline. Say what you will about tobacco but it was tobacco that built this beautiful little…
It’s that time of the year when downtown explodes with film enthusiasts hoping to see as many movies as they possibly can in a short amount of time. Welcome to this year’s RiverRun Film Festival!! This year, RiverRun International Film Festival will showcase 160 films from filmmakers around the globe in 11 days. Starting April 16th and closing April 26th,…
It’s not just parenting that takes a village, so does blogging. Anyone of us who’s been blogging for any length of time knows that you have to have a strong community if you’re going to last and succeed – no matter what your definition of success is. We’ve developed a pretty great group of bloggers here in the Triad…
I have never really celebrated New Year’s Eve. I mean, I did in my high school years and a little bit of the college years but that’s it. I was always in the restaurant business which meant that on New Year’s Eve, I was working. And that was okay with me… what better way to spend your night than making…
I was honored when a couple of my favorite local bloggers reached out to me this Fall and asked if I wanted to help them organize a GALA! for our local Dress for Success. A ball?! Last time I got that gussied up was for my wedding in Vegas! So now I get the chance to get the Rooster in…
Thank you, Lowe’s Foods for fulfilling my dream of being a cashier! I arrived at work for my shift right at 9:30 the way you asked me to… found Pat the manager who turned me over to Jessica. Jessica made me a shiny, new and bright green nametag (with my name spelled correctly of course!) and moved me to checkout…
Just dropped 2/3 of my crew off to their first day of camp. If you're still looking for a place for your kids whether it's the entire summer or just as a filler for a week here and there, you MUST check out Kids Rule Camp. It's a new camp, so you may not have heard of it but let…
I used to audition for shows a lot so you would think that bombing an audition would be no big deal to me at this point of my life. I am here to tell you that failing smarts, no matter how old you are – even if it only stings for a little while, and in this case was eased…
I love Dewey's.. I'm the Foursquare mayor of at least 2 locations and probably would take over a few more if they were on my beaten path. As I was scrolling thru my twitter feed tonight, I found out that they have a special promotion going on to benefit the local Ronald McDonald house!! I've officially decided to skip buying…
So this thought process is brought to you courtesy of one Mr. Kim Williams. Kim has an insightful blog called “Kim’s Korner” and here’s today’s post.. In it, Kim shares that the Ronald McDonald house here in Winston is hosting a Bloggers meetup so they can show off their new expansion. What made me stop and think is this.. with…