COVID-19
Camel City Coffee reopening Wednesday June 3rd
Camel City Coffee, located in the shops at 110 Oakwood Drive is reopening on Wednesday, June 3rd at 8 AM. On Tuesday staff could be seen inside the store preparing for reopening by constructing partitions between the cashier station and barista area and customers. The coffee shop has been closed since April 1st in response…
Read MoreNC Air National Guard Flyover (Photo)
At 11:22AM a C-17 from the 145th Airlift Wing of the North Carolina Air National Guard passed between Forsyth Hospital and Wake Forest Baptist Hospital on it’s loop around the state in a salute to healthcare workers.
Read MoreNC Air National Guard Flyover Thursday
A flyover to honor first responders and medical personnel will be conducted around the state on Thursday May 7th. The Winston-Salem Journal has a full report of the details with the included map (above). The flyover will begin at 10AM leaving Charlotte and will fly northwest to over Asheville at 10:50 and proceeding in a…
Read MoreApril 30 COVID-19 Update: 32 new cases, 114 active
Joshua Swift, Forsyth County’s Public Health Director released the latest number of cases of COVID-19 in the county. The total number of cases is up 32 from the previous day to 114 active bringing the total confirmed cases in the county to 242. Of those cases 123 have recovered. According to a post on the…
Read MoreMask the City Initiative
Last week, the City of Winston Salem launched an initiative called Mask the City. The goal was for the population of Winston-Salem to all wear masks while out in public for the foreseeable future. The city subsidized an allotment of masks from the Renfro Company, which is a sock manufacturer based in Mt. Airy with…
Read MoreKnow Before You Go: Revisiting & Re-Ranking Ardmore Supermarkets 1 Week Later
Last week we posted an article detailing our investigation into the practices employed by Ardmore-area supermarkets to protect their staff and customers from COVID-19. The article was widely shared and received over 1,500 views over a two-day period. Our criteria for the article is based on Governor Cooper’s requirements and recommendations and each location was…
Read MoreRanking local supermarkets on their COVID-19 protection efforts
Note: This post will be updated should stores improve (or relax) their efforts to enforce social distancing guidelines. Update 4/17/20: 11:00 AM – Food Lion docked a point for inconsistent mask/glove wearing as reported by observers. 9:45 AM – A Reddit user noted that Whole Foods does indeed staff the entrance when necessary to ensure…
Read MoreFifth COVID-19 death in Forsyth County
According to the Winston-Salem Journal another person has died from the Coronavirus bringing the number of deaths in the county to five. The paper reports that the person was in their 80s and had several underlying medical conditions. The current case count now stands at 124 in the county, up one from the previous day.…
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