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Published: July 14, 2009
Greetings Smittyheads!’
Sorry for the delay in getting the newsletter out. Many of you have been anxious on finding out the winners of the Smitty’s Notes “Best of Winston-Salem” Contest. Last week was one of those that “all my worlds” converged knocking back my production schedule a few days. Without any further delay the results are done. See below for details.
Now to the business at hand...
News from Around the Scene
Smitty’s Notes Annual “Best of Winston-Salem” Awards
Just announced are the 2009 Smitty’s Notes Best of Winston-Salem awards, the best of what we like and appreciate about our fair city that adds to our general quality of life here . . . and all recommended by you - Smittyheads! This year’s contested doubled in responses from 2008. Totally Remarkable!
Votes were compiled from a survey that was passed around to recipients of the Smitty’s Notes e-newsletter listserv and that was also posted on the SmittysNotes.com Web site during the month of June. Although not a scientific polling, it is a good sampling of the businesses, people and places that you like in Winston-Salem.
The voting tabulation for each category had a Winner (clear choice); Runner Up (highest second choice); Honorable Mention (enough votes to get noticed); where applicable and Best Quote (a comment worth noting or one too hilarious that it deserved a mention). In compiling the list, some “obvious” categories were missed by our crack team. There were also a couple of comments about the length of the survey. To those, I pose the question: Where would you cut categories that mean something to someone else? Trust me. This thing could have been longer.
In reading it, I hope you find places and people you’ve known all about for a while, found lesser-known highlights in the city and like me, plan to visit (or even meet) some of the places and people you didn’t know about that are worthy of seeking out. I hope you find as much joy in exploring as Smitty’s Notes did putting together its annual “Best of Winston-Salem Contest.” The 2009 winners will receive a Certificate of Recognition and window decal for their establishments.
General Comments on this year’s awards or input for “2010 Best of Winston-Salem” Contest. Email “ Best of Winston-Salem Contest Comments “
Reynolda Fresh Market opening in the Buena Vista neighborhood.
Opening in the Buena Vista area is a new fresh market in the neighborhood. The Reynolda Fresh Market will be located at 1206 Reynolda Rd at the former Pink Mink boutique and the popular Krankie’s Airstream coffee drive thru. The proprietors of the fresh market are Katherine Lassiter, MaryLynn Ackerman and Frank Blankenship, Sr.
They will feature a host of locally grown fresh produce; some will be organic or sustainable. Eggs, meats and products from Homeland Dairy, The Goat Lady Cheese, Ollie’s Bakery, fudges, “old school” hard candy and much more. A soft opening is planned for Saturday, July 18 th and open for business the following week. A grand opening will be later in July as more products arrive. The Reynolda Fresh Market hours will be Monday-Saturday 7:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. Telephone: 777-3421
“Movies at the GreenSpot” Film Series in Downtown Winston-Salem kicks off.
FREE movies will be screened outdoors at the GreenSpot - at 6th and Liberty Streets (In the Arts District) - every Sunday through September 27, 2009! Outdoor movies will be viewed on the big screen and heard through FM radios (bring your own, if you have one, to enhance your experience). To improve individual sound quality and to diminish excess noise, there will be no other sound system. Beer and wine sales begin at 8:30PM (No BYOB) and the movie starts at dusk. Subject to fair weather (If weather is questionable, an update will be available here: http://downtownwinstonsalem.blogspot.com/> by 3:00PM Sunday or http://atthegreenspot.blogspot.com/>.
The GreenSpot Film Series is a community based initiative designed to bring life to an underused area in downtown Winston-Salem that is adjacent to the Millennium Center, Trade Street, among other areas that are vital and contributing to the economic development “Movies at the GreenSpot” is being made possible by the Millennium Fund, the Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership and ISP Sports.
Let’s have a big kickoff for this new downtown event!
Big Shotz Tavern “Staycations” events every Friday through August 14th
Every Friday evening through August 14, Big Shotz Tavern on Stratford Road is hosting eight “staycation” events to help benefit Hospice. During each of these evenings they will be “visiting” a different city in the United States, tasting some of the “local cuisine” and enjoying the music of several talented artists. The schedule is: July 17 - Martha Bassett Band - Chicago; July 24 - Allison King Band - New Orleans; July 31 - The Plaids - Boston; August 7 - Midnight Steel - Santa Fe; August 14 - The Pedestrians - San Francisco
The Hospice Staff folks are there every Friday night talking to guests, taking up the donations, and listening to heart-warming stories of how families have been helped by the services of Hospice & Palliative CareCenter. A $5 Cover Charge will go to support our local Hospice and Palliative CareCenter. For more information, call 336-727-4490 or visi t http://www.bigshotztavern.com>.
Krankie’s Farmer’s Healthy Shopping Market Tour
Use your lunch break on Tuesday, July 28 th 12 Noon-1:00 p.m. to learn how to select locally-grown, wholesome foods even on a tight budget. Join experts from Forsyth Medical Center as they lead you on a tour of Krankie’s Farmer’s Market where you will learn what terms like “organic”, “sustainable”, “grass fed” and “free range” mean and when they are important; how to pick local produce and keep it fresh longer and how to shop “in season” all while saving money. Admission is $10. For more information about this and other nutritional classes, or to register, call 718-7000. Krankie’s Farmer’s Market is located at 211 East Third Street.
News coming from the Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership (DWSP) Blog
Check out the latest from the Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership blog. This includes news about a new art studio in the Arts District; Foothills Brewery “ Beer School; installation of new bike rakes and benches on Trade Street; and check out some vintage downtown Winston-Salem on YouTube. Be in-the-know and find out yourself what’s going on by going to http://downtownwinstonsalem.blogspot.com The blog is updated weekly. Sometimes daily. Bookmark it and visit it often.
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