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April 1, 2024

Presented by ICON Custom Builders

A MESSAGE FROM ICON

Transform Your Home with ICON

🏡 We recently asked the ICON team to name one of their favorite projects. Here are their answers:

• "The Jack & Jill bathroom at Carolina Circle" - Designer Melissa

• "The Lori Lane kitchen in Yadkinville" - Project Manager Craig

• "The Plymouth bathroom" - Production Coordinator Luke

• "The Arbor Road project" - Project and Design Coordinator Katherine

Ready to transform your home? Contact ICON today and unlock your home's potential!*

Welcome to the Jungle

Easy Tiger Beer Garden is taking over the space formerly occupied by Southside Beer Garden!

• Who: The owners of The Trophy Room, Dogwood Hops & Crops, Young Cardinal Cafe, Jeffrey Adams, and Twisted Pine.
  
  

• Changes: The interior will be full of plants in honor of the beer garden’s jungle theme and will feature new booth seating. The exterior will have new outdoor seating, complete with fire pits.
  
  

• Menu: New beer and wine options, craft cocktails, non-alcoholic beverages including mocktails, and a create-your-own spritz option!
  
  

• When: Easy Tiger’s grand opening will take place on Friday, April 12, featuring food from Flatland Burger.
  
  

• Bonus: Do the “E” & “T” in the photo look familiar? They used to be on the Winston Tower!

🏐 Round up your friends and join The BASH - an outdoor volleyball showdown for all ages and skill levels happening on June 1-2. Enjoy live music and delicious food truck treats while backing the YMCA's mission to boost community life through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. Register today!*

Events

Live Music | Recurring Events

Tuesday, April 2

• Brewery Tour - Get a behind-the-scenes peek at how Foothills Brewing crafts its beer at the Tasting Room. 6 PM

• Mom Meetup - Relax, unwind, and mingle with other moms at West Salem Public House. Come solo or with your kids! 9:30-11:30 AM

• Wise Workouts - New weekly event! Wise Man Brewing hosts workouts from Phenom Fitness and yoga classes on Tuesdays. 6:30 PM

• Book Launch - Hear from author Elizabeth Orr about her new book, The Unfiltered Enneagram, at Bookmarks. You can get your copy signed at the event! 6:30 PM

Wednesday, April 3

• Cooking Class - Join Southern Home & Kitchen for spring-inspired dishes, including seared salmon with artichoke relish and chocolate pots de creme. 6 PM

Thursday, April 4

• Stage Show - The NC Black Repertory Company presents Coconut Cake at HanesBrands Theatre. The show runs through April 14.*

• Ribbon Cutting - Celebrate Greater Winston-Salem, Inc’s grand opening of its new space in Innovation Quarter! Stay after the ribbon cutting for office tours, networking opportunities, and giveaways. 4 PM

• Watercolor Class - Want a really unique art piece? Paint a portrait of your home at this instructor-led class at Fiddle & Fig. 6 PM

• Kids Workshop - Kids will learn to create their own playdough at Clemmons Library! Intended for ages 5-11. 4 PM

• Comedic Play - Camel City Playhouse presents Dog Sees God, an “unauthorized continuation” of the characters from the Peanuts comic strip as teenagers. Performances available through April 14.

• Sunset Salutations - Stretch out with this free yoga class taught by Lotus Yoga in Bailey Park. Bring your yoga mat! 6 PM

• Artist Talk - Join SECCA for its Fireside series - this month features a discussion about the fundamental elements of sound design in storytelling. 6 PM

Other News

• Festival: The 2024 RiverRun International Film Festival will announce its film lineup on Tuesday, April 2, at Milton Rhodes Center. Passes to the festival are currently on sale, and tickets to individual screenings will be available starting April 5. The festival runs from April 18-27.
  
  

• Housing: The Winston-Salem Foundation announced a $1 million equity investment in Metropolitan Village, a housing project in Winston-Salem’s East End neighborhood. The project, which United Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church initiated, will include 323 units of below-market rate housing.
  
  

• Ranking: Commercial Search ranked the Triad as No. 7 in the top 10 markets with the most life sciences spaces under construction. This is mostly in part to Phase 2 of Innovation Quarter, which features plans for 2.7 million square feet of new development on 28 acres.
  
  

• Project: Over the summer, artist Ernal Martinez will paint a mural near Liberty Street that will be visible from U.S. 52. Martinez said the mural will tell the story of the Liberty Street area and of Winston-Salem. The project is planned to be completed in July.
  
  

• Medical: Charter Medical, a medical technology manufacturer, will establish its new “Innovation Hub” in Innovation Quarter’s One Technology Place building. The new space will feature a state-of-the-art lab and function as Charter’s downtown location.

  
  

• Shoutout: Thank you to Lopesito for referring three friends to sign up for The Go-To Winston-Salem’s newsletter! Want a shoutout too? Refer three of your friends using your unique link at the end of the newsletter.

Same Bar, New Owner

West End Opera House is under new ownership!

• Who: Owner Tony of Bamboo Lounge, Whiskey Dawgs, and Vintage Sofa Bar took over the space when the previous owner recently retired.
  
  

• What: The bar was closed for three weeks as renovations took place, which included adding new hardwood floors and equipment. It reopened last week!
  
  

• Menu: West End Opera House now features a food menu similar to Vintage Sofa Bar’s and some of the bar’s original cocktails from the '80s (with a twist!) on its drink menu.

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Upcoming Events

• Tour of Fine Spaces - Join the Junior League of Winston-Salem on April 20 to tour newly built and remodeled homes throughout the Triad.

• Piedmont Earth Day Fair - Piedmont Federal Bank is a proud sponsor of North Carolina’s biggest Earth Day celebration! Join in the festivities at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds on April 20.

• Carolina Core Brews Fest - Celebrate craft beer culture with unlimited samples, food vendors, and a live DJ at Truist Point Stadium on April 27.

The Wrap

• 🍔 Team member Mikaela recently tried out InDemand Burger in West End! We’ll be posting about it on our Instagram soon.

• ☕️ Happy April Fools! One of our favorite pranks this year has to be Chad’s Chai very important update! We’ll let them explain in their post. 😏 

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