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January 29, 2025

Presented by ICON Custom Builders

A MESSAGE FROM ICON CUSTOM BUILDERS

Unlock Your Home’s Potential: Renovate, Don’t Relocate!

Love your home's character and location, but need an update? A new home is not the only solution! Before packing any moving boxes, first examine the potential within your own walls – just like these homeowners did with ICON Custom Builders! Can you relate to any of their needs?

Country Club:

• The Need: An open floor plan to create a better flow between the kitchen, dining, and living spaces.

• The Result: A beautiful and seamless connection between rooms, achieved by reconfiguring walls and openings to enhance the flow.

Millhaven Lake:

• The Need: Two additional bedrooms and improved bathrooms for a growing family.

• The Result: A Jack-and-Jill bathroom, an extra bedroom created by extending an existing room, and an attic transformed into a brand-new bedroom.

Westview:

• The Need: A more functional, updated kitchen and a separate guest bath.

• The Result: A beautifully transformed kitchen, preserving the original layout and adding a separate guest bath by closing off a wall.

Winfield Bluff:

• The Need: More space for the entire family to enjoy.

• The Result: A formerly unfinished basement is now a welcoming gathering space for family and friends.

🏆 Announcing the Winners

The results are in! Thank you to everyone who nominated and voted in The Go-To's 2025 Reader's Choice Awards. Without further ado, here are the winners!

• Best Coffee Shop | Camino Bakery

• Best Bakery | Bobby Boy Bakeshop

• Best Burger Spot | Cin Cin Burger Bar

• Best Casual Restaurant | Village Tavern

• Best Playground | Hanes Park

• Best Kid-Friendly Activity/Destination | Kaleideum

💍 Windsor Jewelers is here to make this Valentine’s Day unforgettable with its Buy One, Get One Wedding Band event!*

• What: Shop top-quality brands and styles

• When: Limited-time deal lasts through February 14

• Why: Prepare for the big day or upgrade your current bands

Don’t miss the chance to save on beautiful wedding bands–visit Windsor Jewelers today!

*Free band must be of equal or lesser value. See store for details.

🗓 Events

Live Music | Recurring Events

Saturday, February 1

• Watch Parties - Watch the NASCAR Clash qualifying event and race at The Nash Museum and Event Center, surrounded by seven generations of NASCAR race cars and memorabilia. Runs through Sunday.*

• The Clash - Watch Saturday’s racing events at Bowman Gray Stadium, including the Madhouse Classic and The Clash practice and qualifying events. 1:45 PM

• My Voice, My Story - Take the family to Reynolds Place Theatre for a special event featuring authors Tameka Fryer Brown and Lamar Giles. Presented by Jack & Jill of America, Inc. and Bookmarks. 10 AM - 2:30 PM

• Basketball - Cheer on Wake Forest’s Men’s Basketball as they take on the Pittsburgh Panthers at LJVM Coliseum. 12 PM

• Flea Market - Shop from various vendors at the Red Hound Flea Market reopening! 8 AM

• Candlelight Concert - Listen to your favorite Coldplay and Imagine Dragon songs as the Listeso String Quartet performs at UNCSA’s Alex Ewing Performance Place. 8:45 PM

• Opening Celebration - Better late than never! Ginger Bread Man Bakery celebrates its opening with new menu items, giveaways, and samples. 10% of proceeds will benefit Stepping Stones Canine Rescue.

• Painting Class - Create an acrylic masterpiece of the ocean at Radar Brewing. No experience necessary. Materials provided. 2 PM

• Flower Bar - Make a bouquet at Magnolia Mobile Boutique! Crotched flowers also available for those with allergies. 10 AM - 1 PM

Sunday, February 2

• Supper Club - Meet new people at Camel City Supper Club’s second-ever monthly meetup! Bring a dish to Joymongers Barrel Hall. 6:30 PM

• Watch Party - Watch the NASCAR Clash while sipping on wine at Childress Vineyards. 6-10 PM

Monday, February 3

• Opening Reception - View the artwork of NC Museum of Art staff members at NCMA Winston-Salem’s newest exhibit. 5-8 PM

• Free Screening - Watch “Free for All: The Public Library” from RiverRun International Film Festival at Forsyth County Central Library. 6 PM

🚨 THIS JUST IN! Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist has revealed the 2025 SummerLark artist! Get ready to rock because the iconic Old Crow Medicine Show will be taking the stage, bringing their timeless hit "Wagon Wheel" and more to Bailey Park on May 10.

• Tickets go on sale January 31!

• All proceeds benefit the Cancer Patient Support Program at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center.*

🗞 Other News

• ✅ Resolutions: 43% of adults give up on their New Year’s resolutions by the end of January. Don’t let that be you. Join the YMCA by February 3 and take advantage of a $0 join fee.*
  
  

• 🧱 Save the Date: LEGO’s Brick Convention comes to the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds April 5-6! You can expect massive LEGO displays, retired sets, brick pits, and more. A portion of proceeds from the event will be donated to Creations for Charity.
  
  

• ⚾ Baseball: The Winston-Salem Dash announced the daily promotions for its 2025 season—new promotions include Walking Taco Wednesday and Sunday Funday 4-Pack. The Winston-Salem Dash’s 2025 Opening Night is Tuesday, April 8.
  
  

• 🧥 Charity: The Community Coat Closet urgently needs winter coats in size XL and above for both men and women. Donations can be dropped off at any of three locations across the city. The Community Coat Closet was created in 2021 as a partnership between the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Department and SPARK.
  
  

• ️⚽️ Sports: Did you know NC Fusion has an adult soccer league? The league plays games on Thursday evenings from March to May. The deadline to register is Wednesday, March 5.
  
  

• 🏆 Ranking: B2B Reviews ranked North Carolina as the No. 1 state to start a business. B2B Reviews considered factors like competitive tax rates, a strong workforce, and business growth & survival rate in its decision.
  
  

• 💙 Support: Truliant Federal Credit Union raised $64,000 for Hurricane Helene relief support as part of their Donate Dollars campaign. The funds will go to Goodwill’s Good Neighbor Program, which helps individuals still facing difficulties from the hurricane.

SPONSORED

Upcoming Events

• Kaleideum After Dark - Make your own slime, sing karaoke in the Digital Dome, and explore Kaleideum at this 21+ only event on February 8.

• Magical Milestone Day - Celebrate Kaleideum’s first anniversary at 120 West 3rd Street with a magic show, birthday cake, a scavenger hunt, and more on February 15.

Battle of The Blues

🏀 Team member Christy is a UNC alumna, so you know she’ll be cheering on the Tar Heels during Saturday night’s game against Duke - even though it will take a miracle for them to win at the rate this season is going. You can watch the game at a local bar or brewery in town.

🌀 The Wrap

• 🎨 Looking for a fun (indoor) winter activity? Take a class at Sawtooth—they offer everything from ceramics and photography to drawing and metalwork!

THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS

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