R.J. Reynolds’s old tobacco campus is now a center for innovation.
Winston-Salem NC
When the Smoke Cleared: Growing Up in a Tobacco Town
Bittersweet memories of growing up in a tobacco town reveal the complicated relationship between a community’s main industry and the families who paid dearly for it.
Made in NC: Little Bird Chocolate
A Winston-Salem chocolatier’s delicious micro-batch confections won him the top prize in the Food category of the 2019 Made in NC Awards.
Ready to Roll
Young daredevils fly into new adventures with joyful abandon. For their parents, the trick is learning to let them soar.
A Wood-Fired Pizza Revolution
A taste of Naples has come to Winston-Salem. At Peyton Smith’s restaurant, the humble, cheesy pie you think you know is transformed into something you’ll never forget.
Bean to Bar: Black Mountain Chocolate
When Black Mountain Chocolate opened its “visible factory,” a former tobacco warehouse was transformed into a place of delicious discovery.
A Feast For Many
Buns flavored with spice and a hint of orange star in the Moravian tradition of lovefeast. And that keeps one bakery in Winston-Salem very busy at Christmastime.
Love & Light
In Winston-Salem, neighbors gather together to celebrate lovefeast the way they have since the first Moravian settlers arrived here centuries ago: with hot coffee, sweet buns, stirring music, and the warm glow of candlelight.
Made in NC: Bryson Mountain Studio
Two craftsmen turn their love of the state’s mountain landscape into showstopping picture frames and mirrors, which won them the top prize in the Home and Garden category of the 2018 Made in NC Awards.