After district teachers learned they weren’t getting as big of a raise as they’d hoped, school board officials scrambled to make it up to them.
Tag: Pandemic
2021 Legislative Issue: So many bills, so few laws
A guide to the Forsyth and Guilford County bills passed this last year – and the ones that weren’t.
Triad cities implement vaccine incentives for city employees
Greensboro, High Point, and Winston-Salem are just three cities across the country implementing incentives or mandates for city employees around the COVID-19 vaccine.
Diner dash: Autonomous robots deliver meals at NC A&T
A&T is the first North Carolina institution and the first HBCU to bring Starship Technology’s food robots to campus.
Artful lodging: Wherehouse becomes the West Salem Art Hotel
The Wherehouse Art Hotel has reopened under a new name.
LaTonya Floyd Wants Justice
“We have so many people who have lost loved ones because of police brutality, and we’re going to stand with them like they’ve stood with us.”
Locals turn to tattoos for self-expression, therapy during pandemic
Tattoos have become therapy for some people 18 months into the pandemic.
Local venues contemplate vaccine requirements, mask mandates as COVID-19 numbers rise
Venues across the Triad continue to hear feedback from their patrons about their vaccine policies. Whatever the policies are, said feedback continues to be a mix of grateful and angry.
The federal government gave Winston-Salem $51.7 million in funding – so what to do with it all?
One North Carolina city is struggling with how to spend their funding.
America’s Racial Wealth Gap: Jay Pearson Tries to Build Wealth for the Next Generation
“In terms of wealth and income, I grew up in abject poverty. I’m the first person in my direct line who’s been building wealth that can hopefully be transferred to the next generation.”