🌱 Dash Defeat Crawdads + Cone Health Gives Back

Hello again, neighbors. I'm here with your Monday edition of the Winston-Salem Patch newsletter, full of all the local information you need to know right now.

But first, your local weather:

• Monday: Partly sunny, a stray t-storm. High: 86 Low: 64.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and less humid. High: 91 Low: 68.

Here are the top three stories in and around Winston-Salem today:

1. The Winston-Salem Dash baseball team clobbered the Hickory Crawdads on Friday, Jul. 7, putting an end to a 15-game streak by the Crawdads, and handing them their most blistering defeat of the season. The Dash led throughout the game with no points scored by the Crawdads, ultimately ending the game with a 16-1 score in favor of the Dash. The game was played on home territory for the Dash at Truist Stadium. (Hickory Daily Record)
2. Triad-based Cone Health hosted a community event at the Hayes-Taylor Memorial YMCA in nearby Greensboro to spotlight the organization's efforts to support communities struggling with access to healthcare. The event, called The Building a Better You Community Wellness event was held on Saturday, Jul. 8, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and was meant to raise awareness around Cone Health's programs to increase access to health screenings, mental health services, medication, transportation, information on good nutrition, family services, and more. (WXII12 Winston-Salem)
3. Downed power lines and utility poles have closed the 1300 block of Reynolda Road between Meadowbrook Drive and Wendover Circle, in both directions, as of the morning of Sunday Jul. 9. The road is expected to remain closed until later in the day or possibly later this week, and police are asking drivers to use detours and abide by all traffic directions given by flaggers and law enforcement. (WFMYNews2.com)

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Today and tomorrow in Winston-Salem:

Monday, July 10

• Winston-Salem Outdoor Escape Game: A Tobacco Trail At Reynolds American Inc. (11:00 AM)
• Special Shows In The Planetarium At Kaleideum North (12:00 PM)
• Siren Series Jazz At Footnote Coffee & Cocktails (6:00 PM)

Tuesday, July 11

• Lunch Learn At Mi Pueblo Mexican Grill (1:30 PM)
• Shepherd's Center Singers At Shepherd's Center Of Greater Winston-Salem (2:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Forsyth Humane Society is spotlighting Makayla, a kennel tech. Makayla is an invaluable member of the Humane Society's team and has also done her part to help foster animals in the Humane Society system. (Forsyth Humane Society via Facebook)
• The Winston-Salem Theatre Alliance is offering free tickets for people seen in the Triad wearing Theatre Alliance merch! You can also post your picture in some Theatre Alliance merch to Winston-Salem Theatre Alliance social media with the hashtag #TAjusthush. (Winston-Salem Theatre Alliance via Facebook)
• In light of the severe weather experienced recently, the City of Winston-Salem is reminding residents to drive safe and turn their vehicles around instead of driving through flood waters. (City of Winston-Salem, NC - Government via Facebook)

You're officially in the loop for today. I'll be in your inbox soon with a new update!

— Amy Mayo

About me: Amy Mayo is a writer, visual artist, and political scientist, living in the NC Research Triangle. She graduated from the University of North Carolina Asheville with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and has worked in a variety of fields outside of copywriting including policy advocacy, the healthcare industry and pharmaceuticals, and education. She hopes one day to live up to the stringent expectations of her cat, Morty.