🌱 East Of Texas Grand Opening + Church Provides Debt Forgiveness

Morning, everybody! Michelle Paul here with your Wednesday edition of the Winston-Salem Patch newsletter, full of all the things you need to know about what's going on in town. Including updates on these three stories.

But first, your local weather:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny. High: 59 Low: 41.
• Thursday: Sunshine. High: 65 Low: 46.

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

1. A little bit of Texas-style barbeque is making its way to Winston-Salem; Claire Calvin recently opened her restaurant East of Texas on South Broad Street, bringing her Houston roots to the city. Mainly focusing on Texas-style barbeque, the new restaurant offers slow-cooked brisket prepared by a smoker. The new restaurant is Calvin's third restaurant to offer Texas cuisine; she also runs The Porch and Alma Mexicana. (WGHP FOX8 Greensboro)
2. Winston-Salem's Trinity Moravian Church continues to give back to the community by forgiving almost $3.3 million dollars in medical debt for thousands of local families. The church, which is located off Sprague Street, said it has a deep commitment to ministry and community service, and this deed is part of its debt jubilee project. The debt forgiveness assisted a total of 3,355 families who live mostly in Davidson County with some who live in Davie and Yadkin counties, and the church plans to expand next into Surry and Stokes counties. (WXII12 Winston-Salem)
3. The Winston-Salem Fire Department responded to a call over the weekend about a house fire on Horace Mann Ave. No injuries were reported, but the fire left five people without a place to live. Officials are currently investigating to determine the cause. (WFMYNews2.com)

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Today and tomorrow in Winston-Salem:

Wednesday, March 29

• Fun Fitness - Sprague Street Community Center (10:00 AM)
• Try New Things - William R. Anderson Jr. Community Center (1:00 PM)
• Adult Coloring - The Shepherd’s Center Of Greater Winston Salem (1:30 PM)

Thursday, March 30

• Thursday Community Food Distribution - Bowman Gray Stadium Parking Lot (8:45 AM)
• Thirsty Thursdays - Joymongers Barrel Hall (7:00 PM)
• Stewart Coley Music - Midway Music Hall And Event Center (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Starting Monday, Apr. 3, the City of Winston-Salem will be taking over recycling collection services. Current recycling collection schedules will stay in place, but if you want to check your schedule or upcoming holidays, download the Winston-Salem Collects app on Apple or Android. (City of Winston-Salem, NC - Government via Facebook)
• A ribbon cutting will be taking place on Saturday, Apr. 1 at 10 a.m. in celebration of the completion of phase two of Salem Lake's planned improvements. The project began in July 2021. Read more about the improvements at the link. (City of Winston-Salem, NC - Government via Facebook)
• Forsyth County Public Library is inviting everyone to register for the upcoming edible book festival on Friday! Make an edible representation of your favorite book and submit it to barriccl@forsyth.cc. Judges will announce the top three submissions on Mar. 31 at noon at the Central Library. (Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC via Facebook)

You're officially in the loop for today! I'll see you soon.

— Michelle Paul

About me: Michelle Paul is a Utah-based writer and photographer with a professional background in content management and registered nursing. When not working on projects ranging from photo editing to copywriting, they enjoy traveling, video games, and expanding their skills.