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(Shared with permission of The Winston Cup Museum, from their post) Winston-Salem Fashion Week (WSFW) may be one of the best-kept secrets in this town. But if Nikita Wallace and Winston Cup Museum owner, Christy Spencer have anything to do with it – it won’t for long. It is coming up on the fourth yearContinue reading “WS Fashion Week”

The Winston-Salem Ambassadors are thrilled to announce the FORMAL acceptance of Sandy High as an official Ambassador. Sandy was already acting as an amazing Ambassador for WFUBMC, so we made it official! “Hi, my name is Sandy High – Sandra Gale (Fox)High. I am 58 years young. Wife, mother, friend, 2006 Fleer Center graduate fromContinue reading “New Ambassador: Sandy High”

  What’s your name? Where are you from? I’m Chris Wilson. I was born in San Diego, CA but moved to Winston-Salem when I was 3. I am the owner/founder of Mogul Clothing. It’s my full time job running the company. I’m a solo-preneur so everything from fashion design to social media to customer service isContinue reading “#TwinCityConnections: Chris Wilson, Mogul”

Dear Twin City fans, friends, residents and future neighbors, One of the reasons the Winston-Salem Ambassadors was started was to help those who are new here! (New really meaning up to 3 years!) It is often very difficult to get acclimated, meet people, get the scoop on certain restaurants, coffee shops, events happening, etc. etc.Continue reading “Moving to Winston-Salem? “New” here?”

One of the things that makes Winston-Salem SO special, in my humble opinion, is how local and small businesses support each other. I had the privilege of meeting Jim and Dana Moody in 2013 when they bought the then Caffe Prada at 390 N. Broad St. Since that time, I have grown to know andContinue reading “WS Appreciation: West End Coffeehouse and Twin City Gelato”

The Board of Directors and President Mackenzie Cates-Allen are excited to welcome Isaac Moore as the newest Board of Advisors member. Isaac Moore is Director of Alumni Engagement and an Adjunct Professor of First-Year Experience at Winston-Salem State University. Moore brings a background in both higher education and corporate management to Winston-Salem. Most recently heContinue reading “The Ambassadors Welcome Isaac Moore”

  This #TwinCityConnections is with one of our Board Members who joined in 2017. Christy C. Spencer. Christy Spencer is Vice-President of JKS Incorporated and co-owner of The Winston Cup Museum Special Event Center. “I live in Winston-Salem for a couple of reasons – First – I was born and raised here and Second – IContinue reading “#TwinCityConnections: Christy Spencer”

My name is Nikkie Pridgen, and I am a native of Winston Salem, NC.  I am a former Program Coordinator at Wake Forest Innovations, and am the CEO of N.V. Menagerie. I chose to live and work in Winston Salem “because home is where the heart is”.  I attended college in-state at The University ofContinue reading “#TwinCityConnections: Nikkie Pridgen”

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about intentions. In my work leading this small, new-ish nonprofit, there is a lot of explaining about who we are. Because we are so new, there is a lot of talk around our intentions. Though a nonprofit is a business, our mission, or our intentions, are what set usContinue reading “The Importance of Intentions”