Footnote offers seasonal coffee flights, so be on the lookout for new flavors. | Photo via @footnotecoffeeandcocktails
Winstonians with decision paralysis, this one’s for you. There’s no reason to choose just one flavor of beer, coffee, or soup when you can try multiple — you just have to know where to look.
Check out these local places that let you have it all with a flight of sample-sized selections.
Footnote Coffee and Cocktails | Try Footnote’s $13 rotating coffee flights that include four 6-oz lattes with your choice of milk.
Three Bulls Steakhouse | Try a flight of whiskey or bourbon to taste three different options. Pro tip: Go on a Wednesday for half-price bourbon flights.
Westtown Restaurant | During the colder months, you can order flights of soup featuring three different options to warm you up — the restaurant started offering this unique flight after seeing requests for one in a local Facebook group.
Campus Gas | Make brunch five times better with a flight featuring five different varieties of mimosa.
Which of the following statements about the Wright Brothers — first in flight — is not true?
A. Before flight, the brothers worked in the printing business. B. The pair also opened a skate sales and repair shop in 1892. C. Their first successful flight took place in Kill Devil Hills, NC. D. They sold an airplane to the US Army for $25,000.
Mover & Shaker Pop Up | 4-7 p.m. | Dram & Draught | Cocktail competition award winner Nick Hogan from Mover & Shaker Co. will pop up behind the bar for one night only.
Tuesday, April 15
Candle-Making Workshop ️| 6-8 p.m. | Incendiary Brewing Company | $43 | Join this hands-on class to make two spring-scented candles — beer and food will be available for purchase.
Wednesday, April 16
Keller Williams Real Estate Egg Hunt | 4-5 p.m. | Hanestown Park | Free | Kids will have the chance to search for colorful eggs hidden throughout the park + enjoy ice cream.
Thursday, April 17
Community Baby Shower: Winston-Salem | 4 p.m. | Fairgrounds Home and Gardens Building | Free | New and expecting parents can join this community shower to learn about parenting resources, participate in games, and receive free baby supplies.
Wine Tasting/Cheese Pairing | 6-8 p.m. | Harmon House, Kernersville | $14 | Try four different wines paired with artisanal cheeses while mingling with other participants.
Wednesday, April 23
A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute: “Ballymore,” an Opera in Two Parts | Wednesday, April 23, Friday, April 25, Sunday, April 27 | Times vary | UNC School of the Arts | $20+ | This American opera follows the complicated romances of two couples living in Northern Ireland in the 1960s.*
Plan Ahead
MESStival | 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Kaleideum | $10+ | Immerse yourself in goo, gunk, and grit to create art and explore science.*
Tree pollen levels in the Triad have been reaching “very high” levels since March, with higher temperatures accelerating pollen release. Better stock up on the tissues — an early start to allergy season doesn’t necessarily mean an early end. Track local pollen conditions. (Winston-Salem Journal)
Traffic
Lane closures on Meadowbrook Drive Loop between Robinhood and Reynolda roads will continue this week through Friday, April 18. One lane of the road will be closed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for water system improvements.
Sports
A rare Cooper Flagg trading card was recently found in local store Score More Sports. For those of you who don’t keep up with sports, allow us to put it in perspective: A different Flagg autographed card sold for more than $84,000 at auction over a week ago. (WXII 12 News)
Community
Nominations for the annual 7 over Seventy Awards open today. Locals can nominate adults 70 years or older who have made a significant impact on Forsyth County through Friday, May 23.
Plan Ahead
United Way of Forsyth County’s Sneaker Ball is coming up on Saturday, May 3. The annual fundraising gala invites locals to show up dressed in their most creative pair of sneakers. Purchase tickets.
Mansion Monday
Have you ever wanted to peruse stacks of books atop a rolling ladder à la Belle in “Beauty and the Beast”? Now’s your chance, thanks to this 4-bedroom, 7-bath home with French and Italian architectural influences — including a study with built-in shelves and a ladder.
Health
If you’re dealing with uterine fibroids, there are options that might offer relief. Novant Health offers approaches like Acessa and Sonata RFA, which target fibroids without affecting healthy tissue, helping many women find relief from symptoms and return to their routine quickly. Learn more about these approaches.*
Seasonal
It’s social event season — outsmart the noise of rumbling crowds and hear conversations more clearly. Most hearing aids have one processor, but these bad boys have two. They process speech and noise separately, so speech gets clearer and crisper. That’s why 540,000+ customers swear by them.*
Biz
Our Parents’ Gift Guide is almost complete, but we have a few spots left to feature your business’s product or service. Secure your spot just in time for Mother’s Day + Father’s Day.
The Buy
LED under cabinet lights, so you can finally have light in dark closets, above kitchen counters, or beneath shelves. The wireless lights turn on with a motion sensor and can be adjusted between five different brightness levels.
As a big ferroequinologist — I’ll use that word any chance I get — I’m intrigued by a new 100-day trip to tour “around the world by train.” It’s completely flight-free, instead crossing the globe via train and “luxury sea voyages.” There are only 12 spots available, though, so for now we’ll start small with Amtrak.
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