Winston-Salem: Quick Facts

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News •

National fast food chain closes NC locations after franchisee files bankruptcy • Oct. 22, 2026, 3:00 AM ET (The Raleigh News & Observer)

Winston-Salem's blighted historic Reynoldstown to get some love • Oct. 16, 2026, 2:30 PM ET (Winston-Salem Journal)

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Wait Chapel with its tall steeple and clock tower stands at the end of a large, green lawn surrounded by trees on the campus of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Moravian Church

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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