Winston-Salem Monthly,
Greensboro Monthly,
and Relaxation
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Winston-Salem Monthly is published by Media General Publications, which
also publishes the
Winston-Salem Journal. For a time, they also published
Greensboro Monthly
(first appeared in October 2007) and Relaxation, a
leisure-time activities magazine for physicians across North Carolina. Articles I've
written for these magazines include:
  • Up next: Horne Creek Farm, Surry Community College viticulture &
    enology
  • Day Trip to Hillsborough, NC (July 2012)
  • K&W Cafeterias, 75th Anniversary (June 2012)
  • "Ask an Expert: Billy King, N.C. Room, Main Library" (January 2012).
  • Winston-Salem Symphony holiday events (December 2011).
  • N.C. Transportation Museum (October 2011).
  • The Winston-Salem Air Show (September 2011).
  • Historic Bethabara Park and Bethania Mills (July 2011).
  • In June 2011: the "Art In Clay" exhibit at Old Salem.
  • In 2010, the Six Days of November arts events (November); the
    Associated Artists (September); Tanglewood Park and antiquing in
    Greensboro (July); and a preview of Piedmont Opera's production of
    "Turandot" (April) for Winston-Salem Monthly.
  • In 2008: October Winston-Salem Monthly, Piedmont Opera's production
    of "The Light in the Piazza;" antiquing on Greensboro's South Elm
    Street (September Greensboro Monthly); June Greensboro Monthly
    front page feature: Triad Stage and its new musical, "Bloody
    Blackbeard;" May Winston-Salem Monthly (Forsyth County's two May
    wine festivals and other wine-related notes); April Greensboro Monthly:
    several of the "200 Reasons Why We Love Greensboro" are mine
    (celebrating Greensboro's 200th birthday); April Winston-Salem Monthly:
    "Piedmont Opera Turns 30;" March Winston-Salem Monthly: good beer
    destinations in Winston-Salem; January Greensboro Monthly: a profile of
    historic Blandwood.
  • In 2007: December Winston-Salem Monthly: Korner's Folly historic
    house, and Home Moravian Church's annual Candle Tea; November
    Winston-Salem Monthly: Henry Shaffner House B&B and Thanksgiving
    dinner restaurants; premiere (October 2007) issue of Greensboro
    Monthly: PROfile of winemaker Max Lloyd; September Winston-Salem
    Monthly: Oriental Oasis and La Providencia, ethnic markets in Winston-
    Salem; July Winston-Salem Monthly: day trips to Amish country in
    Yadkin County, and the Yadkin Valley wineries; June/ July issue of
    Relaxation: "Great Escape: NYC/Broadway;" in three issues of Winston-
    Salem Monthly, with marvelous photography by Christine Rucker, North
    Carolina School of the Arts' 50th-anniversary production of "West Side
    Story": February 2007, April 2007 and May 2007.
  • In the February/March 2007 issue of Relaxation: "Romantic Winter B&B
    Getaways," and "Great Escape: Key West, Fl."
  • In 2006: December Winston-Salem Monthly: "Family Treasures;" Oct./
    Nov. Relaxation: "Great Escape:  Charleston, S.C.;" September Winston-
    Salem Monthly: "Getaway to Salem Lake.";  August/September
    Relaxation: "Real Men Like Facials;" "Where the Kids Can Play (and --
    shh -- Learn)," Winston-Salem's three children-focused museums (July
    Winston-Salem Monthly).
The individual B&B cabins of Pilot Knob
Inn were among the winter getaways
profiled in
Relaxation's Feb.-March '07 issue.