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THE TRIAD’S BEST 2020

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Welcome to our favorite issue of the year, The Triad’s Best! As many of you may know, this is our biggest issue all year, and something we spend several months working on. This year, exactly 166,410 votes were cast by nearly 30,000 people—setting a new record for participation! People from all over North America, Europe, Asia, and even as far as Australia made tprheir voices heard by choosing all of their Triad favorites.appears

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Rev. Willard Bass and Rev. Gary Williams are co-directors/founders of the SHARE COOPERATIVE, and its motto is “Supplying Honest And Respectful Engagement.” For the past four years, they have been trying to practice what they preach and feed the hungry by opening a grocery store in one of Winston-Salem’s many food deserts.

Doing this would provide access to healthy food. The project is closer than ever before, but they still need about $300,000 from the City of Winston-Salem to make it a reality.

6 Having enjoyed tremendous success this summer, the collaboration between the RiverRun International Film Festival and Marketplace Cinemas Drive-In screenings continues this month with a pair of popular screen favorites on tap, both of which have direct ties to the festival. Friday, “RIVERRUN AT MARKETPLACE” presents the 1987 Mel Brooks sci-fi spoof Spaceballs on Marketplace’s drive-in screen, followed by the award-winning 2005 comedy/drama Junebug on Thursday, Sept. 10. Marketplace Cinemas is located at 2095 Peters Creek Pkwy. in Winston-Salem.

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During the opening night of the Republican National Convention, former United Nations Ambassador and South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley warned that America would turn SOCIALIST under a Biden/Harris administration.

8 The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a 5.1-magnitude EARTHQUAKE in Alleghany County, North Carolina, on Sunday, Aug. 9, at 8:07 a.m., about the same time parishioners at St. Gabriel Catholic Church in Charlotte, 100 miles to the south, gathered at Mass and heard this among the morning’s Bible readings...

54 TRIBUTE ACTS reigned supreme in YES! Weekly’s 2020 Triad’s Best reader poll, with members of Spindle 45, and Taylor Vaden and the Memphis Thunder sweeping the board for best musician slots in addition to their awards as “Best Cover/Tribute” bands in the Triad.

55 I’m a woman who just turned 30, and so is my best friend, who just got out of a three-year relationship. She’s now on the REBOUND hard — hitting on her co-workers, going on multiple dates every week, hooking up with different guys all the time...

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THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE

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getting a forum on the [WSPD] budget that would not have existed without the interest of the community.”

It took almost two months, 49 marches, over 1,000 signatures, four acts of civil disobedience, 55 arrests, three City and County government meetings, and two gruesome videos of a man pleading for his life to no avail for relevant policy changes to occur—all because a diverse group of empathetic comrades occupied Bailey Park and stood up for their siblings at the Forsyth County Detention Center.

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speaking about abolishing prisons at the DNC with the hashtag #LawlessLiberals.

Pittenger said that TAP would also continue to get people involved and keep them involved by “giving the community access to direct actions from a variety of spaces.” Pittenger said the occupation could not have continued for almost 50 days if not for the community’s participation and the “stamina and courage of the occupiers.”

“What a difference it makes to have a community involved in this kind of support,” she said. “Being interested in public comment periods to the point of

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munity and we cannot let barriers keep us from coming together harmoniously. As always, I remain grateful for the support of the people.”

YES! Weekly asked Howell in a followup email if the sheriff could confirm what TAP alleged was true, and if so, when those policy changes would be in writing but received no response.

On Aug. 31, Battle and Pittenger confirmed that the FCSO had emailed them the updated policy changes that reflected the two most important demands of TAP. The other two demands, Pittenger said, were dropped because their questions were answered from other sources, and they are confident that their legal team can get their charges of “impeding traffic” dropped. Even though their demands relating to policy changes were met, Pittenger said this is just the beginning of Triad Abolition Project’s work in the Winston-Salem community.

“It means more civic engagement, monitoring the SBI investigations in Forsyth County to make sure not an another John Neville case happens,” she said. “We are definitely going to do more direct action with education—sit-ins, teach-ins, that kind of thing—especially on abolition.” According to a press conference held by TAP on Sept. 1, Battle told the press that the TAP would be redirecting its attention on District Attorney Jim O’Neill, who, as Battle said, “appears hellbent on prosecuting peaceful protesters, despite having tweeted just days ago, ‘Looking forward to serving alongside Kentucky AG @DanielCameronAG who understands we can stand with law enforcement & maintain law order while working with & alongside activists who are committed to stamping out inequality and racial injustice.’ It is unnerving that DA O’Neill seems at best oblivious, if not, in direct opposition to the efforts of activists here in Forsyth County working for justice for Mr. Neville. Activists working to stomp out inequality that his office is currently prosecuting. Activists who are simply exercising our right to protest and make our community safer for us all. Efforts which have been proven successful in getting a dangerous law enforcement restraint banned by the Forsyth County Sheriff ’s Office. DA O’Neill has notoriously supported some of the worst elements of U.S. society, including violent, right-wing fanatics.” Battle specifically addressed a retweet by O’Neill on Aug. 18 of a video from the account @RepublicanAGs depicting a local Black, trans activist

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On the 48th night of #OccupyWSNC, the Triad Abolition Project announced that their demands had been met by the Forsyth County Sheriff ’s Office and that the almost two-month occupation of Bailey Park would end on Sept. 1.

The #OccupyWSNC movement began on July 15, and at the helm of the movement was the Triad Abolition Project— fronted by Dr. Brittany Battle, Bailey Pittenger, and Hannah Campbell— and consisted of over a dozen frequent occupiers showing up every day in the blistering heat and flooding rain to march and push for their demands to be met.

Over the course of the 49 days, 55 arrests on charges of “impeding traffic” occurred through acts of civil disobedience, where protesters intentionally stood in the streets of downtown to peacefully demonstrate. On Aug. 27, the Triad Abolition Project sent out a statement regarding a meeting that occurred on Aug. 26, where TAP turned in the collaborative petition with the ACLU of N.C. that acquired over 1,000 signatures. According to the statement, the meeting between organizers and FCSO personnel indicated that the organization’s demands were going to be met.

YES! Weekly reached out to the FCSO to confirm this statement on Aug. 27.

According to FCSO Public Affairs Officer Christina Howell, Sheriff Kimbrough made the following statement: “We do not – and have not, in my time or under the previous administration – ‘hog-tied’ or used the Ripp-Hobble restraint in any capacity. There is a marked difference between a bent-leg prone restraint and ‘hog-tying’ an individual. Again – we have not endorsed or participated in the practice of ‘hog-tying’ an individual and any claim otherwise is not only inaccurate but inflammatory. We have always been committed to partnerships and dialogue, accountability, and transparency. We are continuously evaluating and updating our policies, procedures, and training to ensure that they reflect current best practices. Yes, it is true that, as I have stated publicly, many changes have occurred and many are underway. We were glad to meet with community members and review the changes that we have implemented, to explain our positions, and to better educate. We are always amenable to entering into conversation with our community members as we are the Office of the People. We are aware that our strength lies within our relationships. At the end of the day, it is our com-

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SHARE Cooperative inches closer to opening a grocery store in a Winston-Salem food desert

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ev. Willard Bass and Rev. Gary Williams are co-directors/founders of the SHARE Cooperative, and its motto is “Supplying Honest And Respectful EngageKatie Murawski ment.” For the past four years, they have Editor been trying to practice what they preach and feed the hungry by opening a grocery store in one of Winston-Salem’s many food deserts. Doing this would provide access to healthy food. The project is closer than ever before, but they still need about $300,000 from the City of Winston-Salem to make it a reality.

The SHARE Cooperative’s plan is to open a full-service grocery store called the Harvest Market and use its profits to help feed those who are living in poverty— all while engaging the community in activism and advocacy with monthly workshops and classes.

“We see [the co-op] as an opportunity to bring diverse folks together,” Williams said. “There are food-insecure folks, and there is no reason for that to be, especially in Winston-Salem, where we have an abundance of assets.”

“What we want to do is provide access,” Williams added. “There are parts of our community that simply just don’t have access, and it’s no fault of theirs. It’s just that large food distributors have decided that area is not profitable enough to actually open a store over there. Their business is to make profits. Counter to that, we realize there is a problem, so as a community, we are bringing our assets together to eliminate that issue.” “[Food insecurity] spirals into other issues,” Bass said. “Like if you are a hungry kid, you can’t focus in school—25% of our kids in Forsyth County are food insecure. All of these issues compound on each other and make it so that we need more healthy food in a place like where we are setting up our cooperative.”

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An artist rendering of the Harvest Market storefront (This was painted before the “Harvest Market” name was chosen) Parkway and Academy Street, and it would be a model to prove that their co-op model would work.

Peter Schlachte, a Wake Forest graduate and an AmeriCorp Vista with the SHARE Cooperative, said the co-op model is community-centered and would provide the member-owners with a voice in decisions at the co-op.

“Everyone is on an equal playing field because [member-owners] get a single vote in cooperative matters regardless of how much money they have,” Schlachte said.

“It gives a lot of voice to local community members, but it also ensures everyone has an equal say for that voice.”

Bass explained that the SHARE Cooperative is a nonprofit, and through the co-op model, the profits, or overages, would be reinvested in the community and go toward subsidizing people who can’t afford groceries.

“Now, that is different from a Food Lion or Aldi,” Williams said. “They make a profit, and then they take that money out of our community and back to their own headquarters.”

Bass and Williams said that they were both called on by God to pursue this endeavor.

“I’ve really had it in my heart the question of ‘how to be an authentic community?’— I’ve always been wrestling with that,” Bass said. “It’s even stronger now because where we are in our nation and communities. We need to have this place where we can begin to be an authentic community.

Martin Luther King Jr. talked about ‘the Beloved Community,’ and we have been hard-fast to have a place like that. My commitment is to pursue that. God has called me, and this team around us. I’ve been called to do it, and I gotta do it.”

“I came to this area approximately five years ago to retire, to do nothing—I bought a rocking chair and started rocking,” Williams said. “But then, I heard and discovered the needs. I have been blessed, so I couldn’t just sit and do nothing. ‘To whom much is given, much will be required.’ God had a calling on my life, and God has said to me, ‘often you need to do a little bit more.’ The reason that appeals to me is because God has abundantly blessed me, and he continues to bless. And I try to witness this to the folk that is there; we have been stuck a few times, but then God has shown favor and sent grace to overcome those things. So, how could I just sit in a rocking chair and do nothing?”

Even though Bass and Williams said they were called on by the Divine to bring The Harvest Market to fruition, it doesn’t mean this process has been easy— enter the COVID-19 pandemic.

“To me, it was a blessing and a curse,” Bass said of COVID-19. “We had a schedule that we were on, and then when COVID hit, it put all that on hold.”

“We pivoted and regrouped,” Williams added. “There were certain benefits from that as well—the benefit that we got was to continue to [improve] the infrastructure of the building.”

“The other side of that, with COVID hitting, it made people become aware of the disparities that have existed, not only in our nation but locally,” Bass added. “More people have been coming forward, offering to help and get involved.”

Williams said the pandemic also benefited SHARE because social distancing created a need that The Harvest Market could to fill. Thus, the implementation of the Harvest Market’s WebCart, an ecommerce site to order groceries online for

curbside pick up at 663 Peters Creek Pkwy., which Bass said would go live on Sept. 21.

According to the website, the brick-andmortar would open in December 2020.

Looking to the future, Bass and Williams said after the first location of The Harvest Market is up and running, they would be planning for the second location—and they have their eyes set on the area with the most food deserts in the city, East Winston.

Williams said that they are looking at buying 38 acres of property to redevelop, the benefits of which would be economic development. Williams noted that the flagship Harvest Market would create 34 jobs, and he anticipates that those job opportunities would triple at the East Winston location.

Member-owners pay an initial $100 membership fee, and there is a corporate membership option, which is $250.

Senior citizens, students and those on government assistance can also become member-owners as well, but at a discounted rate of $75.

Bass and Williams explained that member-owners would have access to exclusive discounts, training/classes and would be able to vote on future decisions of the co-op. Bass said there are already over 400 member-owners signed up with the SHARE Cooperative.

Bass and Williams said their goal is $2.3 million to open the store, and they are very close, but still need about $300,000 to reach that goal—which will depend on the Winston-Salem City Council voting in favor of supporting this endeavor.

Bass and Williams expect the council to vote on whether they will approve the funds they need to open the first Harvest Market during the next council meeting on Monday, Sept. 21.

For more information, visit the SHARE Cooperative’s website, www.share-ws. coop/. !

KATIE MURAWSKI is the editor of YES! Weekly. She is from Mooresville, North Carolina and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism with a minor in film studies from Appalachian State University in 2017.

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RiverRun brings laughs and love to Marketplace Drive-In

aving enjoyed tremendous success this summer, the collaboration between the RiverRun International Film Festival and Marketplace Cinemas Drive-In screenings continues this month with a pair of popular screen favorites on tap, both of which have direct ties to the festival.

Mark Burger Friday, “RiverRun at Marketplace” presents the 1987 Mel Brooks sci-fi spoof Spaceballs on Marketplace’s Contributor drive-in screen, followed by the award-winning 2005 comedy/ drama Junebug on Thursday, Sept.

10. Marketplace Cinemas is located at 2095 Peters Creek Pkwy. in Winston-Salem.

Gates will open 7:30 p.m. both nights, with each screening beginning around 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 per car, $30 per car for VIP parking, and concessions will also be available for purchase. Tickets are available for purchase at www.mpcwsdrivein.simpletix.com.

Originally released in the summer of 1987, Spaceballs (rated PG) is Mel Brooks’s send-up of the Star Wars universe, boasting a star-studded cast including Brooks himself (in dual roles), John Candy, Rick Moranis, Daphne Zuniga, Dick Van Patten, and Bill Pullman as the cocky, swaggering space pilot, Lone Starr. Pullman is a member of RiverRun’s advisory board and was the 2008 recipient of the Master of Cinema award.

Although it was only a moderate box-office success, Spaceballs was a smash on home-video and cable television. “Over the years, the film has come to be regarded as something of a cult classic, and perhaps the most popular of Brooks’s parodies of film genres such as Blazing Saddles and High Anxiety,” said Rob Davis, RiverRun executive director.

The award-winning comedy/drama Junebug (rated R), which marks its 15th anniversary this year, is undoubtedly more familiar to local audiences, having been filmed throughout the Piedmont Triad. It marked the feature debut of director Phil Morrison, who grew up in WinstonSalem, and the feature debut for screenwriter Angus MacLachlan, the acclaimed playwright who is also a Winston-Salem native.

The cast includes Scott Wilson, Embeth Davidtz, Alessandro Nivola, Ben McKenzie, Celia Weston, R. Keith Harris, and Amy Adams, who earned the first of her six Academy Award nominations – this one for Best Supporting Actress. The film offers a gentle but perceptive look at cultural differences; one recently noted in a Washington Post column penned by Billy McEntee, who wrote: “The film asks me to hold and protect an unconditional love for those, I would not have encountered in real life, and for those I never will.”

Both MacLachlan and Weston (recipient of RiverRun’s 2017 Master of Cinema award) are members of the festival’s advisory board.

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one, not two, but three connections to our wonderful RiverRun advisory board,” Davis said. “All three of these folks – Angus, Celia, and Bill – have made incredible contributions to film, and we are humbled to have all of them as part of the RiverRun family. We cannot wait to show both of these incredible films at Marketplace.”

For the Junebug screening, MacLachlan, Morrison, and Weston have all provided video introductions in which they share their memories about the production and the lasting impact Junebug has had, both for them and for audiences.

“I am very proud of the film, and I actually haven’t seen it in a while,” said MacLachlan, who has since written and directed Goodbye to All That (2014) and Abundant Acreage Available (2017), both filmed in North Carolina.

“I would hope that it holds up and still has meaning for people.”

“I remember when I saw the first rough cut in one of the producer’s basement,” he added. “Although it wasn’t finished and it needed work. I felt so strongly that, fundamentally, Phil Morrison had not only gotten what my intention was but actually made it better.”

“Working with RiverRun has been terrific,” said Zack Fox, manager and projectionist at Marketplace Cinemas.

“Who would ever imagine that our first year working working ‘inside’ with RiverRun would have turned into a series of outside drive-in movies? Not me. But the turnouts have been excellent. Each event tops the last.”

The August screenings of before/during/after and the

documentary John Lewis: Good Trouble were the most successful yet, with Davis noting that the latter film set a new drive-in attendance record. “We continue to be pleased with the turnout and support for RiverRun at Marketplace Drive-In.” “We were very honored that Finnerty Steeves (writer/ producer/star of before/during/after) made the trip from New York to present her movie in person,” Fox said, “and we’re very excited that the talent behind Junebug will present us with some video introductions for the film – made exclusively just for RiverRun and our Marketplace Drive-In. Some of Hollywood’s best helping out our independent cinema and independent festivals is very exciting to us. We’re quite grateful.”

What’s more, the turnout for the OUT at the Movies drive-in screening of The Birdcage (1996) “was incredible,” Fox said. “If we didn’t have a storm blow through 30 minutes before the showing, there was a solid chance for a last-minute midnight screening added for overflow.

Truly a tremendous turnout. We loved working with Rex Welton and the ‘OUT’ team, and look forward to being a part of future ‘OUT’ events both at our drive-in and indoors.”

The official Marketplace Cinemas website is www. mpcws.com/, and the official RiverRun website is www. riverrunfilm.com/. !

See MARK BURGER’s reviews of current movies on Burgervideo.com. © 2020, Mark Burger.

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Trump and the dreaded ‘S’ word During the opening night of the Republican National Convention, former United Nations Ambassador and South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley warned that America would turn socialist under Jim Longworth a Biden/Harris administration.

Haley and a host Longworth of other speakers at Large took their lead from Donald Trump, who has been using the dreaded “S” word to stoke fear among voters for the past four years. The problem is that we all embrace and rely on some form of socialism every day of our lives, but Trump isn’t one to let the facts get in the way of a good story.

According to Merriam-Webster, socialism is an “economic and political theory advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods.”

In the broadest sense, then, we are already a socialist nation. Over 61 million Americans get their health insurance through Medicare, and 63 million of us receive Social Security benefits every month. Who pays for these life sustaining programs? We do, the collective. And who administers them? The government.

Earlier this year, every adult received a stimulus check to help offset our losses from the pandemic, while millions of small businesses received PPP funds and “loans” to help them keep their doors open. But much of that money doesn’t have to be repaid. Millions more businesses qualified for low interest SBA loans. Who pays taxes to make these funds available? We do, the collective.

And who administers them? The government.

All federal employees, from the janitors who clean the Capitol to the Congressmen who work there, are paid a salary and receive pensions and healthcare coverage. Likewise, local public officials, from teachers to sheriff’s deputies, receive similar benefits on the state level. Who pays for these salaries and benefits? We do, the collective. And who administers them? The government.

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We rely on police, the military and the FBI to protect us each and every day, but guess who pays for that? We, the collective. And who administers those agencies? The government.

Cities and counties create mega sites that they can develop, then offer tax incentives to industries who locate on that land. Who pays for this system of economic development? We do, the collective. And who owns the land and administers the program? The government.

Public schools, public universities, and community colleges are supported in part by foundations, fees, and tuitions, but guess who keeps them operating?

We do, the collective. And who administers our funds? The government.

Teaching hospitals treat patients, train doctors, and engage in research to find new cures. To do that they rely in part on grants and federal funding.

Who pays for that? We do, the collective. Who administers the money? The government.

Local coliseums and stadiums serve as venues for sports and concerts. Guess who pays for those facilities? We do, the collective. And who owns those facilities? The government.

Local recreation centers provide kids with a safe place to get exercise. Who pays for those centers? We do, the collective. And who owns those venues?

The government.

When our North Carolina state parks needed an influx of cash for renovations, who passed and paid for the referendum? We did, the collective. And who owns the parks that we visit? The government.

The FDA makes sure our food and drugs are safe, and the post office makes sure our mail is delivered (usually). Who pays for that service? We do, the collective. And who administers the funds to sustain those services? The government.

Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, and every other right-wing political hack can threaten us with socialism all they want, but if Joe Biden is elected on Nov. 3, he won’t bring socialism with him. It’s already here, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. !

JIM LONGWORTH is the host of Triad Today, airing on Saturdays at 7:30 a.m. on ABC45 (cable channel 7) and Sundays at 11 a.m. on WMYV (cable channel 15).

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The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a 5.1-magnitude earthquake in Alleghany County, North Carolina, on Sunday, Aug. 9, at 8:07 a.m., about the same time parishioners at St. Gabriel Catholic Church in

Charlotte, 100 miles to the south, gathered at Mass and heard this among the morning’s Bible readings: “After the wind there was an earthquake — but the Lord was not in the earthquake.” Father Richard Sutter, pastor at St. Gabriel, later told The Charlotte Observer he didn’t feel the rumble himself, but several worshippers approached him after the outdoor service to share the “Godincidence.” Father Cory Catron, closer to the epicenter near Sparta, also felt the

quake and said it made for “good homily material.” As his services ended later that morning, an aftershock rattled his church.

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As wildfires tore through parts of California on Aug. 19, Chad Little of Vacaville and his family prepared to evacuate, but Little changed his mind and decided to stay, he told KCRA. The family is in the process of rebuilding the home they lost five years ago in an attic fire, and “I can’t let it go,” he said. Little had hoses ready, but when the electricity went out, the water was cut off, so he grabbed a rake to clear away dry grass. As his cars and then his shop began to catch fire, he reached for the only liquid he had — cans of Bud Light, shaking and spraying them at the fire, dousing the flames just before firefighters arrived. “My buddies all tease me about drinking water-beer,” he said.

“I say, ‘Hey, it saved my shop.’” He also managed to save his home.

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Sonja Lee has been struggling to make rent on her Houston apartment since losing her job in March, and has talked with her landlord about payment arrangements, but on Aug. 17, she received an eviction notice in the form of a piece of paper taped to her door that read, “Guess who’s moving? You!!!” accompanied by a smiley face emoji and a demand to turn in her keys by 6 o’clock that night. “So y’all think it’s funny,” Lee told ABC 13 News. “There was nothing funny about that.” The apartment complex owner said the manager has been disciplined and has apologized.

QUESTIONABLE JUDGMENT

Balladeer James Blunt recently revealed that early in his college years at the University of Bristol, he adopted a completely carnivorous diet in order to prove his manliness, according to Men’s Health. “I just lived on mince, some chicken, maybe with some mayonnaise, and it took me about six to eight weeks to get very, very unhealthy and see a doctor, who said, ‘I think you’ve got the symptoms of scurvy,’” he confessed in a podcast. In response, Blunt tried to reverse the vitamin C deficiency that causes scurvy by drinking a liter of orange juice every night, which caused him to develop acid reflux. “So as you can see, yeah, food is not necessarily my forte.”

GOVERNMENT IN ACTION

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disappointed when her petition to open a coffee shop catering to bicyclists, and including parking spaces for bikes, was turned down by the local planning board because it lacked sufficient parking for cars. “It’s crazy,” Eroglu told The Guardian in mid-August, “because the Welsh government have prioritized (about $450 million) to improve walking and cycling within Wales.” Eroglu is planning to appeal. “No way am I giving up,” she said.

NEWS YOU CAN USE

Police in Brockville, Ontario, Canada, say a homeowner ignored a warning from his pet parrot on Aug. 17 because the bird “isn’t always a reliable source of information,” CTV reported. As a thief entered the home through an unlocked door, authorities said, the parrot issued a friendly “hello,” which didn’t alert the homeowner or deter the man from taking a credit card from a wallet. A neighbor photographed the suspect leaving the scene and security cameras later caught a 33-year-old man using the stolen card at a store, said police, who arrested him.

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— Herbert McClellan, 27, took advantage of a distracted clerk at a Speedway gas station in Clearwater, Florida, on Aug. 18 to snatch about $100 worth of scratch-off lottery tickets, according to police, who were alerted by store employees a few hours later when McClellan returned to the store to claim the $30 prize offered by one of the tickets. Fox13 reported McClellan was charged with petit theft and dealing in stolen property.

— Police in Hollywood, Florida, had little trouble tracking down a trio of thieves who broke into nearly 30 homes, stealing more than $150,000 in cash, weapons, mobile phones, electronics, jewelry, a vehicle and more, because all three were “already on pretrial release for previous crimes and ... wearing courtordered GPS ankle bracelet monitors,” Officer Christian Lata said. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported Zion Odain Denvor Hall, 21; Tyrek Davontae Williams, 19; and Tremaine Raekwon Hill, 18, were arrested on Aug. 14 and charged with charged with burglary, grand theft and racketeering. Police believe they’re part of a larger organization committing criminal acts throughout South Florida.

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elcome to our favorite issue of the year, The Triad’s Best! As many of you may know, this is our biggest issue all year, and something we spend several months working on. This year, exactly 166,410 votes were cast by nearly 30,000 people— setting a new record for participation!

People from all over North America, Europe, Asia, and even as far as Australia made their voices heard by choosing all of their Triad favorites.

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you to take a break from anxietyinducing headlines and the constant feeling of impending doom brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 election year to celebrate the winners and runners-up of the Triad’s Best readers’ poll. While you’ll see familiar winners, we hope this issue will be an opportunity for you to discover many newcomers who have won some of the top awards.

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additional runners-up listed. This was done due to the closeness of the vote counts, and in some cases, ties in the runner-up categories.

There are many people to thank for making this issue possible: - To our readers, thank you for picking up our awesome paper, taking the time to vote, and offering your suggestions and ideas.

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– To Alex and Austin, the best design staff in the Triad! Thank you so much for your diligence and patience on this enormous issue.

-To the sales team, simple and sweet: you crushed it!

– To our writers and photographers, thank you so much for making it happen.

Please show your support and share photos of your favorite winners and runners-up on social media using the hashtag, #YESTriadsBest2020.

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t’s been a hard couple of years for the 2020 Triad’s Best Visual Artist winner, Antonina Whaples. The Business 40 shutdown almost completely ruined her livelihood, her house flooded and was almost foreclosed on by the bank, and on top of all that, she was recovering from a traumatic brain injury. Strangely enough, the pandemic has caused her more relief instead of grief.

“It’s like I was where everyone is now emotionally and physically in relation to money and work last year.”

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“As an artist, to be named something like that in your hometown feels more special than some of these international awards that I have gotten,” she said.

“Especially since people voted for it, it has made me feel more affirmed.”

In addition to being a visual artist, Whaples is the owner of Kindred Spirits on Trade Street, a Shaman, a published author, and a fashion designer. Last year, she gave half of her business to her shamanic apprentice, so that she could focus on creating art to sell at Kindred. The new book she just published is called Stone People: An Introduction to Stone Medicine, which she said is a descriptive book about “all the healing stones organized by the

chakra system, and how to use them to heal yourself.” Whaples also finished drawing her own 78-card tarot deck she calls the Piczanka Tarot Deck, which is set to be released this month. “[Piczanka] was the name of the holocaust camp that my grandmother was interned in,” she said. “So this deck is like a reflection and a message from those of us who have already conquered and lived through tragedy to others who are experiencing displacement in order to help them through their journey spiritually.”

Her fashion line will drop on Sept. 26 during Winston-Salem Fashion Week.

“I’m excited because it is all up-cycled clothing that Goodwill sponsored, and all of the looks are representative of important cultural lineage, experi-

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ences, and the visual language of it,” she said. “And the music recorded with the film is original music by myself.”

At the end of the year, Whaples also has plans to release her “Introduction to Herbal Medicine” online program, which has been six years in the making.

“Thank you for the much-needed recognition work, and for supporting me on my journal thus far,” she said to those who voted for her as the Triad’s Best Visual Artist.

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BLACK POWDER SMOKEHOUSE

SECOND PLACE

BIB’S DOWNTOWN

SECOND PLACE

913 WHISKEY BAR AND SOUTHERN KITCHEN

RUNNERS -UP

CAMEL CITY BBQ FACTORY | PRISSY POLLY’S

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STAMEY’S | COUNTRY BBQ

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BEER SELECTION AT BAR IN FORSYTH COUNTY

JUGGHEADS

Best

BEER SELECTION AT BAR IN GUILFORD COUNTY

PIG POUNDER

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BISCUITS

BISCUIT FACTORY

Best

BISTRO

98 ASIAN BISTRO

SECOND PLACE

FOOTHILLS BREWPUB

SECOND PLACE

MAC’S SPEED SHOP

SECOND PLACE

SPRING VALLEY RESTAURANT

SECOND PLACE

BISTRO 150

RUNNERS -UP

THE BREWER’S KETTLE | KERNERSVILLE BREWING COMPANY

RUNNERS -UP

BENDER’S TAVERN | JAKE’S BILLIARDS

RUNNERS -UP

RASCALS TAVERN | MRS. WINNERS CHICKEN & BISCUITS

RUNNERS -UP

HAMILTON STREET BISTRO | BISTRO 40

Best

BREAKFAST IN FORSYTH COUNTY

FIRST WATCH

Best

BREAKFAST IN GUILFORD COUNTY

SCRAMBLED SOUTHERN DINER

Best

BREWERY/BREWING COMPANY

RED OAK BREWERY

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BRUNCH

CLADDAGH RESTAURANT & PUB

SECOND PLACE

BREAKFAST TIME

SECOND PLACE

THE SAGE MULE

SECOND PLACE

SOUTHEND BREWING CO

SECOND PLACE

RASCALS TAVERN

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MAMA ZOE’S | CAGNEY’S KITCHEN

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HERBIE’S PLACE | CAROLINA’S DINER

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PIG POUNDER | BROWN TRUCK BREWERY

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913 WHISKEY BAR & SOUTHERN KITCHEN | VILLIAGE TAVERN

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336-716-WAKE | www.wakehealth.edu

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BUFFETT

J&S FAMILY CAFETERIA

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BURGERS IN FORSYTH COUNTY

HOPS BURGER BAR

SECOND PLACE

SPIRO’S FAMILY RESTAURANT

SECOND PLACE

SPRUCE STREET GARDEN

RUNNERS -UP

BBQ NATION INDIAN GRILL | PIONEER FAMILY RESTAURANT

RUNNERS -UP

CHAR’S HAMBURGERS | SMALL BATCH

Best

BURGERS IN GUILFORD COUNTY

HOPS BURGER BAR

Best

CHEAP EATS

BITES AND PINTS

SECOND PLACE

PORTERHOUSE BURGERS

SECOND PLACE

YUM YUM’S

RUNNERS -UP

BURGER WARFARE | THE SAGE MULE

RUNNERS -UP

KERMITS HOT DOG HOUSE | TIPSY’Z TAVERN & GRILL

Best

CHEESECAKE

CHEESECAKE BY ALEX

Best SECOND PLACE

CHARLIE SELLERS

RUNNERS -UP

BLACK MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE | CHEESECAKE FACTORY

RUNNERS -UP

CURTIS HACKADAY | CHEF TIMOTHY GRANDINETTI

JAMES R. PATTERSON III

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CHEF UNDER 30

NICHOLAS CHAVEZ

SECOND PLACE

ANDERS BENTON

SECOND PLACE

ANDERS BENTON

RUNNERS -UP

LIZ SLATE | WESLEY PATTERSON

RUNNERS -UP

BRITTANY MCGEE OF THE HUMBLE BEE SHOPPE | JOSH TRUSLER

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CHEF IN GUILFORD COUNTY

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SECOND PLACE

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Best Tribute/Cover Band

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ONLINE ORDERING FOR DELIVERY, PICK-UP, & CURBSIDE

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2600 South Main Street ~ High Point, NC 27263 ~ 336.885.8101 Monday-Friday 6am-3pm | Saturday 6am-2pm Serving Breakfast until 11 Weekdays & 12 on Saturday www.peppermillcafe.com ~ /peppermill.cafe SEPTEMBER 2-8, 2020 YES! WEEKLY

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RONNIE’S WINGS

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CHICKEN WINGS IN GUILFORD COUNTY

EAST COAST WINGS

Best

CHINESE RESTAURANT / TAKE OUT IN FORSYTH

NEW SICHUAN

Best

CHINESE RESTAURANT / TAKE OUT IN GUILFORD

GOLDEN WOK

SECOND PLACE

WALDO’S WINGS

SECOND PLACE

BIG ED’S CHICKEN PIT

SECOND PLACE

SZECHUAN PALACE

SECOND PLACE

PHOENIX ASIAN CUISINE

RUNNERS -UP

TED’S FAMOUS CHICKEN PFAFFTOWN | FOOTHILLS BREWPUB

RUNNERS -UP

BOX SEAT | BON BON WINGS & GRILL

RUNNERS -UP

CHINA DRAGON | MR. LU’S ON ROBINHOOD RD

RUNNERS -UP

98 ASIAN BISTRO | CHU’S EXPRESS ON WESTCHESTER DRIVE

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COFFEE IN FORSYTH COUNTY

MOJI COFFEE AND MORE

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COFFEE IN GUILFORD COUNTY

RACHEL’S ROSE COTTAGE

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COUNTRY COOKING

SWEET POTATOES

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DESSERT MENU

BOBBY BOY BAKESHOP

SECOND PLACE

THE COFFEE MILL

SECOND PLACE

TATE ST. COFFEE

SECOND PLACE

COLISEUM COUNTRY CAFE

SECOND PLACE

BLACK MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE

RUNNERS -UP

TRAVELING BEAN | COFFEE PARK AIRSTREAM

RUNNERS -UP

DEBEEN ESPRESSO | THE GREEN BEAN

RUNNERS -UP

THE PEPPERMILL CAFE | SPIROS FAMILY RESTAURANT

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UNCLE CHEESECAKE | WEST END COFFEEHOUSE

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Five Convenient Locations: (336) 544-2758 510 Nicholas Rd. Ste F, Greensboro

1135 N. Church Street, Burlington

5065 University Pkwy, Winston-Salem

2643 Randleman Rd. Greensboro

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DINER

HERBIE’S PLACE

Best

DONUTS

DUCK DONUTS

SECOND PLACE

CAROLINAS DINER

SECOND PLACE

KERNOL’S DONUTS

RUNNERS -UP

SCRAMBLED SOUTHERN DINER | JAKE’S DINER

RUNNERS -UP

DOUGH-JOE’S DOUGHNUTS & COFFEE| DONUT WORLD

Best

DRINK MENU

DRAM & DRAUGHT

Best

FAMILY RESTAURANT

THE PEPPERMILL CAFE

SECOND PLACE

FAIR WITNESS FANCY DRINKS

SECOND PLACE

SPIROS FAMILY RESTAURANT

RUNNERS -UP

VINTAGE SOFA BAR | SIR WINSTON WINE LOFT & RESTAURANT

RUNNERS -UP

SPRING VALLEY RESTAURANT | GIANNOS OF HIGH POINT

Best

FOOD TRUCK

QUE VIVA LATIN STREET GRILL

Best

FRENCH FRIES

THE SAGE MULE

SECOND PLACE

PACIFIC RIM

SECOND PLACE

PORTERHOUSE BURGER COMPANY

RUNNERS -UP

THE PEARL KITCHEN | BANDITO BURRITO

RUNNERS -UP

BURGER WARFARE | SMALL BATCH

Best

FRIED CHICKEN IN FORSYTH COUNTY

TED’S KICKIN CHICKEN PFAFFTOWN

Best

Voted Best Sports Bar in Guilford County Runner-Up Best Ribs

FRIED CHICKEN IN GUILFORD COUNTY

DAME’S CHICKEN & WAFFLES

SECOND PLACE

MISS ORA’S KITCHEN

SECOND PLACE

MRS WINNERS CHICKEN & BISCUITS

RUNNERS -UP

MOUNTAIN FRIED CHICKEN |SLAPPY’S

RUNNERS -UP

SCRATCH FRIED CHICKEN | BIG ED’S CHICKEN PIT

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WHIT’S FROZEN CUSTARD

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FROZEN YOGURT

FEENEY’S FROZEN YOGURT

Best

HIBACHI RESTAURANT

KABUTO JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE AND SUSHI BAR

Best

HOT DOGS IN FORSYTH COUNTY

J.S. PULLIAM BARBECUE

SECOND PLACE

ANDY’S FROZEN CUSTARD

SECOND PLACE

SWEETFROG

SECOND PLACE

FIRE & STICKS JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE & SUSHI

SECOND PLACE

KERMIT’S HOT DOG HOUSE

RUNNERS -UP

FREDDY’S FROZEN CUSTARD & STEAKBURGERS |ABBOTT’S FROZEN CUSTARD

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ZACK’S FROZEN YOGURT | MENCHIE’S FROZEN YOGURT

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ARIGATO JAPANESE STEAK & SEAFOOD HOUSE |ASAHI JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE & SUSHI BAR

RUNNERS -UP

P.B.’S TAKEOUT | DAIRI-O

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HOT DOGS IN GUILFORD COUNTY

YUM YUM BETTER ICE CREAM

Best

ICE CREAM

OZZIE’S ICE CREAM SHOP

Best

INDIAN RESTAURANT

BBQ NATION INDIAN GRILL

SECOND PLACE

FAT DOG’S GRILLE & PUB

SECOND PLACE

YUM YUM BETTER ICE CREAM

SECOND PLACE

NAWAB INDIAN CUISINE

RUNNERS -UP

DAIRI-O| BACKYARD FLAMES BIG WILL’S FAMOUS HOT DOGS

RUNNERS -UP

HOMELAND CREAMERY | WEST END COFFEEHOUSE

RUNNERS -UP

TAAZA BISTRO | SAFFRON INDIAN CUISINE

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IRISH RESTAURANT

FINNIGAN’S WAKE

SECOND PLACE

THE CLADDAGH RESTAURANT

RUNNERS M’COUL’S PUBLIC HOUSE |O’CALLAHAN’S -UP PULICK HOUSE, MOCKSVILLE

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FROZEN CUSTARD

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THANK YOU FOR VOTING US BEST STEAK IN FORSYTH COUNTY 3 YEARS RUNNING! BEST RESTAURANT IN FORSYTH COUNTY 2 YEARS RUNNING! Also voted Runner-Up Best Wine List!

Hand-cut USDA Choice Steaks Prime Rib Served Daily Wine Spectator Award of Excellence Wine List for 10 Years Running

NEWL Y REM O D ELLED

1/2 Price Wine by the Glass every Tuesday 1/2 Price Wine by the Bottle every Wednesday Rotating Seasonal Draft Taps and Local Beer

FAMILY OWNED SINCE 1996 / 1185 HWY 66 SOUTH / KERNERSVILLE / (336) 993-2222 / THEOUTWEST.COM MONDAY-THURSDAY 4:30 TO 9:00PM / FRIDAY-SATURDAY 4:30 TO 10:00PM / SUNDAY 11:30 AM TO 9:00 PM PRIVATE DINING ROOM & PATIO AVAILABLE WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM

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ITALIAN RESTAURANT IN FORSYTH COUNTY

QUANTO BASTA ITALIAN EATERY & WINE BAR

Best

ITALIAN RESTAURANT IN GUILFORD COUNTY

GIANNOS OF HIGH POINT

Best

JAPANESE RESTAURANT IN FORSYTH COUNTY

MIZU JAPANESE CUISINE

Best

JAPANESE RESTAURANT IN GUILFORD COUNTY

FIRE & STICKS JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE & SUSHI

SECOND PLACE

KITCHEN ROSELLI

SECOND PLACE

VITO’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT

SECOND PLACE

SHOKUNIN RAMEN

SECOND PLACE

KABUTO JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE AND SUSHI BAR

RUNNERS -UP

GIADAS TRATTORIA | VINCENZO’S

RUNNERS -UP

ELIZABETH’S PIZZA | OSTERIA

RUNNERS -UP

ARIGATO JAPANESE STEAK & SEAFOOD HOUSE | HAKKACHOW - ASIAN EATS

RUNNERS -UP

ARIGATO JAPANESE STEAK & SEAFOOD HOUSE | IMPERIAL KOI

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JUICE BAR

ORGANIX JUICE BAR

Best

LIQUOR DISTILLERY

FAINTING GOAT SPIRITS

Best

LUNCH

NICK’S SUB SHOP & GRILL

Best

LUNCH SPECIALS

THE SAGE MULE

SECOND PLACE

VILLAGE JUICE CO.

SECOND PLACE

BROAD BRANCH DISTILLERY

SECOND PLACE

THE SAGE MULE

SECOND PLACE

WINE MERCHANTS VIN 205

RUNNERS -UP

JUICE SHOP

RUNNERS -UP

OLD NICK WILLIAMS CO. FARM & DISTILLERY | SUTLER’S SPIRIT CO.

RUNNERS -UP

SIR WINSTON WINE LOFT & RESTAURANT | RIXSTER GRILL

RUNNERS -UP

THE PEPPERMILL CAFE | NICK’S SUB SHOP & GRILL

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Best

MEDITERRANEAN RESTAURANT

ODEH’S MEDITERRANEAN KITCHEN

Best

MEXICAN RESTAURANT IN FORSYTH COUNTY

MI PUBLEO

JERUSALEM MARKET ON ELM

SECOND PLACE

PANCHO VILLA

RUNNERS -UP

MYTHOS GRILL | MEDITERRANEO RESTAURANT

RUNNERS -UP

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SECOND PLACE RUNNERS -UP

MIDDLE EASTERN RESTAURANT

NAZARETH BREAD CO AND RESTAURANT

EL CAMINO REAL

SECOND PLACE

ODEH’S MEDITERRANEAN KITCHEN

TACO MAMA | LA HACIENDA ON WENDOVER

RUNNERS -UP

DELICIOUS BY SHEREEN | MOONEY’S MEDITERRANEAN CAFŽ

Best

MILKSHAKE

SMALL BATCH

Best

NEW BAKERY OR DESSERT MAKER

BOBBY BOY BAKESHOP

SECOND PLACE

BURGER WARFARE

SECOND PLACE

THE SAGE MULE

RUNNERS -UP

CIN CIN | COOK-OUT

RUNNERS -UP

AVA’S CUPCAKES | BAKED DOWNTOWN

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NEW RESTAURANT IN FORSYTH COUNTY

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Mexican Restaurant in Guilford County VOTED SECOND PLACE Best Margarita in Guilford/Davidson County

Kiosco MEXICAN GRILL

3011 Spring Garden Street · Greensboro · 336-617-0350

$5 OFF TOTAL PURCHASE $4 OFF OF $20 OR MORE TOTAL PURCHASE $2 OFF OF $10 OR MORE T TOTAL PURCHASE OF $25 OR MORE

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NEW RESTAURANT IN GUILFORD COUNTY

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SECOND PLACE

NEW SICHUAN

SECOND PLACE

THE SAGE MULE

RUNNERS -UP

SPRUCE STREET GARDEN | HOPS BURGER BAR

RUNNERS -UP

CRAZY CRAB SEAFOOD AND GRILL |SMOHK’D

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NEW SMALL/AFFORABLE RESTAURANT

THE SAGE MULE

Best

NEW UPSCALE RESTAURANT

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Best

PHILLY CHEESE STEAK

MONK’S CHEESESTEAKS & CHEESEBURGERS

Best

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BOBBY BOY BAKESHOP

SECOND PLACE

BLACK POWDER SMOKEHOUSE

SECOND PLACE

BUTCHER & BULL

SECOND PLACE

THE PEARL KITCHEN

SECOND PLACE

J&S CAFETERIA

RUNNERS -UP

CAFE VARA DU | NEW SICHUAN

RUNNERS -UP

MAGNOLIA BLUE | SPRUCE STREET GARDEN

RUNNERS -UP

RIXSTER GRILL | MARCO’S PIZZA

RUNNERS -UP

CANTEEN MARKET AND BISTRO | DELICIOUS BAKERY

Best

PIZZA IN FORSYTH COUNTY

ELIZABETH’S PIZZA

Best

PIZZA IN GUILFORD COUNTY

MARCO’S PIZZA

Best

PLACE FOR OYSTERS

CAPTAIN BILL’S SEAFOOD & STEAK RESTAURANT

Best

RESTAURANT BAR

CHAR BAR NO. 7

SECOND PLACE

CUGINO FORNO

SECOND PLACE

CUGINO FORNO PIZZARIA

SECOND PLACE

KING’S CRAB SHACK AND OYSTER BAR

SECOND PLACE

WINE MERCHANTS VIN205 BISTRO & WINE BAR

RUNNERS -UP

BURKE STREET PIZZA | MISSION PIZZA

RUNNERS -UP

SLICES BY TONY | MARIO’S PIZZA

RUNNERS -UP

SMITTY’S GRILLE | CAPTAIN TOM’S SEAFOOD & OYSTER BAR

RUNNERS -UP

913 WHISKEY BAR & SOUTHERN KITCHEN | RIXSTER GRILL

Voted Best RestauRant BaR in the tRiad Certified Angus Cuts & Fresh, Local Produce Weekly Craft Burger & Chef SpeCialS live MuSiC rotating Weekly WedneSday & thurSday • Covered patio Open everyday from 11:30-10 for Dine-in Service!

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24 Beer tapS With rotating SeaSonal & SpeCial Craft Beer SeleCtionS 3724 LawndaLe dR, GReensBoRo, nC 27455 • www.ChaRBaR7.Com Located in the Cross Point Shopping Center next to Fresh Market • Family Owned Since 2011 YES! WEEKLY

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RESTAURANT IN GUILFORD COUNTY

LIBERTY OAK

Best

REUBAN SANDWICH

O’BRIEN’S DELI

Best

RIBS

SWEET OLD BILL’S

SECOND PLACE

VILLAGE TAVERN

SECOND PLACE

THE MARISOL

SECOND PLACE

LOX, STOCK & BAGELS

SECOND PLACE

DARRYL’S WOOD FIRED GRILL

RUNNERS -UP

DI LISIO’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT |WINE MERCHANTS VIN205 BISTRO & WINE BAR

RUNNERS -UP

UNDERCURRENT RESTAURANT | VILLAGE TAVERN

RUNNERS -UP

FIRST CAROLINA DELICATESSEN | CLADDAGH |RIXSTER GRILL

RUNNERS -UP

BLACK POWDER SMOKEHOUSE | RODY’S TAVERN

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ROMANTIC DINNER

SPRING HOUSE RESTAURANT, KITCHEN & BAR

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Metropolitan Living Meets Greensboro Charm 309-G Pisgah Church Road Greensboro, NC 27455 336-347-4622 · www.villageloftsapts.com Find us on Facebook at VillageLoftsGSO YES! WEEKLY

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SALADS

CHOPT CREATIVE SALAD CO.

SECOND PLACE

QUANTO BASTA ITALIAN EATERY & WINE BAR

SECOND PLACE

CORELIFE EATERY

RUNNERS -UP

LIBERTY OAK | WINE MERCHANTS GOURMET

RUNNERS -UP

WINE MERCHANTS GOURMET

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SANDWICHES

O’BRIEN’S DELI

Best

SEAFOOD RESTAURANT IN FORSYTH COUNTY

CRAZY CRAB SEAFOOD GRILL

SECOND PLACE

GIACOMO’S

SECOND PLACE

FORSYTH SEAFOOD MARKET

RUNNERS -UP

THE SAGE MULE | ODEH’S MEDITERRANEAN KITCHEN

RUNNERS -UP

KING’S CRAB SHACK | WALKERTOWN SEAFOOD SHACK

Best

SEAFOOD RESTAURANT IN GUILFORD COUNTY

COAST

Best

STEAK IN FORSYTH COUNTY

OUTWEST STEAKHOUSE

SECOND PLACE

REEL SEAFOOD GRILL

SECOND PLACE

FRATELLIS ITALIAN STEAKHOUSE WINSTON-SALEM

RUNNERS -UP

CRAZY CRAB SEAFOOD GRILL | 1618 WEST SEAFOOD GRILLE

RUNNERS -UP

BUTCHER & BULL STEAKHOUSE | PUTTERS PATIO AND GRILL

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SUB SANDWICH

GIACOMO’S ITALIAN MARKET

Best

SUSHI RESTAURANT

SUSHI REPUBLIC

Best

TACOS IN FORSYTH COUNTY

TAQUERIA LUCIANO’S

SECOND PLACE

CHOP HOUSE

SECOND PLACE

CAPRA’S DELI

SECOND PLACE

MIZU JAPANESE CUISINE

SECOND PLACE

TACO MAMA

RUNNERS -UP

VILLAGE TAVERN | RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE

RUNNERS -UP

O’BRIEN’S DELI | MARCO’S PIZZA

RUNNERS -UP

MIZUMI HIBACHI AND SUSHI | US SUSHI

RUNNERS -UP

LA PERLITA TACOS Y RESTAURANTE | TACOS CASA MIGUEL

Best

TACOS IN GUILFORD COUNTY

EL CAMINO REAL

Best

THAI RESTAURANT

THAI SAWATDEE

Best

VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT

MOZZARELLA FELLAS

Best

VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT

PHO HIEN VUONG

SECOND PLACE

TACO MAMA

SECOND PLACE

THE BASIL LEAF

SECOND PLACE

NAZARETH BREAD CO AND RESTAURANT

SECOND PLACE

TIE: BINH MINH | SAIGON

RUNNERS -UP

CRAFTED. THE ART OF THE TACO | BANDITO BODEGA

RUNNERS -UP

THAI BANGKOK | 98 ASIAN BISTRO

RUNNERS -UP

ODEH’S MEDITERRANEAN KITCHEN | CHEF SAMIR SHALTOUT

RUNNERS -UP

RICE PAPER | VAN LOI II

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4832 Koger Blvd. Greensboro, NC 27360 / 336-890-6420 / greensboro.petsuitesofamerica.com YES! WEEKLY

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SECOND PLACE

GIA

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POTENT POTABLES | TASTING ROOM

RUNNERS -UP

OUTWEST STEAKHOUSE | VILLAGE TAVERN

SECOND PLACE

CITY VIEW APARTMENTS

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BARBER SHOP

LOCAL HONEY

SECOND PLACE

ALLEGACY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION:

SECOND PLACE

GENE’S BARBER SHOP

RUNNERS -UP

SECU | PINNACLE OF WELCOME

RUNNERS -UP

CHOPPERS BARBERSHOP| MARTE’S BARBER SHOPPE

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680 West Fourth Street | Downtown Winston-Salem www.QuantoBastaNC.com | 336.893-6144

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BESTWAY

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BICYCLE STORE

CYCLE DE ORO

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BOOKSTORE

MCKAY’S

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BOUTIQUE

ELLIE RAY BOUTIQUE

SECOND PLACE

LOWE’S FOODS

SECOND PLACE

BICYCLE TOY AND HOBBY SALES

SECOND PLACE

BOOMERANG BOOKSHOP: NOMAD CHAPTER

SECOND PLACE

VINTAGE TO VOGUE BOUTIQUE

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HARRIS-TEETER | DEEP ROOTS MARKET

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MOCK ORANGE BIKES | GALACTIC BIKES REVOLUTION CYCLES

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SCUPPERNONG BOOKS | BOOKMARKS

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CAMEL CITY BOUTIQUE | THE SOAP LADY

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BOWLING CENTER

SPARE TIME

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CATERER

MY GIRLS CATERING AND FOOD TRUCK

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CBD/HEMP STORE

HEMP HUT

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CHIROPRACTOR

BRITTIAN CHIROPRACTIC CENTER - GREENSBORO

SECOND PLACE

TIE: AMF ALL-STAR LANES | TRIAD LANES

SECOND PLACE

THYME TO CATER

SECOND PLACE

CAMEL CITY HEMP

SECOND PLACE

VILLAGE FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC

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COUNTRYSIDE LANES

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1618 MIDTOWN | DELICIOUS BY SHEREEN

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SALEM ORGANIC SUPPLY | IN BLOOM NATURALS

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BRENTWOOD CHIROPRACTIC | HEALING HANDS CHIROPRACTIC

VOTED BEST OPTOMETRIST & EYE CARE CENTER IN THE TRIAD

THOUGHTFULLY CURATED EYEWEAR | EXCEPTIONAL EYE CARE

Join us for Fine Burgers and Fine Beers 2419 Spring Garden St. 2138 Lawndale Dr. 901 Reynolda Rd.

120-B Reynolda Village, Winston-Salem NC 336.701.6460 aproperview.com

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SECOND PLACE Best Karaoke Night in Forsyth County RUNNER-UP Best Place to Shoot Pool in Forsyth County 3040 HEALY DRIVE · WINSTON-SALEM · 336.760.4010 · WWW.TEETIMEWS.COM WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM

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CONSIGNMENT SHOP

LEWISVILLE VINTAGE

DR. BRINDA THIMMAPPA, MD MBA FACS

STOKESDALE MARKETPLACE

SECOND PLACE

IMPRESSIONS PLASTIC SURGERY

RUNNERS -UP

VINTAGE TO VOGUE BOUTIQUE | YOUR HOME MARKETPLACE

RUNNERS -UP

LEWISVILLE LASER & AESTHETICS |THE ORAL SURGERY INSTITUTE OF THE CAROLINAS

CREDIT UNION

GREENSBORO MUNICIPAL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

SEPTEMBER 2-8, 2020

COSMETIC SURGEON

SECOND PLACE

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TRIAD KIDS DENTAL

SECOND PLACE

MEMBERS CREDIT UNION

SECOND PLACE

DR. JERRY NAZZIOLA

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STATE EMPLOYEES’ CREDIT UNION | ALLEGACY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

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HIGH POINT PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY | SALEM SMILES ORTHODONTICS

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CLEMMONS FLORIST INC

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GREENSBORO FARMERS CURB MARKET

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COBBLESTONE | CORNER MARKET

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FURNITURE STORE

HILLBUILDIT CREATIONS

DAVIE FLORIST | SEDGEFIELD FLORIST

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SPADE AND BROOM | EMBER AUDIO + DESIGN

TRADER JOE’S

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TRADER JOE’S

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ALDI | PUBLIX

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GROCERY STORE IN GUILFORD COUNTY

WHOLE FOODS MARKET

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Dine in, take out, catering and meal prep!

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MCGINNIS MILLWORKS

DAHLIAS FLORAL DESIGN

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GROCERY STORE IN FORSYTH COUNTY

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STUDIO615 SALON & SPA

BEST MEDITERRANEAN RESTAURANT SECOND PLACE Best Middle Eastern Restaurant RUNNERUP Best Sandwiches & Best Vegetarian Restaurant

SECOND PLACE

CITY FITNESS

SECOND PLACE

SALON 431

Celebrating our one year anniversary September 4th!

RUNNERS -UP

BURN BOOT CAMP GREENSBORO |ALLEN BRANCH’S FITNESS ONE TRAINING SYSTEMS

RUNNERS -UP

PINK RHINO | THE VILLAGE HAIR DESIGN

3805 Tinsley Drive, Suite 111 High Point, NC 27265 · 336-905-7071 Facebook & Instagram @odehsmediterraneankitchen

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HAIR SALON IN GUILFORD COUNTY

ELEKTRA SALON

JOHNATHAN WATSON-FREEMAN

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HEATING / AC REPAIR

BRAWLEY MECHANICAL

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HOME REPAIR/ REMODELING CO

JNM CONSTRUCTION

SECOND PLACE

LOCAL HONEY SALON

SECOND PLACE

SAM TERRY

SECOND PLACE

GO GREEN PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR

SECOND PLACE

INFINITE INVESTMENTS & PROPERTIES INC

RUNNERS -UP

BLISS & CO. DOWNTOWN SALON |UNIQUE KUTZ 150,LLC

RUNNERS -UP

MORGAN BULLINGTON | CATHERINE BROCKWAY PATTERSON

RUNNERS -UP

ABSOLUTE COMFORT | AIR TREATMENT INC.

RUNNERS -UP

THE HOME DEPOT | ALERT CONSTRUCTION

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HOOKAH LOUNGE/ SMOKE SHOP

OFF DA HOOKAH LOUNGE & VAPE

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HOSPITAL

WAKE FOREST BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER

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INSURANCE AGENT/GROUP IN FORSYTH COUNTY

STOKES INSURANCE GROUP

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INSURANCE AGENT/GROUP IN GUILFORD COUNTY

MORGAN MOSER-HYATT

SECOND PLACE

THE HIPPIE HOUSE CBD DISPENSARY

SECOND PLACE

NOVANT HEALTH

SECOND PLACE

LOGAN ROBBINS STATE FARM INSURANCE AGENT

SECOND PLACE

STATE FARM SETH HOLDEN

RUNNERS -UP

PETRA HOOKAH VAPE & LOUNGE | SMOKE HOUSE

RUNNERS -UP

KINDRED HOSPITAL GREENSBORO |MOSES CONE

RUNNERS -UP

JEREMY WILLARD: FARM BUREAU INSURANCE | NATIONWIDE INSURANCE: MICHAEL MORGAN INSURANCE AGENCY INC.

RUNNERS -UP

JIM COSTAS AGENCY |ZACH BARNES STATE FARM INSURANCE AGENT

Mama says"GRACIAS" Grand Winner!!

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INTERIOR DESIGNER/ COMPANY

VIVID INTERIORS

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JEWELRY STORE

SCHIFFMAN’S

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LANDSCAPING COMPANY

DANCING IRIS EARTHSCAPES

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LAWN & GARDEN CENTER

GUILFORD GARDEN CENTER

SECOND PLACE

LAURA REDD INTERIORS

SECOND PLACE

SIMON JEWELERS

SECOND PLACE

ON TIME LAWN CARE LLC

SECOND PLACE

A B SEED INC

RUNNERS -UP

KNIGHT CARR & COMPANY | MARTA MITCHELL INTERIOR DESIGN

RUNNERS -UP

JAMESTOWN JEWELERS | HAYES JEWELERS INC

RUNNERS -UP

GROWINGREEN | K&R LANDSCAPE

RUNNERS -UP

THE GAZEBO AT NEW GARDEN LANDSCAPING & NURSERY

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LAWYER/LAW FIRM IN FORSYTH COUNTY

DUMMIT FRADIN, ATTORNEYS AT LAW SECOND PLACE

We are Competency. We are Commitment.

We are Compassion. We are Creativity.

KING LATHAM LAW, PLLC

RUNNERS CRAIGE JENKINS LIIPFERT & WALKER LLP -UP |HELEN L. PARSONAGE, ATTORNEY AT LAW

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LAWYER/LAW FIRM IN GUILFORD COUNTY

WOODRUFF FAMILY LAW GROUP

VINTAGE TO VOGUE BOUTIQUE

RUNNERS -UP

NORMAN STOCKTON | GOODWILL ON NORTH ELM

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LOCAL WOMEN’S CLOTHING STORE

ELLIE RAY BOUTIQUE

MIND & MUSCLE WELLNESS

VINTAGE TO VOGUE BOUTIQUE

SECOND PLACE

I HEART MASSAGE THERAPY /TARA LONE

RUNNERS -UP

SOP - SAVE ON PRODUCT LIQUIDATION OUTLET |COPPER LANE BOUTIQUE

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ANNA R. SMITH | TRANQUIL TOUCH

MED SPA/DAY SPA

INNOVATIVE AESTHETICS M.D.

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MOTORCYCLE DEALERSHIP

SMOKIN’ HARLEY DAVIDSON

SECOND PLACE

AGELESS IN THE TRIAD MED SPA

SECOND PLACE

RIDING HIGH HARLEY-DAVIDSON

RUNNERS -UP

TRANQUIL TOUCH SALON & SPA | GREENSBORO DAY SPA

RUNNERS -UP

INDIAN MOTORCYCLE | BACK YARD BAGGERS

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NATURAL FOODS STORE

DEEP ROOTS MARKET

Best

NEW CAR DEALERSHIP

FLOW HONDA IN WINSTON SALEM

SECOND PLACE

EARTH FARE

SECOND PLACE

CROWN HONDA

RUNNERS -UP

LET IT GROW PRODUCE | WHOLE FOODS

RUNNERS -UP

FLOW MAZDA OF GREENSBORO | CREDIT UNION AUTO BUYING SERVICE

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OIL CHANGE

FRANK MYERS AUTO MAXX

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MASSAGE THERAPISTS

SECOND PLACE

Best

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OPTOMETRIST/ EYE CARE CENTER

A PROPER VIEW

SECOND PLACE

ROY’S AUTOMOTIVE CENTER

SECOND PLACE

EYES ON TRADE

RUNNERS -UP

TRIAD SELECT AUTO | WEST END AUTO CLINIC

RUNNERS -UP

OSCAR OGLETHORPE EYEWEAR | DR PETER DUNN GREENSBORO

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PET BOARDING

PETSUITES GREENSBORO

FUEL OUTDOOR GEAR

SECOND PLACE

DOG-GONE FUN

ROCK OUTDOORS | REI

RUNNERS -UP

PURR LIFE LUXURY CAT RESORT & GROOMING | CAMP BOW WOW

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PRI MARY (CO. W/ TAGLINE) PET GROOMING

PETSUITES GREENSBOROB

PET SUPPLY/BOUTIQUE

BEST MASSAGE THERAPIST IN THE TRIAD

ALL PETS CONSIDERED

SECOND PLACE

GROOMING BY HEATHER

SECOND PLACE

4K9 - OAK RIDGE COMMONS

RUNNERS -UP

DIRTY DOGS SELF SERVICE DOG WASH AND GROOMING |DOGTERRA

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PETSUITES GREENSBORO | PAWLEE’S

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1232 N MAIN ST, HIGH POINT, NC 27262 WWW.SWEETOLDBILLS.COM ∙ (336) 807-1476 SEPTEMBER 2-8, 2020 YES! WEEKLY

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PLACE TO BUY BEER IN FORSYTH COUNTY

STELLA BREW

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PLACE TO BUY BEER IN GUILFORD COUNTY

BESTWAY

Best

PLACE TO BUY EYE GLASSES IN FORSYTH

EYES ON TRADE

Best

PLACE TO BUY EYE GLASSES IN GUILFORD

OSCAR OGLETHORPE EYEWEAR

SECOND PLACE

THE BREWER’S KETTLE

SECOND PLACE

GATE CITY GROWLERS

SECOND PLACE

C DISTINCTIVE EYEWEAR

SECOND PLACE

VIEW ON ELM

RUNNERS -UP

CORKS CAPS & TAPS | JUGGHEADS GROWLERS & PINTS

RUNNERS -UP

BEER CO. | DEEP ROOTS MARKET

RUNNERS -UP

SALEM OPTICAL OUTLET | TRIANGLE VISIONS OPTOMETRY

RUNNERS -UP

HOUSE OF EYES II | EYE IMAGES

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PLACE TO BUY WINE IN FORSYTH COUNTY

WINSTON-SALEM WINE MARKET

Best

PLACE TO BUY WINE IN GUILFORD COUNTY

ZETO WINE SHOP, SPECIALTY FOODS & GIFT BASKETS

SECOND PLACE

WINE MERCHANTS GOURMET

SECOND PLACE

POTENT POTABLES

RUNNERS -UP

THE CAVISTE | CORKS CAPS & TAPS

RUNNERS -UP

THE LOADED GRAPE | BESTWAY

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PLUMBING COMPANY

MICHAEL LYN GRIMSLEY PLUMBING

SECOND PLACE

COGAR PLUMBING

RUNNERS GO GREEN PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR | -UP TRANSOU’S ROOTER & PLUMBING, LLC

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REAL ESTATE AGENCY/AGENT

TIA CROUCH OF ALLEN TATE REALTY

SECOND PLACE

ED PRICE & ASSOCIATES REALTORS

RUNNERS -UP

THE OVERMAN GROUP | RACHEL POWELL PROVIDENCE REALTY

Voted Best Lawn & Garden Center in the Triad!

701 Milner Dr, Greensboro, 27410 ∙ (336) 299-1535 Mon-Fri: 9-6, Sat: 9-5, Sun 12-5 www.guilfordgardencenter.com YES! WEEKLY

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RECORD/CD STORE

UNDERDOG RECORDS

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ROOFING COMPANY

MID ATLANTIC ROOFING SYSTEMS INC. M.A.R.S

SECOND PLACE

MCKAY’S

SECOND PLACE

5 STAR ROOFING & RESTORATION, LLC

RUNNERS -UP

THE BARN ON COUNTRY CLUB | EARSHOT MUSIC

RUNNERS -UP

CROSSOVER ROOFING | BIG ANCHOR ROOFING & GUTTERS

Best SECOND PLACE RUNNERS -UP

Best

SHOE STORE

FLEET FEET

Best

SPORTING GOODS STORE

ACADEMY SPORTS

SHOE MARKET

SECOND PLACE

FLEET FEET

RACK ROOM | BE SHOES

RUNNERS -UP

OMEGA SPORTS | HIBBETT SPORTS

TANNING SALON

SUN HUT

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TATTOO / PIERCING STUDIO

SUNTAN CITY

SECOND PLACE

TWIN CITY INK TATTOO STUDIO

RUNNERS -UP

PALM BEACH | SUNKISSED TANNING SALON

RUNNERS -UP

TRIED AND TRUE TATTOO COMPANY | TATTOO REVIVAL

TATTOO ARTIST

BIGG MIKE HODGE

SECOND PLACE RUNNERS -UP

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THRIFT CLOTHING STORE

Best Credit Union in the Triad 2 YEARS IN A ROW!

Experience our exceptional service for yourself.

THE NEXT STEP MINISTRIES THRIFT STORE

JAYROCK MARTINI

SECOND PLACE

ANNIE’S HOPE THRIFT SHOP

JASON SPAINHOUR | JOHN SLATER

RUNNERS -UP

HOP SHOP THRIFT SHOP | HANNAH’S BRIDGE THRIFT BOUTIQUE

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SNAKE CITY TATTOO

SECOND PLACE

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THANK YOU REENSBORO FOR SAYING

PERSONAL BANKING • MORTGAGES • CAR LOANS & MORE

greensboromcu.org • 336.373.2090

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Brenda The Drag Queen

“It is exciting and I am thrilled,” said Brenda The Drag Queen about winning the 2020 Triad’s Best Newcomer Drag Queen title. Brenda the Drag Queen is not your typical disco dancing deathdropping diva—she’s a “hot mess express in a dress” who loves a filthy parody “and ruining all of your favorite previously reverent songs.”

“I firmly believe that a drag queen is this magical creature and you should be able to give her a microphone and that is all that she needs,” she said. Brenda has performed at Greensboro staples such as The Bearded Goat, Twist Lounge, and for the 2019 Greensboro Pride festival. Brenda said she also enjoys using her drag persona to give back. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she accidentally started her own digital drag show on Instagram Live which led to a charity event that raised $2,300 for about eight local entertainers who lost their primary source of income

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After that, her digital shows took off, and once she realized that she had found her niche in the digital drag world, she started doing shows more frequently and “like every other homosexual,” she ordered a ring light.

Sept. 4 at 7:30 p.m. on Facebook (@BrendaTheDragQueen), is the next Mother-Daughter Filthy Drag Comedy Show with surprise special guest Aunt Barbara. Follow Brenda The Drag Queen on Facebook and Instagram, and show her some love with a tip on Venmo: @brendathedragqueen or CashApp: $brendathedragqueen.

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TIRE SHOP

TAYLOR TIRE & AUTO CENTER

USED CAR DEALERSHIP

FRANK MYERS AUTO MAXX

SECOND PLACE

ALEX AND JOJO’S FULL SERVICE

SECOND PLACE

FLOW HONDA IN WINSTON SALEM

RUNNERS -UP

BK WHEEL AND TIRE SUPERCENTER| BAITY TIRE

RUNNERS -UP

PETERS AUTO MALL | YOUR WAY AUTO SALES, INC.

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Best

VET / ANIMAL CLINIC

SHALLOWFORD ANIMAL HOSPITAL

WEDDING CAKE

THE HUMBLE BEE SHOPPE

SECOND PLACE

SHEETS PET CLINIC

SECOND PLACE

ARTSY CAKESY

RUNNERS -UP

COBB ANIMAL CLINIC

RUNNERS -UP

CAKE & ALL THINGS YUMMY |SAVOR THE MOMENT BAKERY & DESSERT CAFE

GIAN NO S

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WEDDING LOCATION

THE BARN AT CRANBERRY CREEK

Best

WIRELESS CARRIER

VERIZON CELLULAR SALES

SECOND PLACE

THE LOFT AT SUNFLOWER TRAIL

SECOND PLACE

AT&T HIGH POINT

RUNNERS -UP

CADILLAC SERVICE GARAGE | DOUBLE OAKS BED & BREAKFAST

RUNNERS -UP

BOOST MOBILE | REPUBLIC WIRELESS

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YOGA / PILATES STUDIO

CORE INTEGRITY PILATES

SECOND PLACE

2B YOGA

RUNNERS -UP

K10YOGA | DIVINE YOGA & MASSAGE

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DRAG KING

ANDY DRODGE

LGBTQ + Best

DRAG PAGEANT

MISS NC MADI GRAS

SECOND PLACE

T-MONEY

SECOND PLACE

BELLE OF THE BALL EOY

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MISS NC SEX KITTEN | MISS HOCUS POCUS

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GO-GO DANCER

JACOB HEITZER-HOLBROOK

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Best New Small/Affordable Restaurant, Best French Fries, & Best Lunch Specials don’t be a wise ass. be a SAGE MULE.

608 Battleground Ave., Greensboro, NC 336-501-0193 | Wednesday-Sunday, 8am-3pm Sundowner’s Menu Friday & Saturday, 3-8pm Curb-Side Pickup and Patio Dining!

LGBTQ DJ

DJ MACRAY

SECOND PLACE

STEPHAN BUCK COX

SECOND PLACE

DJ GARY

RUNNERS -UP

MAXIMUS BROOKS

RUNNERS -UP

DJ FISH | HER!

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Andy Drodge

“It feels a little strange and exhilarating at the same time,” said Andy Drodge, of winning the Triad’s Best Drag King title. Drodge started doing drag five years ago. “When I found out there was a way to experiment with gender while expressing myself, I had to give it a try.”

Drodge’s drag persona can be described as a loud, in-your-face “banshee boy” that will either make you laugh or make you very scared.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Drodge had to adapt to the digital drag. “One of the most important things in my performances is the interaction I have with an audience,” they said. “So, not having that makes it very difficult to adapt. Luckily our community is very supportive and loving.”

Drodge said the biggest reward of their drag career has been finding his chosen family and being able to express and explore their own identity through his art.

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“The biggest challenge I’ve faced would have to be overcoming the need to seek the approval of others,” Drodge said. “As a king, I’m told that I will not succeed if I do not meet certain criteria that I must perform and look a certain way in order to be well-received. I have found that to be completely spurious. It wasn’t until I started performing the numbers that I enjoy, and presenting myself in a way that I saw as cool that people started to take notice.”

To support Andy Drodge and their art, send him a virtual tip via Venmo:@andromeda_momo or CashApp:$andromedamomo.

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LGBTQ FRIENDLY BUSINESS

WINSTON-SALEM THEATRE ALLIANCE

SECOND PLACE

THE SEX KITTEN ROUND UP

SECOND PLACE

TWIST LOUNGE

RUNNERS -UP

VINTAGE II VOGUE: QUEENSBORO EVENTS | GREEN QUEEN BINGO

RUNNERS -UP

BEERTHIRTY | VINTAGE TO VOGUE BOUTIQUE

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LGBTQ SOCIAL ACTIVITY

GREEN QUEEN BINGO

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MALE IMPERSONATOR

QUE WEST

SECOND PLACE

TRIAD PRIDE WOMEN’S CHORUS

SECOND PLACE

EM SHAUN

RUNNERS -UP

RAINBOW BRUNCH: HOSTED BY HEIDI N. CLOSET|CHEMISTRY DRAG BRUNCH

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Pre-COVID, ZDN were known all over town for their trivia nights and bar crawls—most notably their popular Game of Thrones-themed bar crawl last year. During COVID-19, ZDN noticed a jump in its listenership. Saba said another benefit from the pandemic has been putting out episodes quicker and adding companion video content on different platforms, such as Facebook

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“It feels great, and it’s been a culmination of two and a half years of hard work,” Hernandez said of winning the 2020 Triad’s Best Podcast. “It does feel great to get love from your hometown.”

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Mayon said that typically, the organization would do one to two kennel builds a month; however, the COVID-19 pandemic has slowed its operations down. BTCKK has lost the ability to host fundraising events since March, and COVID made it hard for BTCKK to stay in touch with dog owners, which Mayon said is one of the most important parts of the mission.

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Mayon said without the help of her team, boarding partners, and donors, BTCKK would not be where it is today.

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ribute acts reigned supreme in YES! Weekly’s 2020 Triad’s Best reader poll, with members of Spindle 45, and Taylor Vaden and the Memphis Thunder sweeping the board for best musician slots in addition to their awards as “Best Cover/Tribute” bands

in the Triad.

Winston-Salem’s pop-cover group, Spindle 45, garnered the top award for “Best Cover/Tribute,” while members dominated the rounds in their instrument categories.

“We’re so thankful for everyone who was able to vote for us and our band members,” said Paul Schuh, who placed second-place for “Best Bassist” on behalf of the band.

“Best Vocalist,” Laurie Alley, who also won “Best Musician,” echoed the gratitude.

“I’m grateful for the opportunity to perform with these fine musicians in any capacity,” she said of her bandmates, “we decide as a group what instrumentation to use in our arrangements. It’s a privilege to take part in that collaboration.”

Beyond vocals, Alley plays keys, flute, and saxophone, which along with “Best Guitarist” Rick Gustaitis, enables the Spindle 45 repertoire to cover hits from the 1960s through today.

Laurie Alley and Rick Gustaitis of Spindle 45 “From Adele to Zeppelin,” the group noted, listing favorites among Pat Benatar and Maroon Five.

Fans of “Best Piano Player” Trina Cleveland and Mark Yarbrough (runner-up up for “Best Percussionist”) may be disappointed to learn that they’ve left the group to pursue other projects. But Spindle 45 keeps spinning with Kenji Brown and Matt D’Amico filling the slots.

“Both Kenji and Matt bring an incredible amount of talent and experience to the band,” Schuh said of the new additions, “and we’re so happy that they’ve been able to join us in this journey.”

That journey is all about good vibes for Brown, a founding member of Rose Royce, the Grammy-winning R&B group behind the 1970s hit “Carwash.” The same rings true for D’Amico, who expressed excitement to start performing. “Put on your dance shoes, grab a partner and let’s party,” he beckons fans.

The new lineup will debut during an online show, “Sunday with Spindle,” which the group hopes to broadcast Sept. 13 via

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Youtube and Facebook Live. “All of the future live shows are still on the books as tentative,” Schuh explained, “but we’re very much looking forward to playing out in the area once we get past this pandemic.”

“We’re all in this together,” he added, “and we look forward to the time when artists and fans will all be able to celebrate art in person.“ Second-place winners for “Best Cover/ Tribute,” Taylor Vaden and the Memphis Thunder, have likewise felt the pinch of the pandemic. “We’ve missed performing for our ‘Thunderheads’ and hope to be back at it soon,” said Vaden, who heads the Elvis tribute, adding the King’s trademark “thank ya very much” for fans and their votes.

Vaden, who also won runner-up for both “Best Songwriter” and “Best Vocalist,” has been performing the songs of Elvis since childhood. ”Being a fan of Elvis’ music so early in life inspired me to develop my own vocal style,” he noted. ”For years, that ‘Elvis sound’ came through anything, I would sing, so it pushed me to find my own voice and begin writing my own music.“ As a solo artist, Vaden credits the King for exploring his current genres of country, blues and gospel. Meanwhile, his gratitude these days goes entirely toward his fans.

“To even be included on the long list of incredible singers and songwriters we have in our area is a huge honor for me,” Vaden exclaimed, ”to be a runner-up for both?

That’s unreal!”

He formed Memphis Thunder in 2015 with Todd Phillips (winner of “Best Bassist’’), Brad Ford (second-place “Best Percussionist”), and Scott Willaims (secondplace “Best Guitarist”). The group focuses on a classic Elvis experience, highlighting the 1950s era of Sun Records and the King’s early days at RCA. “Our show is designed for more of a theater atmosphere,” Vaden noted, ”it’s more a journey through the beginning of Elvis’ career.”

With no shows on their books, for now, Vaden remains active playing churches and focusing on the ministry side of his music. “The pandemic has changed the landscape of what I do quite a bit as it has for most everyone,” he said, before thanking his audience once again.

Indeed. A big round of thanks goes to the voters, with a congrats to the winners.

Tributes top the Triad’s Best for 2020, keep reading YES! Weekly to see what 2021 will bring! !

KATEI CRANFORD is a Triad music nerd who hosts the Tuesday Tour Report, a radio show on hiatus until tours return.

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I’m a woman who just turned 30, and so is my best friend, who just got out of a three-year relationship. She’s now on the rebound hard — hitting on her co-workers, going Amy Alkon on multiple dates every week, hooking Advice up with different guys all the time, Goddess etc. I can’t decide whether to admire her confidence or be concerned that she needs constant attention and validation from men. Do you think this is healthy behavior? Should I tell her that she needs to stop acting out and work on healing from her relationship in healthy ways? —Worried Friend Nothing like women celebrating other women: “Yay, you, getting in regular workouts doing the walk of shame!”

I get that you mean to help. Uh, help your friend, that is. However, it appears we women evolved to help ourselves by “helping” other women, or as I like to call it, “benevolent meangirling.” This plays out, for example, in telling a hot friend in a fabulous little dress, “I have to be honest, that makes you look a bit trampy,” and engaging in other acts of humanitarian frankness to help keep her from giving men whiplash and jamming up her evenings with lots of dates.

These acts of female frenemyship are often subconsciously motivated, which is

why we can tell ourselves we just want the best for our friends while in fact serving our own evolutionary best interests. Hidden treachery is actually a primary feature of “female intrasexual competition” (women competing with women).

Women are mistakenly seen as the sweeter, kinder sex. You hear people sigh, “If only we had women in charge,” as if this would lead to world peace, universal basic income, and cats that paw-dial 911 when their owner dies instead of eating their face. But this view of women as the better half of humanity is psychologically naive.

Women aren’t less aggressive; they’re just differently aggressive.

Aggression gets a bad name because it gives rise to uncomfortable emotions such as fear and, sometimes, to unexpected workplace activities, such as murder-suicide. However, aggression is actually a vital evolved motivation for getting our needs met so we can survive, mate, and leave surviving children to pass on our genes.

Research on sex differences in male and female aggression by psychologists Anne Campbell, Joyce Benenson, and others suggests that while male aggression is direct, manifesting in, say, yelled threats, a punch in the nose, or a barstool upside the head, female aggression tends to be indirect and thus hidden.

Though there are women who get physically violent with each other, Benenson explains that this happens rarely, and usually just in certain contexts (like impoverished neighborhoods). Generally, women fight other women with poisonous veiled aggression such as mean gossip, ostracism, shaming, and sneaky sabotage dressed up as concern for other women’s

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welfare. Campbell contends that covert female aggression likely evolved out of women’s need to avoid physical confrontation, which could kill them or damage their reproductive parts, leaving them unable to fulfill their role as an infant’s primary caregiver.

Depressing as all this twisted sisterhood stuff surely seems, an inclination to behave a certain way isn’t a mandate. So, if you’d prefer to be the sort of woman who acts in her friend’s best interests, you can be. However, the reality is we often think we know what’s best for somebody else, especially when we believe they’re harming themselves. In fact, a person sometimes needs to go a bit wrong to get right again.

When (and if) what they’re doing ultimately proves unsatisfying, they’ll stop. Telling them to stop can actually be counterproductive, even if you feel sure you have their best interests at heart.

Research by psychologist Jack Brehm finds that telling people what they should do seems to make them rebel and do exactly the opposite, like by continuing to do whatever they’d been doing, but louder and harder.

A more effective technique — one that’s proved successful in addiction treatment — is “motivational interviewing.” It starts with asking a person what they value deeply and ultimately want (romantically, in this case). After they reflect on that and answer, ask them how whatever they’re currently doing, whatever behavior they’re engaging in, aligns with their values and goals.

This technique might not get you immediate answers (or any answers), but you might inspire your friend to reflect on behavior she might be engaging in somewhat automatically. And how nice if you’re doing this through some insight of your own — for example, on sisterhood ideals like, “There’s a special place in hell for women who do not create space for other women,” and how this can play out in reality: “I want to get your shoes in the shot, doll. Just take two more steps back” (right into that open manhole). !

GOT A problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or e-mail AdviceAmy@aol.com (www.advicegoddess.com) © 2020 Amy Alkon Distributed by Creators.Com.

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