Saturday Stuff Sweeps the City

If there were any question about how happening the City of Winston-Salem has turned out to be, look no further than the busy calendar of events for this single September Saturday. The map and list of events on the right should give you some idea. And fortunately, this time around, these many events did not involve the closure of Spring Street.

However, Fourth Street just above the house was closed as part of the CrimeStoppers 5K Race for Justice, and it meant that at about 9 this morning, there were cars that didn't know where to go or what to do in front of the house. One fool even parked blocking the driveway of Radar Security Alarm, Inc., across from the house, which left the guy just coming off a 12-hour shift pretty peeved when he couldn't get out.

Late morning and early afternoon, the sounds overhead from helicopters and planes and jets could be heard, as the Air Show was happening out at Smith-Reynolds Airport.

I did go up to 6th & Vine today, which put me around the two events that caused Sixth and Trade Streets to be closed: the Bookmarks Festival and the St. Baldrick's Foundation Fundraiser.

Ah, but it was good to be back home in the Roediger House once I was through running around.