Archive for June, 2010

Home Marketplace: Consumer Savvy

…window tinting is also referred to as “solar window film.” It is a protective film that rejects heat and reduces the amount of infrared, visible light and 99.9% of ultraviolet (UV) radiation from entering your home or business windows. The protective film also removes as much as 79% of the heat coming in, and inhibits fading of furniture, carpets and drapes. Additionally, it reduces glare and inhibits warping of your wood floors.

Vegetarianism: What’s Everybody Excited About?

There are a variety of reasons for being a vegetarian, including health, ecological, and religious concerns, dislike of meat, compassion for animals, belief in non-violence and economics.

5ive & 40rty Gallery

By Linda Weber When Amy Garland and her partner, Joy Ritenour, opened 5ive & 40rty gallery in 2006, they knew they were tempting fate. Despite the presence of SECCA and several college-level studio fine arts programs in the city, Winston-Salem is not exactly a paragon of contemporary art. Since local taste runs more toward figurative [...]

Why Buy Local?

By Linda Weber Why buy local? Produce is fresher than food harvested before it’s ripe, shipped from another part of the country or the world, stored at a wholesale depot, and then transported to a store. It also requires less fossil fuel (which pollutes the environment and adds to food cost) to grow and deliver. [...]

Todd’s Easy Moves

By Katie Fennell Todd’s Easy Moves in Winston-Salem is there to help with your every need when it comes to packing, moving, shipping, and storing items either locally, state-wide, or out-of-state.  Whether you’re headed to a new home, need to move a piano, or are looking for a storage space to hold those boxes of [...]

Want To Save Some Money?

Pull Out Your Existing Insurance Policy And Have An Expert Review It……. By Mark Mathosian During tough economic times like this, every dollar counts and you need to save money every way you can.  Jim Glasgow and his associates at Jim Glasgow Agency, Nationwide Insurance, understand this and watch out for your interests while helping [...]