Related Research Articles
Winston-Salem is a city in and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. In the 2020 census, the population was 249,545, making it the second-largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region, the fifth-most populous city in North Carolina, the third-largest urban area in North Carolina, and the 90th-most populous city in the United States. With a metropolitan population of 675,966, it is the fourth-largest metropolitan area in North Carolina. Winston-Salem is home to the tallest office building in the region, 100 North Main Street, formerly known as the Wachovia Building and now known locally as the Wells Fargo Center.
Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) is a historically black public university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It is part of the University of North Carolina system.
The Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a 14,407-seat multi-purpose arena, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Construction on the arena began on April 23, 1987, and it opened on August 28, 1989. It was named after Lawrence Joel, an Army medic from Winston-Salem who was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1967 for action in Vietnam on November 8, 1965. The memorial was designed by James Ford in New York, and includes the poem "The Fallen" engraved on an interior wall. It is home to the Wake Forest University Demon Deacons men's basketball and women's basketball teams, and is adjacent to the Carolina Classic Fairgrounds. The arena replaced the old Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum, which was torn down for the LJVM Coliseum's construction.
The Winston-Salem Journal is an American, English language daily newspaper primarily serving Winston-Salem and Forsyth County, North Carolina. It also covers Northwestern North Carolina.
Jill Suzanne Wagner is an American actress and television personality. She was the on-field host for the ABC game show Wipeout from 2008 to 2014. Since then, Wagner has starred in several made-for-television films for the Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. She stars as Bobby in the Paramount+ spy series Special Ops: Lioness (2023).
Alonzo Walter Highsmith, Sr. is an American football executive, former fullback, and former boxer. He is a General Manager for the University of Miami. He served as the vice president of player personnel for the Cleveland Browns from 2018 to 2019. Before that, Highsmith served as a senior personnel executive for the Green Bay Packers for six seasons from 2012 to 2017. He also played in the NFL for the Houston Oilers, Dallas Cowboys, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football at the University of Miami.
Julianna Guill is an American actress. She is known for her roles in films such as Friday the 13th (2009), Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), The Apparition (2012), and Alex of Venice (2014). Guill has also appeared as Scarlet Hauksson on the web series My Alibi (2008–2009), Christie DeWitt on the TBS comedy drama series Glory Daze (2010–2011), Becca Riley on the Bravo comedy drama series Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce (2014–2017), and Jessie Nevin on the FOX medical drama series The Resident (2018–present). She currently stars as Marybeth Pickett on the Paramount+ neo-western crime series Joe Pickett (2021–present).
Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players in the Tampa Bay Rays system:
Dolphin Tale is a 2011 American 3D family drama film directed by Charles Martin Smith, from a screenplay by Karen Janszen and Noam Dromi and a book of the same name. It stars Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd, Nathan Gamble, Kris Kristofferson, Cozi Zuehlsdorff in her film debut, and Morgan Freeman. The book and film are inspired by the true story of Winter, a bottlenose dolphin that was rescued in December 2005 off the Florida coast and taken in by the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. In the film, Winter lost her tail after becoming entangled with a rope attached to a crab trap, and was fitted with a prosthetic one.
Jeryl Prescott Sales is an American actress, best known for her role as Jacqui in the AMC horror series The Walking Dead. In 2019, she had series regular role of Madame Xanadu in the short-lived DC Universe series Swamp Thing.
Richard J. Reynolds High School now the Richard J. Reynolds Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts is a high school in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Named for R. J. Reynolds, the founder of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, the school opened in 1923. The school colors are Old Gold and Black, and the school's mascot is a demon.
Lumos is a telecommunications provider, based in Waynesboro, Virginia; and High Point, North Carolina, offering landline and cellular telephone, residential and business optical fiber services, web hosting, yellow pages, and digital television. The company announced a merger with North State Communications effective August 15, 2022.
Michael Joseph Glennon is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football at NC State and was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He has also played for the Chicago Bears, Arizona Cardinals, Oakland Raiders, Jacksonville Jaguars, and New York Giants.
The 2017 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season was the franchise's 42nd season in the National Football League, the 20th playing their home games at Raymond James Stadium and the second under head coach Dirk Koetter.
Veronica Estelle "Bonnie" Angelo was an American journalist and author. She was known for being the author of First Mothers. During her more than a quarter-century with Time, she served as a Washington correspondent from 1967–78, reported on the White House and covered newsmakers and events across America and the world.
Binford Taylor Carter, Jr., known as Benny Carter or Bennie Carter, was an American contemporary visual artist. His primary focus was as a painter and sculptor within the genres of folk art and outsider art.
Linda Sue Carter Brinson is an American writer, journalist, and editor. She was the first woman assistant national editor at The Baltimore Sun and the first woman editorial page editor at the Winston-Salem Journal.
The Carter Plantation was a tobacco plantation in Wentworth, North Carolina. The plantation was founded by Thomas Carter III, a descendant of American colonist and Puritan minister Rev. Thomas Carter, who received a land grant for three-hundred acres in Rockingham County when he settled in North Carolina after leaving Massachusetts in the late 18th century. The original house, a large Federal style dwelling, was vacated in 1930 and was destroyed shortly after. What remains of the plantation, including two log houses, a tenant farmer's cabin, and a cemetery for family members and enslaved persons, is located off of North Carolina Highway 65.
Bernie the Dolphin is a 2018 Canadian adventure drama film directed by Kirk Harris and starring Lola Sultan, Patrick Muldoon, Logan Allen, Kevin Sorbo, & Sean Michael Gloria.
References
- ↑ "List of the Most Famous Actresses from North Carolina". Kiss 95.1. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ↑ "Clearwater aquarium, 'Dolphin Tale' stars react to Winter the Dolphin's death". WFLA. 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ↑ "'Dolphin Tale' producer to make four Lifetime movies in Tampa Bay". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ↑ Aurthur, Kate (2020-06-17). "Is It Safe to Shoot During Coronavirus? One TV Movie Aimed to Find Out (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ↑ "Home Front". NoHo Arts District - Theatre, Food, Bars, Shopping and a buzzing community. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ↑ "Hey Class of 2020, these celebs with Winston-Salem roots have some advice for you". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved 2023-01-17.