Patrick Sidwell

2 weeks ago | wstoday.6amcity.com | Elise Steele |Patrick Sidwell |Brianna Williams

This is the moment you’ve all been waiting for. After asking our readers to submit their paw-fect pet photos, we’ve put together our first adorable roundup of Winston-Salem furry friends. We received nearly 70 photos of our neighborhood cats and dogs (and one chicken entry). Meet a few of the crew. Help an animal find its with our shelter adoption guide, featuring organizations like Forsyth County Animal Shelter and Forsyth Humane Society.

2 weeks ago | rictoday.6amcity.com | Kate Mazade |Patrick Sidwell |Elise Steele

Richmond gets its fair share of rain — even the occasional city-wide water crisis. We’re here to decode the city’s guidelines about rainwater harvesting and help you capitalize on this resource, promote conservation, and prepare for water outages, not to mention save money on your monthly bill. Harvested rainwater is precipitation collected from a non-permeable surface (like your roof) and funneled into a designated vessel (like a rain barrel or cistern) before contacting the ground.

2 weeks ago | satxtoday.6amcity.com | Patrick Sidwell |Madison McMillen |Brianna Williams

Ever since talks of Project Marvel surfaced, one thing’s been clear: Public opinion is divided. With City Council’s recent approval of a new financial plan for the sports and entertainment district, we asked our readers to weight in on whether its a boon or bust for downtown San Antonio. Note: We added Instagram comments below, but only responses from our official newsletter survey were included in the breakdown of percentages. “San Antonio is being left behind in the sports/entertainment world.

3 weeks ago | wstoday.6amcity.com | Patrick Sidwell |Elise Steele

We’re trying to achieve a cuteness overload, Winston-Salem. Our extremely dog- and cat-friendly city is full of four-legged companions, and we want to see why yours is the best of them all. Here’s what we’re thinking: We want to see some pictures of your dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, ferrets, snakes, or whatever other creatures share your home. Then, we’ll share them in a future newsletter so we can all enjoy them. 1. Head on over to this link. 2.

1 month ago | satxtoday.6amcity.com | Patrick Sidwell

Starter your engines. Sourdough is soaring in popularity, even more than it was in 2020 according to Google Trends, and so is interest in making your own. If you’re among those baking some new habits into your life via flour and yeast, here are a few ways to get in on the action in San Antonio:The fine folks at The Bread Box host a range of breadmaking classes, including sourdough-centric ones.