Since the beginning, food and beverage establishments have brought communities together. The nation’s founders sat around tavern tables discussing their vision for a new country called America.
In Winston-Salem and Greensboro, storefronts with blinking “open” signs remain a cornerstone of the local economy. They are places for first jobs, date nights and church lunches. They are where neighbors meet over coffee, where teenagers discover responsibility and where retirees find routine and community.
Lately, though, they have been quietly disappearing…