by Alan Shelton | Apr 11, 2020 | Closings, COVID19, News
The first thing I noticed about Daniel Butner was his distinctive beard. If you ever met him, even if you didn’t know his name, you knew that beard. A few days before our restaurants had to close their dining rooms due to COVID-19, I stopped by Carrabba’s on Stratford...
by Alan Shelton | Nov 27, 2019 | Community, Events, News, Uncategorized, Women Welders
2019 was a good year for Mixxer. Thank you for your support as we are closing in on the end of year 2 in operation. We’ve got a lot of new things planned for 2020 and we can’t wait to tell you more about them, but for now, let’s look back at 2019....
by Alan Shelton | Sep 1, 2019 | Make Something
My childhood was during a time when computers, computer games, hardware, software, all of it seemed irrelevant and lame to a young boy obsessed with automobile racing, and the construction of cars and motorcycles. As I grew older, I tried to ignore how computers were...
by Alan Shelton | Jul 28, 2019 | Events
Everyone loves nostalgia. One of the values of Facebook is the “Your Memories on Facebook” feature. A few days ago the memory that popped up on my screen was the post of photos from MIXXER’s very first community meeting at The Olio, which had just...
by Alan Shelton | Jun 30, 2019 | Community, Uncategorized, Volunteer Engagement
MIXXER would not be possible without volunteers. Four years of conversations, planning, and finding ways to work together led to the first community makerspace in Winston-Salem, MIXXER, opening; and continued support by volunteers is helping us grow and improve. I had...
