Eric Millsaps is the managing editor for North Carolina for Lee Enterprises papers, working primarily with the Winston-Salem Journal and Greensboro News & Record.

The abrupt news Dec. 1 that K&W Cafeteria would be closing for good hit our memory banks hard. We remember those glory years when families loved cafeteria-style dining. The emotional outpouring on ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — Many workers and customers are saddened by the closing of a North Carolina staple. K&W Cafeteria, with eight locations in North Carolina, closed this week after being in business for ...

An 88-year Southern institution ended on December 1. We're remembering the fried okra, congealed salads, and chocolate cream pie that made K&W a legend. There was always going to be a next time at my ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — Both the current owners of K&W Cafeteria and the grandson of the restaurant’s founder have released statements on its sudden closure. The company made the announcement on ...

The front door of K&W on Healy Drive in Winston-Salem. On Monday, Winston-Salem-based K&W Cafeterias announced that it was closing all of its locations effective immediately. K&W opened its doors at ...

K&W Cafeterias, which has long had a location in the northwestern part of Rocky Mount, closed permanently on Monday afternoon with no explanation. “It is with a heavy heart that we share this news,” K ...

K&W Cafeterias, a North Carolina-based brand dating to 1937, has closed all existing locations, the company announced on its website and social media. The venues shuttered December 1. K&W didn’t give ...

The Triad is still reeling after K&W Cafeteria abruptly closed all of its locations yesterday with no warning. The sudden shutdown not only stunned longtime customers but also left hundreds of ...

WASHINGTON. HEARTBREAK AND CONFUSION THAT’S HOW EMPLOYEES ARE DESCRIBING THE SUDDEN CLOSURE OF K AND W CAFETERIAS. OUR ADRIANNA HARGROVE SPOKE TO A WOMAN WHO HAS BEEN EMPLOYED THERE SINCE THE 60S, AND ...