One of the problems that newspapers have is that if they want to retain even a semblance of their status as a real news operation they can't just print any old rumor that comes across their desks. That's why it wouldn't be fair to the Winston-Salem Journal to say that they were scooped by a margin of about two months when SueMo, probably the most connected person in Winston-Salem, wrote on Facebook that she'd heard a rumor that Trader Joe's was coming to Winston-Salem.

If you're a Trader Joe's fan then today brought you some welcome news, as reported on the Winston-Salem Journal Facebook page. When they get around to putting a story on their website I'll try to remember to link to it.