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Wake Forest Students Cover Downtown Winston-Salem

Semester: Fall 2014

November 6, 2014 by Kaitlin Mundy

Business 40 Project May Affect Broad Street Businesses

The project that will shut down Business 40 exits is not slated to begin until spring of 2016, but one downtown owner is already worried … Read More

November 6, 2014 by Lindsey Gallinek

Downtown Winston-Salem Gets a Residential Boost

Mariam Gomaa, a medical student at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, just moved from Chicago, Ill. to Winston-Salem, N.C., and had very little time … Read More

October 23, 2014 by Kevin Closs

Board of Elections Opens for Early Voting

Forsyth County voters lined up outside the Board of Elections office on Chestnut Street to cast their ballots as early voting for the 2014 elections … Read More

October 23, 2014 by Kristopher Kolb

Farmers Market Brings Fresh Produce Downtown

Every Tuesday afternoon, farmers sell their produce and specialty foods on the patio outside Mary’s Gourmet Diner on Trade Street. The Downtown Cobblestone Farmers Market … Read More

October 23, 2014 by Emma Dolson

Our Neighbor: Pablo del Valle Returns Home to Trade Street

When asked whether his bakery and café, Atelier on Trade, could be successful among several competitors in the downtown Winston-Salem area, owner Pablo del Valle … Read More

October 23, 2014 by Lindsey Gallinek

New Little Free Library Pops-Up Downtown

A green and maroon miniature house with a door stands at the corner of Sixth and North Spring Street. Above the door, which is made … Read More

October 23, 2014 by Buck Hinman

Arts Corner: Arts on Sunday Series

On a bright and warm Sunday afternoon, hundreds of people crowded Trade Street to see an assortment of artistic creations, from Barbie dolls painted like … Read More

October 23, 2014 by Kaitlin Mundy

Festival of Shelters Builds Community Among Homeless

Dozens moved through the streets of downtown Winston-Salem praying “Hoshana! God save us,” as they passed out flyers calling for more public toilets, more communal … Read More

October 15, 2014 by Blythe Riggan

First Same-Sex Couple Legally Married on Monday

Mary Ann Ellis and Robin Idol, of Kernersville, became the first same sex couple Monday to be legally married in Forsyth County. The couple was … Read More

October 13, 2014 by Kristopher Kolb

Crime Update: Stabbing Investigation Continues

The investigation into an assault that left three with stab wounds last month at Ziggy’s Entertainment, a downtown music club on West Ninth Street, is … Read More

October 9, 2014 by Kevin Closs

Local Men Finish Yearlong Program at Local Rescue Mission

Sixteen men donned cap and gowns to celebrate their graduation from the Winston-Salem Rescue Mission during a ceremony October 3rd at the Center Grove Baptist … Read More

October 9, 2014 by Buck Hinman

The Stevens Center: A ‘Center’ of Arts Since 1929

A hotel, a movie theater, a concert venue, a classroom, a restaurant, an ice rink – the Stevens Center in downtown Winston-Salem has been all … Read More