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TRULIANT’S
VICTORY MEMBER FINANCIAL CENTER AND THE
GOLER
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BUILDING
will
be officially opened with a ribbon-cutting
ceremony on Thursday, April 12, from 1-3 p.m. at
893 North Liberty Street (corner of Martin
Luther
King, Jr. Drive and Patterson Avenue). Special
invited speakers include U. S. Congressman Mel
Watt and Mayor Allen Joines.
To
attend call 336-293-2930.
WAKE
FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
has leased 24,887 square feet at the Wachovia
Center. It will be occupied by the
administrative
group of WFUHS’s Division of Public Health
Sciences and by part of that division’s
Department of Biostatistical Sciences.
A
total of 74 WFUHS employees will make the move
from the MRI Building at the Medical Center to
the 22nd and 23rd floors
of Wachovia
Center
in early May.
WILDFIRE,
LLC
has moved to 709 North Main Street, a 10,000 s.f.
building that is listed on the National Register
of Historic Places and
dates
to the 1920s. In under two years, the marketing
communications company has tripled its size and
now employs 28 marketing
professionals
who service clients such as Hanesbrands Inc.,
BB&T, Lowes Home Improvement, YMCA, and
Universal Furniture.
Visit
their website
www.wildfireideas.com
A
DOWNTOWN GROCERY STORE
is about to become a reality. A 4,000 s.f.
space at 418 N. Liberty Street between Fourth
and Fifth
has
been leased by Keith King and will be called
Kingz Downtown Market. The store will stock
produce, selected meats, wine and
cheese
and grocery items. Operating hours will be
Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.;
Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
with
delivery available within a 2-mile radius. The
anticipated opening date is mid-summer.
WINSTON'S
EATERY
in the historic Railroad Building, 300 S.
Liberty Street, is now open for business. It is
located in the space formerly
known
as Opie’s Southbound Grille. Restaurant
operating hours will be Monday through Friday
from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday from 10
a.m.
to 3 p.m. Visit the website
www.winstonseatery.com to learn more about
menus, specialties, catering, and all the things
that are
sure
to make Winston's Eatery a hit!
THE
OWNERS OF SWEET POTATOES
are opening a second restaurant in the
Brookstown Inn on Brookstown Avenue. It will be
more
upscale
than the popular bistro on Trade Street, but the
food will still be southern favorites with a
flair. Construction is slated to begin in a
few
weeks with a mid-summer target opening date.
SAVERS
MARKETING AND SAVERS ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
have opened offices at 635 West Fourth
Street in space formerly
occupied
by Bell Davis Pitt and PointDx. Savers
Marketing has been in business for over 20
years, first as a life, accident and health
insurance
carrier and later as a multi-state marketing
organization offering individual health
insurance, tax-deferred annuities and life
insurance
products. Its sister company, Savers
Administrative Services, is a Third Party
Administrator offering payroll administration,
flexible
spending accounts, COBRA administration and HRAs.
David Roberson is the Chief Executive Officer.
INGENUITY
DEVELOPMENT,LLC
has opened an office in the Wachovia Center in
Suite 2260. It is a commercial real estate
company
with
a focus on retail development. Ingenuity
partners with other developers to produce
mixed-use projects of office, retail and
residential.
David
Barger is the Executive Vice President. Call
336-722-4200
MY
COUSIN VINNY’S
is the new name for the restaurant formerly
known as Dudley’s on the Park in the Sawtooth
Building The focus is
now
on Italian food which made the owners’ Burke
Street Pizza so popular. The same New
York-style pizza will be served along with
various
pasta dishes and beef, chicken and veal
entrees. Lunch and dinner hours are Monday
through Saturday from 11 a.m. to
midnight.
The restaurant will be closed on Sunday. Call
336-770-1212.
THE
DOWNTOWN FARMERS MARKET
has reopened for the season on Tuesdays and
Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. It is located
in
the
Arts District behind the Downtown Elementary
School at Cherry and Sixth streets. While some
vendors will be at the Market this
month,
the grand reopening will occur on May 1.
THE
WEREHOUSE FARMERS MARKET
returns this month at 211 E. Third Street.
Operating on Saturdays, opening day will be
April 21
from
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
DAVIS
CUP “RACKET IN THE STREETS”
will bring hundreds of visitors and locals alike
to Trade Street this Saturday, April 7, for a
street
festival featuring three top-notch bands, fire
eaters, tumblers, stilt walkers and much more.
The festivities kick off at 7 p.m. and
admission
is free! For more information visit
www.daviscupwinstonsalem.com With the
first Friday Gallery Hop in Friday night, this
will
be
a BIG weekend downtown!
2007
LOFTY IDEAS TOUR,
a fundraiser for Piedmont Craftsmen, will be
held on Saturday, April 21. The lofts on tour
are a mix of large
and
small spaces, simple and elaborate. Also on the
tour this year is one renovation in progress,
and a residential unit at West End
Village.
The Day Dream Tour is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.;
The Starry Night tour from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
For more information or to reserve
tickets,
contact PCI at 336-725-1516 or e-mail
info@piedmontcraftsmen.org.
MUSIC
IN THE STREETS
will hold its kick-off on Tuesday, April 17. A
complete schedule of dates and bands will be
announced at that
time.
The kick-off celebration is tentatively
scheduled to be held in Winston Square Park.
More details will be coming soon. Contact
Tucker
Tharpe, Events Director, with questions at
336-354-1500 or
tucker@dwsp.org.
DOWNTOWN
WI-FI HOT SPOTS
offer free internet service at the following
locations: Central Library, Chelsee’s Coffee
Shop and More;
Fourth
Street between Spruce and Main; Foothills
Brewing Company; Sin Coffee Bar; Sixth and Vine
Wine Bar and Restaurant and
Morning
Dew Coffee Roasters.
THE
DOWNTOWN WINSTON-SALEM PARTNERSHIP WEBSITE
continues to offer new and updated information
on a wide range of
subjects
relative to downtown. The latest offering is
Downtown Winston-Salem News which is
published monthly and distributed
throughout
downtown and certain surrounding locations. It
can now be viewed on line.
CONGRATULATIONS
TO
Walter
Robbs Callahan& Pierce and
Cavanaugh and Associates
for being certified by the U. S. Green Building
Council for their new
offices
under construction at Traders Row on Trade
Street. The firms’ new headquarters have been
planned to meet LEED (Leadership in
Energy
and Environmental Design) standards. LEED
certification is a national benchmark for
green-building design that maximizes
energy
efficiency while minimizing environmental
impact.
The
Embassy Suites
for receiving the Noble Investment Group’s 2006
Greatest Customer Experience Award which is
based on a
combination
of guest loyalty, hotel product and overall
service scores. The downtown Winston-Salem
hotel was chosen over
approximately
40 Noble properties including the Westin Hotel
in Long Beach, California and the Crowne Plaza
Hotel in Atlanta.
WELCOME
NEW DWSP MEMBERS
638
Brewing Company, Inc.
Wildfire,
LLC
First
Community Bank
Webster
Design Group
575
Liberty, LLC
Tobacco
Square, LLC
The
Russell Agency
Northwest
Child Development Centers
Capture
Public Relations & Marketing
Mike
Wells
BE&K
Building
DOWNTOWN
CONVENTION ACTIVITY THIS MONTH
DATE
ORGANIZATION
NO. LOCATION
April
6-8 Davis
Cup
6500 City-Wide
12-14
Sweet Adelines
1000 Twin City Quarter
18-23
RiverRun Film Festival
11000 City-Wide
19-21
Farm Bureau Women
150 Twin City Quarter
20-22
University Women
110 Hawthorne Inn
27-29
Alpha Delta Kappa
300 Twin City Quarter
28
NCMEA Board Meeting
51 Downtown Marriott
DOWNTOWN
WS PARTNERSHIP MEETINGS THIS MONTH
4/4
9:30 a.m. DWSP
Foundation DWSP
Offices
4/4
10:30 a.m. DWSP
Executive Committee DWSP
Offices
4/9
10 a.m. Salute
Press Conference Camel
City Café
4/11
8:30 a.m. Public
Safety Network DWSP
Offices
4/11
3:30 p.m. DWSP Board
of Directors Chamber Board
Room
4/13
8 a.m. Infrastructure
Committee
DWSP Offices
4/13
9:15 a.m. Streetcar
Task Force DWSP
Offices
4/18
8 a.m. Real Estate
Roundtable DWSP
Offices
4/20
8:30 a.m. Development
Committee
City Hall, 3rd Floor
4/30
4:00 p.m. Restaurant &
Club Roundtable TBA
5/4
8:30 a.m. Parking
Taskforce DWSP
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