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THE
NATIONAL BLACK THEATRE FESTIVAL
begins on July 30 and will run through August
4. The downtown will be alive with
thousands
of visitors, celebrities, and great
programming. For a complete schedule of
performances, times and locations, visit
www.NBTF.org
THE
DOWNTOWN NORTH HISTORIC DISTRICT,
which takes in all of the Arts District, was
approved for a historic marker by the
Historic
Resources Commission. The marker will soon be
installed at the southeast corner of Sixth and
Trade Street. This brings the total
number
of markers in Winston-Salem to 14.
DOWNTOWN
DEVELOPMENT
will be part of the program presented by DWSP
President, Jason Thiel, at the State of the
Economic
Development
Luncheon on August 7 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. at the Embassy Suites Grand Pavilion
Ballroom. The meeting will be
hosted
by the Rotary Club, Twin City Quarter and the
Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce. For more
information, contact Sonya Clark
at
sclark@winstonsalem.com. Save the
date!
THE
DOWNTOWN PLAN
is set for a public hearing at City Council on
Monday, July 16. Contact
DWSP for more information or come in
person
to support the plan.
THE
CITY/COUNTY PLANNING BOARD
unanimously approved a rezoning request from
Brookstown Development Partners for the
proposed
5,500-seat ballpark to be located between
Business 40 and Peters Creek Parkway. Details
such as sound, lighting and parking
will
be worked out following the completion of
studies currently being conducted by consultants
and after further meetings between the
developer
and nearby neighborhoods. Final approval rests
with the City Council.
SOLUTIENCE,
an information technology and consulting
business has opened an office at 301 N. Main
Street in Winston Tower. The
company
is based in Greenville, South Carolina with an
additional office in Alabama. The move was
prompted by a desire to be close to
the
emerging market center for advanced technology,
health care, research and manufacturing.
COLLEGE
PARK AT THE GATEWAY
is underway with groundbreaking for six single
family homes, including the model. The project
will
eventually
have 150 single family homes and town homes. It
is located south of Old Salem near the N. C.
School of the Arts. For
information
contact ERA Piedmont Realty at 499-0945.
KUDOS
TO THE CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM
for an aggressive campaign to remove illegal
signs. In downtown alone, approximately 50
such
signs have been taken down in recent weeks.
This effort will do much to ensure that the
center city is kept attractive and clean.
The
City will enforce a $50 fine for each sign that
is illegally posted in the right-of-way at
street intersections, along streets, and on
trees,
posts
and utility poles in the right-of-way.
ISP
SPORTS will host a celebration in
conjunction with its 15th anniversary
and upcoming corporate office and national
broadcast studio
relocation to
Trader’s Row. Billed as the ISP Homecoming—Celebrating
America’s Home for College Sports,
festivities will include a
downtown
parade of bands, cheerleaders and mascots and
special Thursday night Trade Street Block
Party. Stay tuned for more details!
THE
DOWNTOWN WINSTON-SALEM PARTNERSHIP
recently elected two new board members: Mike
Miller, President and Publisher
of
the Winston-Salem Journal; and Bert L. (Cort)
Bennett IV, a financial analyst with Wachovia
Wealth Management’s Ultra High Net
Worth/Calibre
Finance Group.
BE
THE WORD ON THE STREET.
Buy a brick and show your support for the
Downtown Arts District. Donate $100 and have a
personalized
brick placed in the streets of the Arts District
to forever show your support for the arts and
downtown. It can be done in
honor
of a friend or relative, in celebration of a
special occasion, or to display a business
logo. Orders are being taken now. Visit
dadaws.org
to place an order.
GET
INTERACTIVE
has opened an office at 221 West Fourth Street.
The company, with offices in Los Angeles and New
York, offers
services
in the fields of publishing, advertising
technology, entertainment and brand marketing –
all the way from production to purchase.
Call
761-2997.
MOBYS
COFFEE
will be opening next month in the lower level of
Liberty Plaza, 102 West Third Street. In
addition to entertainment in a
Christian
environment, the shop will offer coffees,
pastries, and delivery service. Other Mobys
Coffee shops are in Mt. Airy and
Walkertown.
WOMBLE
CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE
has been recognized by the Louisiana State Bar
Association with its 2007 Pro Bono Publico
Award.
The firm sent 45 lawyers, including 22 from
Winston-Salem, to help low-income victims of
Hurricane Katrina with over 4,000 hours
of
pro-bono assistance.
DOWNTOWN
WINSTON-SALEM PARTNERSHIP MEETINGS THIS MONTH
July
6 Parking
Committee 8:30
a.m. DWSP Office
July
11 Public Safety
Network 8:30
a.m. DWSP Office
July
17 DWSP
Foundation
10:00a.m. DWSP Office
July
20 Development
Committee
8:30 a.m. City Hall, 3rd
Floor
July
23 Restaurant & Club Roundtable
4:00 p.m. Cat’s Corner
July
24 Downtown
101 8:00
a.m. DWSP Office
DOWNTOWN
CONVENTIONS IN JULY
6-8
Gilmore-Butler Family Reunion
100 Twin City Qtr/Embassy Sts.
6-8
Heavy Rebel Weekender
2,500 Millennium Center
13-15
Jehovah’s Witnesses
2,100 City-Wide
16-22
International Jugglers Convention
700 Twin City Quarter
23-28
Girls Soccer Championship
10,000 City-Wide
23-26
Women’s Baptist Home &
1,500 Twin City Quarter
26-30
Boys Soccer Championship
10,000 City-Wide
30-8/4
Nat’l Black Theatre Festival
20,000 City-Wide |
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