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THE
DOWNTOWN BASEBALL PARK
will face its final hurdle on Monday night,
March 12, at 7 p.m. when the Forsyth Board of
County
Commissioners
hold a public hearing and vote on the project.
Those wishing to be heard should be at the
Government Center on
Chestnut
Street prior to meeting time in order to
register.
COLLEGE
PARK AT THE GATEWAY
is the name given the former Happy Hill Gardens
neighborhood which is being developed into 150
single-family
houses and town homes. They will be built on a
pre-sold basis to complement new apartments that
have already been
erected
off Waughtown Street. Three firms,
Neicon Real Estate Solutions and the
architectural firm of
Neighboring Concepts, both located
in
Charlotte, and
ERA
Piedmont Realty will team up to develop and
market the project. The Housing Authority of
Winston-Salem received
a
$20 million federal grant for the community
make-over. For more information call 499-0945.
THE
CENTER FOR DESIGN INNOVATION
has opened offices in Winston Tower. It is a
joint effort between the School of the Arts,
Forsyth
Technical Community College and Winston-Salem
State University. Center officials hope that it
will help nurture technology and
design
throughout the region. The center will
eventually be located in the Piedmont Triad
Research Park through funding from government
grants,
charitable donations and corporate
sponsorships.
TRADE
STREET WILL BECOME HOOPS STREET
on Friday evening, March 16, as part of the Tip
Off Town Celebration of the preliminary
rounds
of the 2007 Division I Men’s NCAA Basketball
Championship. From 5 to 11 p.m., the free event
will feature a musical stage for the
popular
performers,
Lucy Angel and Freeport Jazz, a food court
and beverage stations. Call 728-4215.
SALUTE!
THE NORTH CAROLINA WINE CELEBRATION
will return to downtown Winston-Salem on
Saturday, May 12, 2007, from 12
noon to 6 p.m.
Over 30 wineries from across the state have
already committed to participate. The Downtown
Partnership is currently
seeking
volunteers to work two-hour shifts during the
festival. They will receive a Salute!
t-shirt and free admission to the festival. To
be a
volunteer, email Tucker Tharpe at
tucker@dwsp.org
or call 354-1500.
DOROTHY
JAMES HOME SHOPPE is now open at 868
West Fourth Street, across from The Fourth
Street Filling Station. The store
features
furniture and home accessories with mediums of
mahogany, wicker, and teak. Hours are
Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to
6 p.m and 2
p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Call 724-9050.
DOWNTOWN
THAI
has purchased space at street level of One Park
Vista, the 32-unit condo project on Fourth
Street. The new
restaurant
will feature a sushi bar and will complement the
current restaurant located across the street.
THE
WINSTON-SALEM JAYCEES
have established an office at 223-A North
Spring Street. For information on Jaycee
membership and
events,
go to
www.winstonsalemjaycees.org.
THE
DOWNTOWN REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE
has a new chairman. Walt Kinsey with
Allied Commercial Realty, is now chairing
the
meetings
which are held on the third Wednesday of each
month at 8 a.m. in the offices of the Downtown
Winston-Salem Partnership.
They
are open to anyone wishing to attend. The next
meeting on March 21, however, will be hosted by
the Meridian Realty Group at The
Nissen
Wagonworks on Third Street at Patterson.
KEEP
WINSTON-SALEM BEAUTIFUL
is seeking volunteers to assist with its
Graffiti Patrol and Sign Sweepers, two new
initiatives aimed
at
fighting visual pollution. The Graffiti Patrol
complements the graffiti hotline that the Police
Department and the Public Safety Network of
the
Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership organized
last year. Sign Sweepers is an effort to remove
signs illegally placed along streets
and
on utility poles. For information or to
volunteer, call KWSB at 727-8013 or go to the
KWSB website.
THE
PIEDMONT TRIAD RESEARCH PARK
is the recipient of a $3.5 million grant from
the N. C. Department of Commerce to help with
the
park’s long-range expansion plans. The money
will be used to move electrical-power lines and
help with site grading.
PARKING
ENFORCEMENT EMPLOYEES
will one day be driving around downtown in
all-electric vehicles, thanks to a grant from
the State
of
North Carolina’s Clean Fuel Advanced Technology
Project. The City will receive $28,000 toward
the purchase of four vehicles. The
remainder
of the total cost of $48,000 will be paid by the
City. The new vehicles will be free of any
polluting emissions and should be on
the
street by the end of the summer.
FORSYTH
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
will consider a list of proposed projects
presented by the County Manager that could add
up to
$200
million in downtown investment over the next ten
years. Proposed projects include a new Central
Library, new space for the Forsyth
County
Sheriff’s Office, expansion of the jail, and a
new building for Forsyth Technical Community
College’s school administration. Over
the
next year, County staff will put together a
downtown development plan that matches vacancies
with the needs of county departments.
SIXTH STREET IS SET TO BECOME TWO-WAY
this spring from Cherry to Main Street.
According to City DOT officials, new
construction
and renovations under way in the arts district
area served by Sixth Street have made it
necessary to speed the process that
has
been under consideration for some time.
However, some minor construction work necessary
in the short block between Marshall and
Cherry
Streets will be held off until the new City
budget year begins July 1.
THE
GATEWAY,
a mixed-use village of shops, offices, housing
and a 90,000 square feet. YWCA is picking up
momentum following
groundbreaking
at the end of January. The Summit, the first
residential building in the development, will be
built in two phases, the first
consisting
of 13 condominiums on the third and fourth
floors, 8,750 square feet of offices on the
second floor, and 7,372 square feet of
retail
on the first floor.
BALDWIN
PROPERTIES AND
JOHN S. CLARK
SPECIAL PROJECTS GROUP have become sponsors of Downtown 101. The next
session, which is open to anyone interested in starting a business
downtown or learning more about the downtown
market, will be held on
Tuesday, March 27, from 8-11 a.m. at the Downtown Winston-Salem
Partnership. For information or registration,
e-mail
admin@dwsp.org
or call 354-1500. There is no charge to attend.
CONGRATULATIONS
TO DWSP BOARD MEMBERS
LAFAYETTE JONES, President of
Segmented Marketing Services, Inc., for
being selected Man of the Year by The
Chronicle. The award
will
be presented at the newspaper’s Community
Service Awards Gala on March 10.
ALFRED
ADAMS, partner with
Womble Carlyle
Sandridge & Rice, for being chosen one of
the Top 100 Attorneys in North Carolina.
CONGRATULATIONS
TO DOWNTOWN SCAVENGER HUNT WINNERS
Grand Prize
- Lindsay Everhart
Clayton
Nichols Tom and Ellen
Blair Rachel Waters
Mickey Angell Heather
Angell Beverly Angell
Chris Miller
Rachel Wilson
James Taylor
Lynette Shaull Jessica
Taylor Vince Rega
Tony Harris
Brian Kubecki
Erin Brady
Monica Melton Evan
Semones
CONVENTIONS
DOWNTOWN THIS MONTH
Date
Organization
Number
Location
12-13
N. C. Assoc of Insurance & Financial
Advisors 700 Twin City
Quarter
13-18
NCAA Division I Basketball
15,000
City-Wide
14-17
Christian Cheerleaders
2,000
City-Wide
15-17
N. C. Assoc. for Gifted & Talented
800 Twin City
Quarter
18-22
N. C. Assoc. of Health Underwriters
650 Twin City
Quarter
23-25
Chosen Dance Academy
700 Wingate Inn
23-25
Timber Framers Guild
75 Brookstown
Inn
23-25
Assoc. of Self Advocates of NC
800 Twin City
Quarter
26-4/1
Home Furnishings Market
50,000 Triad-Wide
29-31
Educational Theatre Assoc.
300
Brookstown Inn, Best Western
30-31
Assoc. for Computing Machinery
150
Twin City Quarter
30-31
Acquire the Fire
3,000 City-wide
30-4/1
Nat’l Cosmetology Assoc.
1,000
Twin City Quarter
DWSP
MEETINGS THIS MONTH
Mar.
7 10:00 am Executive
Committee DWSP Offices
Mar.
8 8:00 am Salute!
Committee DWSP Offices
Mar.
9 8:00 am
Infrastructure Committee
DWSP Offices
Mar.
14 8:30 am Public Safety
Network DWSP Offices
Mar.
16 8:30 am Development
Committee
City Hall, 3rd Floor
Mar.
21 8:00 am Real Estate
Roundtable Nissen Wagonworks
Mar.
26 4:00 pm Restaurant
Roundtable TBD
Mar.
26 8:00 am Downtown
101 DWSP Offices
Apr.
5 8:30 am Parking Task
Force DWSP Offices |
