Community Archives - Innovation Quarter

The Innovation Quarter, a mixed-use development project in Winston-Salem, at night.

Are Innovation Districts the Best Mixed-use Development Projects?

Mixed-use developments can come in many different shapes and sizes. Some may be small, like a corner store with apartments above it, while others may be large-scale developments that include office space, retail space and residential units all in one complex. No matter the size…

The Innovation Quarter's iconic smoke stacks and Bailey South signage.

Community, Ecosystem

Three Inspiring Innovation District Examples

The Global Institute on Innovation Districts established the Global Network of Innovation Districts to promote and facilitate collaboration among innovation districts. As part of the GIID’s Global Network, the Innovation Quarter has shared learnings and experiences that have guided others to overcome challenges. We’ve also…

A spectator jokes with a cyclist at the starting line of a race during Winston-Salem's Gears and Guitars festival.

Community, Event Recap

There’s More to Gears and Guitars than Cycling and Music

If you’re an avid cyclist, you may know Gears and Guitars as one of the top criterium race routes on the circuit. If you’re not, you may know it as a weekend of concerts and fun in Winston-Salem. But if you’ve never even heard of…

An aerial view of downtown Winston-Salem.

Community, Ecosystem, Lifestyle

Get to Know Downtown Winston-Salem

Defined by winding greenways, eclectic art galleries, relaxed restaurants, stately architecture and lively outdoor hangouts, Winston-Salem’s downtown areas are distinct in their personalities and characters. Discover a few of the multiple personalities and noteworthy neighborhoods in the city’s center. Arts District The heart of Winston-Salem’s…

The exterior of Six Hundred Degrees restaurant at night.

Community, Lifestyle

Food, Fire, Family: The Recipe Behind Six Hundred Degrees

An appreciation for locally grown food is in Chef Travis Myers’ blood. Growing up with parents from agricultural communities naturally instilled certain values in Travis and his sisters: Use local ingredients and respect the hard work that farmers put into their craft. Today, Chef Travis…

Community, Ecosystem

Innovation Quarter: By the Numbers

How well do you know the Innovation Quarter? Here are some noteworthy numbers and facts worth sharing. 5 Hand-painted Murals From pandemic projects to 15-foot paintings renewed annually by local students, artists have adorned the Innovation Quarter with five new murals since 2014. Several stand…

Lanazha Belfield presenting research as part of WSSU Honors Program

Community, Diversity & Inclusion, Ecosystem

Opening Doors for Minorities in Research

Meet Lanazha Belfield. A self-proclaimed “science nerd” who’s “pretty much living in Biotech Place” these days, exercising mice and working toward a Ph.D. from Wake Forest University. If you’d asked her about her career ambitions a decade ago, she’d have told you that she was…

An aerial view of Winston-Salem in 1956.

Community, Diversity & Inclusion, Ecosystem

The Rich History of Black-owned Business in Winston-Salem

Since opening its doors in 2003, Krankies Coffee has become a pillar of Winston-Salem’s burgeoning downtown and Innovation Quarter scene. Located at the corner of East Third Street, or what has affectionately become known as the “Krankies Block,” this coffee shop and its eclectic mix…

Javara founders sit at conference table during a meeting talking happily with two men, one wearing glasses, a tie, and jacket while gesturing his hands and the other a jacket.

Community, Ecosystem, Entrepreneurship

Javara Grows in the iQ, Removes Barriers to Clinical Trials for All

As Javara commemorates its fourth anniversary, we're celebrating its rapid growth, dedication to innovative medical research and inclusive health equity in local communities. A New Research Model is Born in North Carolina North Carolina has a long history in manufacturing, textiles and tobacco. These remnants…

Wake Forest President Susan R. Wente in a lab during her tours of Wake Downtown and the Wake Forest School of Medicine

Community, Diversity & Inclusion, Ecosystem

Dr. Wente on the Radical Collaboration and Bold Decision Making that Leads to Innovation

On March 25, Dr. Susan R. Wente was officially inaugurated as Wake Forest University’s 14th president. She began as Wake Forest's president in July. And, if you were on campus for the first day of fall 2021 classes, you would have found her donning safety…

Updates from iQ

Latest Community Articles

Are Innovation Districts the Best Mixed-use Development Projects?

Three Inspiring Innovation District Examples

There’s More to Gears and Guitars than Cycling and Music

Get to Know Downtown Winston-Salem

Food, Fire, Family: The Recipe Behind Six Hundred Degrees

Innovation Quarter: By the Numbers

Opening Doors for Minorities in Research

The Rich History of Black-owned Business in Winston-Salem

Javara Grows in the iQ, Removes Barriers to Clinical Trials for All

Dr. Wente on the Radical Collaboration and Bold Decision Making that Leads to Innovation

Updates from iQ

Latest Community Articles

Posts navigation