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Community, Diversity & Inclusion

Remembering the Past to Shape the Future

Read how the Innovation Quarter partnered with local groups to commemorate the history around the former tobacco factories.  Winston-Salem’s history as a center of the tobacco industry from the late 1800s through the end of the 20th century is well-documented. Some of the history you…
Flywheel coworking space
Community, Ecosystem, Entrepreneurship

Flywheel Five: A Cross-Section of Co-Working

Some use the term “unconventional,” others use the phrase “fringe element.” However they phrase it, Flywheel Co-Working clientele frequently describe themselves as working outside normal corporate structures. Regardless of how they conceive of themselves, Flywheel provides a home for a wide variety of consultants, freelancers,…
Arts, Community, Lifestyle

Innovation & Cinema Sparking Conversation with Film

Lawren Desai was interested in starting a film series. The owner of a/perture cinema in downtown Winston-Salem, Desai admired Science on Screen, which began in 2005 at the Coolidge Corner Theater in Brookline, Massachusetts. In that series, movies serve as jumping-off points for experts to…
Community, Ecosystem

Annual Robot Fun Run Connects Kids to STEM

“Three, two, one, Lego!” was the mantra voiced again and again by Andy Kraft. Kraft, program manager of K-12 social studies for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, served as the master of ceremonies and play-by-play announcer at the third Robot Fun Run Community Challenge, held June 19…
Community

Winston Factory Lofts: A Lifestyle with Legs

Winston Factory Lofts is a hot commodity. The two historic industrial structures that make up the complex were fully occupied less than a year after opening. And vacancies are short-lived, according to Amy Foster, property manager. Winston Factory Lofts comprises Phase 1, located at 675…
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Community

Plant 64 Welcomes Residents

Construction crews are still on the scene at Plant 64. But now so are residents. Plant 64 Loft Apartment Homes – the major element in the latest revitalization project in Wake Forest Innovation Quarter and the largest residential development within its boundaries – welcomed its…
MudPies
Community, Ecosystem

Technology at Two

Students can't wait to go to MudPies Downtown East each morning. In fact, parents are amazed at their children's eagerness to learn at the child development center, a testament to the staff and innovative technology Convenience for working parents and technology set the center apart.…

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