Juneteenth Festival 2018
A recap of an Innovation & Cinema movie screening on June 16, 2018 in Bailey Park in the Innovation Quarter.
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Making Winston-Salem’s Workforce More Inclusive
How Goler Community Development Corporation is Making Winston-Salem's Workforce More Inclusive Michael Suggs’ view of downtown Winston-Salem used to be, well, higher. In the almost 20 years that he worked in marketing and government relations for Reynolds American, Inc., he would look out from his…
Unexpected Opportunities: Exploring Innovative Education in the Innovation Quarter
The Miracle on Ice. Hoosiers. The Jamaican bobsled team. Everyone loves an underdog. We cheer for fourth quarter comebacks and Cinderella stories, the ones that inspire movies like Eddie the Eagle, The Blindside and Rudy. There’s something about the unexpected that resonates with us. Many worried what would happen to…
Triad Power Players Include 13 Innovation Quarter Connections
The Triad Business Journal just released the 2017 Triad Power Players. These are the individuals in our region who, according to the Triad Business Journal, use their influence "to champion truly catalytic efforts, to put their reputations and dollars at risk and to execute plans…
Making Space: Growing the Maker Movement in Winston-Salem
As dusk begins to fall outside the open garage door, snippets of conversation make their way through a smattering of whirring, rattling moving noises that surround the near-dozen people conversing and crafting. Parked just inside the garage door is an electric bike, custom designed with…
Editorial: What Fence Painting Taught Me About Community Building
Like many of you, I spent last weekend working in my yard. Specifically, I was painting my fence—a little spring brighten-up with a fresh coat of sparkling white. My neighbor, one of our closest friends, saw me and came over to the fence with her…
Venture Café Winston-Salem: Joining a Global Innovation Network
It’s a typical Thursday in St. Louis, though perhaps colder and gustier than some. But even the wind doesn’t dissuade the 576 people gathered at the Cambridge Innovation Center in the Cortex district near downtown St. Louis. Karen Barnes is among them—braving the cold, far from home…
Living Up to the Name: 10 Ways Wake Forest Innovation Quarter Fuses Art and Innovation
Shortly after Winston-Salem adopted its new motto—The City of Arts and Innovation—Jim Sparrow, chief executive officer of the Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County, wrote about the importance of “living up to our name.” That’s exactly what’s been happening at Wake Forest Innovation Quarter.…
Innovation Quarter Zipcar: New Paths for Urban Mobility
Zipcar, a community car-sharing service, recently arrived at Wake Forest Innovation Quarter and is already forging new paths for downtown mobility in Winston-Salem. A staple for urban-dwellers in large cities throughout the United States, Zipcar is an affordable and eco-friendly alternative to the use of…
People of the Innovation Quarter: Meet Amy Creason
Amy Creason is a transplant, one of the many people brought to Winston-Salem by the revitalization of downtown. This transplant has taken to the City of Arts and Innovation like a fish to water, like a fundraiser to shaving heads. Don’t worry; we’ll get to…