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Community

From the President: We Hear Tomorrow Coming

January 14, 2016
The passing of music icon David Bowie brought an outpouring of memories of his music, his style and his shape-shifting persona. But amidst the tributes and retrospectives, one snapshot stood out to me as indicative of not only who Bowie was as an artist, but…
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Community, Diversity & Inclusion

Remembering the Past to Shape the Future

December 18, 2015
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…
Arts, Community, Lifestyle

Innovation & Cinema: Film Conversations

October 2, 2015
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

Robot Fun Run Connects Kids to STEM

June 2, 2015
“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

January 2, 2015
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…
A living room of an apartment in the Plant 64 apartment complex.
Community

Plant 64 Welcomes Residents

June 9, 2014
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…

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