Cinco De Mayo 2021
Photographs from Innovation Quarter tenant event celebrating 2021 Cinco de Mayo featuring a taco bar, chips and margaritas.
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Spatial Justice in the Innovation Quarter
Sharing spatial resources and facilitating events create a more equitable, diverse and inclusive community. The Innovation Quarter is more than just an expanse of buildings. It's where research meets entrepreneurship. It's where history becomes art. It's where collaboration and creativity spark change. At the intersection of this kind of placemaking…
How Innovation Quarter Retailers Survived the COVID-19 Pandemic
When the country effectively shut down last spring, mom-and-pop retailers had to find innovative ways to survive. Whether it was creating new ways to reach customers or figuring out how to get their product out the door when no one was leaving home, retailers in…
Greater Gift & MACHE COVID Education
Winston-Salem nonprofits partner to build trust and decrease health disparities Winston-Salem endures some of the most detrimental economic and health disparities in the nation. In the East Ward alone, where the Innovation Quarter sits, almost one-third of residents live below the poverty line—compared to 17.6%…
‘Tis the Season to Shop Small
Three Ways to Support Local Businesses During the Holidays and Beyond Making it as a small business owner is no easy task. It requires thousands of hours of blood, sweat and tears—from the investment of personal income to long days and sleepless nights of hard…
Diversity in Innovation: HUSTLE Winston-Salem & Soy Emprendedor
A Crossroads The Innovation Quarter in Winston-Salem, NC, is located at a crossroads.It's where U.S. Route 52 meets Salem Parkway, a thoroughfare that winds through the heart of the city. It's where a once-thriving tobacco district becomes a cutting-edge hub for tech and entrepreneurship. And…
6 Places to Take Pictures in Innovation Quarter, Winston-Salem
Let these gorgeous places frame your next epic Instagram photo. It’s easy to capture your best angle—even from a distance—when so many places in our community are vibrant and awe-inspiring. After some strenuous research (read: a bunch of selfies), we’ve selected six picturesque locations in…
Innovation Quarter Steps to Address Racial Inequity
The outrage and pain our communities, most especially people of color, are feeling after witnessing example after example of police brutality is very real and must be acknowledged. We stand with those pleading for an end to all forms of racism and bigotry and for…
Here’s what you need to know about Phase I re-opening in the Innovation Quarter
Today, North Carolina Executive Order 138 goes into effect, otherwise known as the “Phase I” re-opening of certain retail, public spaces and other areas following the COVID-19 shutdowns. It can be a bit confusing to sort out the differences and understand what’s available, what’s open…
Raising Spirits to Stay Strong: Two iQ Entrepreneurs Work Together to Give Back During COVID-19
In the kitchen of The Porch, a restaurant in the West End neighborhood of Winston-Salem, Claire Calvin is surrounded by a team methodically preparing hundreds of meals, even while its dining room sits empty. Like a choreographed dance team, her staff moves with intention, making…