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Arts, Community, Diversity & Inclusion, Events & Programming

Juneteenth in Winston-Salem: The Evolution of a City’s Freedom Celebration

June 10, 2025

There is a deep-rooted connection between Cheryl Harry and the community she was born and raised in. She witnessed Winston-Salem’s transformational journey from segregation to the Civil Rights era to today, where she’s a community leader and catalyst for the city’s annual Juneteenth celebration. For…

Ecosystem, Entrepreneurship, Events & Programming, Technology

Wing Me: A Networking App Galvanizing Meaningful Connections

March 27, 2025

Santiago Ramos was just being a good wingman. While the serial entrepreneur was living in Winston-Salem, his future business partner, Alexandra Kraft, was living across the ocean in Dubai and was facing a common problem: finding romantic connection was hard and the dating apps out…

Arts, Community, Events & Programming, Lifestyle

Coalpit Live: Turning Shared Space into Shared Experiences

March 18, 2025

The best events (and memories) are the ones you share–even if you’re sharing them in a downpour. If most people had the same first experience as the Incendiary Brewing Company did with their first attempt at a live concert, they probably wouldn’t have tried it…

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

Community, Events & Programming

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

November 7, 2022

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…

panel of black entrepreneurs speaking at Sparq for Brilliance Lab

Diversity & Inclusion, Entrepreneurship, Events & Programming

Sparq Kicks Off Innovations Festival and Introduces Brilliance Lab

April 13, 2022

Last week, Winston-Salem State University’s (WSSU) Innovations Festival brought together students, staff, alumni, entrepreneurs, funders, investors and creatives to catalyze the brilliance of Black and Brown communities and to create the next generation of game-changers. While the event primarily took place on WSSU’s campus, it…