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…
Wake Forest’s Second Campus in Charlotte
As the academic anchor of the Innovation Quarter, the economic benefits of having Wake Forest School of Medicine are evident in a city like Winston-Salem. For years, Charlotte has been the largest city in the U.S. without a four-year medical school. That's about to change.…
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%…
The Continuum of Black Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is more than just an action—it's a state of mind. We are committed to building upon the legacy of Black entrepreneurship in the Innovation Quarter through providing the resources and support creators, doers and makers of color need to thrive. Watch the video to…
Bailey South Reimagined
Take a look inside the newest historic redevelopment project in the Innovation Quarter. In 2018, we shared our vision for a reimagined Bailey South. Now, as this state-of-the-art concept comes to fruition, we want to share how we're breathing new life into old bones. The…
‘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…
Depot Street Renaissance Mural Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
A photo recap of the Depot Street Renaissance Mural Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony held on December 1, 2020 in the Innovation Quarter.