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.
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Depot Street Renaissance Mural
Discover Depot Street During the late 19th and 20th centuries, the area surrounding R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company’s manufacturing facilities was known as the Depot Street neighborhood. Depot Street (now Patterson Avenue) was one of the first prestigious Black neighborhoods in Winston-Salem and a thriving hub…
Wherehouse Art Hotel Winston-Salem Offers Artful Lodging
It’s a Monday morning in May, and Haydee Thompson has had a full house of guests—a couple wrapping up their extended honeymoon and a family from Portugal visiting for graduation ceremonies at Wake Forest University. They all made their way here—East 3rd Street in downtown…
Juneteenth Festival 2019
A photo recap of Winston-Salem's Juneteenth Celebration held on June 22, 2019 throughout the Innovation Quarter.
Juneteenth Festival 2018
A recap of an Innovation & Cinema movie screening on June 16, 2018 in Bailey Park in the Innovation Quarter.
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…
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.…
Black Horse Studio: Innovation and the Art of Photography
It’s snowing at home in cozy Winston-Salem. But Lee Runion and Jennifer Bostic could care less: they are on a 50-foot yacht floating in the Gulf of Mexico, right off the coast of sunny Florida. The weather couldn’t be better, and the view isn’t bad…
Innovation & Cinema Screening June 2016
A recap of an Innovation & Cinema movie screening on June 16, 2016 in Bailey Park in the Innovation Quarter.
Bailey Park Water Wall
You will always find an answer in the sound of water. – Chuang Tzu The words of Tzu now adorn the new Bailey Park water wall, a community development initiative supported by local foundations and corporations to enhance the beauty and enjoyment of Bailey Park. The…