As a recent college graduate and being fairly new to Winston-Salem, I had heard the name Venture Café many times. Its programming is well-known for connecting innovators and entrepreneurs. I was very curious about the Thursday Gatherings, but also a bit apprehensive as a “newbie.”…
It’s been eight years since Bailey Park opened to the public in April 2015, and every year there are more events, more activity, more pups chasing frisbees, more students studying for finals in the sun. In the grand scheme of what the Innovation Quarter has…
On the way home from school every day, Claire Calvin and her 13-year-old son pass by a building on West End Boulevard that used to house the Snob Shop before the consignment store relocated to Burke Street. “That’s pretty smart,” Calvin’s son said on one…
Local economies are like engines. You need a number of different elements to not only get them up and running, but to keep them running efficiently. Fuel. Regular maintenance. The right parts and pieces. Small business growth is one of those crucial parts to the…
It’s an ever-increasing problem. You’re preparing for a scheduled medical procedure, and the hospital calls. There’s a shortage of one of the medications used in the procedure, and the procedure has to be delayed—for the foreseeable future. There just isn’t enough medication to go around.…
During an extended tour of Italy five years ago, Joseph Ozbey ate lunch at L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele, a pizzeria in Naples, made famous not only because of its legendary pizza, but because it was also featured in the film “Eat, Pray, Love,” starring Julia…
What happens when top researchers, designers and dreamers dare to reach beyond their bubble? You get the kind of impactful energy that’s happening at the Center for Design Innovation (CDI). To say there’s a lot in motion at CDI is an understatement. A multi-campus research…