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Juneteenth Festival – Honoring Sacrifice, Celebrating Community and Learning to Pay It Forward

June 15, 2016

May 21, 1865. A Union Cavalry chaplain stands in the front of the African Moravian church—which will be named St. Philips Moravian Church in 1914—reading an important proclamation. St. Philips was founded in 1822 as a place of worship for enslaved African Americans in Salem,…

Arts

Bailey Park Water Wall

June 8, 2016

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…

Ecosystem

Bailey Power Plant: Powering a New Kind of Energy

May 26, 2016

Dwarfed by the backdrop of high-rise buildings behind it, she still casts a long shadow on the district below. Its shape is iconic, punctuated by two stacks towering several stories above her other structures. They are emblazoned with whitewash letters, symbolizing a name that was…

Community

Winston-Salem as a National Cycling Hub

May 26, 2016

Hills are made for cycling. They’re a good starting point for understanding how Winston-Salem is emerging as an international cycling hub. This transformation is embodied in the Winston-Salem Cycling Classic that takes place over Memorial Day weekend and attracts 3,000 professional and amateur riders and…

Community

From the President: The Experiment is a Success – Now Time to Accelerate the Development of the Innovation Quarter

May 26, 2016

]Experimentation is crucial to innovation. It is how we arrive at that critical (and magical) point in the process where an idea turns into a viable solution to an unmet need. And experimentation includes achieving a ‘proof of concept’, a term frequently used to describe…

Coming to Your Senses: Local History Exhibit Unveils Life in the Former Tobacco District

May 25, 2016

The sweet smell of dried tobacco. The rumble of trains rolling out of town, laden with Camel and Salem cigarettes, waiting to be shipped around the world. The hum of countless conversations as thousands of workers arrive in the morning and depart at the end…

The word 'funding" layered over an image of entrepreneurs.

Ecosystem, Entrepreneurship

Recipe for Success: 3 New Innovation Funds in Winston-Salem

May 19, 2016

It’s no secret that access to capital is a key ingredient in the recipe for startup or innovative success. If you have dreams of being the CEO of the next big thing, early-stage and seed funding are constantly on your mind. It used to be…

Entrepreneurship

What Are the Top Trends in Entrepreneurship?

April 28, 2016

Entrepreneurs put the “art” into startup. Since there’s no one right way to succeed as a startup, the people who launch startups are characterized by flexibility, adaptability and the ingenuity to make a business out of an idea. The paths that entrepreneurs are taking to…

5 Tips to Make the Most Out of Phuzz Phest 2016

April 13, 2016

Phuzz Phest returns to downtown Winston-Salem on April 15 – 16. Whether you’re new to the Phuzz Phest phenomenon or if you just want a sneak peak, here’s a quick guide to making the most out of Phuzz Phest, straight from the festival’s founder and…

Philip Pledger: Champion of the Vernacular

April 7, 2016

It’s a phenomenon that they cooked up right here in Wake Forest Innovation Quarter. They are Philip Pledger and Anthony Petrovic, the phenomenon is Phuzz Phest, the place is Krankies and the conversation has an echo of déjà vu about it. Phuzz Phest, an annual music…

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Juneteenth Festival – Honoring Sacrifice, Celebrating Community and Learning to Pay It Forward

Bailey Park Water Wall

Bailey Power Plant: Powering a New Kind of Energy

Winston-Salem as a National Cycling Hub

From the President: The Experiment is a Success – Now Time to Accelerate the Development of the Innovation Quarter

Coming to Your Senses: Local History Exhibit Unveils Life in the Former Tobacco District

Recipe for Success: 3 New Innovation Funds in Winston-Salem

What Are the Top Trends in Entrepreneurship?

5 Tips to Make the Most Out of Phuzz Phest 2016

Philip Pledger: Champion of the Vernacular

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