Winston-Salem Area News

Upscale downtown apartment complex taking shape
Winston-Salem Journal
Two real-estate developers are placing a $26 million wager that an upscale apartment complex will appeal to the young professionals and “millennials” working in and around downtown Winston-Salem. Samet Corp. of Greensboro and Grubb Properties of ...

WSSU's Carrothers says he's on the mend after shoulder surgery
Winston-Salem Journal
FOOTBALL: College - Shippensburg v Winston-Salem State. Anthony Carrothers went 2-0 as a fill-in starter for Winston-Salem State last season, had surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder on April. 24. Buy this photo. View all 2 images in ...

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Historic Winston - Salem site welcomes new citizens
News & Observer
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Fifty people are new U.S. citizens after a naturalization ceremony at a North Carolina spot appreciated for its historic significance. The Old Salem Historic District in Winston-Salem held a ceremony Thursday naturalizing 50 ...
June brings three times the usual amount of rainWinston-Salem Journal
Fifty new citizens celebrate the Fourth of July in Winston-Salemmyfox8.com

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Fireworks all over, but not at Tanglewood
Winston-Salem Journal
AT THE BALLPARK: The Winston-Salem Dash play the Myrtle Beach Pelicans at 7 p.m. Thursday at BB&T Ballpark, downtown. An Independence Day fireworks display will follow the game. For tickets and more information, visit www.wsdash.com.

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Emotions run high during NC abortion debate
Winston-Salem Journal
Planned Parenthood's Winston-Salem Health Center does not meet those standards and would likely have to close its doors. Irene Godinez, director of public-affairs policy for Planned Parenthood Health System, said the facility is a safe place to receive ...
Fiery debate, then approval of abortion restrictionsCharlotte Observer
1 clinic likely qualifies under NC abortion billGreensboro News & Record
NC state Senate votes to restrict abortionThe Daily Titan
Chronicle of Philanthropy (subscription) (blog)
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Businesses in Winston-Salem hold out hope for dry Fourth of July
myfox8.com
Businesses in Winston-Salem hold out hope for dry Fourth of July. Posted on: 10:53 pm, July 3, 2013, by Chad Tucker. WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The wet weather has put a damper on the Fourth of July plans and sales in Winston-Salem. “Its been a lot of rain ...

Construction to begin on nano brewery in downtown Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem Journal
... Winston-Salem Fran Daniel/Winston-Salem Journal Winston-Salem Journal. The owners of Small Batch Beer Co. are planning major renovations to turn the former Kopper Kitchen space in downtown Winston-Salem into a nano brewery. Construction on the ...

Contempo Concepts ' owners hope to move from downtown
Winston-Salem Journal
Contempo Concepts, Jim Painter's furniture store in a former bank building on 4th St. in downtown Winston-Salem, is seen Tues., July 2, 2013. Painter is planning to move the store out of downtown. The store specializes in upscale, modern furniture designs.

Wells Fargo's Triad philanthropy exceeds $2 million
Winston-Salem Journal
Other large donations include $125,000 to the Appalachian Regional Healthcare Foundation to help create a post-acute care facility located in Watauga County; $105,000 to the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County to support the Wells Fargo ...
Wells Fargo tallies $2M in Triad region donationsThe Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area

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Small businesses are last to begin using E-Verify
Winston-Salem Journal
Gayle Anderson, chief executive and president of the Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce, said in October that some employers who are using E-Verify voluntarily have concerns that “it generates a fair number of errors.” “That causes problems with ...

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City council OKs entertainment district
Winston-Salem Journal
Winston-Salem gained its first official entertainment district on Monday as the Winston-Salem City Council voted 7-1 to rezone about four acres near the corner of Trade Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive to allow outdoor music and other amplified ...

Winston - Salem crews continue to pick up debris after storms
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – City crews are working extended hours to try to pick up the piles of storm debris along many streets. The strong June 13 storm produced straight line winds that brought down many trees in the city especially near Pfafftown.

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Wanted Winston - Salem Man Arrested During Traffic Stop In Reidsville
WFMY News 2
Reidsville, N.C. -- A traffic stop ended in the arrest of a Winston-Salem man wanted on outstanding warrants by the Reidsville Police Department. A trooper with the North Carolina Highway Patrol arrested Donald Lee Sanders, 31, from Winston-Salem on ...

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Winston - Salem Fire Department changes 911 response policy
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Starting July 1, the Winston-Salem Fire Department will respond to 911 calls for life threatening emergencies only and will not continue responding to addresses with more than three false calls in one year. The changes come after ...

Protestors deliver bricks to Sen. Burr's Winston-Salem office
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.-The Latin American Coalition, an immigrant rights organization based in Charlotte, delivered 76 bricks to U.S. Senator Richard Burr's office Monday morning. According to The Winston-Salem Journal, the group delivered the bricks in ...

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Winston-Salem building that collapsed had been deemed unsafe
The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area (blog)
A building that collapsed last week at the corner of Chestnut and 10th streets in Winston-Salem had been deemed unsafe in 2007, the Winston-Salem Journal reports. However, the owner of the old Piedmont Leaf Tobacco Co. building had complied with city ...

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Winston-Salem police chief sworn in amid protestors, has faith moving forward ...
Winston-Salem Journal
Resident Superior Court Judge L. Todd Burke, left, leads Chief Barry Rountree in the oath of office during his swearing in ceremony as chief of the Winston-Salem Police Department Sunday, June 30, 2013. With Chief Rountree are his wife, Sylvia and ...
Winston-Salem swears in new police chief amid controversymyfox8.com
Dog shot by Winston-Salem Police Chief Barry Roundtree comes homeExaminer.com
Winston-Salem police chief called city official after shooting incidentGreensboro News & Record
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Wanda Merschel, a four-term member of the Winston-Salem City Council, set to ...
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.– Wanda Merschel, a four-term member of the Winston-Salem City Council, will not run for re-election, according to The Winston-Salem Journal. Her planned retirement from public office, which comes after her husband retired from ...
Winston - Salem practiced Jim Crow when Winston and Salem were consolidatedWinston-Salem Journal
Area briefs: Junior competition for Faith Idol rescheduled for TuesdaySalisbury Post

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Winston-Salem man charged in 'Operation Firecracker'
Winston-Salem Journal
A Winston-Salem man was among 11 arrested as a result of a several months-long investigation by the Stokes County Sherriff's Office. Cortez Devon Walls, 24, has been charged with six drug-related counts including possession with intent to sell and ...

For Dash's Farrell, baseball is in the blood
Winston-Salem Journal
Winston-Salem Dash third baseman Jeremy Farrell (15) fields a grounder from Salem Red Sox third baseman David Renfroe (19) to first baseman Rangel Ravelo (17) for the out in the top of the second inning. Buy this photo. Posted: Sunday, June 30, 2013 ...