3 New Stores Opening on Fourth Street

They are:
1) Sole Cravings: 80% shoes, 20% apparel. Located at 500 W. Fourth Street in the block between the Stevens Center and Foothills.
2) Centennial Trading Co.: featuring apparel with an emphasis on quality and aesthetics. Located at 282 E. Fourth Street behind Krankies. ***(this is store pictured above)
3) Cece's Boutique: women's fashion including handbags and jewelry. Located at 411 W. Fourth Street in the Community Arts Cafe.

*Also of note is the opening of the Still Great Furniture Consignment Gallery at 601 Broad Street.

Business 40 Update: Excellent Journal Article Outlines Plans & Possibilities

In case you haven't heard, the portion of Business 40 which runs through downtown Winston-Salem is going to be completely redone. Last year the community was given the opportunity to vote on whether they preferred a 2-yr complete shutdown of the interstate loop or a six-year partial close down; we/they voted overwhelmingly for the two year option. The project will begin in 2018 and will reduce the number of entrance and exit ramps onto the freeway which will have a dramatic effect on the flow, feel, and approach to the downtown area. Laura Graff and Annette Fuller discuss all this and more, including proposed design elements and information on public input meetings here.

National Black Theater Festival Nets W-S $10million

Read the Winston-Salem Journal article here.

Winston-Salem Journal Article Highlights Commercial Developments in East Winston

Notable developments identified by the article include WSSU's new student center (previous blog post here), the SG Atkins Community Development Corporation's new business incubator which occupies the old Salvation Army's Boys and Girls Club building (the incubator is called the Enterprise Center), a new CVS at the corner of MLK Drive and New Walkertown Rd., two housing projects, and some roadwork. The article notes that most of this work revolves around Martin Luther King Drive.

This is a link to the article.