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Enterprise Center Opens June 1

Submitted by Joe Borlik, Web Content Producer
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011, 12:26pm
Enterprise Center Opens June 1

The Enterprise Center is expected to open June 1 at 1922 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, according to the Winston-Salem Journal.

The facility is a business incubator and community learning center for startup and emerging companies, according to the paper reported.

It is located in the old Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club building in eastern Winston-Salem.

The center is owned by the Simon G. Atkins Community Development Corp., a Winston-Salem State University partner agency.

The facility's opening comes after months of careful planning and almost a year of renovations, according to S.G. Atkins.

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Lake at Lissara Housing Opens Near Lewisville

Submitted by Joe Borlik, Web Content Producer
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011, 1:39pm
Lake at Lissara Housing Opens Near Lewisville

One of the most expensive housing projects in Forsyth County in several years opened this weekend, according to the Winston-Salem Journal.

The Lake at Lissara consists of 254-acres of lakefront and riverfront properties on Shallowford Road, just west of Lewisville.

It has a 21-acre manmade lake with a dock, a watercraft launch site and a lakefront lodge designed by painter and designer Bob Timberlake, the paper reported.

The lake is surrounded by 100 acres and 102 lots for high-end homes.

The homes are expected to cost between $350,000 and $2 million, according to the paper.

Lissara Partners LLC has been developing the project for six years, the paper reported.

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City Wants Suggestions on What to do With Quarry

Submitted by Joe Borlik, Web Content Producer
Friday, April 29th, 2011, 11:26am
City Wants Suggestions on What to do With Quarry

City officials are taking suggestions on what to do with the closed-off quarry near Reynolds Golf Course, according to the Winston-Salem Journal.

A drop-in open house for public feedback takes place from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday at William Roscoe Anderson Jr. Recreation Center.

The quarry is currently surrounded by poison ivy, kudzu and brambles, but could eventually become a city park with picnic tables, trails and a greenway, the paper reported.

The city has hired the Leung Gregory consulting firm for $64,000 to help create a master plan for a park at the quarry, the paper reported.

The plan should be finished by the end of the year, according to the paper.

Public input will help the city determine the park’s outcome, said Tim Grant, the city's director of recreation and park, according to the paper.

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E-Readers Now at Forsyth County Libraries!

Submitted by Brent Campbell, Winston-Salem Bureau Chief/Reporter
Monday, March 28th, 2011, 10:10am
E-Readers Now at Forsyth County Libraries!

   They are the latest way to read your favorite book and now you can find them in all Forsyth County Public Libraries. In the past several months the popularity of e-readers has exploded onto the marketplace. The small, lightweight, handheld device (roughly the width and length of a small hardback book) can store anywhere from a couple of hundred books to over 1,000. Their lightweight, compact design allows you to enjoy your favorite books almost anyplace you go.

   The Library now offers two different brands of e-readers you can check out, take home and try out for yourself. All ten library locations will each have a Barnes & Noble Nook and a Sony Reader available for check-out. Each e-reader comes fully charged and preloaded with a variety of adult, teen and juvenile books.

   The loan period will be seven days and cannot be renewed. All you need to check out an e-reader is to:

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14 Vacant Homes Near BB&T Destroyed

Submitted by Joe Borlik, Web Content Producer
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011, 11:28am

The demolition of 14 vacant houses across from BB&T began Wednesday, according to the Winston-Salem Journal.

The houses on Peters Creek Parkway, Park Circle and First Street had been abandoned since before the stadium opened this year, the paper reported.

City officials and residents had complained about the homes being eyesores.

The stadium's baseball team, the Class-A Winston-Salem Dash, contracted to have the homes torn down, the Winston-Salem Journal reported.

Demolition will continue until early Thursday, with five more derelict houses expected to fall.

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Sharon Luggage & Gifts Store At Hanes Mall Closes Monday

Submitted by Joe Borlik, Web Content Producer
Tuesday, March 1st, 2011, 12:46pm

The Sharon Luggage & Gifts store at Hanes Mall closed Monday, according to the Winston-Salem Journal.

The economy was the primary reason for it's closing, said Jeff Oberg, a spokesman for Sharon Luggage.

"We're just consolidating to the stores that continue to remain profitable," Oberg said, according to the Winston-Salem Journal.

The Charlotte-based retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January.

The business specializes in luggage and travel accessories.

The company now has six stores, all in North Carolina, including one at Friendly Center in Greensboro, according to the Winston-Salem Journal.

The retailer had 16 stores in North and South Carolina in 2000, according to the paper.

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Housing Authority Want To Expand Cleveland Avenue Corridor

Submitted by Joe Borlik, Web Content Producer
Friday, February 25th, 2011, 2:43pm

The Housing Authority of Winston-Salem presented a plan to the City-County Planning Board Thursday that would convert Cleveland Avenue Homes into a mixed-use development and increase the number of housing units in the Cleveland Avenue corridor, according to the Winston-Salem Journal.

The project would cost $275 million and involve nearly 130 acres in the city's northeastern section. It would be over 20 years using public and private money, the paper reported.

HAWS would work with developers to create commercial and residential projects in the area, the Winston-Salem Journal reported.

"We wanted to put together a plan that would affect the entire neighborhood and not just Cleveland Avenue Homes," said Larry Woods, CEO of HAWS, according to the Winston-Salem Journal.

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