Celebrate Happy Hour at Wolfies Frozen Custard in downtown Winston-Salem!

Who says Happy Hour is only for brews and cocktails? With the heat of summer 2010 in full swing, Wolfies Gourmet Frozen Custard is introducing its own version of Happy Hour complete with plenty of cool treats to beat the summer heat.

Wolfies is offering half off the price of single scoops during Happy Hour from 3 to 5 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. The special Happy Hour offer will continue through Labor Day weekend.

“Happy Hour always has been about ‘cool’ treats at the end of a long day,” Wolfies manager Emily Fourqurean said. “There’s no cooler treat than frozen custard, and, best of all, you don’t have to be 21 to enjoy our special Happy Hour deals. We invite students, the downtown workforce, local residents and anyone else who likes a great deal to visit Wolfies and take advantage of our half price frozen custard during Happy Hour.”

Creamier, smoother, and richer than yogurt or ice cream, Wolfies Gourmet Frozen Custard is a delicious, irresistible treat that will excite the palate of anyone who experiences it.
Wolfies is located 420 West Fourth Street in downtown Winston-Salem.

For more information about Wolfies, please visit http://www.wolfiescustard.com/

10th Annual Heavy Rebel Weekender Hits Downtown Winston-Salem!

The 10th Annual Heavy Rebel Weekender will take place July 2-4 in the Arts District of downtown Winston-Salem. The weekend festivities included over 85 music acts and a large custom car and bike show with over 200 entries.

"Winston Area Cyclist"- New Group Forming In Winston-Salem

The primary goals of this group are to encourage the necessary steps to make the Winston-Salem area more bicycle and pedestrian friendly and to encourage the community to embrace active transportation options. We will focus heavily on commuting and transportation on bike and foot.

Their first meeting will be next Wednesday, July 7th at 7:30 pm.

Location: 492 West end Blvd. Winston Salem. (on the porch above Mock Orange Bikes)
Format: Pot Luck/BYOB if you so desire. Round table discussions/brainstorming session.
ALL ARE WELCOME!

Click here to view their Facebook page.

Hey! Wait for me! I want a ride!

Downtown Winston-Salem has a new cycle rickshaw service, called Foster's Sweet Ride Rickshaw, operated by Chris Foster. Chris works full time as an RN at WFUBMC and he plans to be out about 4 days/ nights per week.

The charge is $3 per person for the first 5 blocks, $1/ person for each add'l block. He has a rain cover that encloses the front of the cab so passengers stay dry. He anticipates being out year round, rain, sleet, hail, snow. He plans to have additional marketing info soon, which we will pass on to our readers then.

Smooth Jazz Nights at WS Prime

Join WS Prime every Wednesday night from 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm for smooth jazz and complimentary hors d'oeuvres.

Click here for more WS Prime info.

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Matt Walsh appears on the Summer on Trade stage this Saturday July 3rd!

Doug Davis & the Solid Citizens this Thursday July 1st @ Alive After 5 (Corpening Plaza)!

Downtown 101 Workshop to be Held This Tuesday, June 29

The Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership offers a three-hour Downtown Business Orientation course entitled "Downtown 101" which allows those interested in opening a business in the center city to meet with representatives of various agencies that will be part of the business establishment process. Also included in the Course are presentations concerning the real estate market, construction, and how to prepare a business plan. The course is free and open to the public but registration is required. To participate, contact admin@dwsp.org or call 336-354-1500.

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Movies at the Greenspot this Sunday Evening in Downtown Arts District

Movies at the Greenspot is every Sunday evening (except July 4) at dusk at the corner of 6th & Liberty Streets in downtown Winston-Salem!

Last week's showing of Father of the Bride was a great kickoff to the summer. Fathers and daughters, father-in-laws and sons, incredible weather and clear skies. Let's keep it up!

The next films are:

Raising Arizona – 6/27
Muppets Take Manhattan – 7/11
Raiders of the Lost Ark – 7/18
Little Shop of Horrors – 7/25
The Birdcage – 8/1

Looking forward to seeing y'all there!

Click here for all the info!

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Bubblebration Returns to Downtown Winston-Salem Next Thursday!

This July marks the 3rd annual Bubblebration so circle your calendars for Thursday, July 1st from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
This year’s location has changed to the Civic Plaza park area, the grassy area off Fourth Street and next to One Park Vista in downtown Winston-Salem.

Come stop by around lunchtime to enjoy some bubble-blowing fun in downtown Winston-Salem. This event is FREE and EVERYONE is invited--- so tell your friends, families, and coworkers to take a break and come have some fun!

Remember: Bubblebration is B.Y.O.B (Bring Your Own Bubbles)! www.bubblebration.com

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Jukebox Riot and Shalini perform Alive After 5 today @ Corpening Plaza!!!

Alive After Five is TODAY at Corpening Plaza in downtown Winston-Salem!

Alive After Five is TODAY from 5-8 pm at Corpening Plaza! Come COOL off with an ice cold beverage and listen to some great music! See you there! Corpening Plaza is at the corner of 1st & Liberty Streets... "Shalini" is performing!

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O' Hanlon Building

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Originally uploaded by Alfonso Callejas

Great photo of the O' Hanlon Building by Alfonso Callejas.
Also check out the Winston-Salem Flickrites group on Flickr.

$5 Lunch

Murphy's 2010 offers $5 lunch specials with drink included.

Movies on the Greenspot kicked off Sunday night

Originally uploaded by DWSP Photos

It was a great night for an outdoor film in downtown Winston-Salem on Sunday night. The first movie was "Father of the Bride". Click here for all of the details for future movies.

Big Crowd at Summer on Trade tonight

Groove 8 Plays to a large crowd at Summer on Trade on Saturday night in the Arts District.

Downtown Center for the Arts Community Weekend

Downtown Center for the Arts Community Weekend

Downtown Jazz Returns to Corpening

Great show tonight. Great performer. Here is a link to his website.

We were happy to get him to Winston-Salem due to his busy performance schedule. Special thanks to Post Entertainment and Carl Dennerson for making it happen.

Nerds Read Big City Papers

Is that a newspaper story taped to the wall? Well, yes it is. So I read it. Here is a link to the story.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/18/world/asia/18civetcoffee.html?pagewanted=1

Seen today at Brew Nerds

What are the dogs and cats on the street for?

Although this happens every year, people still ask me about the dogs and cats out on the sidewalks of downtown. Here is what it is for. http://www.forsythhumane.org/

Picture of New interior improvements at Soup's Vietnamese Phở and Grille

Buena Pinta under construction

Buena Pinta is between Jimmy Johns and Tate's on Fourth Street.

Link to news story in Winston-Salem Journal.

More information coming soon.

Corpening Plaza from the Piedmont Club

DWSP Board Member Throws out First Pitch

Sorry about the quality of the video, but here is video of our very own Ellis Boyle, a DWSP Board Member throwing out the first pitch at last night's DASH home game. Congratulations! Ellis and good throw.

Link to Suemo's Facebook Photos from the event.

Congratulations Ellis!

Downtown Jazz Is Tonight at Corpening Plaza!

Downtown Jazz is TONIGHT at Corpening Plaza in downtown Winston-Salem! Shilts is performing, it's going to be a great show! Bring your lawn chair, come on out and relax after a busy week!!

The free concert is from 5:30- 8:30 pm. Visit www.dwsp.org/music for more info. Corpening Plaza is at the corner of First & Liberty Streets.

Thinking about opening a business downtown?

Alive After Five June 17th w/ Winston-Salem Favorites DIRTY DOGS!!!

GROOVE 8 performs Summer on Trade this Saturday June 19th!!!!

Movies on the Greenspot! Check here for movie updates! Starts this week.

http://atthegreenspot.blogspot.com/

Who needs the swimming pool?

Click on the photo above to see the answer.

Galvin Crisp Quartet To Perform at WS Prime This Wednesday, June 16

Live Smooth Jazz in WS Prime this Wednesday night, with free hors d’oeuvres! Galvin Crisp Jr. will be playing from 5:30- 9:00 pm. WS Prime is located in the Marriott Hotel at 460 N. Cherry St. Click here to visit their site.

Ridership Totals for Dash Shuttle this weekend

Thursday, 6/10 - 82 passengers to BB&T Park, 66 return passengers
Friday 6/11 - 90 passengers to BB&T Park, 115 return passengers
Saturday 6/12 - 121 passengers to BB&T Park, 104 return passengers

Total weekend passenger trips = 578

Link to the Shuttle webpage - http://www.dwsp.org/downtownweekenddashshuttleindex.htm

Also, thank you to the Winston-Salem Journal for their positive comments about the shuttle service. Here is a link to the editorial from the Saturday 6/12/2010 edition - http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2010/jun/12/a-different-place/

Bo Stevens at Summer on Trade on Saturday Night 6/12/10

Local Dish Winston-Salem - I am a follower

Here is a link.
http://www.localdishws.blogspot.com/

Tattoo Archive and The Book Mistress

Whether you're interested in getting a tattoo, learning the history of tattooing, interested in the fantastic wall art and unique displays or would just like to peruse and purchase some incredibly beautiful and informative books on tattoo's, there is only ONE place to go (I will go out on a limb and say 'In the Whole Country!') and that is...

The Tattoo Archive and Book Mistress
right here in downtown Winston-Salem.

Tattoo Archive and Book Mistress

618 West 4th Street
Winston Salem, NC 27101
Hours - Monday - Saturday (Noon - 8pm)
Phone: (336) 722-4422

Tell Chuck and Harriet we sent you!

Big Time Bottle Opener

Update from May 22, 2009 previous blog posting

http://downtownwinstonsalem.blogspot.com/2009/05/downtown-employees-invent-nifty-gadget.html

Back in 2009, these guys still had their patent pending. They sent out this press release yesterday.

For Immediate Release:

Designfluence, a Winston-Salem based design outfit, has been awarded a United States Patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Their Utility Patent (US #7,685,908) for a “Drink Insulator with Bottle Opener,” was granted to them on March 30th, 2010. You may have heard of the hot new coozie on the market, Cap•A•Cooz™, or possibly seen it around in local stores and bars. Well the Cap•A•Cooz is their product, which they proudly manufacture right here in the Triad.

A North Carolina based company, Designfluence avoided the easy temptations to have their manufacturing done overseas by the Asian markets. They found an economical and sustainable way to create the Cap•A•Cooz™ right here in the U.S., and more importantly here in the Triad, which is something they are very proud of. With over 60% of the product manufactured within a 20 mile radius of Winston, the guys at Designfluence found a way to streamline the production in a sustainable fashion. With their recycled metal and recycled plastic regrind, they are doing their part to make highly the unique coozie as environmentally efficient as possible while still supporting local jobs and manufacturing. Three years in the making, and after launching the Cap•A•Cooz™ a year and a half ago, the company has managed to sell over 9,000 throughout the U.S., with simple social media marketing and by word of mouth. For more information on the Cap•A•Cooz™, and to find out how you can get your very own or have a custom Cap•A•Cooz™ printed for your next event please visit them at http://www.capacooz.com/ or you can contact them by phone at 336.839.2669

Congratulations!

Strong downtown to recruit jobs

There was a story in the Winston Salem Journal today about how Winston-Salem is a prime spot for data centers. Here is a link........http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2010/jun/09/090201/winston-salem-prime-spot-for-data-centers/news/

The news story by Richard Craver of the Winston-Salem Journal is based upon a recent release of a national study that was released by The Boyd Company, a Princeton, NJ site selection consultant company. Here is a link to the company website http://www.theboydcompany.com/

In the story, there is a compelling quote about downtown....John Boyd, Jr. said he expects that some data-operation decisions will be made in the next six months, with Winston-Salem and the Triad in the mix because of the lower overall operating cost.

"You also have available land, quality available work force, and an attractive higher-education system," Boyd said.
Still, he said, there are areas in which Winston-Salem can spruce up its brand and recruitment packages to prevent more runner-up finishes.
For instance, downtown-revitalization efforts have proved important for not only attracting young professionals, but also the companies that want to hire them.

I was happy to see a nationally respected site selection consultant actually acknowledge the importance of downtown to job recruitment efforts for a city.

I thought I would add a link to two other recent stories that I have read that I think are compelling.

http://www.workforce.com/section/06/feature/26/09/72/index.html

http://hbr.org/2010/05/back-to-the-city/ar/1

UPDATE: Alive After Five Will Take Place at Winston Square Park for Thursday, June 10

UPDATE: Alive After Five will be hald at Winston Square Park for this Thursday, June 10, as First Street will have all lanes closed between Liberty and Cherry Streets to repair the sink hole.
We are excited to have Rubberband performing this week at AA5. Winston Square Park is located at 310 N. Marshall St. (next to Sawtooth Building).

Alive After Five is scheduled to return to Corpening Plaza next Thursday, June 17.

For more info on the 13th season of the Summer Music Series, visit www.dwsp.org/music.

For more info on the sink hole repairs, visit the City of W-S website at www.cityofws.org/.

Thank you for your support of Alive After Five- we'll see you downtown!

First Street Closing Thursday, June 10 for Repairs

All lanes of First Street between Liberty and Cherry streets, next to Corpening Plaza, will be closed at 8 a.m. Thursday, June 10, to replace two 30-inch drain pipes under the street. The street will be closed through at least Friday afternoon and perhaps through the weekend, depending on how fast the work progresses.

Streets officials intend to complete the repairs under the left lane first so that lane can be re-opened to traffic as soon as possible. The middle and right lanes will remain closed while crews continue to repair damage under the street that caused a sinkhole to open May 26.

For more information, call City Link at 727-8000.

A Honky Tonkin' Summer On Trade w/ The Bo Stevens June 12

RUBBERBAND @ Alive After 5 this Thursday June 10th!!

Update on Ridership of the Weekend DASH Trolley

Ridership totals for each night -

Thursday Night - 72 riders to the BB&T ballpark from stops downtown, and just a few more than 72 got a ride back after the game.

Friday Night - 94 riders to the BB&T ballpark from stops downtown about the same coming back after the game.

Saturday Night - 84 riders to the BB&T Ballpark, about the same coming back after the game.

The shuttle will be running again this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night. You should try it out.

Taking it to the Streets - Cosmophotography Strikes Again

Good job Evan! Link to Cosmophotography Website

Old Winston Social Club Upcoming Band Lineup

Old Winston Social Club, 1131 Burke Street. Call 723-0060 or visit http://www.oldwinstonsocialclub.com/.

June 12 - Orange Earth takes the stage at 9 pm. Cover is $5 for members and guests.

June 25 - The Mediocre Bad Guys will play at 9 pm. Cover is $5 for members and guests.

July 3 - The Traditions will kick off the July 4th holiday with their fabulous mix of blues, beach and soul music. Show starts at 9 pm. Cover is $5 for members and guests.

July 16 - Blues World Order will take the stage at the Old Winston Social Club.
Blues World Order has a style rooted in Rockin Blues with a big helpin' of West Coast Jump.
Show starts at 9 pm. Cover is $5 for members and guests.

July 17 - The Bo Stevens will play their unique Honky Tonk with a mix of Rockabilly.
Show starts at 9 pm. Cover is $5 for members and guests.

Improptu jam session on Saturday at 1:30 PM

West End Mambo brings large crowd to Summer on Trade on Saturday Night

This video was taken from the stage on Saturday Night during Summer on Trade.

Link to the Summer Music Series Website

Grilled Asparagus not going into Mary's of Course old location

From Mary's of Course Website - click here for the news. http://www.marysofcourse.com/news.html

WXII Video on DASH Shuttle

http://www.wxii12.com/video/23786296/

The newspaper reported 48 riders, however, if I were asked I would have stated that there were 72 prior to the game and all of them came back on the shuttle afterwards.

Winston Zoning Overlay - Public Hearing at City Council on Monday, June 7, 2010 at 7:00 PM

Have you been wondering what these rezoning signs are all about. Here is more information.

Agenda for the City Council Meeting on Monday, June 7

Link to map of the zoning overlay

Link to Planning Board Staff Report

If you want to support this important initative, I encourage you to consider attending Monday nights public hearing at 7:00 PM at the City Council's regular meeting.

Dancing In The Streets (of Winston-Salem)- Relish Cover Story Today

Click here to view Relish cover story for June 3- story by Laura Graff.

DOWNTOWN DASH EXPRESS SHUTTLE

What is it:

- A FREE shuttle service between BB&T Ballpark and the central core of downtown Winston-Salem. See picture of the shuttle bus below.

When:
- Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings from 6:00- 11:00 pm on game days. Click here to view W-S Dash schedule.

Where:
- Click on map below to download the route. The shuttle will run from BB&T ballpark (First & Green Streets) through the heart of downtown to the Millennium Center and back. The "Trolley Stop" symbols on the route indicate shuttle stops along the route.

The stops will include BB&T Ballpark, the rear side of the Center City West parking deck (on Holly Ave), 4th & Spruce Streets and 5th & Trade at the Millennium Center.

Who can ride shuttle:
- Anyone can ride the shuttle, even if you just want to get from one side of downtown to the other.

Additional Information:
- If you park in the Center City West parking deck (650 W. Fourth St.) for ballgames, you can easily catch the shuttle on the back side of the parking deck along Holly Ave. Just drive into the deck and drive to the lower level of the deck and then exit to Holly Avenue side. Look for directional signage in the deck.

Click on the map to enlarge the size

Picture of the Shuttle Bus

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Willows Restaurant

Willows Bistro will be opening in the former Winston's Eatery location at 300 S. Liberty Street, Suite 125 in the Historic Railroad Building. The bistro will feature southern comfort food with a flair. Many items on the menu will be purchased from local farms, fisheries and purveyors such as Tanglewood Farms, The Goat Lady Dairy, Grayson Beef, Krankies and Shore Farm Organics. The anticipated opening is June 7th. Telephone: 293-4601

Link to the Story in the Winston-Salem Journal http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2010/may/25/owners-of-bistro-guided-by-comfort-and-creativity/

Alive After Five and Downtown Jazz will take place in Winston Square Park for Week 1

Please help us get the word out.

Link to the Winston-Salem Journal news story. http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2010/jun/02/downtown-music-series-move-winston-square-opening/

Link to the Summer Music Series Website - http://www.dwsp.org/music/

This is gonna be big!

Link to Aperture Cinema on the Web

2010 Summer Music Series Posters are now being displayed throughtout downtown

If you want one, come by and pick one up from the DWSP. The cost is only $5.

Call first at 354-1500 to ensure availability.

Old Winston-Social Club - Looks great

Update from previous blog posting

http://downtownwinstonsalem.blogspot.com/2010/03/old-winston-social-club.html

Link to their website

http://www.oldwinstonsocialclub.com/

What a great place! I became a member and I think the work that has been done is very nice.