Much of the city’s Black history has been destroyed over the years, with historical markers marking what market forces and racist policies long ago removed from the city’s landscape.
The City of Winston-Salem kicked off Black History Month with a Facebook post from Forsyth County Historic Resources Commission, hono… More
“We are not a compliance office. It’s unenforceable. We have no means to enforce that here in the city or county. We certainly ask that business and industry does that.”
-August Vernon, Emergency Management Director, reminds us that in the third world country of the United States of America, a corporation can sto… More
Prior to the raging inferno at 4440 N. Cherry, my social media feed was dominated by Ukraine/Russia hysteria and Tom Bradey speculation. I first started seeing images of the massive Weaver Fertilizer fire in my social media feed on Monday evening. As the evening progressed, it became evident that the city had a major fire and potenti… More
The January 25 meeting of the Downtown Winston-Salem Business Improvement District Advisory Committee featured a surprisingly honest albeit brief discussion on the lack of affordable housing in the center city. The lack of affordable or even workforce housing downtown is the elephant in the room. Everyone knows that Downtown Wi… More
On Tuesday, January 18th, just before noon the Winston-Salem Housing Authority (HAWS) and Mayor Joines held a long-overdue meeting with Crystal Tower’s residents. The threat of selling Crystal Towers has haunted Crystal Towers’ 200 elderly and disabled residents since the summer of 2018. Much to the surprise of thi… More
Mayor and Winston-Salem Alliance President Allen Joines has largely failed to maintain existing affordable housing units or produce new affordable housing units in Winston-Salem. As Joines has now been in office for 2o years. He is by far the longest-serving mayor in the twin city’s history. Through state and federal offic… More
The Housing Authority of Winston-Salem appears poised to purchase the former SECU Commons property near Old Greensboro and Reidsville Road. According to HAWS’ board meeting notes, HAWS is in the process of acquiring 15 newly renovated apartment units and the rest of the former SECU Commons’ mix-used campus. Eventua… More
Why does the Housing Authority of Winston-Salem own a $3.5 million commercial building on Fourth Street that houses no one? This is a question that I have delved into in a previous post. But I’m back at it again. And this time, I have more documents on the subject to share.
… More“In July 2005 HAWS relocated its corporate office to
The Journal’s John Dell reported that about 800 fans turned out for Friday night’s WSSU–Wake men’s exhibition game at Lawrance Joel. This was the first men’s basketball game between Winston-Salem State and Wake Forest in years. Sadly, Winston-Salem State only received a paltry $22,000 for playi… More
The September 7, 2021, meeting of the Winston-Salem City Council was a relatively brief and bland affair. It lasted just over 53 minutes. Several items on the Council’s monthly zoning agenda were unceremoniously pulled from the agenda and continued to a later date without explanation. The Housing Authority’s redeve… More
