It has always been Lee Price’s dream to own his own restaurant. When he was in the sixth grade, he was given an assignment to write about what he wanted to be when he grew up. “I said I wanted to manage and run my own restaurant … when I read it out loud to the class, a few people laughed. But I didn’t care, that’s what I wanted to do,” he said. Last week Price’s dream became reality when Papa Lee’s Grill opened at 2600 New Walkertown Road.
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Last weekend the Winston-Salem NAACP headquarters was transformed into a COVID-19 vaccination site. Ahead of the vaccine clinic held on Saturday, March 13, 200 people pre-registered to receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
The Winston-Salem Police Department (WSPD) has introduced a new unit that will use drones or sUAS (small Unarmed Aircraft System).
Last week Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County broke ground in the Stone Terrace neighborhood, where they plan to build more than 70 homes over the next few years.
Winston-Salem native Algenon Cash has launched a new initiative geared toward educating Black communities and families on public policies that promote economic mobility.
In 2001 Carol Davis was chosen to lead an up-and-coming community development cooperation that was geared toward pumping new life into the neighborhoods that border Winston-Salem State University, the S.G. Atkins Community Development Corporation. While a lot has changed over the years, the mission of S.G. Atkins CDC has remained the same and Davis has been the catalyst behind it.
Last summer Louis Lowery III set out on a journey to provide a pandemic-friendly fitness program that combined aerobics and hip-hop dance moves. From humble beginnings teaching classes outside at Griffith Park, in less than six months 21/90 Hip-Hop Step has grown tremendously. Now Lowery has his own studio that offers boxing workouts, a new toning and sculpting class, and several classes for kids.
With support from the Campus Kitchen at Wake Forest University (CKWFU), in 2018 Margaret Savoca, Ph.D, launched an initiative called Kids’ Cooking Coalition (KCC), which is designed to introduce local children to cooking and preparing healthy meals. Due to the pandemic, KCC was forced to stop holding in-person classes, but now the initiative is back, virtually. Throughout the month of March, KCC is hosting a series of cooking classes presented by local chefs.
Honorary street sign unveiled recognizing Black men who integrated the local fire department
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