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Making myself at home is easy to do downtown By Jacqueline Gardiner- Veal DWSP Administrative Manager Recently, I returned from a family vaca tion in my homeland of Australia. I grew up in Sydney which is home t6 4.34 million people. Most Americans are not aware of how large Sydney is and how Americanized it has become. I was reminded while walking down a busy main street in Sydney that it is a hustling, bustling impersonal experience. It is a multicultural melting pot and in its own right, a highly successful corporate beacon best known fa its Opera House, Sydney Harbor Bridge and part-time home to Hollywood royalty like Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe. I could never have predicted that a city girl (ike rne, once a "corporate suit" sitting on a bus feeling like a robot, would find such peace and tranquility in a little place called Winston Salem, unknown to me until eight years ago when I moved to the U.S. My husband and I are proud owners of a 1 940s fixer- upper bungalow in Ardmore and we are delighted at the ability to be able to walk to get groceries or buy a cup of coffee. We are equally thrilled to be only 10 minutes from our workplaces and that rush hour really does only last for an hour. Admittedly, I didn't spend much time down town until I started working fa the Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership in November 2006. Now, I can't wait to get downtown! In fact, the day after I returned from my vacation in Australia, I had lunch with my friend at Hutch and Harris. On the way to lunch, we walked Gardiner-Veal by Mellow Mushroom, busy seating the first of their everyday lunch crowd, past Rush, with its lunchtime clientele rushing in for a quick work uui. vvw taijuyou waiwiiy uy imiic, one of the most recently opened trendy establishments, and were delighted at the number of folks already sitting and enjoying a curbside lunch at Rana Loca (for mer site of Cat's Corner), which also just opened. Once we reached Hutch and Harris, I said to my friend that i didn't realize how special Winston-Salem had become to me until I left it for a little while. I old them how much I loved to walk around downtown and wave to people I know at almost every corner; how much I love it when I go to any of the Summer Music Series events and the overwhelming feeling of warmth I get to be amongst all the locals and visitors enjoying the vibe that is rapidly making down town Winston-Salem one of the community's favorite places. One of the best memories I have is when 1 took advantage of a beautiful summer eve ning on Trade Street to check out the monthly Gallery Hop. Although flying solo this particular night, I caught myself smiling as I soaked in the friendly, fun, creative and eclectic atmo sphere. I don't know why I was smiling, but aren't they the best smiles ever? I am just so happy I accidentally landed in one of America's best kept secrets ? Winston-Salem, a city that makes me feel cozy and giddy all at the same time. . ? ' . CtTYBEAT DOWNTOWN THE^pOF WINSTON-SALEM Published monthly by the Niche Publications Department of the Winston-Salem Journal 418 N. Marshall St. Winston-Salem, NC 27101 336-727-7293 Fax 336-727-7485 Editor Tammy Holoman Layout and Design Karen E. Liparulo Cover Design Kyle T. Webster Advertising Account Executives Charlene Brown-Farris 336-727-7494 G. McGehee Brown 336-727-7403 Downtown: The Heart of Winston-Salem is produced by the Niche Publications Department of the Winston-Salem Journal in association with the Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership, Rence Callahan, Chairman Jason Thiel, President Justin Gomez, Director of Marketing and Operations Mary Charlotte Hinkle, Project Manager Jacqueline Gardiner- Veal, Administrative Manager 305 W. Fourth St., Suite 2-E Winston-Salem, NC 27101 336-354-1500 www.dwsp.org Downtown: The Heart of Winston Salem is published monthly and copies are distributed throughout the downtown area in select racks and boxes, ZIP zoned into the Winston Salem Journal, direct mailed to Winston-Salem Partnership members, and inserted into The Chronicle.
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