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Volume39,Number46 - -WINSTON-SALEM, NX.-P^ THURSDAY, July 11, 2013
Ph(Hw by Todd Luck
Monica Hooper and her daughter, Modesti, stand outside of Doggy Stylez Couture.
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New canine boutique opens
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
Dog owners now have a new place to pamper their pets.
Doggy Stylez Couture opened June 29 on a popular downtown
Patterson Avenue block near Krankies Coffee.
It carries an array of gourmet dog food, colorful treats, chew
toys, collars, beds, grooming supplies and pet apparel. Though
dogs are king at the shop, a limited stock of cat food is sold there
as well.
Monica Hooper said she decided to open the shop after noticing
that downtown had become a popi^v dog-walking locale.
"Every time I'm downtown, tPer*'s not a time I don't see some
one walking their dog," she said. "5? one day, four years ago, I saw
someone who had a really big, tall dog and I said 'Oh my God, it
would be so nice to have a dog boutique downtown.'" :
The store is dog and people friendly. The walls are. painted in
warm, bright colors and the floors are designed to accommodate
four-legged visitors. Hooper's own new dog, a chihuahua named
Cosita she plans'to pick up from the Humane Society this week,
will likely be a familiar presence at the shop, like her mother
Vendetta and daughter Modesti, who help Hooper run the place.
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Some of the shop's doggy apparel.
New citiz!ens take oath
on patriotic holiday
BY LAYLA GARMS
THE CHRONICLE
In their six years of
marriage, Alfonso Tobar
has never seen his wife
cry.
Edith Sabillon came
dangerously close to
breaking her tradition of
stoicism last week when
she walked across the
Etage to accept her cer
ificate - and her status as
b full fledged American
citizen - during Old
Salem's Naturalization
Ceremony on July 4.
"She was just full of
emotion because for her,
it's the start of a new
dream and a new life,"
said Tobar, a photogra
pher.
Speaking through her
daughter, Cynthia
Monterrosa, Edith
Sabillion, a native of
Honduras, described the
moment.
"It was very happy -
emotional. I felt like my
heart was going to come
out of my chest," she
said. "I wanted to cry."
Sabillon was one of
50 people from 28
nations around the world
who became United
States citizens during the
ceremony, which was
held for its third year at
Old Salem on the Fourth
of July. Salem - the his
toric town whose legacy
Old Salem Museum and
Gardens works to pre
serve - first celebrated
Independence Day in
1783, just seven years
after America declared its
sovereignty from
Photos by Layla Carim
Above: Edith Sabillon
(second from right) poses
with her husband,
Alfonso Tobar and her
daughters Cynthia
Monterrrosa (left) and
Diana Monterrosa.
Right: Mamuna Koroma
with her Certificate of
Naturalization.
England. It is thought to
be the site of the oldest
Independence Day cele
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Photo by Layla Garms
Mayor Allen Joines shares a laugh with one of his
supporters, St. Mark Baptist Church Pastor James
Fulwood, before filing on Monday.
Incumbents
and hopefuls
die for
Council seats
BY LAYLA GARMS
THE CHRONICLE
Mayor Allen Joines
officially kicked off his
re-election Monday at the
. Forsyth County
Government
Center. just
before making
his way up to
the Board of
Elections to file
his paperwork.
He thanked
the dozens of
citizens who
came out to
cheer him on.
"I can't tell
you how much I
appreciate your
support as we
really get seri
ous," said the
three-term
incumbent. "I
know with your
help, we'll
hopefully be
successful, and
I think we're
doing the right thing.
One opponent has
already filed to face
Joines - fellow Democrat
Gardenia Henley, a city
native and outspoken
critic of the mayor.
Joines told supporters
that he deserves to be
reelected, noting that
Winston-Salem boasts
the lowest taxes and fees
of any major city in
North Carolina, the low
est unemployment rate in
the Triad area and has
reduced its chronic
homelessness rate by 58
percent during his tenure.
He acknowledged,
though, that work still
needs to be done.
"I'm hoping for a
chance to get rehired for
another term as we nur
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Henley
ture these seeds that
we've grown," he stated.
"...The worst thing we
can do is take this elec
tion for granted. We need
to get out the vote."
Henley, an Air Force
veteran and
retired diplo
mat. also filed
Monday. She
believes new
leadership is a
necessity. She
has detailed
her goals in a
document
called "The
Henley Plan."
which pledges
to tackle the
"tough issues"
and address
needs of city
residents that
she says are
currently
being over
looked.
"Winston
Salem needs a
complete over
haul and we need to start
at the level of mayor. As
far as I'm concerned, it
should've happened 12
years ago," declared
Henley, who ran unsuc
cessfully for governor in
2012 and for the NC
House District 72 in
2010. "...We need some
one with the right type of
qualifications like myself
who has the proven lead
ership skills to take
Winston-Salem out of the
deficit that it's in."
Henley, whose plat
form also includes eco
nomic development, edu
cation and gang aware
ness and prevention,
believes her leadership
could help to boost
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Students take advantage of nationally-acclaimed summer program
BY LAYLA GARMS
THE CHRONICLE
Eleven year-old Aryana James might be spending
her summer in school, but has no complaints.
"It's fun - the activities that we do and the field
trips and the work that we do," said Aryana. a rising
sixth grader at Mineral Springs Middle School. "The
people here are nice. They work with us."
Aryana is one of more 1,700 students in the
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Aryana James
Photos by Layla Ganm
Gina Hill
leads a
drama class
for students
in grades 3
through 5.
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