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King from page A1 downtown's gentrifica tion. In the late 1990s, King's was one of several black-owned downtown retailers along Trade and Fifth streets. She is the only one still in business today. She credits her success and longevity to loyal cus tomers who spread the word about her business; family members who help out at the shop when needed; and a great land lord. "My customers that I had 31 years ago are the same customers I have now," King said. "A lot of my older customers have gotten sick or have died, but even in their death, (my clothes were used to bury) them. 1 have repeat . customers. Everyone that has shopped from me keeps coming back." Retail is in King's blood. When was 12, she started working for her father, J.C. Bess, at Harding's Shine Parlor. Then, her brother, Melrose Hall, opened up a woman's boutique, Di I Mels, right beside her father's shop on Patterson Avenue. When Melrose decid ed to stop selling clothes. King decided to take over the business. "1 got started watching him and watching my dad," the 64-year-old said. She searches sedulous ly for the items she car ries. Her customers have come to expect one-of-a kind, eye-turning outfits. "1 shop hard and long for my suits and my hats," King said. "I have the accessories to match the suit so everything match es." Twana Wellman Roebuck, the executive director of the anti-pover ty agency Experiment in Self-Reliance (ESR), has been a loyal customer since the 1980s. "What keeps me com ing back is the profession alism. (King) cares about me as a customer, and I like for my clothes to fit properly," Wellman Roebuck said. "She knows that 1 have a number of public events coming up, and 1 can call her in advance and she will dress me according to the audi ence." King plans to continue to make the women of Winston-Salem feel their best. "I'm going to keep on doing what I've been doing, because if it isn't broke, don't fix it," she said. "As long as I can get in here, get my stuff, go to the shows and take care of my customers, I will be fine." W-S Mutual open house SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE City officials will hold a ribbon cutting and open house Friday, July 11 for the city offices that have been relocated to the Winston Mutual Building at 1225 E. Fifth St. The qbbon cutting will be at 10 a.m., followed immediately by an open house. The public is invited. The Police - Department's Community Resources Unit is on the second floor. The unit conducts various crime prevention and community relations activities, including crime prevention educa tion, organization of neighborhood watch groups, residential and business security inspec tions, the Citizens' Police Academy and appear ances of McGruff, the Crime fighting dog. The unit ran hp rparhpii hv calling 773-7835 or sending an email to communityre sourceunit@wspd.org. The building's third and fourth floors house the city's engineering field offices, which had to relocate from the City Yard to make room for the Salem Creek Connector road project. They are expected to be in the building for at least two and a half years. The ribbon cutting will celebrate the city's investment in the Winston Mutual Building, which has been a land mark in East Winston since its completion in 1969 to house the Winston Mutual Life Insurance Co. The compa ny was founded in 1906 to provide insurance and home mortgage products to the African-American community. * m / I* '* ~4 SAME DAY/NEXT DAY APPOINTMENTS reduce your wait time without reducing your expectations. We know you don't want - to wait days for an office visit. So now we're able to see most new and existing primary care patients in 24 hours or less - often the same day or next business day. Take advantage of faster access to our most requested services, including family medicine, general pediatrics and internal medicine. With many physicians listed among the nation's very best. And a medical center recently named as one of America's Top 100 Great Hospitals. We hope Wake Forest* you'll never need such quick response. But if that day comes, just call 888-716-WAKE. We'll be Baptist Health right here, ready to help. : a Mission to Ca e. A Mission to Cura. * " * ? r*f v The will see you now. Ik SAME DAY/NEXT DAY PRIMARY CARE APPOINTMENTS in 24 hours or less. 888-716-WAKE I WakeHealth.edu/sameday
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