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Vol. XXXV No. 52 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. THURSDAY, August 27, 2009
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MLK corridor
BY LAYI.A FARMER
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The Simon G Atkins CDC
has big plans for the Martin
Luther King Jr, Street
Corridor.
The CDC commissioned
D.C. -based
Bra vis ford
and
Dunlavey. a
facility
manage
ment and
prog ra rri
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Blent firm,
to devise a
vision for
the revit:il
ization of the three-mile long
area that stretches the length
of the well-known boulevard,
cutting through the heart of
East Winston.
That vision was revealed
to the public Tuesday at the
Anderson Conference Center
on the campus of Winston
Salem State University, where
the CDC is based.
"The CDC Board and staff
decided that, in order for us to
really have an impact in the
corridor, we needed a united
vision," Executive Director
Carol Davis explained.
"... What we tried to do i s cap
ture the vision that was pre
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WSSL' Photo by Sharrod Patierson
Winston-Salem State University first-year students take part in RAMdition last
Thursday. The ceremony, which includes music and a motivational rally in K.R.
Williams Auditorium, is designed to symbolize students' passage into young adult
hood and the WSSU community.
Local gospel choirs to take part in friendly competition during the Fair
BY LAYLA FARMER
THfe CHRONICLE
The Chronicle will revive
one of its most popular tradi
tions in conjunction with the
Dixie Classic Fair this year.
Slated for Oct. 4 and 1 1 -
the two Sundays that the fair
will be in town this year - the
Gospel Fest will he a hotbed of
activity, providing hours Of
free entertainment for gospel
lovers of every variety, said
Chronicle Advertising
Director Mike Pitt.
"This was just an opportu
nity for us to showcase some
local talent in a spiritual com
petition," he stated. "It's art
exciting event."
The 2(X)9 Gospel Fest will
be largely similar to the well
known gospel concerts the
paper hosted annually for sev
eral years in the late I990's,
according to Pitt.
Two thousand nine marks
the 35th anniversary for the
community paper, and a prime
time to enhance its presence in
the area. Pitt says.
"This was just a good time
for us to reconnect with the
Debra Terry
community in a different
venue and to bring diverse
groups together," he comment
ed. "We're just hoping to
attract people that want to
enjoy a good, clean family-ori
ented event. Hopefully, we
can fill a void that's been miss
ing for some segments of the
community."
Fair Director David Sparks
says he is looking forward to
the collaboration.
"We just thought it was a
great community event ... it
brought a lot of local people
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New
Ibraham students return to same
location , but new building
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
Ibraham Elementary Scho61 students returned for the new
school year on Tuesday to find their old school gone, and a
new, state-of-the-art facility in its place.
The school's old building was demolished this summer,
with nothing but a dirt field in its place. The building, built in
1954, was one of the oldest in the city-county school system.
Its replacement,
which stands right
next to the site of
the old facility, was
built with money
from a 2006 school
bond referendum.
Principal Lee
Koch has worked at
the school for nine
years, five of them
as principal. He said
the new building
feels like a fresh
start.
"1 feel like one
of these kindergart
ners or first graders
coming to school for
the first time." said
Koch.
The age of the
old building had
really started to
show, Koch said. It
needed repairs fre
i quentlv and had verv
Pholo by Todd Luck
Principal Lee Koch stands in front of
the new Ihraham Elementary School.
noisy heating and air conditioning systems. The aged wiring
prevented cafeteria workers from using two microwaves
because it would blow a fuse.
No such problem with the new building. Everything is
wired with the latest technology. Lights in hallways and class
rooms automatically come on when someone enters them and
go off if they're vacant for five minutes. Teachers can give
instruction using microphones so every student can hear.
Every classroom includes a Promethean Board - the 2 1st cen
tury's version of a chalk board The device projects what's on
the teacher's computer onto a screen for the entire class to
view. Teachers and students can even use a special pen to
write on the screen or highlight words or sections.
The new facility also has high-tech gizmos for students,
such as handheld devices that allow them to press buttons to
answer test questions.
"We always talk about the future and what it's going to
look like with technology," said Koch. "Well the future is now.
This is the future."
Three other new schools opened Tuesday. Caleb's Creek
Elementary in Kernersville; Kimmel Farm Elementary School
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Photo* by Kevin Walker
Businesswoman
Cynthia Clark
stands beside her
icee cart Saturday
during the
Summer on Trade
concert event.
Far Right: Clark
digs into one of
her colorful icee
flavors.
Continuing The Legacy
Like her well-known father, Cynthia Clark is working for herself
BY T. KEVIN WALKER
Till ( HRONtCI I
Cynthia Clark started her own
business just a few weeks ago, but
she's no novice at it.
Entrepreneurship runs through her
veins. It is a gift passed to her from
her father - just like her warm smile
and engaging eyes.
She started hawking her CC's
New York-style Icees the week of the
National Black Theatre Festival. Her
colorful icee cart, which she planted
on a sidewalk near Fifth and Trade
streets, became a frequent stop for
local folks and festival guests alike.
"We were very successful," Clark
said Saturday as she sold her icees
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during the Summer on Trade concert.
"I was very pleased."
Clark learned the art of sales from
the many, many years she spent work
ing at the fish market and produce
stand owned by her father. A.J.
Brown, whose business has sat near
the Corner of Patterson and Indiana
avenues for more than 40 years Clark
and Brown's four other daughters
started working at the place when
they were knee-high to a grasshopper.
Four of Brown's girls (one child is
now deceased) still work or con
tribute time to the business, ineluding
Clark, who until recently, served as
the manager. But Clark says she was
not content working for someone else
- even her own father.
"I always wanted my own busi
ness ... ever since I was a child." she
said.
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