The Chron 14 072111. 1 ?F IF.n****V DlfilT ?/V FDfU .fif< nrnFKIALS FCfjSYTH CHJY t 1 1B 1. I H 6/j\ w ,:.r> si WIH- vfON V-rf Ol NC 2/101-270* Vol. XXXVI No. 48 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. THURSDAY, July 29, 2010 wssu picked to finish third in CIAA -See Pane BIO Black Rep bringing back High Priestess ?See Page A2 Cross cultural lessons for children ?See Pane HI 75 cents c ?Nebra'^ m %oi? 'So'5' Phota* by Lay la Farmer Chef Don McMillan demonstrates the proper way to cut an onion as his young pupils look on. Personal Chef Residents reap delectable rewards of community- garden BY LAYLA FARMER THE CHRONICLE Organizers of the Goler Community Garden at the Downtown Health Plaza recently took another step in their quest to make healthy eating more accessible to everyone in the community. Last Thursday evening, the group hosted its first-ever free cooking class led by Chef Don McMillian. The garden was established last fall in an effort to make fresh vegetables avail able to the patrons at the Downtown Health Plaza and residents in the surrounding community. The garden, which sits on the lawn of the Health Plaza, is staffed by volunteers from the facility and the community. 'This was one of the original ideas, that not only do you provide people w ith the See Cooking on A10 Joseph Brown Jr. (left) and Hlack McMillan wash veggies. WSSU plays host to 30 black men who aspire to teach Photo by Todd I u?.k Bruce H i c k s o n leads a ses sion about "Creativity in the Classroom " on Tuesday at WSSU. BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE New and aspiring African- American male teachers are spending this week at Winston-Salem State University learn ing how to take on the challenges of the classroom. They are taking part in an institute sponsored by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund's HBCU Teacher Quality and Retention Program (TQRPi. The program is designed to recruit, support and retain future teachers attending HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities), so that those educators can teach in undeserved urban and rural communi ties. This week's WSSU session attracted attendees from around the country. It was also TQRP's first all-male insti See Teachers on A 10 City targets graffiti artists BY LAYLA FARMKR THI ( HRONK I 1 City Council Member James Taylor Jr.. who has only been representing the city's Southeast since December, is celebrating the unanimous passage of his first resolution Taylor spearheaded the effort to add an amendment to an existing city ordinance that is designed to crack doun on graffiti. Under the new ordinance. It IS unlawful for retail ers within city limits to sell spray paint to minors who are n o t accompa nied by a Taylor parent or guardian Minors are also barred from possessing spray paint on city property Penalties for the offenses could cam a fine of as much as $500 "Graffiti creates the illu sion of crime and an unsafe neighborhood, and I think it deters businesses from the community," Taylor stated "I think (this ordinance I cre ates a framework that can use to attract businesses and to keep our city looking pros perous." Taylor says the graffiti that plagues many areas of his ward is more than just a nuisance; it can also be a threat. "Tagging," one of the most common forms of grat fiti found around the city, is done by gang members, who use the "tags" as j w ay ol marking their territories Taylor belies es the new rules for retail stores will help alleviate the prevalence of this and other forms of defacement "If it's harder for minors to get their hands tin spray paint, the likelihood that they 're going around spray painting is lessened." he said. Sec (imfliti on A* One Sweet Ride Service provides unique way to get around downtown BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONIC! I The newest way to get around downtown isn't really all that new at all. Foster's Sweet Ride Rickshaw is provid ing local residents with a method of travel that, in larger cities and countries throughout the world, is as common as taking a taxi cab Owner Chris Foster can now he seen many evenings peddling around downtown in his cycle rickshaw or pedicab The three wheeled hike is specially designed with a canopied passenger compartment. Foster said that in the four weeks since he started. people have repeatedly told him how glad they are to see a rickshaw in Winston-Salem "Even those first few nights I was com ing out and nobody was riding ... just the response I got from people was priceless. That was plenty, that just made me want to keep coming out." said Foster Business has picked up He's peddled many couples, families and small groups around town in his rickshaw, which can hold up to three adults. Some of his customers, he said, simply needed quick transportation between downtown's ever-growing eateries. See KoUrr on A2 Phcfot* r b vfi