HAWS opens new complex
in old neighborhood
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^This sign
welcomes
people to
the
Cleveland
Avenue
Homes
housing
project.
On Friday, Nov. 6, the Housing Authority of Winston-Salem (HAWS) held a
grand opening ceremony for Camden Station. The new apartment complex is
located in East Winston.
Photos by Tevin Sanson
HAWS CEO Larry Woods speaks to city officials and community members
during the grand opening ceremony for Camden Station on Friday, Nov. 6.
BY TEVIN ST1NS0N
THE CHRONICLE
For over 30 years, the
Cleveland Avenue neigh
borhood in East Winston
has been filled with aban
doned buildings, vacant
lots and public housing.
The Housing Authority
of Winston-Salem
(HAWS) says it's making
an effort to improve the
neighborhood by building
new housing.
But a number of people
who live in the vicinity of
the newest housing proj
ects, Oaks at Tenth and
Camden Station, say that
although they are nice,
they will never be seen as
more than the projects.
"That space could have
been used for something
more productive and bene
fiting to the community,"
said one resident. "They
tear down one apartment
complex and build another
one. I don't understand it."
HAWS held a grand
opening ceremony last
week for Camden Station,
located off East 12th
Street, near Cleveland
Avenue. It is a "step-up"
from other housing loca
tions recently constructed
by HAWS, the organiza
tion says.
Camden Station is built
on the site of a previous
apartment building that
was known to breed crimi
nal activity.
Each apartment comes
complete with new kitchen
appliances and wood-like
floors.
During the Nov. 6 cere
mony, Mayor Pro Tempore
Vivian H. Burke said she
would look into getting a
two-bedroom apartment at
Camden Station for her
self.
"I would stay here,"
she said. "When people say
there aren't any nice places
to stay in East Winston,
they are wrong, and
Camden Station proves
that."
With all that said, CEO
Larry Woods said funding
was the issue when asked
about the next step in
HAWS' redevelopment
plan, which includes rede
veloping Cleveland
Avenue Apartment Homes
and bringing businesses to
the area.
"We are excited to be
accepting applications for
Camden Station as out
plan to revitalize this area."
Woods continued. "Our
next step in our plan is to
redevelop the Cleveland
Avenue Apartments. We
are now seeking funding
for that project."
Just two years ago,
Oaks at Tenth, another
low-income housing devel
opment less than a stones
throw away from Camden
Station, started accepting
applications.
In 2012, the Housing
Authority unveiled a four
year plan to revitalize the
neighborhoods around
Cleveland Avenue.
According to Woods,
the plan would stimulate
private investment and
rebuild the entire commu
nity. The plan promised
residents landscaping, new
parks, an expanded library
as well as retail shops.
The four-year plan is in
year three, and local resi
dents are waiting to see
what the Housing
Authority will do.
UNCSA hosts conference for
teachers of singing statewide
SPECIAL TO THE
CHRONICLE
The state chapter of the
National Association of
Teachers of Singing
(NATS) will hold its fall
conference and musical
theatre student auditions on
the campus of the
University of North
Carolina School of the Arts
(UNCSA), Saturday, Nov.
14, on the campus at 1533
South Main St. in Winston
Salem.
UNCSA alumnus
Jordan Brown will serve as
master clinician. The con
ference is sponsored jointly
by UNCSA's School of
Drama and School of
Music.
Local audiences will
remember Brown, who
graduated in 2007 from the
School of Drama, as one of
two Tonys in the School of
the Arts' production of
"West Side Story" in 2007.
Since graduation,
Brown has appeared in
major productions at
Chicago's most prestigious
theatres, and on network
television in NBC's
"Bobby and Iza" and
"Crisis" and USA's
"Sirens." The last five
years, he has made his
home in Chicago.
At the conference, he
will listen to a select group
of singers, offering guid
ance on audition tech
niques and repertoire
choices.
Brown said he advises
performers to practice a
song as a spoken mono
logue. "Vocal skill gets you
part of the way, but the rest
is critical if you want to
communicate a story in a
compelling and specific
fashion," he said.
Brown said his training
at UNCSA included tech
niques of singing, classical
acting and movement, pro
viding a solid foundation
and confidence needed to
audition and perform.
More than 300 teachers
and students are expected
to attend the conference,
according to Janine
Hawley, who teaches
singing in UNCSA's
School of Drama.
Students will audition
in several categories
including middle school,
high school, college, and
continuing education/grad
uate levels. Hawley said 27
UNCSA students will par
ticipate.
Those who receive the
highest scores on their
auditions have the opportu
nity to advance to regional
auditions at the College of
Charleston (S.C.) in
March.
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