Bike Month provides various activities
SPECIAL TO
THE CHRONICLE
Winston-Salem will
celebrate National Bike
Month in May with organ
ized bike rides, films, Walk '
& Roll Winston-Salem, the
Winston-Salem Cycling
Classic, USA Cycling
championships and more.
On Saturday, May 7,
the first 20 cyclists who
arrive on bikes between 9
a.m. and
noon at Cobblestone
Farmer’s Market in Old
Salem will receive a $5
token toward the purchase
of fruits and vegetables.
Show your bike and helmet
to be eligible.
May 9 - 13 is Bike to
Work Week. Workers with
longer commutes are
encouraged to try riding a
portion of the way on
PART or WSTA buses,
which have bike racks.
A/perture Cinema will
hold two free screenings of
bike-related films:
“Wadjda” at 6:30 p.m. May
16; and “Where the Trail
Ends” at 6:30 p.m. May 26.
A/perture will also show a
free bike-themed film at
noon May 25 as part of the
“What is a City” film &
discussion series.
The annual Ride of
Silence to honor killed or
injured cyclists will be held
at 6:30 p.m. May 18, leav
ing from Mock Orange
Bikes, 492 West End Blvd.
Police officers will set up
rolling stops at intersec
tions.
For three Sundays
beginning May 8, cyclists
of all ages are invited to
participate in the Winston
Salem Community Bike
Ride for an 8- to 10-mile
ride. The rides start at 3
p.m. at West End Coffee
House, 390 N. Broad St.
Every Tuesday and
Thursday evening the
Piedmont Flyers Bicycle
Club invites cyclists to join
them for road rides at 6
p.m. Find out more at
PiedmontFlyers.com.
Clemmons Bicycle Shop
leads road rides from their
shop every Monday and
Wednesday at 6 p.m. Learn >
more at www.clemmonsbi
cycle.com.
Bike Month in
Winston-Salem concludes
with three national cycling
events. The Volkswagen
USA Cycling Masters &
Para-Cycling Road
National Championships
will be held May 24-28; the
Volkswagen USA Cycling
Professional Road Race &
Time Trial National
Championships will be
held May 28, and the
Winston-Salem Cycling
Classic will be held May
29-30. Go to
USACycling.org and
WinstonSalemCycling.co
m for more information.
For more information
call City Link 311 or go to
CityofWS.org/BikeMonth.
Tax
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erty values in East Winston
reflected the work that
went into the homes there,
adding that her own yard
“looks like a golf course.”
She blamed real estate
practices for depressing
home values.
“I think it’s a disgrace
and a shame we allow
investors to come through
and assault our neighbor
hoods
like they have,” said Burke.
City Council Member
Jeff Macintosh, who’s
worked in real estate for
more than 30 years, cau
tioned that gener
ally different
methods of
appraisal come to
similar conclu
sions on value.
“I don’t want
to get anybody’s
hopes up about
there being
major, significant rises in
value based on the differ
ence in appraisal methods,”
said Macintosh.
Adams
YMCA
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serve the black community as East
Winston’s YMCA. The regional YMCA
has been subsidizing the Winston Lake Y
since the branch moved to its current loca
tion in 1985.
“I am aware of some of the issues that
branch has faced and we’re still having
discussions with city leaders. We are inter
ested in the concerns and will do what’s
best for the people who live in that com
munity,” Law said.
Law is expected to take the reins of the
YMCA of Northwest NC on Monday, May
8. In an email, chief volunteer officer
Norm Potter said Law is a visionary who
will take the local Y to the next level.
He wrote, “We are thrilled to have Stan
Law coming in to lead our Y at such an
important time in our organization. In
addition to his impressive and distin
guished career as a servant leader and
community collaborator across the YMCA
movement for 27 years, he is a visionary
leader of unquestionable integrity, faith
and compassion that will take our Y to
even greater levels of impact.”
Now on Liberty Street
Winston-Salem
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Big Ron Hunter
Matt Walsh
Luxuriant Sedans
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Mother's Day
Mashup
Rinaldi Flying
Circus
Tyler Nail
Federico Pivetta
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Classic Rock
Road Trip
Carolina Crossing
Dell Guthrie
Taylor Vaden &
Memphis Thunder
Kids Corner and fun activities
at every event!
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Memorial Day
May 29,1-4 p.m.
Wake Forest
Innovation Quarter
in conjunction with the
Winston-Salem Cycling Classic!
Bike, walk or skate without traffic on Fifth Street in Wake Forest
Innovation Quarter. Enjoy all the family-friendly fun of Walk & Roll with
all the excitement of professional bike racing before, during and after!
• Live music
• Activities and exhibitors
• Food trucks
• Bike Rodeo
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Burke, Mayor Pro Tempore, Northeast Ward;
Denise D. Adams. North Ward; Dan Basse,
Southwest Ward; Robert C. Clark, West
Ward; John C. Larson, South Ward; Jeff
Macintosh, Northwest Ward; Derwin L.
Montgomery, East Ward; James Taylor, Jr.,
Southeast Ward City Manager: Lee Garrity
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