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Volume 45, Number 34 WIN STON-SALEM^NX. THURSDAY, May 2, 2019
BY TEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
Last Saturday the B-
Positive Movement, a lo
cal non-profit designed to
help young people reach
their full potential, invited
more than a dozen men and
young boys to grab their
fishing poles and enjoy a
day on the lake during the
Fathers’ and Sons’ Great
Catch Fishing Experience.
The brainchild of B-
Positive founder Brandon
Horne, the event held on
Saturday, April 27, at Sa
lem Lake featured free
food, games, prizes, and
of course, a relaxing day
of fishing. The event also
included free legal advice
from local attorney Harold
Eustache.
Horne said his vision
for the event was to bring
unity back into the rela
tionship between fathers
and sons.
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Cashing in on downtown’s growth
BY TEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
When discussing eco
nomic growth in Winston-
Salem, it’s hard not to
notice the changes down-
town. But with recent in
vestments in infrastructure
and attractions that draw
people from across the
city and Forsyth County,
the city’s best kept secret
just may be the Southeast
Ward.
Since 2014 the city has
invested more than $30 ,
million in the Southeast
Ward. City councilman
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The newly renovated Salem Lake Marina opened in March 2018.
and representative for the
Southeast Ward James
Taylor said after witness-
ing the growth of down-
town, he saw it as his duty ward.
to make sure some of that
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growth made its way to his
“Once we got the arch-
es and the Salem Creek
Connector open, you’re
downtown from the south-
eastern portion of the city
in just a matter of minutes,
so we were able to capital
ize,” said Taylor, who is
publisher of The Chroni
cle.
The 1.1 mile con
necter is a four-lane road
with a median from Mar
tin Luther King Jr. Drive,
south of Winston-Salem
State University, to Rams
Drive and to the Wake
Forest Innovation Quarter.
The $68.9 million project
funded by the City of Win
ston-Salem and the N.C.
Department of Transporta
tion is designed to make it
easier for drivers to access
U.S. 52, from WSSU and
Salem College.
“When you look at
projects like the Quarry,
Salem Lake, Southeast
Plaza, Reynolds Park,
there’s so much going on
and the catalyst was the Sa
lem Creek Connector that
connects us to downtown
instantly,” continued Tay
lor. “We are technically the
first area of the city to capi
talize off the development
that’s going on downtown.
If you look at the map and
look at how downtown and
the southeast portion of the
city are connected, it just
makes sense.”
Most of the projects in
the Southeast Ward were
approved by voters in
two separate capital needs
bonds in 2014 and 2018.
Projects in the 2014 Bond
include: $4 million for
phase I of Quarry Park, $4
million for Salem Park ren-
ovations/improvements,
and $3 million for renova-
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