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Each affected household is eligible for up to $1,000. Officials say any unspent funds will return to city coffers.
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Best Places To Live rankings were based on quality of life and the job market in each metro area, as well as the value of living there and people's desire to live there.
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In late January, a fire broke out at a fertilizer plant in Winston-Salem that led to the evacuation of thousands of residents.
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Nearly 100 years ago a small business began operation in Winston-Salem. In the five decades that followed Safe Bus Company became a local fixture, and the largest transit system of its kind, in the world. Yet the story of Safe Bus remains a lesser-known portion of the city and state's history. On this episode of The վ Politics Podcast, Winston-Salem Transit Authority Marketing Director Tina Carson-Wilkins talks about the history of Safe Bus and recalls her memories riding on it as a teenager.
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At a recent meeting, the city council approved a reimbursement of up to $1,000 to everyone who was affected by the Weaver fire.
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The state’s first African American-owned transportation company was formed in the mid-1920s and it continued operating until 1972 when it became part of the Winston Salem Transit Authority.
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Eighty-four-year-old photographer, arts community organizer and activist Kwame Brathwaite chronicled the second-wave Renaissance of his beloved Harlem, New York.
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A fire at the Winston-Salem plant in late January led to a mass evacuation.
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A North Carolina city confirms that firefighters responded in late December to what an incident report called a smoldering pile of “fertilizer material” at a plant where, weeks later, an explosion and uncontrolled flames would force thousands to flee their homes.
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Winston-Salem Battalion Chief Patrick Grubbs said Thursday that there's still a risk of an explosion and officials still want people to stay out of the area. The area where officials have called on people to evacuate includes about 6,500 people in 2,500 homes. Grubbs says there’s no projected return time for that area.