By Mariama Jallow David West, a retired juvenile court counselor for the state of North Carolina, grew up in the Boston-Thurmond neighborhood in Winston-Salem, a predominantly Black community that has seen many changes over the past century. Until the early 1990s, it was a vibrant neighborhood filled with Black Americans in a variety of tax brackets. There were fresh food markets at most every corner and everyone seemed to know everyone in the community, according to West, a 68-year-old neighborhood […]
Neighborhood
A Beechmont building, formerly the home of La Chandeleur, is undergoing a big change: This spring, it will become an international food hall known as The StrEATery. The space at 304 Woodlawn Ave. will be home to six food vendors, including a brunch restaurant and Fresh Out the Box, an Asian fusion restaurant with a location at Logan Street Market and a food truck. A sushi restaurant is also a possibility for the space. Fresh Out the Box’s owner, Dung […]
