🌱 Council Member Requests Walking Audits + Back-To-School Event

Hi all. It's me, Danielle Fallon-O'Leary, your host of the Winston-Salem Patch newsletter — here to impart all the most important things happening in our community today.

But first, your local weather:

• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m.. High: 95 Low: 74.
• Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm. High: 96 Low: 72.

Here are the top three stories today in Winston-Salem:

1. Winston-Salem's East Ward council member Annette Scippio has requested that the city conduct walking audits for the neighborhoods of Reynoldstown and Slater Park. The goal of the audits is to increase walkability in the areas by identifying the obstacles that pedestrians currently face. The audits would utilize a toolkit from the American Association for Retired Persons that assesses how safe it is for pedestrians to cross streets, navigate intersections, and get to their destinations on foot. (Triad City Beat)
2. Winston-Salem police have reported that a juvenile has been accused of breaking into the Head Start Center located on Big House Gaines Boulevard and setting a fire. The incident occurred on Saturday, Jul. 22. There were no injuries as a result of the fire, but there was damage to the building. The juvenile is expected to face felony charges of breaking and entering and burning a schoolhouse. (WXII 12)
3. Several local businesses are partnering for an upcoming Back-to-School Community Day. The event will take place this Saturday, Jul. 29 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the West Salem Shopping Center. This free event will include a book bag and school supply giveaway, local vendors and service providers, face painting, and food trucks. (WXII 12)

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Today and tomorrow in Winston-Salem:

Friday, July 28

• Adult Summer Camp - Make It, Take It Week: Shrinky Dink Jewelry At Brown And Douglas Neighborhood Center (1:30 PM)
• Relay Relay At Fiddlin' Fish Brewing Company (7:30 PM)

Saturday, July 29

• Acro Jam At Lotus Yoga Studio (3:00 PM)
• Floral Arrangement 101 At House Of Gertrud (3:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Winston-Salem Symphony Orchestra announced that it will present "Home Alone" in Concert on Nov. 25-26. Tickets will go on sale here starting Aug. 1. (Winston-Salem Symphony via Facebook)
• Senior Services, Inc. will be holding its next Memory Connections Education Series class soon. On Aug. 15, the Williams Adult Day Center will host “Alzheimer’s is Not the Only Kind of Dementia” from 2:00-3:00 p.m. Click here to learn more. (Senior Services Inc. of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County via Facebook)
• First responders in Forsyth County are partnering with Habitat for Humanity to build a safe and affordable home for a local family. If you'd like to make a donation to support this effort, click here. (City of Winston-Salem, NC - Government via Facebook)

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— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a content manager with content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.