October 2020 · Produced by Marketing & Communications

On-Street Parking Enforcement Back in Effect
Public Safety Agencies Holding Drive-Through “Trunk or Treat” at Fairgrounds Annex
Leaf Collection Begins Nov. 2
African American Heritage Initiative Accepting Submissions
Cricket’s Nest Craft Shop Re-opens to the Public
Public Art Installed in Bus Shelters photo
Marquis Barnett Appointed Human Resources Director

On-Street Parking Enforcement Back in Effect

As of Oct. 5 the city resumed enforcing on-street parking limits downtown. Parking meters or pay stations must be used if present, and time limits for both metered and unmetered spaces will be enforced. Parking tickets will be issued for violations. The city ceased parking enforcement operations last April as part of a broad suspension of non-essential city services to protect city employees and their families during the pandemic.

Public Safety Agencies Holding Drive-Through “Trunk or Treat” at Fairgrounds Annex

Public safety agencies in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County are teaming up to hold a free, drive-through Halloween “Trunk or Treat” on Saturday, Oct. 31, at the Fairgrounds Annex parking lot. From 2:30 to 5 p.m. caregivers are urged to load their kids in their vehicle and drive by a variety of decorated public safety vehicles to get candy. Kids are encouraged to come in their Halloween costumes.

Leaf Collection Begins Nov. 2

City crews will start collecting leaves on Monday, Nov. 2, in the southwest quadrant of the city (quadrant 2), which is the area south of U.S. 421 and west of U.S. 52. Collection will proceed clockwise by quadrant and continue until the leaf trucks have made three passes through each neighborhood.

Once leaf collection begins, citizens can go to CityofWS.org/LeafRoutes to enter their address for an estimate of when the leaf trucks will be in their neighborhood, and track the progress of leaf collection. Estimated collection dates may be revised frequently, based on weather conditions, equipment problems and the volume of leaves placed out for collection.

African American Heritage Initiative Accepting Submissions

The city’s African American Heritage Initiative has created an online archive to capture the memories and recollections of African Americans who lived in Winston-Salem through the years of segregation and the civil rights movement and is inviting city residents to contribute to it. The archive will accept anything that can be submitted electronically, including photos, documents, written recollections, oral histories or any other item of historical interest that can be submitted electronically. An online submission form and submission instructions are posted at CityofWS.org/AAHI. READ MORE

Cricket’s Nest Craft Shop Re-opens to the Public

The Cricket’s Nest Craft Shop has reopened with modified hours: Tuesday & Wednesday, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.; Thursday: 9 – 10 a.m. senior shopping hour and 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. for the general public; Friday & Saturday 9 – 10 a.m. senior shopping hour and 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. for the general public. Only 10 shoppers will be allowed in the shop at a time. Shoppers will be required to wear a mask and maintain social distancing.

Public Art Installed in Bus Shelters

Images of 12 works of original art, selected by the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Public Art Commission for the Artistic Bus Shelter Program, have been installed at Winston-Salem Transit Authority bus stops throughout Winston-Salem. The commission announced the project earlier this year with the goal of enhancing “the interest and aesthetic appeal of the shelters and the riders' experience.” The commission received 58 submissions. The 12 art works selected by the commission include works by professional and amateur artists. More information about the artists, images of their works, and a map showing the bus shelters selected for installations is posted at CityofWS.org/PublicArt.

Marquis Barnett Appointed Human Resources Director

City Manager Lee Garrity has appointed Marquis H. Barnett as the city’s human resources director. Barnett succeeds Carmen Caruth, who retired at the end of May. Barnett has more than 12 years of human resources experience and has served as the assistant human resources director for the city of High Point since October 2016. Prior to that he was a human resources analyst with the city of Winston-Salem.

For more information about these stories, or to report a problem or request services, call CityLink at 336-727-8000 or 311 within Winston-Salem city limits.

City of Winston-Salem

Mayor: Allen Joines
City Council: Denise D. Adams, Mayor Pro Tempore, North Ward; Dan Besse, Southwest Ward; Robert C. Clark, West Ward; John C. Larson, South Ward; Jeff MacIntosh, Northwest Ward; Morticia "Tee-Tee" Parmon, Northeast Ward; Annette Scippio, East Ward; James Taylor, Jr., Southeast Ward
City Manager: Lee Garrity

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