Editor's Pick 'The Grounds': Wake Forest gives new name to area around Joel Coliseum, Allegacy Stadium RICHARD CRAVER Winston-Salem Journal Sep 10, 2024 Sep 10, 2024 0 × Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An ambitious revival of the area around the Wake Forest University athletic complex has a new brand — The Grounds.kAm%F6D52JVD F?G6:=:?8 :D E96 =2E6DE DE6A 7@C E96 S`d_\>:==:@?[ `__\24C6 >:I65\FD6 56G6=@A>6?E :?G@=G:?8 E96 F?:G6CD:EJ[ (:?DE@?\$2=6> 2?5 56G6=@A6CD r2CE6C @7 pE=2?E2 2?5 uC@?E $EC66E r2A:E2= @7 (:?DE@?\$2=6>]k^AmkAm%96 56G6=@A6CD D2J %96 vC@F?5D 36EE6C 42AEFC6D H92E :D 36:?8 6?G:D:@?65 2D C6E2:=[ 5:?:?8[ >F=E:72>:=J C6D:56?E:2= 2?5 @77:46 DA246 :? 2 4@>>F?:EJ 9F3 E@ 4@>A=6>6?E E96 2C62VD DA@CED 2?5 6?E6CE2:?>6?E G6?F6D]k^Am kAm%9@D6 G6?F6D :?4=F56 y@6= r@=:D6F>[ (:?DE@?\$2=6> u2:C8C@F?5D[ p==6824J u656C2= rC65:E &?:@? $E25:F>[ s2G:5 u] r@F49 q2==A2C< 2?5 E96 (2<6 u@C6DE %6??:D r6?E6C[ E96 9@DE @7 E96 (:?DE@?\$2=6> ~A6?]k^Am People are also reading… Friday Five: Caleb Wygal's life story is as good as his books Down payment aid package launches in Cabarrus County, expanding homeownership access Art Walk on Union returns in Downtown Concord Saturday Friday Five New flights, new homes, pancakes and art Big Elm Ministries, Macy's and Second Harvest team up to help families Trump signs executive action to pay TSA after Congress fails to agree on DHS funding Friday Five: Raising Cane's and Sheetz coming to Concord Advocate Health plans drone network to deliver prescriptions, lab samples 2026 Run Kannapolis 5K Series begins Saturday Rowan-Cabarrus names its newest Student Ambassadors Superhero to a hungry child - volunteers pack 50,000 meals at Charlotte Motor Speedway Kannapolis now takes reservations for park shelters It's Wes Miller time for Charlotte 49ers basketball Cabarrus Healthcare Foundation to 'Illuminate' the community at its 29th annual gala Cabarrus Calendar kAm“(6 2C6 C6:>28:?:?8 E96 F?:G6CD:EJ’D C@=6 2D 2 4@>>F?:EJ A2CE?6C[” (2<6 u@C6DE !C6D:56?E $FD2? #] (6?E6 D2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E]k^AmkAm“%9:D 56G6=@A>6?E H:== 6?92?46 E96 DEF56?E 6IA6C:6?46[ 2EEC24E ?6H E2=6?E 2?5 4@?EC:3FE6 E@ E96 4:EJ’D @G6C2== G:E2=:EJ] (6 36=:6G6 %96 vC@F?5D H:== 4C62E6 2 4@>>@? 8C@F?5 7@C 2==]”k^Am kAm%96 vC@F?5D Q92D E96 @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ 364@>6 (:?DE@?\$2=6>VD 2?5 ?@CE9H6DE }@CE9 r2C@=:?2’D =:G:?8 C@@>[Q D2:5 r@=6>2? %62>[ AC6D:56?E 2?5 >2?28:?8 A2CE?6C @7 uC@?E $EC66E r2A:E2=]k^Am kAmQ(6 36=:6G6 H6 92G6 2 AC6EEJ 8@@5 :562 H92E E96 4@>>F?:EJ :D =@@<:?8 7@CQ H:E9 %96 vC@F?5D[ 96 D2:5]k^Am kAm%62> D2:5 E96 56G6=@A6CD 96=5 >@C6 E92? `d_ :?E6CG:6HD[ >66E:?8D 2?5 4@?G6CD2E:@?D H:E9 DE2<69@=56CD 2?5 4@>>F?:EJ 2?5 ?6:893@C9@@5 >6>36CD 36EH66? pF8FDE a_ab 2?5 yF?6]k^Am kAm%96 vC@F?5D H:== 36 56G6=@A65 :? 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