No___ImRight t1_jeaij2j wrote on March 30, 2023 at 4:36 PM

Reply to comment by cameronbrady in Active shooter reported at Forsyth Tech Community College in North Carolina, authorities say by JM2845

If you're from the area, is there a lot of crime? I remember Obama mentioning the college in one of his SOTU speeches.

cameronbrady t1_jeaio5j wrote on March 30, 2023 at 4:37 PM

I live downtown and don't notice much at all. it's pretty safe from my personal experiences.

& Obama mentioned Forsyth Tech Community College in a speech?

No___ImRight t1_jeaj52x wrote on March 30, 2023 at 4:40 PM

Yea..he made it seem like the area was your typical "factory closed and the area is rundown, but this community college shows how we can recover"

That's why I asked about crime...Obama made it seem a little destitute, but a lot can change in 10 years.

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2011/01/25/remarks-president-state-union-address

>Because people need to be able to train for new jobs and careers in today’s fast-changing economy, we’re also revitalizing America’s community colleges. Last month, I saw the promise of these schools at Forsyth Tech in North Carolina. Many of the students there used to work in the surrounding factories that have since left town.

cameronbrady t1_jeajb4y wrote on March 30, 2023 at 4:41 PM

ahhh yeah things have changed a shitton here in the last 12 years. it was certainly different then, but I still don't think it was THAT bad. I didn't live here then, so I can't say from experience

No___ImRight t1_jeak78z wrote on March 30, 2023 at 4:47 PM

Glad to hear it. I'm passing through this June for a vaca.

My wife wanted to stop at Sweet Potatoes (i think that was the restaurant)

Dreamscarred t1_jeb14zj wrote on March 30, 2023 at 6:34 PM

Don't act dumb, use common sense, trust your gut. Winston has some sketchy areas, but they're not hard to avoid. Trade St. isn't a bad location and there are some really cool stores on that stretch.

I recommend visiting Reynolda House/Gardens and Old Salem during your visit here in June. :) Both are easily walkable in a couple hours - Old Salem not being far from Sweet Potatoes.

elle23nc t1_jeajwl9 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 4:45 PM

I was a student at Forsyth Tech when Obama visited. Winston-Salem was not destitute. Community colleges just provide an alternative to universities for students to learn a trade without taking on student debt. I think that was his overall message.

No___ImRight t1_jeakk36 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 4:49 PM

I think it was "Factory closed, so the workers utilized the community college to learn new skills...we should emulate this"