By Cindy Hodnet | Winston-Salem Journal
Published: September 28, 2010

Friday was an evening of canines, felines and sultry, soulful jazz.

At the Millennium Center, fans of the Forsyth Humane Society lined up to bid on dog and cat sculptures as well as an unusual assortment of silent-auction items during Art Unleashed.

One hour later, supporters of Horizons Residential Care Center enjoyed wine tastings and twilight music at the home of Ed and Melanie Broyhill during an outdoor concert by Cle Thompson. Thompson is a nationally-known vocalist. She is married to Ron Stacker Thompson, a screenwriting instructor at UNC School of the Arts.

Ed and Melanie Broyhill

“It’s nice to have a party because it makes you do all the things around the house that you’ve put off for a while,” joked Melanie Broyhill, making her way across the lawn to chat with Bud and Zanne Baker.

“We have a strong interest in the mission of Horizons and in helping children who have special needs,” Ed Broyhill said. “Horizons is a hidden jewel in this community.”

Glenda Walters of Horizons was here, there and everywhere as guests came inside to dine on filet mignon, spanakopita and cilantro-garlic marinated shrimp. She explained Horizons’ range of services.

“Horizons is a residential-care center for mentally and physically challenged children,” she said. “We have two campuses and provide 24/7, around-the-clock care. Twenty years ago, these children would have been wards of the state.”

Rep. Dale Folwell, R-Forsyth, and Rep. Larry Womble, D-Forsyth, joked with one another in the Broyhills’ foyer.

“I spend all my time trying to raise money to defeat Democrats,” Folwell said, grinning and referring to the upcoming political season.

“Then you’re wasting your time,” retorted Womble with a good-natured laugh.

WXII’s Nicole Ducouer and Scott Loftis discussed the distinctive architectural details of the Broyhill home while Vince Gallo joined Walters in the formal living room. Natalie Braswell and Sarah Dunn joined Steve Bauk in accompanying Penn Broyhill to check in with his parents, and dozens of guests meandered between the indoor and outdoor festivities, appreciating the lovely setting.

“We wanted to have 150 people here tonight, and as of right now we have 148,” Walters said. “Each year, it gets bigger and better.”

Downtown, the annual attendees for Art Unleashed enjoyed a banner celebration. After living in “foster homes” throughout the city for four months, colorful cats and puppies decorated by local artists, students and animal lovers were the main attraction. Any idea what they raised this time?

“This event has raised $60,000 in the past,” said Colleen Byers, board chairwoman for the Humane Society. “The neat thing about Art Unleashed is that we put art from the community together with our mission and involve local artists.”

Dominic May designed two metal pieces for the silent auction — one a tissue holder and the other a raised water and food-bowl table with a playful dog as the base.

“These are my own designs, and I’m very happy to use them to help animals,” May said.

Ross Byron, 10, is a fifth grader at Sherwood Forest Elementary and donated a colorful elephant drawing to the auction.

“We had a contest at school, and my picture won,” Ross said.

Volunteer Kathy Fagin greeted guests in a striking black ensemble, while Rex Welton announced the schedule for the evening. After explaining the auction procedures, Welton joined Kevin Fisher and Eric Dowdy.

“We’re opening a farm-to-table restaurant next week — the Screaming Rooster,” Welton said. “It will be in the old Mary’s Of Course space.”

Lee and Susan Beall enjoyed their reserved table as other guests sampled a menu with mini cordon bleu, banger crostini and a flowing chocolate fountain. Jonathan Price, a contributing artist, took it all in while showing his work to the audience.

“I became interested in wooden figures doing strange movements about six months ago,” Price said, pointing out his flying-pig toy and supersize piggy bank. “After I started making them, I decided to help out the Humane Society by donating some to the auction. There’s no better cause around.”

future Senator Jim Broyhill, brother Paul Broyhill, President Gerald Ford, Les Arends, & President George H.W. Bush

This picture was taken by Ed Broyhill in the 1971 at the Marriott Hotel at Key Bridge in Washington, DC. The event was a reception hosted by then Congressman Jim Broyhill to celebrate the return of a constituent Viet Nam War hero recently released as a prisoner of war. The distinguished Les Arends was the longest serving minority whip having served in congress for over 40 years. Gerald Ford was minority leader of US House at this time. George Bush was a recent defeated candidate for US Senate and who’s appearance is less than presidential in this picture. Son, George W. Bush, was in the room if I recall and , for sure, would not have been very memorable. Notice the future presidents needed name tags for guests to know their names.

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J.E. Broyhill Civic Center Auditorium

• An annual Showcase of Stars season with Comedy, Classic, WKGX Bluegrass, and Performing Artist Series
• Caldwell Cuisine (eclectic four-course gourmet meals prepared and presented by CCC&TI Culinary Technology students)
• Great seats anywhere in the house

• Online ticketing
• A 7,660-square foot conference facility for various events (family reunions, receptions, parties, meetings)
• Various community events throughout the year (dance recitals, gospel concerts, wedding showcase, benefits/fundraisers)
• Full-service catering on-site
• Convenient central location off Highway 321 North, Lenoir, NC

By Fran Daniel | Journal Reporter

Published: May 8, 2010

MIXED USE: MEDICAL, OFFICE, RETAIL, RESIDENTIAL

A mixed-use development near Hanes Mall that stalled with the economy three years ago is coming out of hibernation.

Developer Granite/Broyhill LLC expects to start construction on Silas Pointe in 12 to 18 months, building in phases over the next three to five years, said Rick Vaughn, a managing member of the company and Granite Development LLC, both based in Mount Airy.

“We will develop the phases based on market demand,” he said in an e-mail interview.

The project could be the first major mixed-use development built in Winston-Salem since the recession.

The cost could exceed $100 million, depending on density, Vaughn said.

A preliminary site plan shows medical, office, retail and residential uses on about 20 acres.

A proposed 244 residential units may be developed as upscale rental apartments.

Vaughn said that the ultimate size of the project in terms of square footage should be finishedthis summer.

The exact boundaries will not be known until the developer has assembled all the properties it wants to use for Silas Pointe, but the general area is between Silas Creek Parkway, Stratford Road and Hanes Mall. The development would include the former Elks Lodge on Silas Creek Parkway, the McDonald’s building on Healy Drive and the Rapers building on Mooney Street, all of which Granite/Broyhill owns. But not all properties in that area will be included in the development.

Granite/Broyhill started working on Silas Pointe three years ago, with the aim of creating an upscale, mixed-use project for Winston-Salem that would be similar to Birkdale Village in Huntersville and Streets at Southpoint in Durham.

“The property is very unique due to its proximity to one of the largest malls and hospitals in the Southeast,” Vaughn said. “Stratford Road is a primary retail corridor in Winston-Salem and the link to Country Club Road via Healy Drive provides good access to our target market.”

Vaughn said that the project originally stalled because of the economic downturn and challenging credit and lending markets. He said that Granite/Broyhill does not have financing for the entire project.

“For each phase of the project, a combination of project equity and adequate preleasing is vital to secure financing,” he said. Still, he said, there is demand for this type of project, particularly in this area.

“The medical sector is growing. Many retailers want to be close to the mall but are being pushed down Stratford and Hanes Mall Boulevard because of limited space.”

He declined to give names of interested parties until he has signed letters of intent or leases.

Local retail experts said that the local retail market is starting to stabilize.

“A lot of small businesses are looking again, both chains and local, regional enterprises,” said Ray Collins, the president of Collins Commercial Properties Inc.

According to a recent shopping-center survey released by Michael S. Clapp & Associates, the rapid decline in the retail-space market in Winston-Salem for the past two years is beginning to level off.

The vacancy rate for non-anchor stores in 57 shopping centers in the Winston-Salem area increased to 21 percent in April. That’s up just 0.5 percent since October.

Paul Carter, who compiled the survey, said that his research indicates that asking rents are also finally starting to stabilize.

For the same six-month period, the average asking rents for non-anchor stores in the overall Winston-Salem area market rose slightly to $13.57 a square foot from $13.47, but that was primarily because two centers, Towers on South Stratford Road and Village at Robinhood on Robinhood Road, were added to the survey.

Paul Norby, the director of the City-County Planning Department, said that because the site where Silas Pointe will be developed is already zoned commercial Granite/Broyhill will just need to go through the City-County Inspections Department, not the planning department.

“It’s great, having something in that area where you can have a mixture of offices and commercial and residential in a very pedestrian-oriented environment,” he said. “If and when PART gets the regional rail system there, it will be right near a stop for the rail line.”

George Stabolitis, the owner of Carriage House Restaurant off of Stratford Road, said he is concerned that construction might interfere in the short term with access to his restaurant. But, overall, he is pleased that Granite/Broyhill wants to go ahead with Silas Pointe.

“In the long-term, we feel like it would be a tremendous help, bringing more traffic to the area,” he said.

Silas Pointe (Ed Broyhill News)

Congressman Jim Broyhill with President Nixon, President Ford, & the Honorable Everett Dirksen

ED BROYHILL NEWS (Broyhill Photo Library):  This is a vintage photo of 2 former US Presidents, Richard Nixon and Geral Ford; Congressman Jim Broyhill, and the Honorable US Senator Everett Dirksen 1969.

(Ed Broyhill News) Upscale Mixed Use Development in Winston-Salem , NC owned by Ed Broyhill and Rick Vaughn. Lifestyle Development Project includes upscale retail, Medical Offices, Class A Offices, upscale Residential. Bordered and surrounded by the North Carolina’s largest in-bed Hospital (1,100 beds) and NC 2nd largest enclosed Shopping Mall. Hanes Mall 1,548,512 sq. ft.

and Novant’s, Forsyth Medical Center.

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History of Forsyth Medical Center

By Mary Giunca | Journal Reporter

Published: May 20, 2008

The Winston-Salem Elks Lodge on Silas Creek Parkway has been sold and the organization is looking for a new location.

Bill Peloquin, the chairman of the organization’s board of trustees, said yesterday that the lodge, which is near Hanes Mall, was sold last month to Granite/Broyhill LLC for $3.8 million.

Members voted to sell the building in 2005.

“Basically, our membership had dropped, the building was over 40 years old and was starting to cost us a bundle,” Peloquin said.

The Elks Lodge is temporarily at 503 Deacon Blvd., near Joel Coliseum, he said.

The fraternal organization has 200 members and had been on Silas Creek Parkway since 1967, he said. The Elks contribute scholarship money to local high-school students and work on a variety of charitable causes.

Peloquin said he had heard that the land around the lodge would be developed for a medical park with specialty shops.

Paul Norby, the city-county director of planning, said that he has seen some sketches for a mixed-use development in and around the lodge, but that nothing has been submitted to the planning department for review.

The area is already zoned for mixed use, he said, which the city generally defines as a combination of business, residential and retail.

Ed Broyhill, the president of The Broyhill Group, said that his company purchased the site, but he would not say what would be developed at the site.

The Elks Lodge members are looking for a building or land for a permanent home.

“What we want to do, basically, is to build it up with younger members,” Peloquin said, “and make it more of a family-oriented type of lodge.”

Broyhill Leadership Conference is a five-day, four-night conference conducted each summer since 1982. Our 2010 conference will be held June 28 – July 2 on the campus of Queens University of Charlotte, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The conference is designed for students in grades 10-12. Although not a requirement to attend, many conference participants are from student organizations such as Student Council, Future Business Leaders of America, Distributive Education Clubs of America, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, ROTC, and other clubs. Participants come from both public and private schools and are primarily from North and South Carolina.

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Our History

The Tomorrow’s America Foundation was incorporated in 1979 as a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation. Its founder and president, Michael Broome, has a BA from Appalachian State University where he was elected twice as student government president. Through independent study, he designed his major in leadership development. Upon graduation, he began his career as a motivational trainer and was sponsored by several North Carolina business leaders to deliver his messages to youth audiences.

Michael’s vision was to create week-long conferences where teens and young adults could be taught more in-depth messages about leadership, character, achievement, and America. Beginning in 1982, the BROYHILL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCES have been held each summer. Since that time, over 30,000 participants from all over the United States as well as from foreign countries have attended BLC.

The Broyhill Family Foundation has made this possible.

The founder of Broyhill Industries was Ed Broyhill. He and his wife Satie had four children – Paul, Jim, Allene, and Bettie. Their children continue to demonstrate the Broyhill belief in perseverance, self-reliance, and service to others.

We would like to give special appreciation to Paul Broyhill for spearheading the development of the Broyhill Leadership Conferences. Paul is certainly no stranger to success. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he entered the furniture market and began to make his mark early. He worked vigorously and made many improvements to his father’s business, Broyhill Furniture. He was widely known and recognized for being an innovative marketer. Paul eventually became the President of Broyhill Furniture Industries (the largest privately owned furniture company in the world at that time.) He continued to rise through the executive ranks and served as Chief Executive Officer and was Chairman of the Board of Directors at the time of his retirement in 1980.

Since that time, Paul has served as Chairman of the following corporations: BMC Fund, Inc., Broyhill Investments, Inc., and Broyhill Family Foundation, Inc. He has served on the Board of Directors of the American Furniture Manufacturers Association. In 2004, he was inducted into the North Carolina Business Hall of Fame.

Paul was married to Faye Arnold, a former Miss North Carolina. Faye passed away in 2002. She was a most gracious person who was known and admired for her active roles in many educational and civic causes. They had three children – Caron, Claire, and Hunt.

Originally head-quartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Tomorrow’s America Foundation office now makes its home in York, South Carolina. Through the years, Michael and his wife Karen have continued to look for ways to improve the BLC experience. They believe that “nothing changes for the better if nothing changes.

Carolinas Broyhill Youth Development Retreat For Girls

CBYDR is a unique, four-day, three-night conference conducted each summer since 1988. The 2010 conference will be held June 21-24 on the campus of Queens University of Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina. This conference serves girls who are in North or South Carolina DSS, foster homes, or residential children’s homes. Students are recommended by their case worker or social worker at DSS or their group home. Teenage girls range in age from 13 to 19.

Since 1982, over 30,000 students across America have participated in the Broyhill Leadership Conferences. This summer, the opportunity to attend BLC is available to you! Join us for what will be one of the most unique experiences you will ever have!

Ed Broyhill, son James Broyhill, and NHL Hall of Famers

1989 picture taken at Ed Broyhill’s home at the East Coast Hockey League reception in Winston-Salem, NC. Broyhill was Governor of ECHL from 1988-1996.  Stan Mikita is behind camera taking photograph.

Robert Marvin “Bobby” Hull, OC (born January 3, 1939) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player. He is regarded as one of the greatest ice hockey players of all time and perhaps the greatest left winger to ever play the game.

Rodrigue Gabriel Gilbert (born July 1, 1941 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League. He played right wing on the GAG (goal-a-game) line that also featured Vic Hadfield and Jean Ratelle.

Patrick J. Kelly (born September 8, 1935 in Sioux Lookout, Ontario) was one of the founders and the first commissioner of the East Coast Hockey League in 1989. Kelly was named Commissioner Emeritus of the ECHL following the 1995–96 season, after serving as Commissioner for the first eight seasons of the ECHL. The league playoff champions wins a trophy in named his honor, the Kelly Cup. Pat also coached the Colorado Rockies for two years in the late 1970s.

Stan Mikita (born May 20, 1940) is a Slovak-Canadian retired professional ice hockey player, generally regarded as the best centre of the 1960s. In 1961 he won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks, with whom he played his entire career.

James Broyhill played amateur ice hockey for the Winston-Salem Ice Hawks for 13 years as a left winger. Champion of Lake Placid CanAm Games in Lake Placid , New York he now lives in Charlotte, NC as a prosperous businessman. Ed Broyhill is a proud Daddy.

Penn Broyhill graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2008′. Active in politics, sports, and civic affairs he has been the right hand of the local district attorney putting bad people in jail.

Ed Broyhill and Stan Mikita

Penn Broyhill, age 3 in 1989, with Bobby Hull, NHL Hall of Famer