Starting Again: Signs of life begin returning to long-deserted stadium

(By Laura Graff, Winston-Salem Journal) - A handful of construction workers spent yesterday at the site of Winston-Salem's new downtown ballpark, though a project superintendent cautioned that full-scale construction would not resume until the financing was in place to pay to finish the baseball stadium.

That financing deal will not close until mid- to late-August, said Angela Carmon, the attorney for the city of Winston-Salem.

The city recently approved another $15.7 million for the stadium, which, including land, is expected to cost $48.7 million.