Black-owned ice cream shop opens in downtown Winston-Salem

Dream Kreams Artisanal Creamery offers 30 flavors in both dairy and dairy-free options Five years ago when Kyndra Bell made her first batch of ice cream, it was just something for her twin boys to do during the summer. But once her family members and friends got a taste of her homemade ice cream, it grew into something more. “I just made whatever was in the kitchen at the time and my mom and some of my friends told me I needed to sell it,” Bell explained. After trying a few different flavors, Bell visited a local radio station and from there, business started to take off. “I went to 102 Jamz and from there it was crazy … that first summer was insane. I didn’t think it was going to blow up like that at all,” Bell said. “I thought it would be something cute for the boys to do and it just turned into so much more.”  After selling the ice cream at local farmers markets, pop-ups, festivals, other events, and through pre-orders for the past five years, on Saturday, March 23, Bell opened her own shop, Dream Kreams Artisanal Creamery, which is located at 102 W. Third...