Community
Join the Junior League of Charlotte, WTVI and other community organizations as they honor National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day with a viewing of "The Misunderstood Epidemic" and host a community discussion on the issue.
Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan were only two of the high-profile athletes walking the green at the Quail Hollow Country Club for the Quail Hollow Championship in Charlotte. Charlotte Observer photographer Jeff Siner gives us a close-up look. To see more pictures and coverage from the tournament go to CharlotteObserver.com.
Bishop Anthony Jinwright told jurors Tuesday that everything he owns – house, cars, even his funeral home business – has been put up for sale.
Pastor Anthony Jinwright took the stand in his fraud and tax evasion trial Tuesday afternoon and said he now realizes he was paid too much and that his compensation was a burden to his church. Jinwright's testimony drew a packed house to the trial which has stretched over more than two weeks.
The groundbreaking opera "Porgy and Bess" moves to the Belk Theater this year. The opera captures black life in a fictitious community in Charleston, S.C. The Charlotte production stars Leonard Rowe as Porgy on Saturday and Sunday and Kevin Short as Porgy on Friday and Saturday. Donita Volkijn stars as Bess and Reggie Whitehead as Sportin' Life. The opera will be at the Belk from May 14-16.
Three high school students have been singled out for making special contributions to their communities as honorees in the annual Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.
Financial forecasters are reporting the recession is over, but the relief hasn't reached the homes of everyday people yet. A radio commentator mentioned recently that we need to brace ourselves because there will be another wave of foreclosures due to interest rates that are scheduled to reset in the next coming months.
Former gang leader Andre Norman spoke at a Saturday workshop put on by Charlotte's Mount Peace Missionary Baptist Association.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg NAACP will host its first Candidate Forum for Mecklenburg County Commission in conjunction with the General Body meeting today Monday, April 19th, 2010 at Little Rock AME Zion Church. The regular meeting begins at 5:30 PM followed by the forum from 6-8 PM.
On Saturday, Charlotte Style Magazine honored the 25 most stylish people in Charlotte. The event at the Ballantyne Hotel featured a fashion show and was a fundraiser for the American Heart Association.
The Who's Who of Black Charlotte attended the JCSU 2nd Annual Arch of Triumph Gala at the Charlotte Convention Center on Saturday. Attendees included the Gantts, Rep. Mel Watt, Urban League president Patrick Graham and numerous elected officials and city leaders.
For several weeks, officials at the Quail Hollow Championship had a contingency plan in place should Tiger Woods decide to play the Charlotte event. Those plans went into action Thursday when Woods committed to play the April 26-May 2 event at the Quail Hollow Club.