Charlotte
Men Who Care Global were among five honorees at the annual Vision Awards at the NASCAR Hall of fame this year. Charlotte Center City Partners honored the group “for their initiative in community leadership and by serving as a positive role model for Charlotte’s youth.” The organization surfaced last year in response to a fatality […]
Melanie Clark got some downhome cooking at Simmons Restaurant. Photos by Redfish.
The Dove’s Nest division of the Charlotte Rescue Mission has a great deal to celebrate. In several months, construction of the program’s 120 bed facility will be complete and women struggling with various forms of addiction will have a refuge for recovery. Shante Anderson, Facility Case Manager of Dove’s Nest, talked with ‘Community Voices’ host, […]
Delta’s grand opening drew elected officials, city leaders and Radio One’s foodies. The new restaurant is on North Tryon Street in the former home of GW Finns. The New Jersey-based restaurant touts soul-inspired food. The menu is a mix of traditional soul food dishes with a touch of cajun. On first bite, the collards and […]
In a room marked by exposed duct work and unfinished walls, Johnson C. Smith launched Innovo Laboratory, a small business incubator, at Packard Place on Wednesday. The event drew a mix of Charlotte’s black business owners from No Grease co-founder Damian Johnson to attorney Eric Montgomery. Former Charlotte Observer business columnist Ron Stodghill will lead […]
The third edition of YOUniversity Drive’s Masterminds, Millionaires and Moguls™ drew a capacity crowd to UNC Charlotte on Wednesday. The event marked the one-year anniversary of the organization, which was founded by Michelle Horton to help first generation college students. The event in UNCC’s Student Union movie theater marked an expansion of the program that […]
Taste of the Nation 2012 raised ? to fight child hunger. The benefit, held at the Atrium, benefited Second Harvest Food Bank and Community Culinary School of the Arts. Carolina Panthers attended the event and offered themselves as auction items. The event featured food from more than 20 local restaurants including E2 and Halycon.
The killing of Florida teen Trayvon Martin sparked national protests in recent weeks. Martin’s killer, George Zimmerman was arrested and charged with 2nd Degree murder 44 days after the killing. Local Civil Rights activist, John C. Barnett vowed to keep the killing of Trayvon Martin alive until Zimmerman is convicted. Barnett, founder of T.H.U.G (True Healing Under God) […]
Thanks to our friends at PraiseRichmond for sending this story over. When we received it we knew we had to share it since it was about our very own John P. Kee. John P. Kee never seems to disappoint. Year after year the Stellar Award winner (who has taken home a phenomenal 21 of them) […]
Terry Snyder, Founder and Chariman of Operation North State, would like to see the American Flag proudly flown from more North Carolina homes. He’d also like to see more American flags displayed on cars and from businesses. Snyder’s goal of having 500,000 more American Flags flown or displayed by Veteran’s Day is garnering support. Terry Snyder talked with […]
Three superintendent finalists will visit Charlotte on Wednesday to meet Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools staff and community members. The names of the three finalists will be released Monday. Community members can submit questions for the finalists to answer during panel discussions that will be held throughout the community. The panel discussions will be 1 p.m. – 5:45 […]
Join Mecklenburg Ministries, Community Building Initiative and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Relations Committee for a community conversation, “Can We Talk About Trayvon Martin: Why is What Happened so Disturbing?” on April 11, 7 p.m. at Little Rock AME Zion Church. The discussion will address the intriguing question of could this happen here and what can we do? […]