The lovely ladies of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women-Queen City Metropolitan Chapter stopped by the Old School 105.3 studios to talk about their upcoming event, The 3rd Annual My Sister’s Keeper Awards Luncheon that highlights women giving back in the community. Ron Holland, the host of Community Voices questioned the Candice Johnson and […]
Early vot er turnout is very low. After a full week of early voting, only 991 people had shown up at the city’s only early voting location at the Hal Marshall Building. The sole location and odd hours for working class people (the polls closed at 5pm last week), certainly lent itself to low […]
BE MAD ENOUGH TO VOTE! The City of Charlotte is holding elections for mayor and city council in 2017. Early voting for the September 12 primary is under way. Additional voting locations open up today. The following sites will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. for the next five days: Additional Locations (September […]
BE MAD ENOUGH TO VOTE! The City of Charlotte is holding elections for mayor and city council in 2017. Early voting for the September 12 primary begins TODAY! Mayor Jennifer Roberts, who was elected mayor in November 2015, is running for re-election. Roberts will be challenged in the Democratic primary by Councilwoman Vi Lyles, State […]
Hip Hop artist August Alsina swept into Charlotte last night with his Don’t Matter Tour. And in keeping with the tone set at dates across the country, took a moment to “go to church” on his audience. The Def Jam recording artist, joined up with gospel artist Tasha Cobbs Leonard, for a moment of praise […]
Praise Charlotte wants to send a huge CONGRATULATIONS to the finalists of The 2017 National Scripps Spelling Bee Finalists from North Carolina. The three will be competing all weekend long, so watch out for them on ESPN. Let’s send them lots of love and prayer to them. RELATED: Charlotte Student Among Spelling Bee Finalists Want gospel […]
Well everybody has different criteria. Buttery bun. Thick patty. The right cheese. I myself like a thin patty and not a whole lot of stuff. My budget fave is probably Steak and Shake. My “Gucci” pick would definitely be the B&G House Grind at Block & Grinder! Bad Daddy’s is another down the middle favority. […]
About Face Charlotte will unveil its Wall of Compassion at the historic Grace AME Church April 27 from 6-9pm as part of the Uptown Crawl. Abput Face Charlotte’s mission is to share the stories of some of the 147,989 people living in poverty in Mecklenburg County. Their website says, “To give voice to the voiceless. To […]
Saturday Mornings Are Heating Up with ‘At The Table with Cannon’ (Charlotte, NC… April 3, 2017) – Beginning April 15, 2017, listeners in Charlotte will get to experience At The Table with Cannon hosted by Patrick D. Cannon on Old School 105.3 FM, live on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.. At […]
A seventh grader from Charlotte correctly predicted the teams that made it to the Final Four in the NCAA tournament.
Mayor Pro Tem Vi Lyles announced today that she was running for Mayor of Charlotte in the 2017 election. Lyles said the city needs strong leadership to negotiate the challenges facing Charlotte from the impasse with state legislators in Raleigh to tackling the challenges of affordable housing and job opportunities for working class residents. “I’m […]
The Highway Patrol sent out this press release drivers in preparation for the upcoming storm. The Highway Patrol requests drivers to use caution when traveling throughout several portions of North Carolina. Driving conditions could possibly deteriorate over the weekend, as snowfall is projected to accumulate due to plunging temperatures. – Leave early – allow more […]
