Memorial service for Malachi Greene: Saturday, March 5, at First Baptist Church-West, 1801 Oaklawn Ave.; visitation at 11 a.m., service at noon. Details on after-event at Excelsior Club, with food donated by The Office, to be announced at service. Colette Forrest sent in an announcement of a free ... Continue Reading →

Queen Thompson announced a planning meeting for the newly named “United Voices for Inner-city Children’s Educational Success” on Wednesday, March 16 and Thursday, March 17, both events from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Park Convention and Conference Center, 800 Briar Creek Rd. Flier here. Info and to RSVP: ... Continue Reading →

Ken Koontz announced that “The Office,” the West Trade Street Bojangles’, had set up a table in memory of Malachi Greene. Pictures and Koontz’s report here, at the bottom of the page. Nakisa Glover announced an event to celebrate the Particle Falls animation installation at the UNCC Center City ... Continue Reading →

Elyse Dashew marked the death Saturday of Jeffrey Arthur Johnson, who had staffed the security desk at the Belmont Regional Center. Johnson’s body was found in woods off Central Avenue near North Sharon Amity Road Saturday morning. Residents told reporters that they heard gunshots at 2 a.m. Dashew ... Continue Reading →

Jackie Edwards Walton introduced Jason Terrell and Mario Jovan Shaw from Profound Gentlemen, a group recruiting African American men to become teachers. Sheila Peltzer announced a Parental-Grandparent Alienation Awareness Rally for Children’s Rights on Wednesday, April 27 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in ... Continue Reading →