The Foroum did not meet on this Election Day. Some of the material below was e-mailed in during the last week.

Dianna Davis sent in a link to four candidate interviews.

Upcoming events
Nov. 9: Mayor’s Mentoring Alliance Job & Career Readiness Training.
Nov. 9: Hour of Power for youth at Carowinds. Tickets here using username Park and password Praise.
Nov. 9: Belk charity sale. See Blanche Penn for tickets.
Nov. 10: Vision Board Party Remix, $25, 2-5:30 p.m.
Nov. 13: League of Women Voters Lunch, 11:30 a.m., 1817 Central Ave. Details here.
Nov. 13: Democratic Women of Mecklenburg, 6:30 p.m.
Nov. 14: Profound Gentlemen’s Soiree $50.Tickets here.
Nov. 18: Harrah’s Cherokee Day Trip.
Nov. 19: Fundraiser for commissioners candidate Leigh Altman, tickets $35-$1,500
Dec. 2: An evening with Van Jones.
Dec. 7: First in Families holiday gift distribution day.
Dec. 14: Gantt Center’s Gray Holiday Party, 8 p.m.. Flier here.
Dec. 16: Harrah’s Cherokee Day Trip.
Jan. 16: Mayor’s Mentoring Alliance awards gala, 6 p.m. 3646 Central Ave.
Jan. 19-20: Harrah’s Cherokee Overnight Trip.
April 23-24: Southern Regional Grant Professionals Association Conference: Connecting Our Communities, Greenville, SC. Register here.
July 13-18: Winners Plus Agency party trip to Tunica casinos.

News & Handouts
Alma Adams 10-31
Dimple Ajmera 11-5
Aretha Blake 11-1
Carla Cunningham 11-2
Elyse Dashew   10-30   11-3   11-5
Nasif Majeed   11-4
Queen Thompson   11-1   11-1   11-3   11-4   11-4
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CharMeck Chronicle 11-1
Goodwill Industries 11-7
Knight Foundation   11-1   11-4   11-7
MeckEd 10-30
Mecklenburg Board Bulletin 11-4
Partners for Parks 10-30
Read Charlotte 10-30