Pat Campbell sent in links to forms in English and Spanish for comments about plans to reassign elementary students in north and northeast Charlotte when a new elementary opens in fall 2023. CMS background paper on plan affecting Hidden Valley, Grier and Newell is here. Notes on how proposal also ... Continue Reading →

Sarah Stevenson's sister Elloree Erwin writes: "I want to thank all of you who have been going by to visit Sarah and taking her some of her favorites. This is very much appreciated by her and her family. Thank you to the Forum for carrying on her legacy. I love all of you for your support of her. ... Continue Reading →

Valerie Mulcare sent in an announcement that the She Built This City nonprofit would hold a three-day-a-week, no-fee plumbing pre-apprenticeship program running from late August through November. Stipend and child care for school-age children provided. Details. -- CMS is accepting applications for ... Continue Reading →

Through Aug. 19: Beatties Ford Road Vocational Center’s PG-13 Summer Tech Camp, $75/week first child, $40 for 2nd through 6th. Details on flier. July 12-15: Strength in Numbers Sports Analytics Summer Camp, 9:25 a.m.-3:55 p.m., free, UNC Center City, for rising high school junior and senior ... Continue Reading →

Through Aug. 19: Beatties Ford Road Vocational Center’s PG-13 Summer Tech Camp, $75/week first child, $40 for 2nd through 6th. Details on flier. June 29: Alma Adams Men’s Health Symposium, 10-11 a.m., virtual. Register here. June 29: Urban League Master Class, "Are You LinkedIn?" free. Register ... Continue Reading →

Through Aug. 19: Beatties Ford Road Vocational Center’s PG-13 Summer Tech Camp, $75/week first child, $40 for 2nd through 6th. Details on flier. June 22: Pride Patton 88th Birthday Celebration, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Genesis Project, 5104 Reagan Dr. Ste. 5. June 22: Virtual training on infectious disease ... Continue Reading →

Tommie Robinson announced that the Mecklenburg County Courthouse would unveil his portrait of longtime Chief District Judge James Lanning, who died in 2015, on Thursday, June 16, at 1 p.m. in Room 6370. -- Nasif Majeed included Juneteenth history written by Doreleena Sammons Hackett in his June 13 ... Continue Reading →

Upcoming Events June 15: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Community Relations info session on ADA transition plan, noon-1 p.m., virtual. Receive Webex invitation after registering here. June 16: Mayor’s Mentoring Alliance “Enhance Marketing Efforts for Your Non-Profit Organization,” noon-1 p.m., free. ... Continue Reading →

VOTING continues through June 24 on “Participatory Budgeting Program” proposals for one-time county investments in programs, parks and other facilities identified by volunteers in each county district. The lists of projects alone are a fascinating journey through how perceived needs vary by ... Continue Reading →

Ceretha Sherrill announced that United Voices for Education would hold its second annual Juneteenth flag-raising on Monday, June 6 in a 15-minute ceremony at 11 a.m. at Ebenezer Baptist Church, 2020 W. Sugar Creek Rd. — Tommie Robinson announced that his art would be displayed at the Mint Museum ... Continue Reading →