Forum facilitators, meeting this morning to review their experience with the Forum's first virtual meetings, decided to reduce the time that the meeting room is open before and after the formal meeting. The room will now open 15 minutes before the 8:30 start time, and close at 9:45. The change will ... Continue Reading →

Laura McClettie announced that Virtual Forums would not be held March 30 and April 6, but would return April 13. -- Upcoming Events March 24: “Patient Empowerment to Improve the Quality of Patient Care in Psychiatry”, noon, free; Register here. March 26: Virtual Legislative Breakfast by Mental ... Continue Reading →

Kelly Hurley sent in an announcement that C.W. Williams Community Health Center is making appointments for Moderna vaccinations at 866-299-4968 for "all eligible persons." COVID-19 testing available without appointment. -- Lawrence Corley III sent in an announcement that Mecklenburg residents 60 ... Continue Reading →

The Forum met in its new virtual reality March 9 with Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles and County Board Chair George Dunlap. The meeting can be watched on this website, and the video has been uploaded to Facebook. Livestreaming will commence when all the stars are aligned. -- Ajonelle Poole sent in a ... Continue Reading →

Pamela Broome sent in information and two PDFs about Niner University Elementary at Amay James. -- Forum facilitators, who are preparing for an April resumption of meetings in a virtual Webex format, held a dry run March 2 with a small audience. Presenter was Forum regular Winston Robinson. ... Continue Reading →

For the last few months, the weekly Forum announcements were published at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, to honor the startup time of the in-person meetings blocked by the Covid-19 pandemic. The March 2 Announcements will be published later Tuesday or Wednesday, after announcement material can be added from a ... Continue Reading →

Nakisa Glover sent in an announcement that applications are due Feb. 17 from 9th-11th grade girls and non-binary students for one of three rounds of virtual summer immersion programs in computer coding. Flier here. Info and registration link here. -- Stephen Valder sent in an announcement that the ... Continue Reading →

Tiffany Johnson sent in a reminder that applications for funding under the city's Out-Of-School Time program are due by 2 p.m. on Feb. 15. Details and links here. Flier here. -- LaWana Mayfield announced her intention to run for an at-large seat on Charlotte City Council. -- Ajonelle Poole sent ... Continue Reading →

Kelly Hurley reported that 203 Moderna shots were administered at a Jan. 22 vaccine event sponsored by the Health Department and C.W. Williams Community Health Center. -- Housing & Neighborhood Services seeks bids, due by 2 p.m. on Feb. 15, for participation in City of Charlotte Out of School ... Continue Reading →

Housing & Neighborhood Services seeks bids, due by 2 p.m. on Feb. 15, for participation in City of Charlotte Out of School Time programs. Details and links here. A pre-proposal virtual conference will be held Wednesday, Jan. 27, at 10 a.m.; WebEx link here. Password is in RFP here. Notice of the ... Continue Reading →