Feb. 1, 2023 “Black history is a lifetime. It is not a month. Stop letting other people control the narrative.” – Forum participant Gary Marion Jan. 24, 2023 Perhaps there is no middle way between the stout defenders of Black History Month and Gary Marion's ... Continue Reading →
Brightwalk apartment block opens, named for Sarah Stevenson
Oct. 18, 2017 Out of the rubble, broken dreams and stunted futures of the Double Oaks Apartments project are rising market-rate and subsidized apartments and homes. More than 100 people gathered this morning to officially open an apartment block in the new Brightwalk neighborhood that has been ... Continue Reading →
Charlotte mayoral candidates
Aug. 11, 2014 Over the course of two Tuesdays, Forum participants heard from five of the six mayoral candidates who face off in their respective primaries Sept. 15. Scott Stone did not attend. Michael Barnes was present Aug. 4, the rest on Aug. 11. Thus, the candidates faced different questions. ... Continue Reading →
The plan for transit: Vision is in place, but money is not
July 21, 2015 The session was about more than bus routes, streetcars and rail lines. Four Charlotte city officials, two staff and two elected members of City Council, laid out both the people-moving systems in place, the plans in place to keep them growing, and the uncertainties of funding the ... Continue Reading →
Morning after budget vote, an update
June 9, 2015 On the morning after a split vote to approve Charlotte's budget for next fiscal year, three City Council members laid out some of the reasons why they split on approving the final budget proposal. David Howard and Vi Lyles voted for the budget. Michael Barnes voted against it. Each ... Continue Reading →
On the LGBT vote, and allegations of price gouging during CIAA
March 3, 2015 City Council District 3 member LaWana Mayfield and at-large Council member David Howard offered the following impromptu explanation this morning of last night's City Council vote to reject a proposed LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance. They also offered comments about allegations of ... Continue Reading →
The outlook for 2015
Jan. 6, 2015 In an impromptu presentation, elected officials serving at the local and state levels offered comments about the issues they expect to be dealing with this year. Predictably, many of the issues revolved around money. But there was also talk about jobs, the homeless, education, the ... Continue Reading →
Election 2013 Results
Nov. 5, 2013, 10:36 p.m.; updated Nov. 6, 9:20 a.m. Charlotte Mayor: Patrick Cannon (D) (53%) Charlotte City Council At-Large: Michael Barnes (D) (15.3%) Vi Alexander Lyles (D) (15.0%) David Howard (D) (14.7%) Claire Fallon (D) (13.2%) District 1: Patsy Kinsey (D) (98%) District 2: Al Austin ... Continue Reading →
City Council candidates
A number of candidates for at-large and district seats on the Charlotte City Council addressed the Forum today. Others will follow next week. Introductory comments: Al Austin, Vi Lyles, Mark Frietch, Dennis Peterson Introductory comments: Michael Barnes, David Howard, Ken ... Continue Reading →
