Oct. 24, 2023 It was a small crowd that attended or listened to this morning's Forum. But a wide variety of issues were aired. If there was news made, it might have been that a last-minute inform-the-voters effort is under way to shore up support for the school bonds. The District 6 City Council ... Continue Reading →
Sarah Belle Mingo Stevenson, 1925-2023
Page initiated Sept. 26, 2023 Sarah Belle Mingo Stevenson was born Oct. 26, 1925. She died Sept. 26, 2023. A Charlotte Observer remembrance is here. Other media reports included those from WFAE, the Charlotte Post, WSOC-TV, WCNC-TV, WBTV, Queen City News and QCityMetro, More on Stevenson’s life ... Continue Reading →
Forum marks Sarah Stevenson’s 97th
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Facilitators visit tricked-out Belmont Center meeting room
March 22, 2022 Forum facilitators masked up and met this afternoon at Belmont Center, to examine room upgrades and map out plans for return to the building. A decision was made to resume in-person meetings at 700 Parkwood Ave. sometime after the May 17 primary election. With a new COVID variant ... Continue Reading →
Developer’s story plays out in Beatties Ford Road corridor project
Nov. 9, 2021 In other hands, a rundown strip shopping center might turn into a less rundown strip shopping center. In Chris' Dennis's hands, Chase Bank is a major tenant, a portion of the building has been set aside for a yet-to-be-announced art presence, and the South Carolina native who's been ... Continue Reading →
Let the reading begin
Sept. 21, 2021 To empower. Specifically, to empower parents, not just with rights, but with skills, to guide their children into the world of reading. Dr. Munro Richardson, executive director of Read Charlotte, gathered together for today's Forum a number of colleagues from area groups working ... Continue Reading →
Preserving, connecting: JCSU archiving the Black Charlotte experience
Sept. 14, 2021 Many of the stories have already been told about life in Black Charlotte neighborhoods maimed or destroyed by 1960s urban renewal or the current wave of gentrification. But Johnson C. Smith University Archivist Brandon Lunsford is on the hunt for the stories and photos that have ... Continue Reading →
A surprise for the guy behind the camera
March 29, 2016 Participants in the Tuesday Morning Breakfast Forum pulled off a total surprise for the guy usually behind the camera as they celebrated Steve Johnston's 69th birthday. Referred to occasionally during the celebration as a person of few words, the record should show that the scribe ... Continue Reading →