July 29, 2025 The five candidates for Charlotte mayor in the Sept. 9 Democratic primary spoke of their backgrounds and their goals for service as mayor, then answered questions. Addressing the Forum were Jaraun (Gemini) Boyd, Delter Kenny Guin III, current Mayor Vi Lyles, Brendan K. Maginnis, ... Continue Reading →
Group brings marriage walk to Charlotte in August
July 29, 2025 Coach Martez Layton, Dr. Woodrina Layton, and Ronnie and Shamari DeVoe addressed the Forum about their 7th Annual Married for Life Walk, to be held Aug. 22-24 at Truist Field in downtown Charlotte. Ticket package prices per couple, including fees and sales tax, range from $169 to ... Continue Reading →
At-large candidates seek partners in city governance
July 22, 2025 Equitable access to city services. Community-led planning. Better housing options. Vocational training. Transparency. Better programs to catapult youth into trades. Prepare future candidates for future service. But amid the widely shared hopes for the city and its people, more ... Continue Reading →
DA reflects on 91 months in a tough public service role
July 15, 2025 Child development. Mass shootings. Underfunded law enforcers. Data. Mental health. Crisis intervention training. Mental health. Re-election. Curbing youth violence. Predatory neighborhood businesses. Modeling for young people the elements of appropriate behavior in the human ... Continue Reading →
Manager readies county to right-size for times ahead
July 8, 2025 Newly installed County Manager Mike Bryant won applause for two announcements this morning. One was a staff reorganization to bring together all the small housing initiatives that the county has launched piecemeal over the years, with a single person in charge to encourage ... Continue Reading →
Push begins for public support of 1-cent sales tax referendum
July 1, 2025 The public debate over whether residents should approve an additional penny on the sales tax began in earnest this morning. It will peak in the days before the likely November referendum on the question – and then go on for years to come, as happened when the first local additional ... Continue Reading →
Helping business owners thrive is Hogan’s business
June 24, 2025 No, Nate Hogan is not taller than the Wells Fargo tower. But be prepared to look up. Look up to a former finance guy, a former school board chair, with experience in "accounting ... sales, relationship management, operations and leadership." And a fellow with more than enough ... Continue Reading →
Perspective | More than clean clothes: The innovation of dignity in our schools
By Chanel Jones, EdNC.org | June 9, 2025 It started with one student. She sat quietly in class, her hoodie pulled tightly over her head, sleeves hiding her hands, and eyes looking as if she was holding back tears. Her classmates exchanged glances and whispered quietly whenever she ... Continue Reading →
An economic development incubator rising at 916 W. 5th
June 17, 2025 Today's speakers help lead a Durham-based organization that over the last 40 years has grown to create opportunity for business success and community stability in minority communities. The news, if there was some, was that this National Institute of Minority Economic Development, ... Continue Reading →
Columbia consultancy helps organizations achieve goals
June 10, 2025 Karen R. Jenkins pivoted away. from the mortgage business amid housing market collapse of 2007-8. In 2020, as Covid-19 turned Dilbertville dwellers into work-at-homers, Jenkins began workshops on how to balance work life and family life under the same roof. The R. might as well ... Continue Reading →
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