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Engaging youth to undertake neighborhood improvement
April 12, 2016 Robert Dawkins of SAFE Coalition NC and Tamika Lewis of The Tribe met with the Forum to describe their work on engaging adolescents in neighborhood improvement, starting with improving their health in ways that can convince them that change is possible, and in ways that are ... Continue Reading →
West Charlotte Rec Center renovation: An update
April 11, 2016 Tradesmen's trucks dot the parking lot. A demolition company has workers on site cleaning up. The 1960s West Charlotte Recreation Center's long-promised renovation is under way. Below in pictures are indications of the work as of today. The original design plans as shared with the ... Continue Reading →
Young Entrepreneurs Network: A living, singing ambassador
April 5, 2016 Maria Macon had brought a group of young people to the Forum Sept. 4, 2014 to introduce them as the Young Entrepreneurs Network. Macon teaches business basics, and she will soon launch Class 5. And to give an example of young African-American entrepreneurs finding success, Macon ... Continue Reading →
Update on visit by Traveling Space Museum
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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 →
H.B. 2: Many views, strongly held
March 29, 2016 Above is the portion of Tuesday's Forum that offered a range of public opinion on the passage of H.B. 2 by the General Assembly last week. N.C. Sen. Joel Ford, who spoke during the session. provided copies of the legislation to those present. ... Continue Reading →
5PCC Update, March 2016
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 9:28 PM From Justin Harlow, DDS, Vice Chair, Five Points Community Collaborative, Inc.; and Vice President, Biddleville-Smallwood Community Organization The Five Points Community Collaborative, Inc. (5PCC) is coalition of neighborhoods in Charlotte's Historic West End ... Continue Reading →
Bonita Caldwell on leading a small business
March 22, 2016 One of the presenters at today’s Forum was Bonita Caldwell. Caldwell is president of the family business, Beatties Ford Memorial Gardens, which is Beatties Ford near Hambright Road. She says she got her education in business working in larger corporations. Her presentation, and ... Continue Reading →
2 leaders: Different fields, but both delivering leadership
March 22, 2016 Two women. Perhaps different leadership styles. Certainly different fields. One session focusing on longtime leadership. The Forum today heard from Dorothy Counts-Scoggins, left above, and Bonita Caldwell. Caldwell is president of the family business, Beatties Ford Memorial ... Continue Reading →
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