Tommie Robinson’s ‘Environmental Series’
April 2, 2015 On this and linked pages are images of the work of Charlotte artist Tommie Robinson. The canvases are from “The Environmental Series,” works exhibited in March and April 2015 in connection with Robinson serving as the 2015 Africana Artist-in-Residence at UNC Charlotte. The ... Continue Reading →
New beginning at C.W. Williams Community Health Center
March 31, 2015 Debra Weeks is three weeks into a big job: resuscitating C.W. Williams Community Health Center, the federally subsidized clinic on Wilkinson Boulevard that is formulating a plan to get out of bankruptcy, win back thousands of patients who left when operating hours were cut, and build ... Continue Reading →
Clark: Leaders first must share belief that all kids can learn
March 24, 2015 Despite three decades serving the public in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Ann Clark sought first to explain herself. Fair enough: The North Carolina native is in the limelight as never before, and people are paying attention as never before. Named superintendent in ... Continue Reading →
Driver’s Ed: Everybody likes it; nobody wants to pay
March 17, 2015 Driver’s Education funding in North Carolina, put in jeopardy by last year’s legislative budget, is again giving local school boards fits. Without relief from Raleigh, local boards will be mandated to provide driver’s ed by the state, but will not be given any money to pay for ... Continue Reading →
Mary McCray: Board to start Supt. search by consulting community
March 10, 2015 Mary McCray is chair of the CMS Board of Education. In her presentation to the Forum, she talked about a budget preparation period this spring in which the board will have to pare programs down to the funds available – which will leave even current undertakings either cut back or ... 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 →
Ken Koontz on historic moments in city, and in people’s lives
March 3, 2015 Ken Koontz has been a chronicler of Charlotte's community life for 45 years. On Tuesday, he offered some characteristically candid words about that history. He offered young people sharp words on how not to make some of the mistakes their elders made. And he briefly touched on his ... Continue Reading →
Chamber President Bob Morgan
Feb. 24, 2015 Bob Morgan went to school in Charlotte. His calling of place names and schoolhouse names and the legendary educators who helped shaped him drew smiles from the smallish Forum audience that braved Tuesday's light snow to hear the president of the Charlotte Chamber. He spoke, in a ... Continue Reading →
Update on West Charlotte Rec Center renovation
Feb. 24, 2015 The West Charlotte Recreation Center will be closing soon for a thorough renovation. The Forum will relocate to Ivory/Baker Recreation Center off Oaklawn Avenue at 1920 Stroud Park Court. Tari Cottman, facility manager of the West Charlotte center, offered an update today of the ... Continue Reading →
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