June 13, 2023 Open Forum dates allow people to raise new issues, or re-hash old ones. Today's session was no different from a lot of others in the last few decades. There were internal matters: Encouraging audience members to respect presenters despite clear ideological differences. Attracting ... Continue Reading →
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Developers offer update on med school development project
June 6, 2023 Two representatives of the developer preparing the Charlotte site for the Atrium/Wake Forest medical school this morning gave an update on construction and planning for the site. The last presentation was Aug. 24, 2021. Dennis Miller, who spoke for Wexford in 2021, focused his ... Continue Reading →
Work under way for Charlotte Black Creative Arts Festival 2024
May 30, 2023 Ray High believes it is time for a Charlotte Black Creative Arts Festival. This morning, High offered an early look at his work beginning the process of creating a new community arts tradition in Charlotte, beginning in 2024. Even the story behind the name is illuminating. High said ... Continue Reading →
United Way seeking partners aiding neighborhood improvement
May 23, 2023 Bob Dylan sang in 1964 about "The Times They Are a-Changin'." Nearly 60 years later, the United Way, with a new name and a new mission, is still singing that song. Tuesday's presentation was offered by United Way Director of Neighborhood Initiatives Jamese Ivy and Chief Impact ... Continue Reading →
Clinical drug trials: After abuses, can minorities see value in participating?
May 16, 2023 The questioning began with the infamous Tuskegee Syphilis Study, in which researchers withheld medicine from nearly 400 Black men without their knowledge, just to see what would happen, and 100 of them died of a treatable disease. Then there were questions like whether Big Pharma ... Continue Reading →
Sharing data to prompt change in residents’ lives
May 9, 2023 Sherri Chisholm returned this morning with a new staff backed by a refreshed "council" of community and business advisers, and gave an update on an earlier visit on behalf of Leading on Opportunity. Charlotte leaders were embarrassed when a 2014 Harvard study led by Raj Chetty ... Continue Reading →
County exploring views on investor-owned houses in neighborhoods
Photo of a display board; from contractor Lee Institute, Chrystal Joy, top right, and Toni Tupponce. May 2, 2023 A relatively small number of big corporate investors own thousands of Mecklenburg single-family homes. Complaints about that recent development go beyond communication barriers with ... Continue Reading →
Closing the digital divide – one person at a time
April 25, 2023 The COVID-19 pandemic drove home the reality that not being on the Internet reduces job opportunities for adults, and can severely restrict young children's education. BEING on the Internet can open social contacts to homebound seniors, get them medical advice, and arrange deliveries ... Continue Reading →
Autism: Nurturing, advocating for people who struggle to communicate or interact
April 18, 2023 There may not be a single cause of autism. There certainly isn’t a magic pill to cure it. Some children exhibit signs of the brain-related ailment by the age of 2; others are nearly adults before signs appear. Some children have very mild cases and may exhibit few symptoms; others ... Continue Reading →
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