Sow Much Good Market Re-Opens April 12

Low Cost Produce Option for Food Desert Residents, Cooking Demos at Grand Re-Opening  April 9, 2014 (Charlotte, N.C.) – On April 12, Sow Much Good re-opens its market to the community for the spring, summer and fall seasons.…

City Of Charlotte Patrick Cannon Resignation Letter

City of Charlotte Manager Ron Carlee and City Attorney Bob Hagemann have received the attached resignation letter of Mayor Patrick D. Cannon.  Click on the link below to view the document. Patrick Cannon Resignation Letter

IKEA Charlotte Partners with Sow Much Good

IKEA Charlotte collaborates with Sow Much Good for the retailer’s Life Improvement Series. IKEA will distribute kitchen supplies to community members while SMG shows attendees how to cook healthier on March 19 from 9:00 a.m.…

CMPD Detectives Arrest CMPD Officer

On Wednesday, February 19, 2014, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer Thomas E. Allen was arrested by CMPD detectives and charged with four counts of secretly using a photographic imaging device to view another’s body or undergarments. GS.…

City of Charlotte Garbage Collection Update

All Residents will receive collection service beginning Monday, February 17. Residents who did not receive recycling collection service during the week of February 10 are advised to place rollout carts curbside prior to 6:30am on…

Charlotte Chamber Young Professional Recap

The second annual YPs was held at The Fillmore in the NC Music Factory on February 6  and honored the accomplishments of seven award winners chosen from twenty-one, outstanding young professionals, aged 21-39 years old. …

JOHN LEGEND COMING TO CHARLOTTE APRIL 13

JOHN LEGEND ANNOUNCES 2014 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR “AN EVENING WITH JOHN LEGEND: THE ALL OF ME TOUR”   Exclusive Pre-Sale for Citi Cardmembers Begins January 28th; General Public On-sale Begins January 31st & February 1st…

MLK Holiday Parade Top Performance Showcase Winners

The brisk weather on Saturday, January 18, did not deter spectators from attending Charlotte’s annual MLK Holiday Parade. The crowd, estimated at 30,000 people, cheered the 100-plus units that marched down Tryon Street as part…

Pride Magazine Scores Big with Cam Newton on…

Charlotte’s African-American magazine delivers exciting new issue to kick off 2014 Charlotte, NC – January 8, 2014---- Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton graces the cover of Pride Magazine’s January issue, which hits the streets just in…

Kids Challenge PSA

T.O.U.C.H.E.D. (Tackling Obesity Using Conditioning Hobbies Education and Diet) and Please Believe Fitness are partnering with Visalus (Body By-Vi) in effort to stomp out the epidemic of childhood obesity.  The corporate staff at Visalus has…

Duke Energy asks customers to conserve electricity

As temperatures across the nation continue to plummet to historic lows, Duke Energy officials are asking the company’s customers to conserve power during the next 24 hours, as extreme temperatures continue. Below are some steps…

Start Your New Year’s Resolutions Today!

How many times have you started a New Year's resolution on January 1st only to find yourself giving up or giving in only days, weeks, or months later? Perhaps this time, doing things a little…

Girl Talk Foundation, Inc. Hosts 10th Graduation Ceremony

Teen Girls Graduate From Leadership Program That Combats Bullying Many teenage girls struggle with the negative effect of bullying and poor selfimage, but one local organization offers a safe place for self-discovery and self-expression without fear of…