US Developments LLC Donates $50,000 to Little Rock A.M.E Zion Church
–Will help fund capital improvements and system repairs–
CHARLOTTE, NC (December 17, 2020) – US Developments LLC President, Stephen Rosenburgh, today presented a check for $50,000 to Little Rock A.M.E. Zion Church Pastor Dr. Dwayne Walker, that will help fund capital improvements and much needed repairs to systems such as heating and air.…
$58 Million Housing Impact Fund Acquires First Property, Preserving 144 Affordable Apartments for Next 20 Years
$58 Million Housing Impact Fund Acquires First Property, Preserving 144 Affordable Apartments for Next 20 Years
Also partners with city and county to create new subsidy providing rental assistance for the most needy in our community
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Dec. 17, 2020) – The Housing Impact Fund, in partnership with Ascent Housing, today announced its purchase of Lake Mist Apartments, a 144-unit property off Archdale Drive and Old Pineville Road in south Charlotte.…
Perception is Everything: Seeing Possibility in Learning Disabilities
Mindful Parent
Some of the most ridiculed students in school used to be those singled out for their learning challenges. These difficulties were considered different, and “different” was not a desired label for a child. I’m certain many students continue to struggle with learning challenges in silence to avoid being noticed, while others use behavior as a distraction, learn to compensate or highlight their strengths by excelling in other areas.…
Hidden in Plain Sight: Hope and Help for the Homeless
By Angela Lindsay
Beneath the shiny façade of office buildings and booming residential construction in Charlotte exists a sub-community often overlooked and underrepresented. As of January, there were 3,569 people experiencing homelessness in Mecklenburg, according to county data—and this was before the COVID-19 pandemic hit.…
African American History: The Rosenwald Schools
By Hope Yancey
In the early part of the 20th century, a new educational movement in the southern United States sought to improve educational opportunities for African-American children during segregation.
According to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Rosenwald schools were the result of a collaboration between African-American educator and author Booker T.…
Local Pharmacy Dispenses Meds and TLC
Nestled in the Independence Square shopping center is a Black-owned pharmacy that doles out more than pills and bandages. Rx Clinic Pharmacy dispenses time.
In today’s world of drive-thru medical care, Rx Clinic, owned by Kenyan-born Amina Abubakar is a throwback to an era when doctors and pharmacists knew their patients.…
Poor No More Gives Supplies and Dignity
Most people know the complex in NoDa that houses Amelie’s Bakery as a hangout spot, but at the very end of the complex is NoDa @ 28th Creative Studio – a refuge for men and women struggling to survive even during the best of times.…
Coronavirus Pandemic’s Effects on The Charlotte Real Estate Market
Coronavirus Pandemic’s Effects on The Charlotte Real Estate Market
By Hope Yancey
Charlotte’s real estate industry, and real estate agents themselves, have faced a variety of new challenges as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and county and state stay-at-home orders and related restrictions.…
Systemic Inequities Exposed
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By Dee Dixon
In all transparency, the coronavirus and the ruthless murder of George Floyd by the police shook me to the core. Initially, I couldn’t see how these two catastrophes were linked. I wasn’t so much afraid of the virus itself, but selfishly, more so afraid of how it would upend my lifestyle–no church, no travel or shopping, unless it was to find toilet paper.…
