Events

The Rundown: Things to Do Thursday, June 29 – Monday, July 3

By Shawn D. Allison, II What’s good everyone? I hope you all have had a wonderful week. But now, it’s time to relax and enjoy a couple extra days off for Independence Day! There’s tons of fireworks being set off in the QC streets this weekend and if you want to know what’s really going to make the sparks fly, check out the “Hot List” just below!…
Events

The Rundown: Things to do Thursday, June 1 – Sunday, June 4

By Shawn D. Allison, II  Greetings family! June is in full effect, the weather’s getting warmer and there’s lots to do out here! From empowerment seminars, “roaring” stage plays, jazz tributes, stomach fillers and dope digs, you will not be bored with what I have stocked for you this week!…
Finance

3 Tips For Fall House Hunting

By Quila Bryant The summertime is on its way out and the fall is slowly approaching. According to Realtor.com, August 2016 was the hottest real estate market in ten years. While the Charlotte area reached record number of sales and buyer pre-approvals in the summer, it may be hard to keep that up in the fall.…
2016 May/June Issue

For Bank of America’s D. Steve Boland, Relocating to Charlotte is a Lot Like Coming Home

Now that Boland, managing director of consumer lending, is moving to Charlotte, we wanted to reach out and welcome this distinguished, committed African-American leader and his family to the Queen City. We recently spoke to Steve and wanted our readers to get to know more about this successful new member of our community.   Q: A few years ago, you were recognized by Black Enterprise magazine as one of the “75 Most Influential African Americans on Wall Street.”…
2016 May/June Issue

Self-taught Jean Maker Creates Anarchy with Denim

By Tonya Jameson Photos by Jonathan Cooper To most people, a pair of jeans is simply another piece of clothing. To Stan Fraser, jeans are storytellers: the way the fabric bunches above shoes, wrinkles beh ind knees or leaves an imprint on a pocket that held a wallet for years. …