Seniors Stay Healthy with Friends and Fitness
By Tonya Jameson
Inside the community room at Greater Bethel AME Church, music blared as arms reached toward the ceiling and bodies swayed. Laugher rang out as the group’s leader called out the steps.
“Push it away,” Mitchell Smith-Bey called out, “hot dogs, push it away, hamburgers, push it
Mitchell Smith-Bey
away.”
“French fries,” a woman panted, as she swept her arm in front of her body as if she was pushing through a crowd of people.…
Development of City’s 2040 Plan Aims to Engage Public
By Tonya Jameson
Longtime residents on the west side of Charlotte don’t need to be reminded that their voices have been ignored as the city has grown. Neither do folks on the east side.
These residents have been sharing their frustrations and hopes for revitalized communities, during community workshops to craft the Charlotte 2040 Comprehensive Plan, which will guide the city’s growth in the next two decades.…
The Rundown of Things to Do: Thursday, July 11- Sunday, July 14
ByShawn D. Allison, II
Salutations everyone! This has been quite an eventful week, but here we are with the weekend and “The Rundown” chock full of cultural goodness! We’re scheduled to have some extraordinary weather and I’ve got some delightful delicacies for you all to indulge in and enjoy!…
The Rundown: Things to Do Thursday, August 8 – Sunday, August 11
By: Shawn D. Allison, II
Salutations everyone! This has been quite an eventful week, but here we are with the weekend and “The Rundown” chock full of cultural goodness! We’re scheduled to have some extraordinary weather and I’ve got some delightful delicacies for you all to indulge in and enjoy!…
The Rundown: Things to Do Thursday, March 7 – Sunday, March 10
By Shawn D. Allison, II
Greetings to you all and Happy International Women’s Day! On behalf of PRIDE Magazine, I celebrate each and every woman out there doing their thing and making humanity better and more beautiful. And if you want to continue the celebration into the weekend, “The Rundown” has got all sorts of things for you to enjoy and radiate your heavenly glow wherever you go!…
The Rundown: Things to Do Thursday, February 28 – Sunday, March 3
By: Shawn D. Allison, II
The wait is over Brothers and Sisters—CIAA Tournament 2019 is here! There’s all sorts of hotness to get into this weekend, but for this particular Special Edition of The Rundown, yours truly, The Black Ferris Bueller, wanted to keep it in the community.…
The Rundown: Things to do Thursday, February 7 – Monday, February 11
By Shawn D. Allison, II
Greetings everyone! I will be out spreading the joy to all this Saturday afternoon on the turntables at my event “Bueller’s Vinyltine’s Boogie” so please be sure to come through and get some of this love I have inside!…
Helping People When It matters Most: ChemoCars
By Eren Simpson
When someone is diagnosed with cancer, the last question on his or her mind should be, “How am I going to get to my treatment?”
When his mom was being treated for stage four pancreatic cancer, Zach Bolster heard about the struggle some patients have getting to and from treatment due to lack of transportation, often leading them to quit treatment altogether.…
The Rundown: Things to Do Thursday, July 19 – Monday, July 23
By Shawn D. Allison, II
Shawn Allison shares all the places you’ll wanna be in the Queen City.
Happy Thursday everyone! I hope you all have had a great week but here we are – the weekend! There’s lots to do and the city is bursting with all sorts of infectious cultural energy.…
The Rundown: Things to Do Thursday, August 16 – Sunday, August 20
By Shawn D. Allison, II
What’s the word everyone? Happy Thursday to you all. We have zoomed through this week but now it’s time to cool out and relax with some fun in the sun this weekend! As always, your brother, The Black Ferris Bueller keeps you up to date of all the beats in the QC streets, and this weekend is looking really dope as always!…