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HOW TO RESTORE A HISTORIC HOME, SOUP TO NUTS

May 20, 2021

Learn how to preserve a historic home from the Charlotte couple who restored the 1790 Sloan-Porter house CHARLOTTE, N.C., – Learn the ins and outs of preserving a historic home from a Charlotte couple who restored one of the city’s oldest houses, largely on their own.…

University City Farmers Market Returns for its First Full Market Season

May 5, 2021

University City Farmers Market Returns for its First Full Market Season Success of the Fall Market Made Way for an Extended Schedule CHARLOTTE, NC, April 29–University City Partners is excited to announce the continuation and first full season of University City Farmers Market for 2021.…

NXT | CLT Helps Small Businesses Succeed

April 30, 2021

By Angela Lindsay It can be challenging for minority-owned businesses to get off the ground, let alone remain sustainable for generations. While full of potential, too often these enterprises aren’t given the opportunities necessary to grow to the next level. Recognizing this challenge, business accelerator NXT Charlotte (NXT | CLT) has stepped in to give these companies a step up.…

Driving Force: How Damian Mills Built an Auto Empire

April 30, 2021

By Angela Lindsay Growing up in Garyville, Louisiana, Damian Mills didn’t expect to receive his dream car, he just wanted a car. He never imagined that one day he’d be in a position to assist others with acquiring their own transportation.…

$58 Million Housing Impact Fund Acquires First Property, Preserving 144 Affordable Apartments for Next 20 Years

December 17, 2020

$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.…

Announcing our new leaders – Charlotte Museum of History

June 25, 2020

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WYKAU: The Trivia Game About African Americans Educates and Entertains

May 29, 2020

By Tonya Jameson As kids, many of us grew up playing board games such as Trivial Pursuit and Monopoly, but we rarely, if ever, saw ourselves reflected in those games. Vicco Barringer is changing that with his trivia game WYKAU – What You Know About Us.…

Mindful Parent

May 29, 2020

By Shavonda Bean Parenting with Mental Illness Most of us have experienced a health situation in which our day-to-day lives come to a screeching halt. Those once manageable tasks become daunting, and you’ve had to lean on your tribe for help.…

Ciao! Welcome to September

September 9, 2019

I had the opportunity to travel to Italy in July with my 13-year-old granddaughter, Victoria Feimster, an eight grade student at Charlotte Country Day School. We took our first trip to New York when she was only four, and nine years later we set out big time. …

The Rundown of Things to Do: Thursday, August 1 – Monday, August 5

May 1, 2019

By Shawn D. Allison, II Greetings family! Time just keeps flying by because we are now in the month of August! And to kick off the hottest month of the year, I’ve found some true hotness boiling and brewing in the Queen City streets this weekend!…