HSC Celebrates National Veterinary Technician Week

It’s National Veterinary Technician Week and the team at the Humane Society of Charlotte is celebrating our incredible veterinary technicians, assistants, and veterinary support staff.  Veterinary technicians take on a critical role in the operations at HSC and provide both our shelter veterinarian and spay/neuter surgeons with the assistance needed to support each and every animal that HSC cares for. On a daily basis, they step into a...

How the Knight Foundation and LISC Charlotte are working to assist Black-led development in Historic West End

As change comes to Historic West End, community stakeholders have been consistently clear about one requirement: any efforts to redevelop the historically Black communities must be done for the benefit of those who have lived and worked there. On Tuesday, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced that it has given a $450,000 grant to LISC Charlotte as part of a broader initiative that could further that objective. LISC, in turn, has...

Maestro Roderick Cox, who will guest conduct the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, wants to inspire other Black musicians to think big

Sponsored by: Celebrating its 90th anniversary in the 2021–22 season, the Charlotte Symphony is committed to uplifting, entertaining, and educating the diverse communities of Charlotte-Mecklenburg and beyond through exceptional musical experiences. View a list of all upcoming events online at charlottesymphony.org Maestro Roderick Cox’s appearance with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra could not have come at a better time. As the first...

Despite pandemic-related challenges, Charlotte Black Restaurant Week returns for fifth year

Cathay Dawkins created Charlotte Black Restaurant Week in 2017 as a way to encourage the community to support local Black-owned restaurants. Despite the challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Dawkins is celebrating the event’s fifth-year anniversary as he reflects on his motivation to keep the annual festival going: his grandmother, Helen Westfield. Westfield was known for her love of cooking. She would often feed those who were hungry...

Evolution Aura, which sells high-end scented candles, opens store in SouthPark Mall

Evolution Aura, a Black-owned company that sells hand-crafted, soy-based candles, has opened its first brick-and-mortar store in SouthPark Mall. Company founder Adrian Hill said the store opened earlier this month and will host a grand opening celebration on Oct. 28 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Hill said the company was intentional in choosing the upscale mall in south Charlotte. “SouthPark has a needed presence for Black-owned businesses that...

Are Your Allergic to Your Pets?

Posted on: October 20, 2021The temperatures are cooling, the leaves are falling, and you’re….congested. For many, a reaction to pet allergens is very real and can cause significant symptoms regardless of the time of year. In fact, it’s estimated that 20-30% of the U.S. population shows sensitivities to their pet in the way of sneezing, a runny nose, congested sinuses, watery & itchy eyes, and more.  Thankfully, there are ways to...

What’s driving the rising vaccination rates for Black residents?

On a recent Saturday in the NoDa area, Carolyn Williams waited in line at a CVS pharmacy, preparing to get her first coronavirus vaccination. For nearly a year, she had resisted the idea of getting the shot. Like any number of reluctant Americans who have been labeled as “vaccine hesitant,” Williams, who is Black, was concerned that the shot might trigger unknown health effects. But then, about a month ago, she got sick with Covid-19, the...

UNC Charlotte researcher is ‘very confident’ of plan to bring co-op grocery story to West Boulevard

It’s been more than 20 years since the West Boulevard corridor had a full-service grocery store. The area is designated by Mecklenburg County as food insecure, which means residents don’t have reliable access to quality, affordable, nutritious food. At last week’s meeting of the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners, Byron White, associate provost for research and community engagement at UNC Charlotte, put forth a plan to address...

At the Beatties Ford Vocational Trade Center, Frances Hall says she is keeping a vow she made to God

Seventeen years ago, Frances Hall lay on a waiting room floor at Carolinas Medical Center, praying for God to save her pregnant daughter, who was near death and in the throes of drug addiction.  “I told God, I said, ‘If you save my child, then you can use me to save other people’s children,'” Hall recalled. Today, Hall’s daughter is drug-free, and the unborn child from that night now plays high school football. And Hall: She’s...

Weekend News Quiz

Happy Weekend! Take our news quiz for a chance to win a $25 gift card if you get at least 80%. 1. SportsBlack running back, Jamie Lee Kirkpatrick, led predominantly white Myers Park High School to an undefeated football season in 1965. Now the Charlotte Sports Foundation is recognizing him by: Naming a new sports complex after him Naming an award & scholarship after him Asking him to sit on their board Honoring him at their end of the year...

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