Charlotte, N.C. One Sunday morning this spring, the Republican candidate stood in the pulpit of a cavernous Baptist megachurch off a dusty road outside of Charlotte, bellowing about bathrooms. "I’m here to tell you this morning that they can call it a new morality. They can call it the new […]
New Charlotte program offers free construction skills training for students and adults
Breyonna Bowman, a rising junior at Harding University High School, has dreams to become a construction project manager or construction lawyer. With a new training center in west Charlotte, she can begin developing her skills. The Goodwill Construction Skills Training Center is being launched through a partnership that includes Goodwill […]
DeVos Bypasses NYC Public Schools; For-Profit College Enforcement; NC Teachers Walk
Teachers and supporters hold signs during a ‘March For Students And Rally For Respect’ protest in Raleigh, North Carolina on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. This week, another school shooting is dominating news headlines. At least 10 people were killed, and 10 others wounded, when a gunman opened fire inside a […]
Charlotte home prices are skyrocketing. But not for Fantasia. | Charlotte Observer
Former “American Idol” star Fantasia Barrino has sold her home on a south Charlotte golf course for $275,000 less than she paid for it, Mecklenburg County property records show. Barrino sold her 4,541-square-foot-home in Piper Glen for $465,000. The 33-year-old R&B singer, songwriter and actress paid $740,000 for the home […]
Charlotte Area Schools To Close So Teachers Can Rally In Raleigh
CHARLOTTE, NC — Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will be closed Wednesday, May 16, the same day teachers from around the state head to Raleigh to march for increases in pay and school funding. The announcement was made Friday afternoon by the school district after thousands of teachers had already made it known […]
Two NC cities take up issue of panhandling
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – There is a growing movement to put an end to rampant and aggressive panhandling. Two North Carolina cities took up the issue this week. The Fayetteville City Council passed an ordinance that makes it illegal to give panhandlers cash through your car window. In Greensboro, city leaders […]
Real Estate IRAs More Coveted as Supply Dwindles Against Demand
Real Estate IRAs offer investors a key strategy for growing long-term retirement wealth with a different asset than stocks. Now, as supply of real estate dwindles against demand, may be a great time for real estate investing. ASHEVILLE, N.C. (PRWEB) April 21, 2018 The basic laws of supply and demand […]