Month: January 2022

One man dead after being shot at motel in northeast Charlotte

[ad_1] A 50-year-old man has died after being fatally shot Saturday at a motel in northeast Charlotte. Authorities have identified the victim as Malik Fidel Whitney. According to a statement by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police, shortly after 11:23 p.m., officers responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call at the Thrift Motel.  When police got there,

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NCCU alum honors her late husband with a $500,000 donation to their alma mater

[ad_1] When Isaiah Tidwell was dating his future wife at what would later become North Carolina Central University in the mid-1960s, he reached into his pocket one day and pulled out his “last thin dime,” according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. With that dime, he bought Hellena Huntley all he could afford — a double-stick popsicle.

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Thanks to the bipartisan infrastructure law, big changes are coming to Charlotte’s public transit systems

[ad_1] Last month, Vice President Kamala Harris and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited Charlotte to tout President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The Vice President boiled the importance of their visit for the Queen City down to a singular point: “For millions of Americans, public transportation is part of their day — every day. And a

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Charlotte Mecklenburg Library to unveil “MoLi,” the county’s new mobile library

[ad_1] The Charlotte Mecklenburg Library will unveil the county’s new mobile library this Saturday. The mobile library, aka “MoLi,” was created to make library resources easily accessible in underserved communities.  “We’re not seeing our reach in those areas,” mobile library coordinator Saul Hernandez told QCity Metro. To pinpoint areas of need, the library system used

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Charlotte SHOUT! to return this spring after two-year hiatus

[ad_1] Charlotte SHOUT! will make its long-awaited return this spring. From April 1 through April 17, the city will showcase local artists and their work through art, music, food and ideas.  Charlotte SHOUT! will also feature more than 200 concerts, events and performances. “Our vision is to make Charlotte a premier destination for culturally diverse

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