Current Nostalgia, a local company that sells streetwear, will open its first brick-and-mortar store at Camp North End, according to a statement released by Camp North End’s developer, ATCO Properties & Management. The 950-square-foot shop is expected to open between late fall and early winter. The founder, Charlotte-native Dylan Foster-Smith, created the brand in 2020.
After seven years with the city of Charlotte, public relations specialist Denada Jackson is moving on, taking a new role as senior advisor at NP Strategy, a public relations firm based in Columbia. Jackson is a Charlotte native, HBCU graduate and is active in the community. She holds a journalism and mass communications degree from
A Black-led nonprofit will partner with the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office to teach financial literacy and entrepreneurship to people incarcerated within the county’s detention centers. Under the Next Great 50 Entrepreneur Initiative, selected inmates will get eight weeks of training to improve their credit scores and gain the skills they need to start their own
A local creative agency, an independent artist and Mecklenburg County’s Department of Park and Recreation have teamed up to “reactivate” L.C. Coleman Park in Washington Heights. On Saturday, neighbors of all ages spoke with the park’s design team about the proposed renovations over free smoothies, waffles, decaf and doughnuts. Artists demonstrated live spray painting while
A 2021 survey by the Barna Group found that 38% of U.S. pastors have thought about quitting full-time ministry. Many cite burnout – the physical, mental and emotional stresses related to managing the demands of their congregations. The Rev. Jerry Cannon says he doesn’t fall into that category. Yet, after 30 years serving as senior
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on Friday afternoon in east Charlotte. According to CMPD, around 2 p.m., officers responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call in the 6400 block of Albemarle Road. When officers got there, they found a victim with a gunshot wound. Medic pronounced the victim
A “community in need” is getting a makeover. More than 150 volunteers are joining forces with Charlotte Rescue Mission this morning to complete an “HGTV” style makeover in Druid Hills. Charlotte Rescue Mission is an organization that offers free residential treatment for those experiencing addiction and homelessness. After completing their 120-day treatment program, participants are
Clarence Boston defines what it means to be a serial entrepreneur. He has owned funeral homes, nightclubs and now an Atlanta-based company that distills spirits and brews beers. In 2023, Boston will open a branch of his Hippin Hops Brewery to Charlotte’s NoDa neighborhood. In our latest “15 Minutes of Fame” episode, Boston talks about his
Seven months after Livingstone College President Jimmy R. Jenkins announced his retirement, the school on Thursday announced his replacement — Anthony J. Davis, Livingstone’s current chief operating officer and senior vice president of institutional advancement. Davis, who graduated from Livingstone in 2001, will become the school’s 13th president. In a statement released by the college,
The Manhattan Short film festival will return to Northwest School of the Arts on September 30th at 7 p.m. and October 1st at 2 p.m. The festival consists of 10 short films selected from more than 870 submissions across 70 different countries. This year’s finalists come from eight countries including the United States, Lebanon, Chechnya