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Humane Society of Charlotte Celebrates 2000 Adoptions in 2021
Posted on: August 16, 2021 We’re celebrating 2000 completed adoptions in 2021 as of last Friday, August 13. Since the beginning of 2021, the HSC team has worked tirelessly to find new families for the animals at our shelter during a year when shelters across the country are maxing out their capacity for care. Each year
Humane Society of Charlotte Joins NBCUniversal Clear the Shelters™ Campaign
Posted on: August 26, 2021 NBCUniversal’s local Clear the Shelters™ pet adoption campaign is back and the Humane Society of Charlotte (HSC) has joined in to help as many animals as possible find their new loving family this August and September. Clear the Shelters™ has been active for seven consecutive years nationwide and since that
Happy International Dog Day! | Humane Society of Charlotte
Posted on: August 26, 2021 Happy International Dog Day from the Humane Society of Charlotte! In celebration of the occasion and in collaboration with the ongoing Clear the Shelters™ campaign, we’re offering reduced adoption fees on select animals at the shelter now through September 19. We recently met a major adoption milestone for 2021 –
HSC Welcomes Annual Fall Fundraiser, R4R, on September 14
Posted on: September 10, 2021 HSC’s 4th Annual Restaurants for Rescues fundraiser will take place this Tuesday, September 14 at participating locations throughout the Charlotte area. This year’s event, proudly sponsored by WCCB Charlotte, The CW, welcomes the participation of restaurants from Huntersville to Steele Creek as they generously donate 10-20% of the day’s proceeds.
Paying Tribute to the Heroes of 9/11
Posted on: September 11, 2021 This Saturday marks the 20th Anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, one of the most catastrophic attacks to occur on American soil. Nearly 3,000 lives were lost in a matter of hours and an additional 6,000 people were injured in the terrorist attack that rocked the foundation of our country. Those that we lost have been missed, loved, and honored every day since.
What’s Happening, Charlotte: Weekend events in the Queen City
This weekend, tributes will be happening across the nation to mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Locally, people will climb 110 floors at Truist Field in uptown to honor fallen first responders. This series shares stories from North Carolinians impacted by that day. End your weekend on a high note in celebration of the elders for National
Where the historic Plato Price School once stood, Habitat for Humanity will build 39 affordable homes
More than 50 years after the Plato Price School closed its doors in 1966, dozens of its former students returned this week to the school’s former site on Morris Field Drive in west Charlotte. It wasn’t an alumni gathering that drew them there; rather, they gathered to celebrate a symbolic groundbreaking for a new affordable
The Queen City HBCU Cookout has returned to Charlotte
As a student at North Carolina A&T University, Tia Boyd always enjoyed hosting social events and parties. She particularly enjoyed co-hosting events with students from other historically Black colleges and universities whenever their teams would play each other. Graduating with a computer science degree in 2002, Boyd moved to Charlotte and joined her local alumni
CMS responds to social media threats following off-campus shootings
A day after local police said feuding students may have been responsible for a drive-by shooting that killed a 3-year-old boy, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools called a press conference Thursday to announce enhance security measures. Speaking to reporters, Superintendent Earnest Winston reflected on the death of Asiah Figueroa and a recent spate of gun-related crimes in Charlotte.
Weekend News Quiz – September 10
Welcome to QCity Metro’s weekend news quiz! Score over 80 percent to enter a drawing to win a $25 gift card! 1. News & Buzz A study of close to 700 eviction cases from October 2020 to March 2021 found that ZIP codes in north, east & west Charlotte saw evictions __ as often as