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Opinion: Trans People Don’t Need Sex Reassignment Surgery to Exist
A major misconception most cis people have is that the goal of every transition is to come closer to being cis. On June 23, we learned that a federal court struck down a North Carolina law requiring trans people to undergo sex reassignment surgery in order to change the gender…
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UNC Charlotte Professor Speaks Out on Systemic Issues at the University
On April 28, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) released a 38-page report that exposed a glimpse of what some professors within the University of North Carolina (UNC) system are calling a crisis of systemic racism, burnout and lack of academic freedom. The AAUP initially chartered the report with…
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Advocates Offer Descriptive Walking Art Tours for the Blind
In front of the ImaginOn Center next to the Rail Trail on East 7th Street stands an art installation that features an enormous stack of stone books with a giant inkwell on top, and nearby a jumble of statuettes emerge from the ground that upon closer investigation represent typewriter keys.…
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City Manager’s Office Presents New Proposed Budget to City Council
On Monday, May 2, Charlotte City Manager Marcus Jones reflected on the city government’s approach to COVID-19 as he prepared to present his proposed budget for the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) to Charlotte City Council. “As we start to think back to January 2020, we had all these great ideas,”…
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Crowntown Cannabis Consumption Lounge to Feature Infused Treats
Most small businesses experience their biggest rush during the holiday season from November through December. But for Michael Sims, co-owner and co-founder of Crowntown Cannabis, there’s one day out of the year more hectic than Black Friday: 4/20. “It’s always busy,” he said. This year, it’ll only get busier. As…
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North Charlotte Starbucks Baristas Fight for a Union
The Starbucks located in northeast Charlotte’s Mallard Pointe shopping center tends to be relatively quiet on Monday evenings, but at 5 p.m. on April 4, the store experienced an evening rush. Activists carrying colorful signs crowded into the shop. Several employees clocked out and sat down together. Meanwhile, half a…
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We Rock Charlotte Cultivates Inclusive Expression for Trans Youth
On a cool Sunday morning, I watched a couple of middle-aged women in circle scarves and cardigans admire a newly painted wall. The women were my fellow classmates in a spray-paint workshop led by acclaimed Charlotte artist Elizabeth Palmisano. Palmisano had accepted me on short notice as an observer and…
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5 Things to Know: Latest Brookhill Village Plan Falls Through
Latest Brookhill Village Plan Falls Through Tom Hendrickson, a Raleigh investor who in 2019 announced he would rebuild Brookhill Village to better serve the historically Black community, confirmed this week that he will not move forward with the project. In a March 15 email, Hendrickson, who runs Lookout Ventures, explained…
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Historic West End Partners Pursue Grocery Co-Op in Corridor
Tainted meat, expired produce and blight; that’s how J’Tanya Adams describes some of the grocery stores she’s seen in the part of west Charlotte she calls home. Adams, founder of Historic West End Partners (HWEP) neighborhood organization, is fighting to create food security in the Historic West End, which has…
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Carolina Farm Trust Facility Aims to Fill Void in West Charlotte
Carolina Farm Trust CEO Zack Wyatt kicks our interview off with a simple phrase: “Every major geopolitical issue we have is coming from the dirt, in one fashion or another.” In some ways, one could argue that his nonprofit’s latest project, a local food production and distribution center in west…
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5 Things to Know: New NC District Maps Approved, Filing Begins
Court approves NC district maps, candidate filing begins After a protracted legal battle, North Carolina has finally settled on election maps for 2022. On Wednesday evening, the North Carolina Supreme Court upheld a set of voting maps that had been approved by a Wake County trial court earlier that day,…
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Council Quickies: City Ordinance Enforcement, Decriminalization
What happened: Charlotte City Council met for a business meeting on Monday to discuss updates to the Charlotte Future 2040 Policy Map as well as decriminalization of several city code violations. The council also authorized distributing ARPA funds for COVID-19 relief, nominated several people to various boards and committees, and offered its…
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Mutual Aid Free Store Works With Displaced Neighbors
Luke was the first, and perhaps most senior, team member with the Mutual Aid Free Store (MAFS) that I had the privilege to meet. He welcomed me by jumping up on me and licking my face. Yes, Luke is a dog. “Luke’s the star of the show,” said fellow team…
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5 Things To Know: State Recommends Changes in COVID Policy for Schools
State recommends changes in COVID policy for schools The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) on Thursday released a new COVID-19 toolkit with updated safety recommendations for COVID policy in public schools. In the toolkit, DHHS announced it no longer recommends contact tracing or quarantining for asymptomatic…
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5 Things To Know: Steve Smith to Help Launch Mental Health Urgent Care Facility
Steve Smith to Help Launch Mental Health Urgent Care Facility The Mecklenburg County Board of County Commissioners plans to launch the first Behavioral Health Urgent Care (BHUC) in Mecklenburg County with help from Carolinas Panthers legend Steve Smith, the county’s first mental health urgent care facility. At their annual budget…
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Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte Grapples With ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’
On Dec. 31, the Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte (ATC) will ring in the new year with a return to Hadley Theatre, which has served as its home on the Queens University campus since 2017, but was forced to shut down as the pandemic clamped in March 2020. After months of…
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