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Zodiacs front man Maurice Williams dies at age 86
WEBAug 9, 2024 · Ninety-seven seconds cemented Maurice Williams’ place in music history. Mr. Williams, lead singer of Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs, whose song “Stay” is the shortest No. 1 single on the Billboard charts, died Aug. 6 in Charlotte. He was 86. Born April 26, 1938, in Lancaster, South Carolina, Mr. Williams, a 2010 inductee to the North ...
Bishop Claude Alexander marks three decades at The Park Church
WEBSep 21, 2020 · Life and Religion. Bishop Claude Alexander celebrates 30 years at The Park Church with a drive-through celebration on Sept. 26. Bishop Claude Alexander is celebrating 30 years with The Park Church. His milestone will be celebrated this weekend with a drive-through on Sept. 26 from 4-5 p.m. at …
Charlotte Housing Authority takes new name after 80 years
WEBNov 26, 2019 · In the 80 years since, we have evolved and now provide housing solutions to help address Charlotte’s diverse housing challenges and improve the quality of the life of the residents we serve. Our new name, Inlivian, better reflects the agency we are today.”. The authority’s new name is inspired by the word “enliven,” meaning “to ...
New West Charlotte High School campus debuts for academic year
WEBAug 27, 2022 · West Charlotte High School students will begin the school year in a new campus just a few feet from the old one. On Friday, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools unveiled the new campus, anchored by a three-story building that features a bigger gymnasium to better accommodate the incoming 1,150 students, as well as state-of-the-art smart boards and 100 new classrooms.
72-bed rehabilitation facility widens capacity and services
WEBJan 9, 2023 · The 153,000 square foot hospital was built in 2020 and has 72 private inpatient rooms with a larger gym space, therapy garden, and in-room dialysis capability. The center has 16,000 square feet of inpatient and outpatient therapy space and provides certified programs for spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury and cancer.
Charlotte goes professional in women’s soccer debut
WEBAug 15, 2024 · The club makes its USL Super League debut Aug. 17 against DC Power. As Charlotte ascends into the top tier of women’s professional soccer in America, it will do so with a significant amount of home cooking. Nine players on the inaugural Carolina Ascent roster of 26 athletes are from the Carolinas, seven from the Charlotte area.
Charlotte Pride festival weekend: What to know
WEBAug 15, 2024 · Charlotte Pride’s annual street festival is back for a weekend of performers, vendors and parade. The festival will be open from 12-11 p.m. Aug. 17 and 12-6 p.m. on Aug. 18. The Charlotte Pride Parade will run from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday as an anticipated 200 contingents and 11,000 marchers make the procession along Tryon Street.
In 1930s, ‘Sweet Daddy’ Grace drew thousands with charisma, …
WEBFeb 3, 2022 · In Charlotte, he saw an opportunity to spread its message in the South by expanding upon the segregated tent crusades organized by white preachers to the Black community with the Brooklyn neighborhood as its anchor. Grace, who was known as “Sweet Daddy,” was a master of promotion. He deployed a …