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🌱 Local Author Brings Diversity To Books + Mental Health Walk
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Now, today's weather:
A t-storm in the afternoon. High: 91 Low: 72.
Here are the top five stories in Charlotte today:
- Dorothy Price, a local author, wants to add more diversity to children's books. So, she wrote a new series of stories featuring diverse characters! According to WCNC, "Price was the winner of the "We Need Diverse Books" mentorship program. She grew up writing, having loved poetry and song since she was just 11 years old. After going to school for communications and working in television for a few years, Price realized she had an opportunity to do more. That's when she tinkered with the idea of becoming an author. She just finished a chapter book series for kids called "Jane's Big City Life," which hits stores this month." (WCNC.com)
- According to WRAL News, "a University of Tennessee at Knoxville student was on his way to Charlotte to finish up a summer internship. That's the last time anyone saw him before he went missing in a remote areas of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park near Cherokee." According to a Facebook post by his sister Analiese Evans, his car was found at a hiking trailhead in a "very remote part" of the park. (WRAL News)
- Bad news for North Carolina's beaches: Due to aging infrastructure, the water could be filled with bacteria! According to WCNC, "researchers at the Institute of Marine Sciences in Morehead City said they are seeing more fecal matter indicator bacteria in ocean water. In Beaufort, nearly every high tide sends saltwater into the area's storm drains. The saltwater can overwhelm the system, especially after rain events. Other coastal towns are also seeing problems with stormwater and sewage drain systems filling with and being corroded by saltwater."(WCNC.com)
- According to the city government, "the Charlotte Fire Department is joining the U.S. Veterans Hall of Fame and its community partners (today) for the fourth-annual mental health awareness walk. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States, with nearly 46,000 deaths in 2020. The number of people who think about or attempt suicide is even higher." According to the U.S. Veterans Hall of Fame, "more than 22 veterans die by suicide daily." (charlottenc.gov)
- For several months now, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has been working to address "bike gangs" around various parts of the Queen City. According to WGHP Fox8 Greensboro, "over the weekend, CMPD conducted an operation, charging people in those groups with breaking the law. Some were juveniles, but at least one was an adult, Richard Flood. Flood showed Queen City News videos of interactions with officers and the public—an officer demanding they stop as they said they were heading home, a car going backward at a high rate of speed, and another stopping in the middle of the street. Flood said the actions of a few are painting everyone in a bad light." (WGHP FOX8 Greensboro)
Today in Charlotte:
- Center City Green Market (8 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
- Cars and Coffee Charlotte at Bojangles Coliseum (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
- Mental Health Awareness & Suicide Prevention Walk at Romare Bearden Park (11 a.m.)
- R with Soul Food Tour (Lunch Tour) at Camp North End (noon to 3 p.m.)
- Voices of Life 5th Anniversary Celebration at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church (4 to 8 p.m.)
- Shop & Comedy Show at BanquetOne (4 to 11:30 p.m.)
- Disco Inferno at The Music Yard (6 to 11 p.m.)
- Broadway Dreams Charlotte Showcase at Belk Theater (7 p.m.)
From my notebook:
- It turned out to be an unexpected treasure, a hand-inked sheet measuring 4 by 5 feet—and drawn in 1855. Dubbed the Harris Map, it is the oldest detailed map yet known of Charlotte. (Charlotte Mecklenburg Library via Facebook)
- Charlotte Symphony in Performance returns to WDAV this Saturday! Tune in at 6 p.m. to hear your CSO perform Beethoven's Fourth, Prokofiev's Classical Symphony, & Mozart's Clarinet Concerto featuring principal clarinetist Taylor Marino. (Charlotte Symphony via Facebook)
- NOW ON SALE: Five highly-anticipated performances this fall! Get tickets today for our Annual Gala Concert: An Evening with Rhiannon Giddens. (Charlotte Symphony via Facebook)
- We know you've heard it before, and we are not trying to dog you out, but these three simple tips can keep you safe in Charlotte. (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department via Facebook)
- We will be sharing stories from our incredible Backpacks & Basics build throughout the next few weeks but we wanted to give a big shout out to all of our volunteers. (Classroom Central via Facebook)
- Rebekah has been with us all summer guiding our students at Summer Camp. She graduated from UNC Charlotte where she earned her BA in Theatre Design and Tech with a minor in Dance. (Children's Theatre of Charlotte via Facebook)
- Have you had the pleasure of meeting our web designers at Influx? Since Brave Step's start in 2014, Influx generously stepped up to help us build a website and maintain it. (Brave Step via Facebook)
- 101—That's the amount of opportunities our scholars had across 12 sites to expand their summer learning fun with various enrichment activities. (Charlotte Freedom School Partners via Facebook)
- I am looking for someone to re-home my baby Aphrodite. I have been hit with a life change that has left some uncertainties. The last thing I want is my baby to be in an unstable environment. (Nextdoor)
- Please be very careful when hiring anyone for babysitting or other in home services. There are several families who hired a babysitter through Nextdoor app & this woman entered their home and stole possessions, jewelry...(Nextdoor)
- Free toys and clothes for 3-4-year old boy! If any mother needs them for their boy, I'll be happy to donate them. Please contact me. (Nextdoor)
- Did anyone on or near Tennyson Drive get a package with my name on it today? It shows delivered at 6:11 a.m. by USPS but I don't have it and don't have the mailman on my camera either. It's unfortunately a one of a kind item. (Nextdoor)
- Looking for a new fur baby? Buy this 10-week-old Pomchi for $800. (Nextdoor)
You're officially in the loop for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!
— Alexis Goring
About me: My name is Alexis A. Goring. I'm an East Coast Girl with a pulse for people, news and feature stories! I've worked as a freelance writer/editor/proofreader in the media industry for 15 years. I'm also a published author, experienced blogger, and founder of Writer at Heart Editorial Services. Visit my website for more details about me and my work. Here's the link: https://alexisagoring.jimdofree.com.
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