🌱 Pink Cupcake Walk Attracts 2K + City Council Meetings Now In ASL

Hey, everybody! I'm back in your inbox this morning with your new edition of the Charlotte Daily, fresh off the presses. Here are all the most important things to know about what's happening in the community today. In this issue, you'll get updates on:

• Pink Cupcake Walk event brings 2,000 people out to Truist Field.
• City Council meetings now offer American Sign Language interpretation.
• A shooting in east Charlotte kills a man.

But first, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy. High: 70 Low: 51.

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Here are the top four stories today in Charlotte:

1. More than 2,000 people visited Truist Field on Saturday to support breast cancer survivors in the official 2022 Pink Cupcake Walk! "The event teamed up with Taste of Charlotte to help Survivors, Thrivers, and Fighters in our community. The walk was four laps (1/4 mile each) around the baseball field. A record was broken with more than 2,000 people attending the event," WBTV reports. (WBTV)
2. Charlotte City Council meetings are now accessible for people who communicate with American Sign Language (ASL) and want to attend the council's business meetings. Recently, ASL interpretation became available. "A city spokesperson, who said the change went into effect in September after the new city council was sworn in, explained this was a way to connect more with the deaf and hard of hearing community here in Charlotte. Donna McCord-Smolik, who is deaf and communicates with ASL, says it’s a game changer," WBTV reports. (WBTV)
3. The City of Charlotte is one of three locations being considered for the future headquarters of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Last winter, "executives and board members from the and consultant Newmark made their second headquarters scouting trip to Charlotte. ... Newmark and the ACC had already listed greater access to prospective corporate sponsors among their key criteria for determining the conference’s future headquarters. ... The community leaders who fueled that record sponsorship haul stood as ideal ambassadors for Charlotte’s sales pitch," WSOC-TV reports. (WSOC-TV)
4. A man was shot and killed in east Charlotte overnight Sunday. This case is under investigation by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD). "Officers responded to a call about an armed robbery along Eastway Drive, not far from Kilborne Drive, just before 1 a.m. A man was found dead at the scene from a gunshot wound...Police have not yet identified the victim," WCNC reports. (WCNC)

Today in Charlotte:

• SouthPark Toastmasters Club | Charlotte Mecklenburg Virtual Programming (12:00 p.m.)
• Reading for Change: The Sum of Us | Charlotte Mecklenburg Virtual Programming (5:30 p.m.)
• The "Where Should We Vegan?" Dinner Tour at Camp North End (6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.)
• Monday Music Bingo at Harris Teeter Riverbend Village (6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Harding University High School received a special visit from NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson and a surprise $25,000 Hendrick Automotive Group “Hendrick. Get Set. Go!” STEM-based grant to support its Automotive Technology program. (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools via Facebook)
• Solid Waste Services is experiencing delays in collecting yard waste due to the excess debris from Hurricane Ian. Delays are expected to continue for the next few weeks. Please put your yard waste at the curb and leave it until collected. (City of Charlotte Government via Facebook)
• Acclaimed singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens joins your Charlotte Symphony for a special one-night-only special Gala Concert, Nov. 5 at Belk Theater. Get tickets at bit.ly/csorhiannon (Charlotte Symphony via Facebook)
• Have you registered yet for Nature at Night on Oct. 15? Included in your ticket price are games, s'mores, popcorn, hayride, hikes, face-painting, a glow in the dark cup and goody bags (for those under 12). (Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Nature Centers via Facebook)
• Cellist Inbal Segev gave an absolutely moving performance of Elgar’s Cello Concerto last night! Don’t miss our final opening weekend performance led by guest conductor Andrew Grams tonight at Knight Theater. (Charlotte Symphony via Facebook)
• October's Spotlight features an intuitive citation-based research evaluation tool designed for researchers to get a glimpse at the current state of the scholarly playing field. #CLTAtkins #AtkinsLibrary #UNCCharlotte #Charlotte (UNC Charlotte Atkins Library via Facebook)
• CMPD searching for missing Charlotte woman (WCNC.com)

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— Alexis Goring

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