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Charlotte food bank hosts food packing event amid national SNAP cuts (opens the original)
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Hundreds gathered in the sprawling Charlotte Convention Center. As music poured in through speakers, the slap and stick of tape echoed through the room. This is Sort-A-Rama, an annual food packing event hosted by Second Harvest Food Bank. This year’s goal is to pack 16,000 food boxes for families in need. CEO of Second Harvest, Kay Carter, said the need for this event grows every year. “The government shutdown that created the lapse in SNAP benefits, that created everyone having to re-enroll, ha
Charlotte rallies to Roof Above’s side after roof collapse (opens the original)
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It’s lunchtime on a recent hot Friday afternoon. Dozens of people wait in line in the Roof Above parking lot as volunteers serve barbecue in Styrofoam take-out containers. There’s also a truck serving ice cream, a truck with mobile showers and laundry, and a third truck with a mobile library. Almost a month after heavy rain caused a roof to collapse at one of their buildings, other groups are stepping up to help Roof Above continue its efforts to provide meals, hot showers and laundry services t
JCSU begins demolition of historic residence hall (opens the original)
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Johnson C. Smith University began tearing down Liston Residence Hall on Wednesday. The hall stood for nearly 65 years. The university’s president, Valerie Kinloch, said the demolition illustrates the school’s commitment to supporting the next generation of JCSU students. After considering renovation, she said the university decided a complete demolition and rebuild would be more cost-effective. "The decision was made that it's probably best to invest in creating something that is more environmen
Man running 50K a day for 50 days in 50 states stops in Charlotte (opens the original)
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A Florida man is trying to run a 50K every day for 50 consecutive days in all 50 states, and on Monday, he ran in Charlotte. The Charlotte Motor Speedway is typically pretty empty at 8:30 on a Monday morning, but Brady McDonald has already been there for two hours. It is day 3 of his 50-state ultramarathon mission to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. McDonald will run a 50K every day for 50 days. McDonald has been running ultramarathons for three years. After running a 300-mile race an
Animal shelters in crisis: How Mecklenburg is coping (opens the original)
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What happens when you can’t turn your pet in at your local shelter? Mecklenburg County residents are facing that reality after the county-run animal shelter said that starting this month, it will only accept stray and lost animals — not pets surrendered by their owners. The policy change reflects a deeper issue facing animal shelters nationwide. Inside Mecklenburg County’s publicly-run animal shelter, rows of kennels line both sides of a long, gray concrete hallway. Every kennel is full and the
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