Our People: J. Donte Prayer
On a chilly fall evening a group of friends volunteered at a local pantry to hand out food to people in need. Afterwards they went to dinner, as usual. Among the crew was J. Donte Prayer, who has routinely volunteered at the pantry since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. He spoke with QNotes following…
Vincent Van Gogh’s Head Takes Flight in Ballantyne
Blumenthal Performing Arts has partnered with Lighthouse Immersive for the presentation of a 91-foot tall head of Vincent van Gogh hot air balloon, which launched Tuesday, December 7 in Charlotte to celebrate the success of the Immersive Vincent van Gogh Exhibit. The balloon crew arrived on scene at Ballantyne’s Backyard Park, located at 11611 North Community House…
Harris and Buttigieg Visit Charlotte
Vice president Kamala Harris and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg paid a visit to the Queen City December 2, to talk about President Joe Biden’s recently passed $1.2 trillion dollar infrastructure law. While White House spokesperson Jen Psaki has repeated the line time and again to reporters that current President Joe Biden plans to run again…
Absent from court: Where are the tenants who miss their eviction hearings?
On a recent day at the Mecklenburg County Courthouse, people milled about the hallway, waiting for eviction hearings to start. Later, in a courtroom, a magistrate called a list of 10 names, answered only by silence. These were the names of tenants who were supposed to be in court that morning; they had not shown…
Charlotte Native Dena J. King Is Sworn In As Top Federal Prosecutor for Western NC District
Dena J. King was officially sworn in Monday, November 29 as United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Ms. King was nominated by President Joe Biden on September 28, 2021, and was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 19, 2021. Chief U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger administered the oath of…
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North Carolina Slapped with Lawsuit over Birth Certificate Discrimination for Transgender People
The State of North Carolina is being sued for an antiquated and discriminatory policy requiring transgender people to have undergone “sex reassignment surgery” in order for them to obtain an accurate birth certificate reflecting who they are. “It’s dehumanizing and demoralizing being denied a birth certificate that reflects who I am,” says plaintiff Lillith Campos,…
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Drunk Driver that Killed Married Gay Couple in Car Crash Released on Bail
Thomas Nix, the driver of a car that slammed into another and killed occupants Luke and Restin Drawdy in north Charlotte November 23, has been released from the Charlotte Mecklenburg County Jail on bail. In an earlier report from QNotes, the CMPD confirmed Nix, 26, was driving while intoxicated and at a high rate of…
Events
Wednesday Night Live: There’s a New Way to Visit Some Charlotte Museums Free
The Levine Center for the Arts is bringing a new weekly event series to Charlotte that includes free admission to museums and concerts — and it starts this week. The Mint Museum, The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, The Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture and the Knight Theater are partnering up…
