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Apr 30, 2020
2 min

CHARLOTTE MUSIC COMMUNITY COVID-19 RELIEF FUND

Music Everywhere CLT, in partnership with FAIR PLAY Music Equity Initiative and Tosco Music, announced today the launch of the Charlotte Music Community COVID-19 Relief Fund. This Fund will provide rapid financial assistance to members of the Charlotte-area music community who have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 situation. “This is a very difficult time for the Charlotte music community, particularly those who normally make most of their income from music. We, alon

Sep 16, 2019
3 min

DINE AT DEL FRISCO’S DOUBLE EAGLE STEAKHOUSE IN SEPTEMBER TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR ST. JUDE CHILDREN

Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse, the ultra-premium steakhouse that offers an unparalleled dining experience, is hosting a specially-priced Prime Pair menu on select days in September in honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. $5 from the purchase of every Prime Pair sold will be donated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®, helping to ensure that families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food — because all they should worry abo

Aug 7, 2019
2 min

Academy Sports + Outdoors to donate $20,000 to local first responder organizations ahead of National

Sheldon’s K9s and the Gastonia Police Foundation will each receive $10,000. Academy Sports + Outdoors is donating $20,000 to Charlotte-area first responder organizations this week. The Sheldon’s K9 organization and Gastonia Police Foundation will each receive a $10,000 check from Academy Sports + Outdoors ahead of National Night Out in Mooresville and Gastonia. Sheldon’s K9s was founded in honor of fallen Mooresville K9 police officer Jordan Sheldon to help improve the lives

May 9, 2019
5 min

East Charlotte’s First Brewery Opening Fall 2019!

Edge City Brewery The Queen City is ever growing in ways the city hasn’t seen before. With that, businesses are booming especially in the brewery business. Which makes sense as to why Brew Master, Jared Thomas and Director of Operations, John Thomas decided to open one up here. With 1,600 square feet, a large patio, and a tree in the middle inside they’ll definitely set themselves apart. Jared and John didn’t forget the food either and will partner with local restaurants to f

Mar 25, 2019
2 min

Randolph Communications commits to 20th year as Signature Sponsor of Zoo To Do Event

ASHEBORO, N.C. – Randolph Communications Board of Directors has committed to its 20th consecutive year as signature sponsor of the NC Zoo Society’s premier annual fundraiser, Zoo To Do. As signature sponsor, Randolph Communications pledged a $30,000 gift for Zoo To Do – Asian Wilds. “We are proud to continue our partnership with the North Carolina Zoo and North Carolina Zoo Society in this way. We hope that our gift will inspire others to make an impact on the treasure we h

Mar 15, 2019
2 min

State Broadband Office Publishes Homework Gap Report

Raleigh, N.C. – Eric Boyette, Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Information Technology (DIT) and State Chief Information Officer, announced today the release of the “The Homework Gap in North Carolina,” a report that provides communities with strategies to bridge the homework gap that occurs when students are assigned homework that requires internet access but lack an internet connection at home. N.C. DIT’s Broadband Infrastructure Office developed the homework ga

Aug 10, 2017
2 min

IMLS Funds African American Heritage Commission Project

Raleigh, N.C. – The North Carolina African American Heritage Commission, a division of the North Carolina Arts Council, has received a $148,450 grant from the national Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for its project “Green Books’ Oasis Spaces: African American Travel in NC, 1936-1966.” This initiative will educate communities across the state about strategies used by African Americans to navigate systemic segregation during the Jim Crow era. “The Negro Motoris