Charlotte
Teachers unite in red for students
Several Charlotte Education Association members are concerned their students are not fully getting the help they need and have chosen to voice their concern by joining the statewide movement “Wear Red for Public Ed.” That participation, however, has been met with...
Charlotte is Rising all around us
Charlotte Rising is a figurative slogan, an aspirational goal and an inspiring idea – but as of Summer 2018 it’s also an objective reality. Charlotte is seeing an obvious wave of development and redevelopment, investment and reinvestment. Charlotte is rising, right...
Charlotte receives second $10,000 LEAP placemaking grant
The City of Charlotte has been awarded its second Public Art for Communities grant from the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) and PNC Foundation. CharlotteRising executive director Dillon Rush and Mayor Tim Lewis were presented a check for $10,000 Friday, May...
Pocket Park project earns national praise, receives $35,000 in local and national grants
Charlotte’s Pocket Park transformation from a blighted building into a vibrant gathering place gained even more momentum locally and nationally. Last week, CharlotteRising and the City of Charlotte earned a $10,000 Public Art for Communities grant from the Lansing...
HGB announces campus refresh as part of Sparrow affiliation
Beginning Tuesday, May 8, construction started on a 15-month renovation project at Hayes Green Beach Memorial Hospital. The Promise Project is the next significant step in an initiative that represents an additional $9 million investment in local community care by...
Lilypepper Boutique adds style to downtown Charlotte
Fashion has been a passion of Michelle Taylor’s for as long as she can remember. Initially, she planned to get into the fashion world through photography, and spent several years in Chicago doing just that for department store catalogues. A move back to Michigan more...
Charlotte Athletic Hall of Fame announces inaugural class
After analyzing more than 70 nominations, the Charlotte Athletic Hall of Fame made their selections for the Hall’s inaugural class public Saturday, May 5 at the Charlotte Athletic Boosters annual reverse raffle. Two coaches, four community members, six teams and 12...
Maple City VFW 2406 looks to revive Dad’s Post 286
Jim Miller and Bruce Fillmore can recall the positive impact being a member of the former Dad’s Post at Maple City VFW Post in Charlotte had on their lives. That’s why each has stepped forward to help revive the Post, hoping to be the same kind of support for family...
Construction begins Monday, May 7 on Lincoln, State streets
Construction on two of the city’s poorest rated streets — Lincoln and State — will begin early next week and last throughout the summer. Charlotte City Council approved in the spring of 2017 the reconstruction of both streets as part of a five-year street improvement...
County Journal introduces voluntary pay program
Dear loyal readers, advertisers and friends, For the past 12 years, The County Journal has been delivered to every doorstep in our coverage area, free of charge to our readers. It’s free because it contains important information to which everyone should have equal...