The Community Blood Center of the Carolinas (CBCC) is joining forces with Military Family Lifestyle Charitable Foundation (MFLCF) to kick off a three-month-long blood drive campaign called “Pints for Patriots.” For every pint of blood collected from May 1-July 31, 2012, CBCC will make a financial contribution to support military families and to thank hospitalized veterans in the Carolinas with a “Freedom Coin,” through the MFLCF Products for Good Program. Each coin will include a thank-you note listing the CBCC donor’s name. “We value partnerships like that with the Community Blood Center of the Carolinas to help further our mission,”

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Mayor Anthony Foxx and the Charlotte City Council declared May as Small Business Month at a kickoff event this morning where more than a dozen small businesses were recognized for their contributions to our economy. Over the course of the month, the City and its partners will host several events to celebrate, educate and inspire the more than 30,000 small businesses operating in Charlotte. “Small Business month provides us an opportunity to stop and recognize the many contributions of the entrepreneurs and small businesses that make Charlotte great, not just by providing needed goods and services, but by driving innovation,

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The 100 Black Men of Greater Charlotte, a nonprofit organization committed to improving the lives of the Charlotte region’s African-American youth, are sponsoring a community meeting to discuss the implications of the Trayvon Martin tragedy and how it impacts the youth of Charlotte. The event will be held at UNC-Charlotte in McKnight Hall in the Cone Center from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Panelists include Dr. Patrick Graham, CEO of the Urban League of Central Carolinas, who will serve as moderator; Reggie Singleton, director of “A Male’s Place”; Adrian Sundiata, Dean of Students at the Crossroads Charter School; and Attorney

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After 18 years of providing live entertainment, Food Lion Speed Street will welcome Night Ranger, LoverBoy and Clay Walker to the consumer festival on May 26. Night Ranger and Loverboy will perform on the Coca-Cola stage starting at 8 p.m., while Walker will kick off his performance on the Miller Lite stage at 9:30 p.m. As a preview to the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which takes place the following day, Food Lion Speed Street delivers an unprecedented consumer experience to an estimated 400,000 fans by means of live entertainment, access to racing’s brightest stars and displays from sponsors

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It may hit you and your siblings when you visit Mom this Mother’s Day. She’s not as sharp as she used to be – very forgetful and confused. Is it just old age or Alzheimer’s? You don’t have a clue and you’re not alone. Half of all Americans know someone with Alzheimer’s, the deadly disease that affects five million of us – more women than men. Yet just in time for Mother’s Day – in a recent Senior Helpers Alzheimer’s Quiz taken by more than one thousand people, 67% or 2/3 failed (they got fewer than 60% of the questions

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City Manager Curt Walton has declared several upcoming events as Extraordinary Events. The City Manager, in collaboration with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, has determined these events meet the criteria as defined in Charlotte City Code Sec. 15-310. Charlotte City Council adopted the ordinance January 23, 2012, which authorized the City Manager to make declarations of Extraordinary Events. An Extraordinary Event is defined as a large scale event or an event of national or international significance which might attract a significant number of people to a certain geographic area of the city. The ordinance does not affect the normal way of

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The Revolve Tour’s Jamie Grace has been honored with the “New Artist of the Year” award at the 43rd Annual GMA Dove Awards in Atlanta this past week and will be at Charlotte, NC Revolve event on May 5. “We are very gratified to be working with Jamie Grace and to see the impact she has on the lives of teen girls across the country,” said Patrick Koors, Vice President of Marketing at Women of Faith, Inc., producers of The Revolve Tour. “We know her fans will be excited to see her and celebrate her accomplishment at The Revolve Tour

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Toyota has announced that two nonprofit organizations in Charlotte are among the 500 finalists in 100 Cars for Good, a national philanthropic program in which the automaker is giving away 100 vehicles to 100 nonprofits over the course of 100 days. Winners will be selected each day by the public through voting on Facebook, beginning on Monday, May 14. 100 Cars for Good finalists come from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. This year’s finalists from Charlotte include: · A Child’s Place of Charlotte Inc.: Works to erase the impact of homelessness on children and their education by

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Fans of visual art, multimedia art, film, dance, and symphony will all find something to love when The Mint Museum unveils the spotlight exhibition Matthew Weinstein, featuring four paintings and a short film by Brooklyn, N.Y.-based multimedia artist Matthew Weinstein. The exhibition opens Saturday, April 28 and remains on view through August 19. It runs concurrently with Colorbind: The Emily and Zach Smith Collection, another spotlight exhibition paying tribute to beloved local patrons of both the Mint and Charlotte Symphony, on view April 28 through August 12. Weinstein has achieved notoriety in the art world as the first artist to

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The Young Affiliates of the Mint (YAM), a group of diverse young professionals who promote and support The Mint Museum through social, educational, leadership, and fundraising activities, will host the annual Derby Days event on Saturday, May 5 from 4 to 8 p.m. on the lawn of Mint Museum Randolph, 2730 Randolph Road. Named the “Best Party for Young Socials” by SouthPark Magazine, Derby Days brings together more than 300 of Charlotte’s young professionals to enjoy a day of live entertainment, lawn games, complimentary food and beverages, a silent auction, and a large-screen viewing of the Kentucky Derby, dubbed “The

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