Finding hope and inspiration in Viet Nam
On my first morning in Saigon, the headline at the top of the local English newspaper caught my attention: “Youth are partners in growth, not just beneficiaries.” Intrig...
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Equity, personal responsibility + Charlotte’s future
(by Shannon Binns, Executive Director of Sustain Charlotte) These days, I find myself thinking about the future more than ever. When I think about my precious, bright-ey...
Pop Up Produce and Sustain Charlotte team up to bring fresh food to neighborhoods
[This is a guest blog post by Amanda Zullo] Amanda Zullo, a 2016 Emerging City Champions grant recipient winner sponsored by 8 80 Cities and the Knight Foundation, had th...
Community Corps and Grier Heights residents celebrate opening of computer lab
In July, we told you about the work that our Sustain Charlotte Community Corps volunteers have done to help the Grier Heights neighborhood open its first computer lab. Re...
Grier Heights computer lab comes to life
Volunteers from Sustain Charlotte’s Community Corps have partnered with CrossRoads Corporation and Grier Heights neighborhood volunteers to install 40 laptop computers in...
Hot topics at October mixer? Sustainable construction + retail!
This month’s Green Drinks Charlotte + Sustain Charlotte Monthly Mixer was a big one! About 60 old and new friends joined us as Gold Partners DPS Construction and Belk tal...
Support the University City Area Plan!
A rendering of the University City transit station areas. Do you want walkable, transit-oriented development in University City? Transit-oriented development (TOD) create...
Six Stories, One City: Christine’s Transit Story
Transit provides mobility and independence for many residents of Greater Charlotte who are unable to drive. In the fourth video of our Six Stories, One City series, Chris...
Six Stories, One City: Margarita’s Transit Story
We hope you were inspired by Natalia’s transit story that we released last week as part of our Six Stories, One City transit series featuring six diverse users of transit...
Six Stories, One City: Natalia’s Transit Story
Starting today, and each of the next five Fridays, we’re releasing the video story of a different public transit rider in Charlotte! What do a banking executive, high sch...