Posts by Kayla Gibson

The Work Never Stops for Airside Ops CLT is much quieter with fewer staff and passengers, but those on the airfield and in the control room stay vigilant as they work to maintain safety and keep the Airport operating.  Brian Zoeckler Airside Operations is one of many essential employee groups working onsite…

Lt. Stephen Fischbach has a great big grin that makes me think he’s got stories to share. His uniform is crisp and sharp enough to make anybody with his Freedom Patrol Division of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police proud.   He tells a story about how he decided to become a police officer when he was 16. He and two teenage buddies wanted to try smoking cigars. When…

He’s the kind of mail carrier who can remain unruffled while delivering live bees to a beekeeper. And yes, that really did happen. He has the honey he got for Christmas to prove it. David Blair is a quiet, steady gentleman, unassuming and not much accustomed to being the center of attention. He started working as a mail…

The Choice  He woke up alone in a hotel room in NYC with a fever of 99.2 degrees. Not a big ugly deal — under normal circumstances. But on that spring day in 2020, normal circumstances were mere memories. Robert Merriwether had left family and home behind in Charlotte to serve as a registered nurse at the Henry J. Carter Hospital, a long-term care facility in Harlem. His assignment had been caring for COVID patients on ventilators. He was not only serving at the epicenter of COVID in the US,…

Three huge ruby red rose bushes welcome everybody to the West Boulevard Library. They’ve never met a careful gardener, but they thrive anyway. No matter what. You can always count on them.   Today is the kind of Carolina spring day I’ll dream of in February, all open windows, crisp breezes, and a stellar view of all three rose bushes. I’m parked in the shade of a…