Charlotte Journalism Collaborative

Where do you live when you’re gay and gray?

November 20, 2019

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, QNotes

BY DAVID AARON MOORE JULY 26, 2019 There’s a story I recall as a younger gay man I’ve heard repeated a few times over the years since, in some form or another. Two elderly women, who had shared the same home for most of their adult lives, had begun to…

Charlotte could allow townhomes, duplexes, triplexes in traditional single-family neighborhoods

November 12, 2019

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, WCNC-TV

Author: Nathan Morabito Published: 6:07 PM EDT November 8, 2019 Updated: 6:07 PM EDT November 8, 2019 With 84% of residential land in Charlotte zoned for single-family homes, there’s an effort slowly gaining momentum that could eventually allow more affordable townhomes, duplexes, and triplexes in the city’s traditional neighborhoods. As…

When Charlotte’s employers raise minimum wages, contract workers are often left out

October 29, 2019

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, The Charlotte Observer

By Pam Kelley Charlotte Observer There’s been good news on the Charlotte wage front in the past couple of years: Some of the city’s largest employers have announced significant minimum wage increases – as much as $17 an hour at Bank of America and $16 for city of Charlotte employees.…

‘One job should be enough’: How Charlotte’s low-wage jobs make housing unaffordable

October 29, 2019

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, The Charlotte Observer

By Pam Kelley Charlotte Observer Consider Charlotte’s affordable housing crisis as a math problem. Housing costs are too high. Wages are too low. How do you solve it? So far, the community has focused on half the equation, raising and spending tens of millions to build and subsidize affordable units,…

When Charlotte’s employers raise minimum wages, contract workers are often left out

October 24, 2019

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, Uncategorized

By Pam Kelley Charlotte Journalism Collaborative ‘One Job Should Be Enough’ Workers can’t afford housing if they don’t make a living wage. But as Charlotte seeks to remedy its affordable housing shortage, it has largely ignored the issue of poverty wages. Could a community living-wage project be part of Charlotte’s…

Congresswoman wants more housing vouchers in Charlotte

October 8, 2019

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, WCNC-TV

Author: Nathan Morabito Published: 7:42 PM EDT October 4, 2019 Updated: 7:42 PM EDT October 4, 2019 United States Congresswoman Alma Adams (D), NC-12, is calling for more federal Housing Choice vouchers to help people find places to live. “On the federal level, we are going to have to expand…

When your family turns on you, where do you go?

October 1, 2019

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, QNotes

BY DAVID AARON MOORE OCTOBER 1, 2019 Tom came around often and never gave up on me. He absolutely refused to believe that my parents didn’t care about me or want me in their home. “If you want to drive out and meet my parents, we can do it,” I…

Finding Home: When Eviction Looms, Landlords Have Lawyers. Now More Tenants Do, Too.

October 1, 2019

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative

By Mary Newsom WFAE 90.7 October 1, 2019 It’s a Friday morning in late August, and Nikeia Diaz waits with others outside courtroom 2350 at the Mecklenburg County Courthouse. What happens in court today will determine whether she and her 4-year-old lose their apartment in northeast Charlotte. This is Eviction…

Housing Authority to give struggling families more time to use vouchers

September 24, 2019

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, WCNC-TV

Author: Nathan Morabito Published: 7:38 PM EDT September 17, 2019 Updated: 7:38 PM EDT September 17, 2019 The Charlotte Housing Authority unanimously approved a major change that would give families with federal housing vouchers more time to use the rental assistance before the vouchers expire Tuesday night. Prior to the…

YIMBYs Say Yes To Urban Density And Affordable Housing

September 17, 2019

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative

By David Boraks WFAE 90.7 September 16, 2019 A frequent obstacle to developing affordable housing is NIMBY, which stands for “not in my backyard.” Neighbors bombard elected officials with concerns about traffic, crime and demand on city services as they try to halt new developments. Often, they succeed in blocking…