The Charlotte City Council has approved an extra $20 million to fund affordable housing projects in the area.

More than 250 affordable housing units will soon be available in east Charlotte. The Housing Impact Fund, in partnership with Ascent Housing, announced the purchase of Shamrock Gardens Apartments. The complex is a 265-unit property located off Eastway Drive in the Shannon Park neighborhood. The apartments will be reserved for households earning less than 80% […]

Source: Granger Wootz / GettyCan you imagine living in your home without a vehicle to get around?  Well, Monday the Charlotte City Council approved the first car-free housing development in Seversville, which is near Blue Blaze Brewing.  The 104-unit building will offer 52 affordable housing units.  However, tenants who own vehicles will be evicted.  Is […]

We all want a better city to live in and raise our family.  However, when a city’s improvements push out affordable housing options for families and eliminate affordable commercial space for local businesses, there is a problem.  Find our what local business owner, Christopher Dennis is doing his part to find a solution to this […]

The Olympia D. Show talked to Cheron Porter, the SVP of Inlivian, formerly the Charlotte Housing Authority.  Cheron talked about the services Inlivian offers and the great work they’re doing in the community.  Also, if you’re a client of Inlivian, what you should do if you can no longer pay rent due to the covid-19 […]

The effort to provide more affordable housing is an ongoing discussion in Charlotte with no easy solution in sight. There’s the issue of NIMBY (Not In My Backyard), but the bigger issue is the lack of public owned land to build affordable housing. City officials can’t mandate that private developers provide units for affordable housing, […]

Dr. Ben Carson and I are both African-American men who hail from Detroit. And that’s where the similarities end. Carson, who has been nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to become the next Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, is a brilliant neurosurgeon but who has zero experience running a massive federal agency. […]

New York's storied history of gentrification, gerrymandering and inflation makes affordable housing a convoluted issue.

New York's storied history of gentrification, gerrymandering and inflation makes affordable housing a convoluted issue.

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President Obama made history on Friday by becoming the first U.S. sitting president to visit the Hiroshima bomb site in Japan. The city was destroyed 71 years ago by the world’s first atomic bomb, dropped by American forces. Prior to his arrival, a large crowd gathered by the memorial site. President Obama and Japanese Prime Minister […]