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Habitat house built during DNC dedicated in Reid Park (access required)

By Tony Brown, Staff Writer
Published: December 12,2012

CHARLOTTE — Thirteen weeks and 3 1/2 miles later, the house built by Habitat for Humanity in an uptown parking lot during the 2012 Democratic National Convention was turned over to its new owner at a ceremony Thursday. Darcel and James Fennell took the keys to the “DNC Legacy House,” at 3121 Amay James in [...]


Nonprofits, volunteers build Reid Park playground in 1 day (access required)

By Tony Brown, Staff Writer
Published: October 19,2012

It took six hours and a lot of sweat, but a group of nonprofit organizations built a 2,500-square-foot playground for the Reid Park neighborhood in only six hours this past weekend.