Briah Lumpkins

Charlotte

Emerging News Reporter at The Charlotte Observer

(bree-uhh) | emerging news reporter @theobserver | @miamiuniversity alumna | ✉️: [email protected]

Articles

Affordable housing at risk as developer eyes Charlotte mobile home park for apartments

1 week ago | charlotteobserver.com | Briah Lumpkins

Yolanda Valentin, shown last week, worries she'll be forced to leave her mobile home park due to pressure from developers. [email protected] Off Prosperity Church Road nestled near newly built townhomes, apartments and shopping centers sits a community fighting to keep its homes amid the weight of development pressures.
Dive into dining spots, apartments and parks

1 week ago | charlotteobserver.com | Briah Lumpkins

A rendering of the Bowl at Ballantyne, a 20-acre development in south Charlotte. The project is one part of the greater "Ballantyne Reimagined" project going on in the area. The Bowl will feature retail and apartments. Welcome to Ballantyne in south Charlotte. Howard "Smokey" Bissell, one of Charlotte's most famous real estate developers, is credited with transforming the neighborhood. He named the neighborhood after his aunt, Barbara Ballantyne, The Charlotte Magazine reported.
Ballantyne neighborhood guide: Dive into dining spots, apartments and parks

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Briah Lumpkins

Welcome to Ballantyne in south Charlotte. What is Ballantyne named after? Howard “Smokey” Bissell, one of Charlotte’s most famous real estate developers, is credited with transforming the neighborhood. He named the neighborhood after his aunt, Barbara Ballantyne, The Charlotte Magazine reported. The area was once a large hunting tract.
Thousands expected at Charlotte-area 'No Kings' anti-Trump rallies and marches

1 week ago | charlotteobserver.com | Joe Marusak |Briah Lumpkins |Maia Nehme

A crowd of over 1,000 people showed up to march on Central Avenue for May Day Trump Protests in Charlotte May 3. A new set of protests are scheduled for Saturday. For to the Observer Thousands of people are expected at "No Kings" anti-Trump rallies and marches in the Charlotte area on Saturday. Besides the rally in uptown Charlotte, at least five other protest events are planned, from Monroe to Rock Hill.
This Juneteenth, what does true freedom look like for Black Charlotteans?

2 weeks ago | heraldonline.com | Briah Lumpkins

For Mia Johnson, freedom represents the ability to live, not just survive. For Latoya Green, freedom is the abilityto express herself without repercussions. Kenny Robinson, who heads an organization helping people reenter society after incarceration, says freedom means Black Charlotteans having equal opportunities to provide for themselves and their families.
This Juneteenth, what does true freedom look like for Black Charlotteans?

2 weeks ago | charlotteobserver.com | Briah Lumpkins

For Mia Johnson, freedom represents the ability to live, not just survive. For Latoya Green, freedom is the abilityto express herself without repercussions. Kenny Robinson, who heads an organization helping people reenter society after incarceration, says freedom means Black Charlotteans having equal opportunities to provide for themselves and their families.
Mecklenburg HIV prevention staff could face layoffs amid federal funding delay

3 weeks ago | charlotteobserver.com | Briah Lumpkins

A federal funding delay could force six layoffs within the Mecklenburg County public health department if money is not received Friday, the department's director told The Charlotte Observer. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has yet to award the state of North Carolina its share of HIV prevention funds. Last year's funding expired on May 31.
Is Better Bus enough to earn riders' trust back?

3 weeks ago | charlotteobserver.com | Briah Lumpkins

Garrick Combs, a volunteer at Saint Luke Missionary Baptist Church on Norris Avenue, waits for bus 10 on Old Steele Creek Road this week. Despite the church being only a 12-minute drive from his home, Combs opts for CATS, which can make the journey take an hour or more. [email protected] Twice a week, Garrick Combs makes his way to St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church to volunteer at its food pantry. The church is only a 12-minute drive from his west Charlotte home.
Mecklenburg leaders OK transit plan

4 weeks ago | charlotteobserver.com | Briah Lumpkins

The CityLYNX Gold Line, pictured here in a 2021 file photo, is among the transit lines that could see expansion under a plan approved Wednesday. [email protected] Mecklenburg transit leaders on Wednesday chose a regional plan that includes bus improvements and train expansions - but leaves out light rail to Matthews in the immediate future. Metropolitan Transit Committee members chose a fiscally restricted version of the county's transit plan.
Amid public outcry, Gastonia spares Juneteenth festival from $15k in fees

1 month ago | charlotteobserver.com | Briah Lumpkins

Councilwoman Cheryl Littlejohn (left) presents Tasha White (right), lead organizer of EbonyFest, with a city proclamation declaring June 19th as Juneteenth in the City of Gastonia. After an hour of public comment and lengthy discussion on the dais, Gastonia City Council members voted unanimously Tuesday to make a local Juneteenth festival a city event - helping the organizers avoid thousands in fees prompted by a controversial city policy.

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