Charlotte Local Pulse: Juneteenth Weekend Celebrations and Summer Weather Update

Good morning, this is Charlotte Local Pulse for Saturday, June twentieth. We wake up today with drier skies over Uptown and our neighborhoods after last nights rain, but we are still watching soggy ground in spots. WBTVs First Alert team says we get a mix of sun and clouds, a small chance of a pop up storm this afternoon, and highs in the upper eighties, feeling more like ninety in South End and Ballantyne. Tonight stays warm and muggy, and tomorrow looks similar, so we plan on sticky but mostly decent outdoor time. Overnight rain may have helped bring down that big tree that Channel 9 reports fell onto a home on Morningside Drive in Plaza Midwood. Crews are on scene this morning checking the structure. We keep the family there in our thoughts as inspectors make sure everyone is safe, and we remind ourselves to keep an eye on older trees near our homes after heavy rain. From city hall, council members are continuing budget talks that could shift more money into road resurfacing and neighborhood safety, especially around Wilkinson Boulevard and Central Avenue corridors. The focus is on filling potholes faster and adding lighting and crosswalk improvements so our daily commutes and walks feel safer. In business news, South End keeps buzzing. Common Market South End on West Tremont Avenue is in the spotlight again tonight, hosting a Juneteenth weekend block style gathering with food, local vendors, and music from five to ten, free to attend. Across town, new apartment and mixed use projects near North Tryon and NoDa are pushing the median home listing price in the metro toward the mid four hundreds, according to local real estate trackers, though we still see more than a thousand active listings, giving buyers a bit of choice. On the jobs front, major employers in Uptown banking and the warehouse parks along I 85 are posting hundreds of roles, from entry level operations to tech and finance, with many starting in the low to mid fifty thousand range, according to regional hiring boards. Culturally, this is a big Juneteenth weekend. Juneteenthevents dot us highlights more than a dozen celebrations, including the Juneteenth Festival of the Carolinas in the historic West End and special programming at the Harvey B Gantt Center. The Charlotte Mecklenburg Librarys SouthPark Regional branch is hosting a free Juneteenth festival today with author talks, family crafts, and Black owned vendors. In sports, Crown Legacy FCs road match at Huntsville City FC scheduled for tonight has been postponed, the club announced, so we adjust our viewing plans and look for the rescheduled date. Over in Greensboro, the Charlotte Crown hits the court this afternoon in the World Ninja League event at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex, giving local athletes a regional stage. For families, Fun 4 Charlotte Kids points to a Donuts and Dads event this morning and more kid friendly Juneteenth happenings this afternoon in University City near UNC Charlotte. On the public safety front, CMPD has been responding mainly to weather related issues and a few overnight property crimes, with no major citywide alerts as of this morning, but we stay aware, especially driving on wet roads and around ongoing construction zones. We close with a feel good note. Volunteers in the Historic West End are spending their morning cleaning up along Beatties Ford Road ahead of todays Juneteenth activities, showing how our neighbors keep investing time and care into our shared spaces. Thank you for tuning in and remember to subscribe so you never miss our local check in. This has been Charlotte Local Pulse. We'll see you tomorrow with more local updates. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. For more http://www.quietplease.ai Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta