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The reigning world champion is the first woman to stick the landing after two flips and three full twists. Biles also made history by performing a double-double dismount off the balance beam Friday.

The Toronto Blue Jays shook off their epic 18-inning loss to even the World Series in Game 4. Ohtani redefined the concept of short rest by taking the mound just more than 17 hours after Game 3.

Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch says the brand is strong. Fox News faces a blockbuster defamation lawsuit over its repeated broadcasting of baseless election-fraud claims in 2020.

Writer, game designer, and journalist Chesley “Chez” Oxendine (Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina) discusses the role of Indigenous developers in bringing game stories to life, as well as the slowly increasing prominence of Native characters in gaming culture. He aims to discuss successful portrayals (such as Human Head’s “Prey”) and less accurate representation (the stereotypical Native characters in fighting games.) He also hopes to demonstrate that the gaming industry, and tech in general, can be a great pathway out of the poverty that many Natives face in their formative years - and that the industry needs more Indigenous voices.

This talk will be held virtually. To attend via Zoom, register at this link: https://bit.ly/3Sk6zwl

Join us each Saturday October 9 through November 6 at 10am for a special tour about Death and Dying in the North Carolina backcountry! The tour will explore the place of death in everyday life for families like the Polks, common diseases and associated herbal remedies, as well as burial rites and rituals for Scotts-Irish settlers and enslaved African-Americans. Look through the Main House, Kitchen House and garden, and discover our family cemetery! This tour will cover about 1/4 mile, and we recommend wearing sturdy walking shoes. Tickets are $7/person and are available to preorder.

The Leaders in Action program provides the McColl School of Business students and Queens community with an opportunity to interact with and be exposed to a variety of leaders with varying leadership styles and experiences. Our Programs are hosted in an intimate setting where the audience can ask questions and hear personal and professional leadership experiences from our guests. The program is from 5:30 – 6:30pm with a networking reception immediately following.

In the US, the ways that we travel and build our communities contribute more climate pollution than any other source. If the Charlotte area is to meet its adopted goal of becoming a low carbon city by 2050, and do our part in the climate fight, we need to make better decisions today. Join us for a very special event as we hear from Charlotte's youth about their concerns for the future. Charlotte Lab School intern Zoe Brodeur will share the research she did with Sustain Charlotte to explain how transportation and land use decisions being made in Charlotte are impacting the climate. We'll share some ways that you can help support a healthy climate for generations to come! The event is free and open to the public.

Get ready for fall’s most ‘spirited’ event! Join the Historic Elmwood Pinewood Inc. (HEPI) Saturday, November 6, 2021, for the first-ever Historic Cemetery Drop Dead 5K. The race will take place within the 70+ acres of Charlotte’s Historic Elmwood and Pinewood Cemeteries. Participants will run by the likes of Belk, Ivey, Morrison, Tate, and Blake, just to name a few of the resident luminaries. The post-race event will include an awards presentation, DJ, food trucks, and guided tours. All proceeds help support the 501(c)3 nonprofit, Historic Elmwood Pinewood, Inc. (HEPI). Help us support the cemetery’s restoration and preservation while getting some exercise and enjoying some history! Can’t make the race but still want to support? Register as a "Sleep In Supporter" and get the official 2021 race shirt.

Mobility is a word we’ve all been hearing a lot recently. But what does it really mean? And why does it matter for Charlotte’s future? Register now for this free online event where City planners will share how Charlotte’s land use and transportation visioning processes, plans, and maps will work together to help us all get around more easily without a car. A panel of residents will share what mobility means to their communities, and of course we’ll share ways that you can take action! Presenters will include: Alysia Osborne, Charlotte Planning, Development & Design Department Johanna Quinn, Charlotte Department of Transportation (CDOT) Bruce Jones, Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS)

Join us for the first annual Pigs & Pearls fundraiser on Sunday, April 3rd from 2–6PM! We’ve teamed up with BuildOn to travel to Nicaragua to build a school that will ensure the community’s access to quality education. Pigs & Pearls will have pulled pork, oysters, plenty of fixins, live music, a silent auction, 50/50 raffle and more! Tickets are $35 and will include a plate of pork, 3 oysters and sides. All ticket funds and tickets will go directly to Goodyear Giving fundraising.

Join us for an evening of live music with violinist Andrew Finn Magill! A North Carolina native, Andrew Finn Magill, will provide an interactive performance and lecture on the “evolution of Irish and Scottish fiddle traditions in the Appalachian Mountains.” Participants will enjoy fascinating historical information and a toe-tapping musical performance.

Beer, wine, and seltzers will be available for purchase. Light refreshments will also be served. Doors open at 6:00 p.m.

Matthews Playhouse of the Performing Arts is now offering One-Day Mini Camps for grades K-3 and 4-6th that happening in conjunction with teacher workdays on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school calendar. Each camp will have themed activities with a theater focus. The camps this year are as follows:

September 26th - Lion King Mini Camp (REGISTER NOW)

October 31st - Spooky Stories

November 8th - Hamilton (Election Day!)

January 25th - Toy Story

February 20th - Seussical

March 27th - Sing!

Cost: $80 per student
9:00am to 3:00pm

Some Charlotte City Council members continue to have second thoughts about the elimination single-family zoning in Charlotte, nearly six months after the new ordinance took effect.

The Choir of New College Oxford, composed of adult singers and boy trebles, is one of the leading choral ensembles in the world, celebrated for its distinctive and stylish performance of music from five centuries. The choir will sing a concert including classic English choral works by Elgar, Bairstow and Byrd as well as new music by James MacMillan and Joanna Marsh. In the beautiful acoustic of Christ Church this repertoire should sound magnificent and create a transportive experience for listeners.

Join us, Tuesday, March 28 at 7 pm at Christ Church Charlotte as we welcome the Choir of New College Oxford, one of the leading choral ensembles in the world, in concert. Christ Church Charlotte is the final stop on their limited tour of the United States.

Tickets are $30 for adults; $10 for children under 18

Looking to purchase tickets for the whole family? Email the Music Ministry Administrator, Olivia Beaver at beavero@christhcurchcharlotte.org to learn about family ticket opportunities!

This is a major election year and it is critical that our candidates for office hear from YOU about the importance of conservation issues.

In partnership with a host of other conservation/environmental organizations in our area, Catawba Riverkeeper is thrilled to be hosting “Pig Pickin’ and Politicin’!” This is a BBQ festival (non-meat options available too!) where candidates for office will share their ideas for conservation. Come meet them, hear their ideas, and share yours too on how we can protect our natural spaces and natural resources.

This event will take place on Saturday, July 13 from 11:00am-2:00pm. At the RiverRoom at 102 Main St. McAdenville, NC.

The incident happened at an end-of-year celebration at Hillcrest Primary School in the Australian state.

The hostage-for-prisoner exchange is expected to continue on Wednesday. The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is dire and the military situation volatile.

After three months without anyone winning the top prize in the lottery, a ticket worth an estimated $1.22 billion was sold in California for the drawing Friday night.

Even if the January 6 investigation had wrapped this week, the former president would still be looming over the fall landscape like a rising harvest moon.

The FDA authorizes the first antiviral pill to treat COVID-19 at home. The House Jan. 6 panel wants to talk to Trump ally Rep. Jordan. Russian President Putin holds his annual year-end new conference.