Nooze Hounds Queen City Podcast Netwrk

 Kings Creek Association president Joi Mayo discusses her community organizing work on the Nations Ford/Arrowood corridor, bringing local residents to the table in planning for long-awaited growth in an underserved area. 

District 4 Charlotte City Council representative Reneé Johnson discusses her work in traumatic brain injury advocacy and reentry support before going into a deeper discussion about development, housing and the city’s Unified Development Ordinance.

Freedom Fighting Missionaries founder and executive director Kenny Robinson discusses his recent purchase of land to host his organization’s first housing development for justice-involved families, a historic milestone for the city of Charlotte.

Mecklenburg County Reentry Services program manager Latoshia Young discusses the day-to-day work of her department, from housing to employment to health care, as well as other topics such as how stigma affects her work.

New at-large CMS School Board rep-elects Liz Monterrey & Monty Witherspoon discuss what led them to run and how their own experiences shaped their respective platforms. They also touch on current issues facing the school district ranging from Moms for Liberty and ‘culture wars’ to the bond referendum, student mental health and private school vouchers. 

Shannon Binns with Sustain Charlotte and Dianna Ward of Charlotte Joyrides discuss bicycling infrastructure in Charlotte, grading the city on where it stands now and what it can do better in terms of safety and connectivity.