The Historic Cherry Neighborhood
Community Members of The Historic Cherry Neighborhood, platted in 1891.
08/19/2024
Notice from CMPD about July 28 shooting incident. We cannot have the reunion now due to the risk of a large gathering while the police have not finished their investigation. We will be back next year.🍒🍒
Important Announcement!
Cherry Reunion 2024 cancelled amid safety concerns
08/15/2024
This Saturday at PHMBC!
06/18/2024
Open to All!
02/29/2024
Meeting tonight! 🍒🍒
11/28/2023
Look who is in the next class of Queens for “I Am Queen Charlotte!” We know her well — whether she is signing us in at neighborhood meetings or sharing Cherry’s history so it will never be forgotten —Mrs. Bittle is at the heart of Cherry. We are thrilled is recognizing her in Spring of 2024 and will post more about the event as it gets closer!
11/28/2023
Any amount helps! Link in comments with donate button. 🍒 🏫 🍒
11/27/2023
Upcoming meeting!
11/07/2023
Vote today at St. John’s Baptist Church! Open until 7:30pm.
10/26/2023
10/07/2023
Get a free photo ID for voting from the Board of Elections!
10 Facts About NC's Photo ID Requirement for Voting | Board of Elections Official County websites use MeckNC.gov MeckNC.gov websites belong to official departments or programs of the Mecklenburg County government.
10/05/2023
Remembering Mrs. Stevenson!
10/05/2023
Services today: Cherry remembers and celebrates the life of longtime Cherry resident Mrs. Sarah Belle Mingo Stevenson. October 26, 1925 - September 26, 2023
Services for Mrs. Stevenson will be held on Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 1:00 PM at
Friendship Missionary Baptist Church (3400 Beatties Ford Rd, Charlotte, NC 28216)
09/29/2023
A photo of Mrs. Stevenson from her 1980 School Board race— also the year she started the Tuesday Morning Breakfast Forum in Charlotte. Mrs. Stevenson’s sons attended Morgan School, and the family lived in Cherry (1906 Baxter) for several decades. 🍒
09/28/2023
We mourn the recent loss of Mrs. Sarah Belle Mingo Stevenson, who lived on Baxter Street in Cherry for many years.
Sarah Belle Mingo Stevenson, 1925-2023 Sarah Belle Mingo Stevenson, 1925-2023 September 26, 2023 Forum & Commentary Sept. 26, 2023 She was the first-born child of a preacher. Yes, yes. She grew up on a farm, with roots deep in rural 20th Century Carolinas. Yes, yes. She fought to educate every child for decades after she had been denied....
09/02/2023
Cherry Reunion ‘23.
09/02/2023
Bouncy house.
Harding High Band at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Cherry Reunion
09/02/2023
Some parade photos! Cherry Reunion
08/18/2023
Mark your Calendar for the Cherry Reunion and Parade! 11-6 Saturday, Sept 2. (Parade starts at 11)
06/23/2023
Article celebrating Gordon’s 🍒 https://www.thecharlottepost.com/news/2023/06/21/business/historic-barbershop-embraces-and-celebrates-service/
06/23/2023
Great article celebrating Gordon’s!
Historic barbershop embraces and celebrates service Gordon's Barbershop a Cherry community mainstay since 1935
06/13/2023
Great news for Cherry in the effort to preserve Morgan School!
$3.8M in Action Fund Grants Help Protect 40 African American Historic Sites | National Trust for Historic Preservation Now in its sixth year, the Action Fund's National Grant Program in 2023 is supporting 40 grant recipients that represent important aspects of African American life and achievement.
06/01/2023
The UDO will certainly impact Cherry. 🍒
03/30/2023
Thank you and Supporters of Cherry!! Please reach out to Representative Arp ASAP so Cherry can begin preserving this historic school!!
03/29/2023
We are grateful to UNC Charlotte’s Archaeology Dept. and Prof. Gimson’s Cultural Resource Management class for their research assistance with our cemetery preservation project!
03/22/2023
Upcoming Cherry Neighborhood Meeting!
We are pleased to have received the "green light" to resume our on-site meetings at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. So, please join us for the quarterly Cherry Neighborhood Meeting that will be held on Thursday, March 30, 2023, at 6:00 PM. The meeting will be held in the Fellowship Hall of the church (517 Baldwin Avenue).
Just a reminder that our quarterly meetings will now be held on Thursdays instead of Mondays, on the 5th Thursday of each quarter, to prevent conflicts with pre-scheduled government and other local meetings. Our quarterly meeting schedule for the remainder of the year is provided below. In the event there is a need for a schedule modification, notifications will be provided. Neighborhood Meeting signs will also be posted in the community prior to each quarterly meeting.
1st Quarter
March 30, 2023 @ 6:00 PM
2nd Quarter
June 29, 2023 @ 6:00 PM
3rd Quarter
August 31, 2023 @ 6:00 PM
4th Quarter
November 30, 2023 @ 6:00 PM
**All Quarterly Meetings will be held at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church**
03/10/2023
The Cherry Giants dominated Negro league baseball in the 1930s! They had their own field in Cherry.
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