Affordable housing plans on council agenda

Charlotte City Council members on Monday are expected to vote on using $12.4 million in Charlotte’s Housing Trust Fund to build 600 affordable housing units.

The money is the last of the $50 million housing bond voters approved in 2020, the Observer’s Lauren Lindstrom reported last week. They are a mix of senior apartments and those for all ages, as well as for-sale townhouses.

The council will consider seven developments at its meeting. To fund them all, council members will need to approve spending $3 million from the fund that had been set aside for Brookhill Village, which has suffered many setbacks and failed redevelopment efforts.

The council will hold an action review meeting at 5 p.m. Monday, followed by its business meeting at 6 p.m. The meetings will be broadcast on the Government Channel and the city’s Facebook and YouTube pages.

Holy days and school breaks

Holy Week for Christians started Sunday with Palm Sunday, and it continues with Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

For Charlotte’s Jewish community, Friday marks the start of Passover and ends on Saturday, April 23.

Ramadan, the holiest month in the Muslim calendar, began on April 2. Muslims will fast, pray and reflect through May 2.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools are on spring break this week. A teacher workday is scheduled for Monday, April 18, and classes will resume on April 19.

Spring break for Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools will begin with early dismissal on Wednesday. Classes will resume on Monday, April 25.

Knights’ home opener

The Charlotte Knights started their minor league baseball season last week with two wins and a loss at Norfolk as of Thursday night. Three more games against the Tides were scheduled for this weekend.

The Knights return home to open a six-game series against the Memphis Redbirds at Truist Field beginning at 6:35 Tuesday night. Fireworks are planned after the home opener, and again on Friday night.

Charlotte is the Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. Find more about the Knights and minor league baseball in the Carolinas at CharlotteObserver.com/sports. Make sure to vote for your favorite N.C. baseball mascot.

County government

Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners: The board will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday. The meeting can be watched on the Government Channel or online at watch.mecknc.gov.

Charlotte sports

▪ The Hornets are guaranteed at least one postseason game in the NBA play-in tournament. Check CharlotteObserver.com/sports for the latest on who and when they’ll play.

▪ Charlotte FC heads to New England looking for its second victory over the Revolution. The match is set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday on WSOC and Telemundo Charlotte.

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Find more events at CharlotteFive.com:

▪ Explore your funny side with a standup comedy class as Charlotte Comedy Theater begins its six-week course on Monday.

▪ The family-owned Queen Charlotte Fair at the Route 29 Pavilion in Concord offers carnival rides, foods and shows for kids of all ages.

▪ Celebrate the Queen City’s food scene at the first Charlotte StrEATS festival Friday-Saturday.

Don’t Miss

▪ The music and arts festival Charlotte SHOUT! wraps up its 17-day run next Sunday. Visit www.charlotteshout.com for a list of this week’s events.

▪ Shop for antique, handmade, and yes, vintage merchandise at Vintage Charlotte’s Spring Market at Camp North End on Saturday. Info: vintage-charlotte.com.

▪ Grammy Award winner John Mayer brings his “Sob Rock” tour to Spectrum Center on Monday night. Tickets start at $44.

▪ The Harlem Globetrotters and their basketball shenanigans come to Bojangles Coliseum on Friday night. Tickets start at $24.

▪ “Pretty Woman: The Musical” opens its six-day run at the Belk Theater on Tuesday night. Tickets start at $25. Sorry, no Julia Roberts or Richard Gere.

Compiled by Rogelio Aranda