'They restore joy': Uptown community café changes lives by bringing kindness to its center

'They restore joy': Uptown community café changes lives by bringing kindness to its center

UPTOWN, CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY HOMETOWN) — The skyline of Uptown Charlotte is the center point in a city of change. Underneath it, businesses have come and gone. History has been pushed out to make room for more. We often talk about what was and what we lost, but there’s one place where change signals hope and celebration. “In the kitchen, we always laughing, I was breakdancing the other day—rolling on the floor,” smiled Jeff Elliott. Jeff knows …