Exactly one year after Helene swamped the River Arts District with lethal floods, librarian Erin Parcels stood on the Craven Street Bridge with a red megaphone.
More than 70 people, old and young, joined her on the bridge’s skinny sidewalk, which overlooks the French Broad River, ready to let it all out.
“So the plan is that we’re going to scream and just let it rip,” Parcels said, beaming. “Let all of your feelings out, everybody. The trauma that we’ve had, the sadness, the joy of coming together.”…