CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A North Carolina retiree is on a new mission to rescue perfectly good food that would otherwise be tossed out to feed people who need it most.
Larry Toppman is a part-time opera singer and a retired arts and entertainment critic.
Several years ago, the 71-year-old put down the pen and picked up a few volunteer shifts a week as a hunger hero of sorts: delivering surplus meals from restaurants and professional kitchens…