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On Sat., June 26 two media-centric events are coming your way. First Pura Vida Worldly Art presents the three-hour workshop 25 Steps to Better Writing, taught by Creative Loafing Editor-in Chief Carlton Hargro. ($30. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Pura Vida, 1521 Central Ave. 704-335-8587. www.puravidaart.com.) Then, Hargro will appear as a panelist at the Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists’ Accessing the Media Workshop, where the community can learn about the inner workings of local news agencies. (Free. 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Sugar Creek branch of the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, 4045 N. Tryon St., Suite A. www.caabj.com.)