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Charlotte Area News Stories From Local SourcesCharlotte Area News StoriesOriginal stories for our readers  A newly-formed local race team hopes to bring a unique message to NASCAR, beginning with the Daytona 500 later this month.Charlotte-based America Israel Racing (AIR) was created to raise awareness of the importance of America supporting Israel through a unique and very public forum ? the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. AIR will team with Robinson-Blakeney Racing of Monroe to place a car in the Click on the article headline to see the full content on our news blog.   The Fort Mill YMCA, 857 Promenade Walk, is hosting a variety of Ageless Grace® classes and educational programs March 2-4, 2012, facilitated by the creator and founder, Denise Medved (in photo). This innovative movement program is ideal for baby boomers, seniors, children and those with physical limitations. There will be several 30- minute public classes, a 4-hour Personal Practice Seminar Click on the article headline to see the full content on our news blog.   The Appalachian State University (ASU) Human Performance Lab at the North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC) in Kannapolis is recruiting 18 to 55 year-old males and females for a running study to be conducted at the end of February.The study will test the effectiveness of a 17-day course of the supplement Nutrasorb, a soy protein powder enriched with polyphenols, to counter inflammation, Click on the article headline to see the full content on our news blog.   Television and movie legend William Shatner will bring his one man show SHATNER'S WORLD: WE JUST LIVE IN IT (www.shatnersworld.com) to the Belk Theatre in Charlotte, NC on April 17. Tickets go on sale February 3rd at 10:00 a.m. The show will play a three week run at Broadway's Music Box Theatre from February 14 - March 4.Tickets can be purchased at the Belk Theatre box office or at Click on the article headline to see the full content on our news blog.   Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department will hold an orientation for youth participating in the inaugural Recreation Employment Corps Mentor / Mentee program on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 6:30 p.m. ? 8:30 p.m., at the Bette Rae Thomas Recreation Center, 2921 Tuckaseegee Road.Recreation Employment Corps is a program designed to provide teens, ages 14 ? 17, with the opportunity to gain Click on the article headline to see the full content on our news blog.   Precipitous declines in formerly common mammals in Everglades National Park have been linked to the presence of invasive Burmese pythons, according to a study by Davidson Associate Professor of Biology Michael Dorcas and colleagues published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.The study, the first to document the ecological impacts of this invasive species, strongly Click on the article headline to see the full content on our news blog.   The earliest floor cloths, called oil cloths, trace back to 14th century France, where they were used as wall hangings and table covers. Floor cloths became popular in England as floor coverings and were considered elegant. They were imported from Europe to America as early as the late 17th century. George Washington listed one in his financial disclosure report in 1796. By the mid 18th Click on the article headline to see the full content on our news blog.   A collaborative effort between Johnson C. Smith University and Charlotte School of Law will enable students to attend three years at Johnson C. Smith University and three years at Charlotte School of Law to earn a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree and a Juris Doctor degree. The 3+3 program has been approved by the Southern Associations of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to begin in Click on the article headline to see the full content on our news blog.   Easter Seals UCP, a leading provider of services for people managing disabilities and mental health challenges, has just launched an Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT) to serve adult mental health needs in Mecklenburg County. This is the nonprofits first adult mental health service for Mecklenburg County, but marks their 14th ACTT team in North Carolina allowing the organization to Click on the article headline to see the full content on our news blog.   "The Dry Grass Of August" by Anna Jean MayhewReviewed by Jessica StaffordCharlotte Area News Book Editor"The Dry Grass of August" takes us back to a time in our very own Charlotte and explores the complicated relationship between blacks and whites on the eve of Brown vs. Board of Education. It is an honest look at the feelings of people involved from all perspectives.Charlotte author Anna Jean Click on the article headline to see the full content on our news blog.   Before going through a drive through for lunch again, consider a gourmet lunch that will make your taste buds burst but not your budget. At The Artisan Restaurant, a student- run restaurant at The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of Charlotte, you can savor lunches created and prepared by culinary students whose sights are set on culinary perfection. Tasty entrees range Click on the article headline to see the full content on our news blog.   Abigale Corrigan has a resume that stretches a mile long. It reads as if she has been in the "industry" for years, yet the Northwest School of the Arts student is only 13 years old. This Sunday, Jan. 29, at 9 p.m., Abigale "Abby" will star in the Hallmark Premiere "A Smile as Big as the Moon" on ABC.The movie, which stars Sex & the City character, John Corbett, is based on the memoir by Click on the article headline to see the full content on our news blog.   Davidson College will host the Rev. Dr. Barbara Brown Taylor as its 2012 Staley Distinguished Christian Lecturer on Tuesday, February 7. Her talk is titled "Learning to Walk in the Dark: The Ancient Way of Unknowing," and will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Duke Family Performance Hall. The event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required.Dr. Taylor is the Butman Professor of Click on the article headline to see the full content on our news blog.   Walmart has announced it is expanding its Race Time 2012 program to give fans more accessibility to discounted race tickets, driver appearances and fan events at stores, a greater selection of authentic NASCAR merchandise and a special sponsorship of Bill Elliott at the Coke Zero 400.Walmart's Race Time program, launched last year as the largest retail promotion in NASCAR history, gives fans Click on the article headline to see the full content on our news blog.   Mecklenburg County families interested in placing their child in a Pre- Kindergarten program can come to an information session to learn about Charlotte-Mecklenburg NC Pre-K, a child-centered, literacy-based program. The program is open to children in Mecklenburg County who will be age 4 on or before Aug. 31, 2012. Participants will learn of locations and program requirements. They'll also Click on the article headline to see the full content on our news blog.   Nominations are being sought for the 33rd annual Police Community Relations Awards sponsored by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Community Relations. The award recognizes officers and work teams from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department who have made outstanding contributions to the improvement of police community relations in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area.Officers will be judged on their Click on the article headline to see the full content on our news blog.   In honor of American Heart Month, Showmars will offer two special promotions during the first two weeks of February to help spread women's heart-health awareness and raise funds for the American Heart Association.Beginning Monday, January 30, continuing through Friday, February 10, Showmars will donate $1 from every large Greek Salad sold in each of its restaurants to the American Heart Click on the article headline to see the full content on our news blog.   Queens University of Charlotte and The Ivey® , the adult day care center in Charlotte's Southpark area, invite caregivers to "Caring for the Elderly," a series of programs that will provide valuable information and training for family members and other caregivers of aging loved ones. This collaboration was inspired by the growing number of adults in the Charlotte community who care for aging Click on the article headline to see the full content on our news blog.   Dance from North Carolina Dance Theatre and fashion from Neiman Marcus unite for the fifth annual Runway for the Ballet on Saturday, February 11. Runway for the Ballet is presented by Carolinas Medical Center and Shumaker, Loop and Kendrick, LLC.Runway for the Ballet takes place in the intimate performance venue, The Patricia McBride & Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux Center for Dance on North Tryon Click on the article headline to see the full content on our news blog.   Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Homicide Unit are conducting a death investigation at 2325 Toomey Avenue in the Central Division. The call for service was reported at 3:58 p.m., on Thursday, January 19, 2012. The victim has yet to be positively identified; pending family notification, his name will be released.Central Division officers responded to Al's Mini Mart Click on the article headline to see the full content on our news blog.  |
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