http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp "Original Local News Stories" Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:28:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/02/02/local-race-team-seeks-to-showcase-americas-support-for-israel-on-the-track/ http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/02/02/local-race-team-seeks-to-showcase-americas-support-for-israel-on-the-track/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:28:08 +0000 admin http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/?p=682 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 [...]]]> http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/02/02/local-race-team-seeks-to-showcase-americas-support-for-israel-on-the-track/feed/ 0 http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/02/02/hendrick-automotive-group-acquires-its-first-charlotte-area-chrysler-dodge-jeep-ram-dealership/ http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/02/02/hendrick-automotive-group-acquires-its-first-charlotte-area-chrysler-dodge-jeep-ram-dealership/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:26:43 +0000 admin http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/?p=680 Hendrick Automotive Group finalized its acquisition of Tim Marburger Dodge Chrysler Jeep this week. The dealership, located at 287 Concord Parkway, has been renamed Hendrick Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Concord. The store will be Hendrick Automotive Group’s first Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram location serving its home market of Charlotte. “We’re thrilled to now offer [...]]]> http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/02/02/hendrick-automotive-group-acquires-its-first-charlotte-area-chrysler-dodge-jeep-ram-dealership/feed/ 0 http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/02/02/ageless-grace-anti-aging-fitness-program-comes-to-charlotte-area/ http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/02/02/ageless-grace-anti-aging-fitness-program-comes-to-charlotte-area/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:16:58 +0000 admin http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/?p=678 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 [...]]]> http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/02/02/ageless-grace-anti-aging-fitness-program-comes-to-charlotte-area/feed/ 0 http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/02/02/asu-lab-in-kannapolis-recruiting-runners-for-paid-study/ http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/02/02/asu-lab-in-kannapolis-recruiting-runners-for-paid-study/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:14:28 +0000 admin http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/?p=676 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 [...]]]> http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/02/02/asu-lab-in-kannapolis-recruiting-runners-for-paid-study/feed/ 0 http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/02/02/william-shatners-one-man-show-beams-into-charlotte/ http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/02/02/william-shatners-one-man-show-beams-into-charlotte/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:12:48 +0000 admin http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/?p=674 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 [...]]]> http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/02/02/william-shatners-one-man-show-beams-into-charlotte/feed/ 0 http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/02/01/672/ http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/02/01/672/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:05:00 +0000 admin http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/?p=672 Bank of America today announces the 2012 Museums on Us® roster featuring many of the most renowned arts, culture and educational institutions across the United States, from Miami, Fla., to Anchorage, Alaska. Museums on Us offers Bank of America and Merrill Lynch debit and credit cardholders free admission to more than 150 of the nation’s [...]]]> http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/02/01/672/feed/ 0 http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/02/01/park-and-rec-mentoring-program-to-provide-valuable-work-experience-for-local-youth/ http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/02/01/park-and-rec-mentoring-program-to-provide-valuable-work-experience-for-local-youth/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:56:50 +0000 admin http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/?p=670 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 – [...]]]> http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/02/01/park-and-rec-mentoring-program-to-provide-valuable-work-experience-for-local-youth/feed/ 0 http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/02/01/davidson-professor-leads-study-documenting-python-damage-to-native-species-in-everglades/ http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/02/01/davidson-professor-leads-study-documenting-python-damage-to-native-species-in-everglades/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:55:32 +0000 admin http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/?p=668 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 [...]]]> http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/02/01/davidson-professor-leads-study-documenting-python-damage-to-native-species-in-everglades/feed/ 0 http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/02/01/charlotte-entrepreneur-bill-griffin-to-run-for-mecklenburg-county-commission-district-5-seat/ http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/02/01/charlotte-entrepreneur-bill-griffin-to-run-for-mecklenburg-county-commission-district-5-seat/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:43:32 +0000 admin http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/?p=666 Longtime Charlotte business owner William “Bill” Griffin has announced that he will run for the Mecklenburg County Commission District 5 Seat. “I would like to join the Mecklenburg County Commission to bring stability to the Board,” said Griffin who owns Griffin Home Health Care. “I am deeply committed to the citizens of Mecklenburg County and [...]]]> http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/02/01/charlotte-entrepreneur-bill-griffin-to-run-for-mecklenburg-county-commission-district-5-seat/feed/ 0 http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/01/28/the-dry-grass-of-august-tells-story-of-charlottes-1950s-past/ http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/01/28/the-dry-grass-of-august-tells-story-of-charlottes-1950s-past/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:04:45 +0000 admin http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/?p=664 “The Dry Grass Of August” by Anna Jean Mayhew Reviewed by Jessica Stafford Charlotte 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 [...]]]> http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/01/28/the-dry-grass-of-august-tells-story-of-charlottes-1950s-past/feed/ 0