http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp "Original Local News Stories" Fri, 18 May 2012 20:46:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/05/18/join-housewarming-shower-for-new-doves-nest-for-homeless-addicted-women/ http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/05/18/join-housewarming-shower-for-new-doves-nest-for-homeless-addicted-women/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 20:46:49 +0000 admin http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/?p=980 Charlotte Rescue Mission’s new Dove’s Nest for women is getting close to completion and we want to throw a housewarming shower at the new facility this Sunday. The new Dove’s Nest will open its doors to the community for a housewarming shower from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm for light refreshments and tours of the [...]]]> http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/05/18/join-housewarming-shower-for-new-doves-nest-for-homeless-addicted-women/feed/ 0 http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/05/18/cmpd-announces-firearm-by-felon-campaign/ http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/05/18/cmpd-announces-firearm-by-felon-campaign/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 20:43:19 +0000 admin http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/?p=978 The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has launched a program intended to target felons carrying firearms in our community. The program will urge members of the community to call a dedicated phone line and forward anonymous information with the identity and whereabouts of a felon in the possession of a firearm. The anonymous caller will be eligible [...]]]> http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/05/18/cmpd-announces-firearm-by-felon-campaign/feed/ 0 http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/05/18/discovery-place-announces-summer-operating-hours-and-exhibits/ http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/05/18/discovery-place-announces-summer-operating-hours-and-exhibits/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 20:41:19 +0000 admin http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/?p=976 It’s a wild summer at Discovery Place, and extra hours means more time to explore all that the Museum has to offer. Discovery Place’s newest exhibition, National Geographic Crittercam: The World Through Animal Eyes, opens May 26, showcasing the ongoing research of Crittercam, a scientific video- and data-gathering tool safely worn by wild animals. The [...]]]> http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/05/18/discovery-place-announces-summer-operating-hours-and-exhibits/feed/ 0 http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/05/18/county-manager-recommends-sustaining-operations-with-lowest-tax-rate-in-years/ http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/05/18/county-manager-recommends-sustaining-operations-with-lowest-tax-rate-in-years/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 20:35:24 +0000 admin http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/?p=974 Mecklenburg County taxpayers will experience the lowest county tax rate in eight years if the Board of County Commissioners adopts the FY13 budget recommended by County Manager Harry Jones. Under Jones’ funding proposal, the county tax rate would decrease by 2.44 cents to 79.22 cents for every $100 of valued property. As a result, owners [...]]]> http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/05/18/county-manager-recommends-sustaining-operations-with-lowest-tax-rate-in-years/feed/ 0 http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/05/18/foreign-language-opens-gateway-to-global-future-for-cms-students/ http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/05/18/foreign-language-opens-gateway-to-global-future-for-cms-students/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 20:33:50 +0000 admin http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/?p=972 Providence High School has been recently designated as a PASCH Schule for its German studies program. It is the first high school in North Carolina to receive this distinction. The PASCH, which stands for the “Schools: Partners for the Future,” is an initiative of the Federal Foreign Office. The aim of PASCH is to create [...]]]> http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/05/18/foreign-language-opens-gateway-to-global-future-for-cms-students/feed/ 0 http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/05/14/community-blood-center-of-the-carolinas-expands-to-hickory/ http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/05/14/community-blood-center-of-the-carolinas-expands-to-hickory/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 21:43:02 +0000 admin http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/?p=970 The Community Blood Center of the Carolinas (CBCC) today announced the opening of its new donor center in Hickory, marking its fifth location in the region. Located in the Valley Corners Shopping Center at 2217 Hwy 70 SE, the new Hickory Center is open three days per week – Sundays through Tuesdays– with some evening [...]]]> http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/05/14/community-blood-center-of-the-carolinas-expands-to-hickory/feed/ 0 http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/05/11/born-wild-see-natures-babies-at-charlotte-nature-museum-may-19/ http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/05/11/born-wild-see-natures-babies-at-charlotte-nature-museum-may-19/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 20:35:34 +0000 admin http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/?p=968 Mother Nature makes some of the cutest and cuddliest babies around – and she has a large brood! From fuzzy furballs to itsy bitsy and creepy crawly, young wildlife come in all shapes, sizes and colors. Join Charlotte Nature Museum for the May Creature Feature event, Nature’s Babies,Saturday, May 19, from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 [...]]]> http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/05/11/born-wild-see-natures-babies-at-charlotte-nature-museum-may-19/feed/ 0 http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/05/11/peta-picks-speedway-motorsports-for-winners-circle-when-it-comes-to-food/ http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/05/11/peta-picks-speedway-motorsports-for-winners-circle-when-it-comes-to-food/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 20:31:52 +0000 admin http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/?p=966 For providing car-racing fans with delicious and cruelty-free vegan “fuel” at tracks across the country and helping to make sure that they get the green flag from their doctor at their next physical, Speedway Motorsports, which is based at Charlotte Motor Speedway, has won a High Octane Award from PETA. The company will receive a [...]]]> http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/05/11/peta-picks-speedway-motorsports-for-winners-circle-when-it-comes-to-food/feed/ 0 http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/05/11/ninety-tons-of-metal-from-abandoned-mill-at-reventure-park-to-be-recycled-reused/ http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/05/11/ninety-tons-of-metal-from-abandoned-mill-at-reventure-park-to-be-recycled-reused/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 20:30:49 +0000 admin http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/?p=964 An ambitious recycling initiative is now underway at ReVenture Park in Charlotte. Crews are pulling out 180,000 pounds of metal – including stainless steel and copper – from this once abandoned textile dye manufacturing facility. Instead of going to waste, these metals will be put back to use in traditional and non-traditional ways – all [...]]]> http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/05/11/ninety-tons-of-metal-from-abandoned-mill-at-reventure-park-to-be-recycled-reused/feed/ 0 http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/05/11/proposed-charlotte-budget-focuses-on-investments-for-citys-future-and-property-tax-increase/ http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/05/11/proposed-charlotte-budget-focuses-on-investments-for-citys-future-and-property-tax-increase/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 20:25:42 +0000 admin http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/?p=962 Charlotte City Manager Curt Walton has presented to the Mayor and City Council his budget recommendations for Fiscal Year 2013 and for the City’s five-year Capital Investment Plan. His proposal includes a total $1.97 billion FY2013 budget that maintains core operating needs and invests in capital projects necessary for a growing community. In 2011, Charlotte [...]]]> http://www.charlotteareanews.com/wp/2012/05/11/proposed-charlotte-budget-focuses-on-investments-for-citys-future-and-property-tax-increase/feed/ 0