Charlotte
Charlotte unveils new community brand
The billboards unveiled on State Street Tuesday, April 24 are just the first step for Charlotte’s new community brand. Developed over the course of the past two years through a collaborative effort between CanDo! and CharlotteRising — with input from a number of other...
School District makes case for recreation coordinator position
For the past year, a group of concerned community members has been meeting to devise a plan to address what they felt were shortcomings in recreation programs offered to Charlotte youth and its effect on athletics at the high school level. Monday, April 23, members of...
Spinsanity Flow Down to expose greater-Charlotte to ‘flow arts’
Watch Natalie VanHaitsma perform with a hoop in her hand and you can see the pure joy on her face. Since becoming a “flow artist” in 2016, she has found the freedom of her movement and the synchronization of the hoop to be a meditating experience. She started slowly,...
Chamber of Commerce introduces a refreshed festival to celebrate Charlotte
The Chamber of Commerce has teamed-up with CanDo!, Courthouse Square and the City of Charlotte to re-imagine a broader, more regional future of the “Celebrate Charlotte” festival. “What began as a small gathering of locals at Bennett Park has grown into one of the...
Facelift nearly complete, 119 S. Cochran ready for new occupant
His building briefly without a tenant, Darrell Vanderstelt, co-owner of Dutch Bros. Development Group, took stock of his property at 119 S. Cochran Avenue this past winter and was shocked at what he found. The brick that made up the front façade of the building was...
Charlotte prepared to roll out new community brand
After two years of research, discussion, design and preparation, Charlotte community leaders are prepared to unveil a new community brand that is authentically Charlotte — traditional, timeless, and optimistic. The community brand, which was developed by Redhead...
Charlotte family seeks help in overcoming rare leg disease
Gavin Miller was excited to learn how to play hockey, developing a passion for the game as a youngster that he shared with his mother, Karen. He joined a program in the area when he was just 4 years old. Being out on the ice was fun, but Gavin soon realized skating...
Church of Christ ready for community to plant ‘Garden of Feeden’
Charlotte Church of Christ has been very intentional the last few years in its efforts to make outreach into the community. This spring, the congregation is taking another new approach to getting to know their neighbors while at the same time doing something to help...
Budding Americana singer/ songwriter to perform in Charlotte
On the evening of Saturday, April 21, Americana singer/songwriter Charly Markwart will bring her brand of original music to the stage of Windwalker Underground Gallery in downtown Charlotte. A native of Charlotte, Markwart is an emerging artist in the Americana genre....
Sunset Acres Bakery to celebrate 1st year of business with open house
At the intersection of Vermontville Highway and Chester Road is a small bakery. The building is simple, surrounded by fields and an Amish farm next door. Henry and Edna Mae Detweiler, a modest couple with two small children, own the farm and the bakery. Inside the...