Charlotte
Demolition of ‘The Piece’ to begin this month
Charlotte City Council approved a resolution to accept MCS Excavating’s bid of $35,000 to demolish the building (known locally as The Piece) located at 108/110 E. Lawrence Avenue. The former Carriage Cleaners building, which became notorious for a meth lab explosion...
Contested races highlight Nov. 7 election in City of Charlotte
Four seats in total are up for election in Charlotte on Nov. 7. Only two, however, are contested. The race for the District 2 seat currently held by Brad Johnston has seemingly generated the most attention locally. Johnston, who has served on the council for the past...
Elvis is coming back to Charlotte
Last year, top tier impersonator Steve “Elvis” Hunt sold out his show. This year he is returning for a command performance, giving everyone who loves Elvis and his music another chance to see him perform. Mark your calendar for Saturday, Nov. 11; doors open at 5:30...
Charlotte Soup funds two community projects
CanDo! has existed in Charlotte for close to two decades, and still, community members are sometimes unsure of what Charlotte Area Networking for Development and Opportunity is all about. On Wednesday, Oct. 25, CanDo!’s newest event, Charlotte Soup, showed exactly...
Kimmer family enters new era of Halloween fun in Charlotte
For the first time in nearly 30 years, the house on the corner of Lovett and Pleasant streets in Charlotte will not serve as the community’s main Halloween attraction. Dan and Julie Kimmer, who have created elaborate Halloween displays at 333 E. Lovett Street since...
CHS marching band captures first ‘Grand Champion’ title
Charlotte High School marching band members were excitedly celebrating a Class B victory at the 26th Annual Hastings Invitational Saturday, Oct. 7 when excitement turned to shock. The shock came with the announcement that the CHS Band had been named the Invitational’s...
City Council moves one step close to demolishing ‘The Piece’
Charlotte City Council approved the first reading Monday, Oct. 9 of a resolution to accept MCS Excavating’s bid of $35,000 to demolish the building (known locally as The Piece) located at 108/110 E. Lawrence Avenue. The former Carriage Cleaners building, which became...
Slayer Outdoor Products offers unique blinds for hunting season
Slayer Outdoor Products is a new business in Charlotte. Originally located in Standish, Mich. and owned by Harold Woolhiser, the business now resides in the industrial complex on Packard Highway under the ownership of Rob Trowbridge and Tal Gearhart. Trowbridge was a...
School, community spirit soars to new heights with planned fireworks display
There is some debate as to the level of community pride that has existed in the Charlotte community over the course of the last decade or so. What is more difficult to debate, however, is the steady rise in community spirit. Charlotte Public Schools has played a...
A look back at downtown Charlotte’s successful summer
As the leaves increasingly fall and the warm weather soon leaves us, it would be a shame to not take a minute or two to reflect on our summer in downtown Charlotte. Though the summer season always seems a tad abbreviated, our downtown made the most of it in so many...