Charlotte Schools asking voters to approve .8 mill increase May 7
placed a $27.75 million bond proposal on the May 7 election ballot. The proposal represents a .8 mill increase for property owners within the Charlotte Public Schools district for a period of 25 years. The proposal is a decrease of $2.1 million from a similar...
Ag sciences, FFA open Charlotte students up to state’s leading industry
Growing up in the City of Charlotte, Lauren Wilson didn’t have much experience with large animals prior to her freshman year at Charlotte High School. Now a senior, Wilson has found her career passion thanks to the agriscience program offered at CHS — becoming a large...
Red Rosie Bakery set to open in downtown Charlotte
Crissta Ames Contributing Writer When Colleen Armitage first moved to Charlotte from a town called Milan, just south of Ann Arbor, she felt a little lost after leaving her job, family, and friends. However, she decided to follow her dreams of opening a bakery and did...
Ball Septic continues on under new ownership
Crissta Ames Contributing Writer For more than 25 years, Ball Septic Tank Service has been servicing Charlotte and the surrounding area septic tanks, both home and commercial. The company was started by Ralph Ball as a side business. According to business manager...
Cut-N-Tease Salon celebrates 10 years in downtown Charlotte
Crissta Ames Contributing Writer Laura Frazier, owner of Cut-N-Tease Salon, had always wanted to be a cosmetologist when she was little. After she went to cosmetology school in her mid-20s, she turned her passion into a business, one that is celebrating its 10th...
Council votes 4-2 to not allow recreational marijuana dispensaries
Crissta Ames Contributing Writer The Charlotte City Council made the decision on Monday to temporarily opt out of allowing recreational marijuana dispensaries in Charlotte. After Prop 1 passed in the 2018 elections, Michigan became the tenth state to legalize...
Windwalker fundraiser takes a look at evolution of Charlotte’s artistic outlet
There are many stories hidden in the walls of Windwalker Underground Gallery in downtown Charlotte. The city’s ‘Wizard of Oz,’ Richard Turbin has been crafting a masterful tale inside the historic building for the past 25-plus years. The building’s transformation is...
Generosity Celebration returns to Charlotte March 21
Generosity is measured in many ways in the Charlotte community. So many in the community give of their time and talents to ensure those in need receive shelter, receive food, or any other number of basic needs. People and organizations are also generous financially,...
Decision to move HGB Urgent Care made with patient convenience in mind
Hayes Green Beach Memorial Hospital’s announcement last week that it would be moving its Urgent Care facility to 616 Meijer Drive in Charlotte was met with some skepticism. Hospital officials, however, say the move was made with patient convenience in mind. “The new...
Charlotte artist makes first foray into book illustration
As an artist, Christine Waugh-Fleischmann relishes the opportunity to put her creativity to the test. Few opportunities, however, have challenged her abilities in the same manner as her recent collaboration with friend, and first time author, Sandra Callis. Christine...