Comments for South Charlotte Weekly

Comment on Providence choir aiming high by mbraymond

mbraymond — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:45:15 +0000

What a great program! Good luck Providence!

Comment on Prep launches inaugural book drive for Charlotte kids by Ed Rosenblatt

Ed Rosenblatt — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:18:07 +0000

For more information about Promising Pages, including where you can drop off books, please visit http://www.promisingpages.com.

Comment on Republicans look to reshape county board through at-large seats by Elect Wayne Powers

Elect Wayne Powers — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:17:18 +0000

There’s an obvious error in the transcription of Mr. Powers’ telephone interview with South Charlotte Weekly:
“Assess,” Reassess,” etc. were incorrectly transcribed as “Access,” Reaccess,” etc.

And here’s an update: The Powers campaign website is now up and running with bio info, news updates and more: http://www.ElectWaynePowers.com.

Mr. Powers can now be reached at: wayne@ElectWaynePowers.com

Thank you.

Comment on Struggling for the spotlight in Meck Co. at-large race by mgustafs

mgustafs — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 02:57:35 +0000

Want to learn more about the race for County Commissioner at Large? Come meet candidate Marc Gustafson at the Big View Diner on Saturday March 24 from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. He’ll be talking about issues facing South Charlotte. For more information, please visit:

http://www.marcformeck.com/2/campaign_stop_ballantyne

Comment on Sports Shorts for March 16 by kvsmith95

kvsmith95 — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:37:38 +0000

How about the AK Men’s and Women’s track and field teams? Two time defending conference champs and the girls are represented by a few of the top distance runners and sprinters in the state. They’ve started of blazing with a 2-0 start and are only getting better.

Proof: http://nc.milesplit.com/rankings/2012/outdoor/hs/f

Comment on 55 pounds of pot taken from home near Huntingtowne Farms by HFNWatch

HFNWatch — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 02:08:55 +0000

Watercrest Road is in Starmount, which is not connected to Huntingtowne Farms.

Editor’s note: Huntingtowne Farms was mentioned in this article as a way to inform local residents of something happening in their area, as it is the closest neighborhood to the incident that South Charlotte Weekly delivers to. The incident did not occur in, nor is it connected to, Huntingtowne Farms.

Comment on Roads around Myers Park High getting resurfaced by Gene

Gene — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:25:14 +0000

I sure hope the city cuts quite a few random unannounced core samples & tests them thouroughly. Just sayin.

Comment on Roundabout bad for Community House by jwilli25

jwilli25 — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:48:03 +0000

Agree with ScottRAB, roundabouts reduce delay. I live very close to this intersection and drive through it numerous times a day and I cannot wait for this roundabout to be completed. Apparently a large percentage of residents here don’t understand how a 3-way stop works, because AT LEAST 2-3 times a week I see people completely blow through their stop signs, it is ridiculous. This roundabout is a very welcome change!!!

Comment on Parents looking to help Olde Providence kids play by Hermes

Hermes — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:46:07 +0000

Minor correction, the playset shown is about 20 years old.
The school is 40+ years old.
Ms. Furr is one of the most dedicated teachers you could ever meet.
Website is http://www.opesfoundation.org

Comment on Roundabout bad for Community House by ScottRAB

ScottRAB — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:02:44 +0000

Modern roundabouts reduce delay. Slowing down to interact with other motorist is much better than coming to a complete stop. I think your fears are unfounded. iihs.org has a faq sheet on modern roundabouts. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov has a video about modern roundabouts that is mostly accurate (http://tinyurl.com/3hjrqus ).