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CHESHIRE, CT – Wayback Burgers will celebrate the first full day of summer by hosting its annual “Free Shake Day” on June 21.
MATTHEWS – The Matthews Police Department has eliminated a suspect from its investigation of more than $8,900 worth of merchandise from three stores.
The Mecklenburg County Health Department inspected these restaurants from June 11 to 17:
CHARLOTTE – The Charlotte Mecklenburg Community Foundation recently granted $518,500 to 25 local nonprofits for projects that focus on children, youth and young adults.
MATTHEWS – Officers with the Matthews Police Department responded to the 1900 block of Windsor Hill Drive at 7:55 a.m. June 18 regarding a report of a man breaking into cars in the parking lot.
[Update (6/21/21): Police have eliminated one of the suspects from the case. We have removed her photo and description from this story.]
MATTHEWS – After a three-year pause, Greater Matthews Habitat for Humanity is accepting applications to purchase a home through its New Homeownership Program on July 7, 8 and 9.
MATTHEWS – Amazon isn’t the only retailer rolling out discounts for Prime Day (June 21 and 22).
CHARLOTTE – N.C. Sen. Jeff Jackson, a candidate for US Senate, held town halls in six counties over the weekend during stops on his 100 in 100 effort. The campaign has held 24 town halls in the last 26 days.
MATTHEWS – The Matthews Police Department is investigating a fatal crash that occurred June 15
MATTHEWS – Some town leaders are not impressed by conceptual designs of Matthews Veterans Memorial Park.
MINT HILL – The Mint Hill Board of Commissioners approved Town Manager Brian Welch's budget recommendation for the 2021-22 fiscal year at $23,682,017.
The Mecklenburg County Health Department inspected these restaurants from June 4 to 10:
MINT HILL – Medhanie Alem Catholic Church of Geez Rite has identified 6.5 acres of residential property off Wilgove-Mint Hill Road for a new location.
CHARLOTTE – The Class of 2021 in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools won scholarships totaling $122.4 million, with a total of 2,548 scholarships offered.
CHARLOTTE – Autobell Car Wash will donate $1 from every sale of its Armor All Special car wash June 14 to 27 to the relief organization, with the goal to raise $10,000.
SALISBURY – The South’s uniquely cherry soda is rewarding people for getting cheery with Cheerwine this summer with ten weeks of uniquely southern prizes.
The Mecklenburg County Health Department inspected these restaurants from May 28 to June 3:
MINT HILL – Principal Ericia Turner reflected on how the Class of 2021 endured through their high school experience, including losing classmate Modesty Shelton to a car crash as sophomores and having school interrupted by COVID-19 as juniors.
MATTHEWS – Salutatorian Amanda Wu thanked the staff at Butler High School during June 4 commencement exercises for working through in-person, remote and hybrid learning models during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A new federal program is helping to pay funeral expenses of people who died from COVID-19. Scammers are using this as a chance to steal personal information from bereaved family members.
As I write this, the Charlotte region is projected to be entering its first “heat wave” week of 2021. This means daily high temperatures will be 90 degrees or more. Coinciding with this, we are entering drought conditions as we’ve not seen a soaking rain for a few weeks with little rain anti…
MATTHEWS – The Matthews Heritage Museum has announced a series of events this summer.
MINT HILL – The Town of Mint Hill will host a series of Family Fun Nights from June to September.
MATTHEWS – The Matthews Police Department is resuming a couple of community programs that had been suspended due to COVID-19 restrictions.
CHARLOTTE — Independence High School Principal David Legrand is tired of hearing the word “unprecedented” when talking about the past 15 months of the pandemic. Still, he said it’s the best way to describe the final leg of the Class of 2021’s high school journey.
MINT HILL – Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has appointed equity specialist Layla Stanley to fill the principal vacancy at Crown Point Elementary School.
MATTHEWS – Principal Sheila Nelson assured Carmel Christian School's 78 graduates May 28 that they will one day tell their grandchildren about their senior year of high school during the COVID-19 pandemic. And while they attended classes on the private school's campus most of the time, they …
MATTHEWS – Classmates will likely remember Aakriti Lakshmanan as Levine Middle College High School's 12th grade valedictorian. Or how she won the Taco Bell Live Mas Scholarship. Or how she went on to attend Stanford University.
MATTHEWS – Memorial Day was even more meaningful this year for Hooks-Orr American Legion Post 235 as members welcomed the community to the new Matthews Veterans Memorial Park.
MINT HILL — Tucked away in the McEwen Shopping Center on Lawyers Road, a stone's throw from Home Styles Gallery, sits a quaint little cafe that’s unassuming and bright. Plants adorn the outside and sunflowers are painted on the windows, beckoning passersby to explore what must be a friendly …
The Mecklenburg County Health Department inspected these restaurants from May 21 to 27:
MATTHEWS — The Goddard School named Brittany Joyner from The Goddard School of Matthews a regional winner of the 2021 Teacher of the Year Awards. Joyner joins 11 other Goddard teachers nationwide who were selected from a record-breaking number of nominations this year. In addition to being n…
MATTHEWS – Matthews Fire & EMS will update its uniforms, patch and the facade of Fire Station 1 as part of a rebranding effort designed to convey a more professional department, according to Chief Rob Kinniburgh.
MATTHEWS – Results from the town's latest citizen survey reveal residents' attitudes toward property tax increases.
MATTHEWS – Bella Tunno is hosting a food drive for National Hunger Awareness Day on June 4 to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank.
MATTHEWS – Staff members with the Matthews Police Department are participating in 100 Black Men of Greater Charlotte mentor training as part of a new partnership between the two organizations.
MATTHEWS – The Matthews Police Department is looking for a driver suspected of shooting out the windows of a another vehicle around lunchtime May 25 on the I-485 Outer Loop.
CHARLOTTE — Vaulted Oak Brewing, a new brewery in the Echo Hills and Oakhurst neighborhoods of East Charlotte, is set to open to the public on June 8.
Communities across southern Mecklenburg and western Union counties are reintroducing popular outdoor summer concerts as COVID-19 restrictions are relaxed. We've listed some of the region's most popular series below.
The Mecklenburg County Health Department inspected these restaurants from May 14 to 20.
MATTHEWS — Next time you step inside Fullwood Market on East John Street, look to your left and you’ll see a familiar red, circular symbol. In its center, there’s a hand holding out a cup of hot coffee, as if offering it to you like a friendly neighbor.
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Transportation’s crews, contractors and volunteers have collected more than six million pounds of litter from roadsides and are on pace to exceed the record for litter collection set in 2019.
MATTHEWS – Covenant Day Athletics honored senior student-athletes Katherine Ashley and Bryson Mace on May 17 with the Most Outstanding Athlete award.
CHARLOTTE – StarMed will continue offering drive-thru COVID-19 vaccinations in Bojangles Coliseum's parking lot through the end of June due to ongoing demand, according to Mecklenburg County.
CHARLOTTE – Bank of America Stadium is making the switch from a natural grass playing surface to synthetic grass in preparation for hosting both the Carolina Panthers and the Charlotte Football Club in 2022.
CHARLOTTE – DJ McFadden has only seen success in his time at Independence High School, and as the Patriots' new head football coach, he’s looking to get the program that he cares so much about back to relevancy.
MATTHEWS — Samm Jones describes her family as athletic, creative and outgoing, but one thing she says they’re not is outdoorsy — they never hike and they don’t go camping. Of course, that all had to change when Samm, Raymont and their daughters, Jada and Jade, got a spot on a reality TV show…
MATTHEWS – When Natisha Rivera-Patrick started as president and CEO of the Greater Matthews Habitat for Humanity, 11 families were on the chapter's waiting list to receive a new home.
MATTHEWS – U.S. Rep. Dan Bishop (N.C.-09) touched base with the Matthews Board of Commissioners during its May 10 meeting. His district stretches from Hoke and Robeson counties to Union and the bottom edge of Mecklenburg.
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