Nominations are being accepted for the 31st Annual Police Community Relations Awards, sponsored by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Community Relations Committee (CRC). An annual feature of Charlotte’s Law Enforcement Week celebration, the award recognizes officers and work teams from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department for building positive, problem-solving relationships with individual...
Hundreds of area Realtors® are gearing up to help deserving homeowners across Mecklenburg and Iredell counties in the second Annual Realtors® Care Day scheduled for Friday, April 23, 2010, during National Fair Housing Month. The all-day, home-repair initiative is a project of the Housing Opportunity Foundation, the charitable arm...
The Mecklenburg County Health Department’s Fit City Challenge program has launched its second Lose Weight Donate Challenge to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank and its partner agencies. A partnership with Lowe’s Foods, the Lose Weight Donate Challenge is a 12-week program with Lowe’s donating $1 to Second...
Mary Elizabeth Murphy, Managing Director of S.T.A.R. Resources (www.starresources.biz), will be the featured speaker at Women With Know How Elite’s March 16th evening meeting. Murphy will present "RESET Your Buttons for the Woman Business Owner," based on her RESET concept and book, RESET Your Buttons (September 2009, Author House)....
In an effort to bring attention to the impact a simple pair of shoes can have in a child’s life, TOMS Shoes announces its third annual One Day Without Shoes campaign that asks everyone worldwide to go barefoot on April 8th. Barefoot events around the world from Venice to...
Crosland has attracted a new retail concept to Tranquil Court on Selwyn. Clean Catch Fish Market will be joining the mixed-use development on Selwyn Avenue in Myers Park. "We are excited to welcome Clean Catch Fish Market," said Charles Thrift, senior leasing associate for Crosland’s retail division. "Charlotte...
When the doors swing open at My Sister’s House next month, 26 single, homeless women with a burning desire to change their lives will be able to walk through and settle in for a while. At this transitional women’s center, clients can access services that will enable them to...
Mecklenburg County is in the top tier of counties with the highest health outcomes and health factors in North Carolina, according to a new report released today by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The County Health Rankings are the first to...
Karen Premo Photography, a natural light lifestyle photographer for babies, children, high school seniors and families in the Charlotte metro area, has recently opened a boutique studio in Fort Mill to accommodate her growing business. Karen has been photographing her clients in their homes and outdoors for the...
The folks at DMR Architecture (www.dmra.biz) arranged a very special trip to Charlotte’s EpiCentre to help the youngsters at The Boulevard Home Salvation Army’s Boys and Girls Club to explore the mysteries of architecture. Architects from the firm, which designed the EpiCentre, have been meeting with the kids to...