The second-annual Realtors® Care Day, an all-day, home-repair initiative sponsored by the Charlotte Regional Realtor® Association’s Housing Opportunity Foundation on April 23, will pave the road toward a brighter future for 30 deserving homeowners as it literally paves the road for drivers in Union County. Boggs Paving, Inc., a contractor headquartered in Monroe, N.C., is supporting the project and its 650 area Realtor®volunteers by utilizing a recycling method that will be implemented for the first time in North Carolina. The process – post-consumer reclaimed asphalt shingles (PRAS) – removes nails and debris from discarded shingles before grinding them into particles

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Linet, a leading producer of innovative hospital bed technology in Europe with sales in more than 70 countries around the world, is opening its American headquarters in Charlotte, N.C. At a time of impending change for healthcare providers, Linet Americas will expand the availability of its proven, easy-to-use and affordable hospital beds and related products to this new market with a showroom, warehouse and offices, adding over 50 jobs to the Charlotte region over the next three years. “We are excited to make our leading designs available to a market facing intense pressures,” said Colin Bain, president and chief executive

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Easter Seals UCP (United Cerebral Palsy), a nonprofit serving children and adults with disabilities and mental health challenges, is holding its 4th annual Small Miracles Luncheon sponsored by Allegiance Foundation on Wednesday, May 5 at Carmel Country Club. More than 400 people are expected to attend and raise money to support critical programs and services for adults and children with disabilities. Hosted by Debi Faubion Attori, the Small Miracles Luncheon is one of Easter Seals UCP’s signature fundraising events featuring personal testimonials of hope, progress and achievement from adults, children and their families living with special needs. Allison Schweizer –

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Furthering their commitment to providing advanced mouth protection to football athletes across the country, TapouT Mouthguard is pleased to announce their exclusive sponsorship with the Charlotte Football University (FBU). The Charlotte Football University will be held on Friday, April 16 – Sunday April 18 at Wingate University, and provides youth and high school football athletes top-level instruction at every position to apply to their upcoming 2010 football season. The athletes train with top NFL instructors who have privately coached some of the best professional football players such as Tom Brady, Payton Manning and Tony Romo. During the FBU rigorous training

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Prospective students and their families are invited to join Head Teacher Adam Stevens and other faculty for an open house visit to The British American School of Charlotte, including tours and refreshments. Visitors can choose from one of two open houses: Sunday, April 25 from 2 to 4 p.m. or Wednesday, May 5 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. The British American School of Charlotte opened in September, 2004 as the fifth BSA school. The school is located in the Ballantyne community of south Charlotte and welcomes students of both international and American backgrounds from ages 3 to 14. Teachers at

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For the first time since his blockbuster Left Behind Series (63 million copies sold), Tim LaHaye is again writing about The End. LaHaye and co-author Craig Parshall, vp and legal counsel for National Religious Broadcasters, have penned a new novel Edge of Apocalypse, the first installment in “The End Series.” Set in the near future, LaHaye and Parshall weave together current trends, events and a sprinkling of prophecy to chronicle the beginning of the end. The second stop for LaHaye and Parshall in their five-city Edge of Apocalypse book tour is at Joseph-Beth Booksellers at the South Park Mall in

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On April 15, J.H. Gunn Elementary will partner with Parent University and Leadership Charlotte to host its second “Parents Supporting Parents” evening. This event will be held in the school, located at 7400 Harrisburg Road, Charlotte, NC 28215. The event will provide an opportunity for parents to meet and share ideas. This free, interactive workshop – from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. – will be offered in English and Spanish. Workshop topics will include Building Study Skills and Avoiding Homework Headaches, Effective Communication Between Home and School and Technology Tools for Parents. This program is being supported by a team of

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Humpy Wheeler’s GROWING UP NASCAR: Racing’s Most Outrageous Promoter Tells All, an unprecedented peek inside the racing world, is now available in Charlotte-area bookstores and at online retailers. Co-written with Peter Golenbock, one of America’s top sports authors whose bios include Mickey Mantle, Billy Martin and Bobby Allison, the 304-page hardcover, retailing for $25.00, is published by Motorbooks, the world’s leading publisher of motorsports books for enthusiasts. Wheeler’s book can be found in Joseph Beth and Barnes and Noble Charlotte area locations as well as online at amazon.com and booksamillion.com. In 1947, when Humpy was nine years old, he put

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Sixteen local barbeque grilling teams will participate in the 2nd Annual BBQ Cook-Off sponsored by Charlotte Outdoor Creations to benefit the local chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Grilling teams will begin cooking on site at 3645 Pleasant Plains Rd, Matthews Friday night and continue through late afternoon Saturday when judging will be completed. There will be judging in 5 BBQ categories; chicken, ribs, brisket, pork and open grill with first through third place winners being recognized. The open grill will be judged by the public at noon and the winner of that category will receive a Big Green Egg Smoker

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From May 14 – 16 Charlotte’s Belk Theatre presents a 75th anniversary production of George Gershwin’s enduring masterpiece Porgy & Bess. Mounted with the full approval of the Gershwin estate by by veteran opera producer Michael Capasso (General Director of New York’s vibrant Dicapo Opera) in association with Willette Murphy Klausner, Porgy & Bess has been touring the country and receiving singularly high critical praise: Just recently Christopher Hyde of The Portland Press Herald wrote: “So many great sopranos and bass-baritones have sung the title roles that it is little short of amazing that the new road show…could hold the

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