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Flu Season Is Here – Mecklenburg County Offers Flu Shots And More

While there is no official start date, flu season usually begins in the fall (October) and ends in late spring (May). Here is more information about the flu and how to prevent it:  Protect yourself against the flu virus. A flu shot is the best protection against the flu virus. Flu shots are recommended for everyone six months and older especially pregnant women, people with other chronic diseases, and adults over 65.  Practice good hygiene. In addition to getting the flu shot, be extra diligent about handwashing and cover your cough.  Know the symptoms. Flu symptoms often come on suddenly

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New Verizon Store Opens on Independence Blvd. Near Idlewild Intersection in Charlotte

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A new Verizon Wireless store opens Thursday, Sept. 19 in Charlotte on Independence Blvd., offering the latest in wireless products and services. The new store is located at 4044 Connection Point Blvd., Suite A, by the ALDI, and near the intersection of E. Independence Blvd. and Idlewild Rd. The store is owned and operated by Victra, a leading authorized retailer of wireless products and services for Verizon Wireless. “Victra is recognized by Verizon for its award-winning customer service experience,” said a company spokesperson.  The Independence Blvd. store, like all of the more than 1,500 Victra stores across the country, offers a comprehensive mix of

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Festival In The Park Offers Weekend of Fun Sept. 20-22 At Charlotte’s Freedom Park

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Since the fall of 1964, Festival in the Park has brought Charlotteans from all walks of life together to enjoy arts, crafts, music and family entertainment, with the mission of bringing the community together by celebrating the arts. This year thousands are expected to flock to Freedom Park Sept. 20-22 for food, fun and festivities. The scents of a variety of food fill the air, as small children with painted faces happily produce their first art work. Others find the many talented artists who can create an original work of art to grace their home or to give as the

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American Red Cross Offers Tips On Emergency Kit And Plans For Hurricane Season

As hurricane season ramps up with Hurricane Dorian, the American Red Cross is helping families in the Carolinas get prepared. Here are some tips for you and your family. Build a kit – Build an easy-to-carry emergency preparedness kit that you can use at home or take with you if you have to evacuate. Include items such as water, non-perishable food, a flashlight and extra batteries, a battery-powered radio, first aid kit and medications. Make a plan – Talk with members of your household about what to do during emergencies. Plan what to do in case everyone is separated and

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McDonald’s Adds DoorDash as McDelivery Partner in Charlotte

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McDonald’s customers in Charlotte will now have more options to enjoy World Famous Fries, Quarter Pounders and other menu favorites from the comfort of their homes or offices. McDelivery with DoorDash, the nation’s largest on-demand destination for door-to-door delivery, is now expanding to thousands of McDonald’s restaurants across the country. McDelivery will now be available in more than 10,000 restaurants across all 50 states.  Customers will be able to place their McDonald’s orders through the DoorDash mobile app or on www.DoorDash.com. McDonald’s is also a part of DashPass, DoorDash’s nationwide subscription program. For $9.99 a month, DashPass offers its members unlimited $0 delivery fees on orders $12 dollars

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Charlotte-Based SnapTask Enhances Smartphone App To Help You Get Tasks Done

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Since its launch at the beginning of the year, the Charlotte-based SnapTask smartphone app (available at the Apple Store and Google Play), has amassed over 1,500 workers (and growing daily), qualified in any of its 22 categories. Now, Charlotteans can check off their to-do lists in a snap, and getting hired to earn a competitive compensation is easier than ever. “SnapTask is a convenient mobile marketplace for people and businesses to outsource jobs to a nearby peer-reviewed and -rated community of skilled workers ready to complete any task. Every SnapTasker goes through our three-step verification process to ensure they meet

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The Most Important Ways to Minimize Anxiety Cost You Only Your Time

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By Jill Sylvester, LMHC None of us may be able to anxiety-proof our lives, but by placing a premium on our mental health, we will prosper. Some of the best ways to cope with anxiety occur even before we get out of bed. Here are a few simple steps I recommend taking each day to keep anxiety at bay: Become the Designer of Your Day If we are willing to set our alarms a little earlier — even five minutes earlier than usual — and dedicate time to just setting an intention for our day, we can become the director

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New Charlotte Publisher Offers “Lost” and Rediscovered Detective Thrillers from the 1800s

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Dark Lantern Tales is publishing rare, very early detective fiction as part of its “Brilliant New Editions” series. “Mystery and crime fiction fans, and especially historical fiction readers, will find these novels fascinating, exciting, and very different from modern crime fiction,” explains Publisher Mark Williams. He adds, “Dark Lantern Tales novels are not modern historical fiction that imagine life in that era, but are popular thrillers written in the 1800s for everyday working people of the 1800s to enjoy. The language is different, the settings are a contrast between extreme wealth and gritty urban life, and the criminals are ruthless.”

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How Eliel Morrel Recovered from Cancer and Discovered ‘A Fresh Chapter’

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At the end of 2014, before moving to Charlotte, Eliel Morell went to his doctor for some pain that he suspected was the result of heavy lifting—but the diagnosis carried far more weight. Morrel had testicular cancer, and doctors urged him to have surgery right away. “I hadn’t done any research or even talked about testicular cancer, so I learned a lot, obviously, while I was going through it,” said Morrel, who also endured several treatments of chemotherapy that caused a high fever and sent him to the hospital for a week. “It prompted me to think there’s not enough

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