Pop-Up Bar At Discovery Place ‘Fishbowl’ Promotes Adult Socializing This Summer

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Discovery Place Science is opening a new aquarium – of sorts – and welcoming adults to serve as its inhabitants. The Fishbowl will be open on select Fridays beginning June 7 at the Tryon Street entrance of the Museum. The pop-up bar experiment invites guests to come and enjoy science-based cocktails as well as hands-on learning experiences centered around, of course, science. “For several years, the Museum has hosted Science on the Rocks events once a month for adults and it has seen great success. But we’ve noticed that many adults want more – more science, more innovation and more

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Dine Out For Kids® June 18 To Help Charlotte Area Communities In Schools

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Communities In Schools of Charlotte-Mecklenburg (CIS) will hold its 20th annual Dine Out For Kids® on Tuesday, June 18.  This community-wide event offers area restaurants and their patrons the opportunity to support public education and students and schools that need additional resources. Participating restaurants (listed below) will donate a portion of the day’s sales on Tuesday, June 18 to Communities In Schools. This year’s event offers more restaurants than ever – 90+ – from which to choose. Visit www.cischarlotte.org for a complete list of participating restaurants. Of the more than 250,000 children in Mecklenburg County, 35% live in need. Communities

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Go Purple and Get Talking for Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month in June

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June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month. The Alzheimer’s Association – Western Carolina Chapter is encouraging people to wear purple to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s and honor those affected by the disease. The organization is also encouraging conversations about Alzheimer’s with a family member or friend who is exhibiting symptoms. A 2018 Alzheimer’s Association survey found a majority of Americans would be concerned about offending a family member (76 percent), or ruining their relationship (69 percent), if they were to approach that person about observed signs of Alzheimer’s. Every 65 seconds someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s disease.  It

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Warby Parker To Open New Store In SouthPark This Summer

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Simon, owner and operator of shopping, dining, entertainment and mixed-use destinations worldwide, announces that Warby Parker will open a new store in SouthPark late this summer. The 1,240 square-foot storefront will open near Center Court next to Fabletics. Warby Parker strives “to offer designer eyewear at a revolutionary price while leading the way for socially conscious businesses.” By circumventing traditional channels, designing glasses in-house and engaging with customers directly, the brand is able to provide higher-quality, better-looking prescription eyewear starting at $95 – a fraction of the going price. “After recently introducing a number of brands usually found online, SouthPark

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National Register Adds 7 North Carolina Historic Places Including 2 in Charlotte Area

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The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources has announced that one district and five individual properties across the state have been added to the National Register of Historic Places. “The addition of these North Carolina listings to the National Register of Historic Places continues to expand our telling of the diverse story of our state’s history, and to acknowledge the important contributions of all North Carolinians,” said Secretary Susi Hamilton, N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. The listing of a property in the National Register places no obligation or restriction on a private owner using private resources

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The Story of Printful – One of the Charlotte Area’s Most Successful Young Companies

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The story behind one of the area’s most successful, local-based companies is an interesting tale in classic business done right. After co-founding a successful social network company in Latvia with his longtime friend, Agris Tamanis, serial entrepreneur Lauris Liberts saw market opportunity again. This time it was in the insatiable consumer appetite for inspirational and motivational quotes. Liberts innovated with a unique spin that tapped the ultra-hot web and startup business community. StartupVitamins was born. As the new venture grew, he reconnected with Tamanis and the duo began doing what they do best: building and growing a leading company. StartupVitamins

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 6 Simple Steps to Defusing Emotional Pain

By Dr. Scott Symington Emotional pain is built into the fabric of life. It shows up in multiple forms: anxiety, loneliness, feeling rejected, overwhelmed by the stresses of life and the list goes on. In the midst of these challenging experiences, we naturally look for ways to change the way we’re feeling—to alleviate the pain. If we don’t have healthy ways of coping with emotional distress, we’re susceptible to relying on things like food, alcohol, shopping and Internet surfing to get the soothing and relief we seek. To protect your wellbeing, it’s important to be equipped with tools and a

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NC Brewers and Music Festival Set For This Weekend At Rural Hill

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Historic Rural Hill presents the North Carolina Brewers and Music Festival May 10 – 11 in rural Huntersville near Charlotte. Tickets are still available at www.ncbrewsmusic.com and will be available day of while supplies last. The NCBMF is one of the best known and most established beer events in the Charlotte area and features all North Carolina Beer, Cider and Wine as well as two stages of world class live music. NCBMF kicks off Friday May 10 with the Friday Night Jam headlined by Donna The Buffalo. On Saturday the Festival gates open at 11:30 AM with Beer Tasting and a

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Charlotte City Manager Presents Proposed Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Based On Key Priorities

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City Manager Marcus D. Jones presented his proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 budget to the Mayor and Charlotte City Council on Monday, highlighting the city’s priorities, values and investments for the upcoming year and beyond. The proposed budget supports strategic initiatives that will prioritize: Well-Managed Government Proposing a budget that aligns with Mayor and City Council priorities, including neighborhood development, transportation and planning, and economic development, and establishing internal work teams to align with those priorities Remaining structurally balanced with a $2.6 billion budget Proposing no property tax increase for the fiscal year, with a revenue neutral rate of 34.81

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‘Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO® Bricks’ Arrives at Discovery Place Science June 1

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Discovery Place Science is building up to a summer of innovation when 20 of the world’s most astonishing skyscrapers – from the Empire State Building in New York to China’s Shanghai Tower– move into the Museum, or at least scale models of them. Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO® Bricks, a traveling exhibition from Sydney Living Museums in Australia and toured internationally by Flying Fish, officially arrives June 1 in Uptown Charlotte. Constructed with breathtaking architectural detail and accuracy by Ryan “The Brickman” McNaught, one of just 14 certified LEGO professionals in the world, the towers are built out of LEGO

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