Belk Selects 4 Young Women As Southern Designer Showcase Winners

Belk has selected four winners of its 2016 Southern Designer Showcase, an annual competition dedicated to finding new talent who will contribute to Modern. Southern. Style. Selected from a group of 18 finalists, the winners were announced during an event at Belk’s corporate headquarters following the finalist presentations to showcase their work. The following winners will have their collections sold in select Belk stores and on belk.com next spring:

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Concord Mills Reveals Top Four Accessory Trends For Spring 

Warmer weather is here stay, which means it’s time to wave goodbye to winter wear and reimagine those wardrobes for spring! To help savvy shoppers update their season staples with the latest looks from runway shows to celebrity icons, style experts from Concord Mills have released four accessory must-haves to take any outfit to the next level. From brightening an ensemble with metallics to adding a floral flair with patterned sandals, Concord Mills has fashion-forward advice for shoppers of all ages to liven up their accessories arsenal this season.

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Charlotte Area Home Sales Up 3.1% In April

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The Charlotte Regional Realtor® Association reports that CarolinaMLS April home sales rose 3.1 percent, with 3,613 properties sold in April 2016 compared to 3,503 properties sold in April 2015.  Sales are up 11 percent compared to March 2016. The average sales price ($251,284) increased 5.9 percent compared to the average sales price in April 2015 ($237,222).  The median sales price ($202,000) increased 6.3 percent compared to the median sales price in April 2015 ($190,000). The average list price in April 2016 ($325,408) increased 11 percent compared to April  2015 ($293,228), bringing the percent of original list price received measure to 96.3 percent,

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Instacart Launches One-Hour Grocery Delivery Service in Charlotte, N.C.

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Instacart (www.Instacart.com), the fast-growing retail delivery service whose personal shoppers hand pick and deliver items from trusted local stores, announced today its first expansion into North Carolina.  As of today, Charlotte, N.C.  residents can order from Whole Foods Market, Food Lion, Harris Teeter Supermarket, Costco, BJ’s Wholesale Club and Publix, and have their groceries delivered straight to their doorsteps in as little as one hour. Originally launched in San Francisco and since expanded to 21 metropolitan areas, Instacart has fundamentally changed the traditional delivery space by connecting customers with personal shoppers who shop for and deliver grocery and beverage orders

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CVS Selects Charlotte For New CVS Express Curbside Pickup

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CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) has announced the launch of CVS Express in Charlotte, one of the first cities in the nation to have this new service. As part of its commitment to bring digital innovation to its customers, CVS Pharmacy has introduced CVS Express, a curbside pickup service available to shoppers through the CVS Pharmacy App. CVS Express is designed to create a fast, seamless shopping experience for consumers from mobile device to physical store. The service is currently available in select markets, including California, North Carolina and Georgia. CVS Express is applicable to most front store items, with the exception

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Knight Cities Challenge Awards $5 Million for Ideas to Make Charlotte More Successful

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The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation today announced that 37 innovative projects will share $5 million as winners of the Knight Cities Challenge. Each of the ideas centers on helping cities attract and keep talented people, expand economic opportunities and create a culture of civic engagement. The challenge attracted more than 4,500 ideas to make the 26 communities where Knight invests more vibrant places to live and work. It asked innovators of all kinds to answer the question: What’s your best idea to make cities more successful? 3 projects in Charlotte are receiving portions of the $5 million pool. The

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Concord Mills Unveils Plans for Major Interior Transformation

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Simon (NYSE:SPG), a global leader in retail real estate, announced April 6 that it will implement a dramatic interior makeover to Concord Mills, North Carolina’s largest family destination for value retail shopping, dining and entertainment. Home to more than 200 stores, Concord Mills has a reputation for providing an idyllic mix of sought-after brands, in addition to family-friendly restaurants and entertainment. With the planned interior transformation, Concord Mills will provide a more enhanced shopping experience for the entire family. Scheduled to begin in May with an early 2017 completion, the improvements will create a brighter, more inviting atmosphere inside the center.

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Fire Chief and City Manager Issue Statements Regarding Release of Confidential Memo

Please see the below statements from Fire Chief Jon Hannan and City Manager Ron Carlee.    Statement from Fire Chief Jon Hannan I am very proud to have had the opportunity to serve the City of Charlotte and Charlotte Fire Department for the past 37 years, and humbled by being permitted to serve as the Fire Chief for the past 8 years.  During that period I’ve been privileged to work with what I believe to be the finest fire department in the world, with many wonderful colleagues and friends, and with the support of Charlotte’s City Manager and its City

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Some 600 Realtor® Volunteers Serve Area In Realtors® Care Day

Some 600 Realtors® – armed with muscle power and enthusiasm – will be out in force across Mecklenburg and Iredell counties on Friday, April 22 in a multi-pronged volunteer effort to help individual homeowners with critical exterior repairs, lead the initial phase of a neighborhood rehab blitz, refurbish a community garden, and provide much-needed repairs for a local soup kitchen. A group of more than 150 Realtors® will zero in on Druid Hills, while an army of close to 500 other Realtors® will spread out across the region to help 10 deserving homeowners with home repairs and/or adaptive safety modifications.

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Charlotte Clergy Stand Against HB2, Vow To Overturn Law

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An interfaith coalition of 68 Charlotte-Mecklenburg area clergy members is committed to overturning HB2. “We are morally outraged about this rarely used political maneuver by the State Senate and House to bypass the will of Charlotte’s City Council; however, we are even more disturbed about the fact that this effort denies entire segments of the population their due protections as citizens. We pledge our commitment to stand against HB2 and to see it overturned. Therefore, on Tuesday the Charlotte Clergy Coalition for Justice will pledge our commitment and resources to overturning this egregious act of injustice. We refuse to allow the actions of a few politicians

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