Congresswoman Alma S. Adams today (August 17) announced $100 million in federal funding for the Blue Line Extension Project in Charlotte. The grant was allocated through the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and is continued funding for the construction of the 9.4 mile LYNX Blue Line Extension project. “This $100 million FTA grant for the Charlotte Blue Line Extension project is a major win for the Charlotte community,” said Congresswoman Adams. “Continuing to expand rail service in Charlotte will connect our rapidly expanding communities and businesses. Not only will this expansion boost our local economy, but it will protect our environment by reducing the

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Charlotte Pride is celebrating another year of success and growth for their iconic annual Uptown event held Aug. 15-16. Initial crowd estimates peg attendance at 115,000-120,000 visitors over the course of the weekend; final attendance and other figures will be compiled in the next two weeks The PNC Bank Festival Zone was extended one block this year, running the full length of S. Tryon St. from Trade St. to Stonewall St. Festival attractions included the Time Warner Cable VIP Lounge and two full days of entertainment on the Wells Fargo Stage, where headliners Estelle performed Saturday evening and Billy Gilman on Sunday. The Bank of America Charlotte

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SouthPark, the largest shopping mall between Atlanta and Washington, D.C., will soon welcome an array of new stores and dining options to its ever-growing list of brands. Brahmin, Disney Store, Victoria’s Secret PINK, Le Vian by Jared, and Five Guys will open this fall, in addition to Sloan boutique at The Village at SouthPark. Brahmin is an American luxury brand that is a meticulous marriage of ingenious design and magnetic beauty. Brahmin creates exquisite handbags and accessories from the most premium leathers and materials. From start to finish, it takes two dozen skilled artisans over 100 steps to make each

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 Fox & Hound in Huntersville is teaming up with Charlotte Bridge Home to support Charlotte-area Veterans returning to the civilian world after deployment.  Fox & Hound, located at 8711 Lindholm Drive, will host a celebration to benefit the Charlotte Bridge Home on Thursday, August 27, 2015. From 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. party guests are invited to enjoy a complimentary sampling of Fox & Hound’s signature dishes such as the Black Forest, Olympian Hummus and Slow Roasted Baby Back Ribs along with military-themed trivia.  $2 Blackened Fish and Ranchero Chicken Tacos will be served until 7 p.m. and $4.50 House

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On June 15, seven Boy Scouts from Chapel Hill embarked on an epic bike journey from the Pacific seaside town of Florence, Oregon. Their destination, 66 days and 3,900 miles over the horizon, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. Their mission, to honor a schoolmate they lost to cancer and to raise awareness and funds for teen cancer programs. The extreme cyclists, high school students in Chapel Hill, have now traveled almost 3,000 miles, successfully navigating the Cascades and Rockies, crossing the Continental Divide, descending into the Great Plains. Ahead, the Appalachian Mountains roll into North Carolina’s Piedmont and the coast, the

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During a recent quarterly water sampling, Charlotte Water in August detected elevated levels of disinfection by-products known as trihalomethanes (THMs) in some locations, but advises that the water is safe to use for drinking, cooking, bathing and swimming as it meets federal Safe Drinking Water Act requirements. “We want to emphasize that our drinking water is in compliance with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Safe Drinking Water and N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) requirements,” said Charlotte Water Director Barry Gullet. “We have implemented multiple proactive measures including decreasing the volume of water stored in elevated water tanks,

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 New special exhibition focuses on the human body from birth to old age CHARLOTTE —On Saturday, November 21, 2015 Discovery Place will open the East Coast debut of Gunther von Hagens’ BODY WORLDS & The Cycle of Life, a new presentation of the groundbreaking anatomical exhibition series that has been seen by more than 40 million people around the world. Presented by Novant Health, BODY WORLDS & The Cycle of Life focuses on the human life cycle, capturing the body at every stage – at its most healthy, as it changes, grows, matures and finally wanes. In the 11,000-square-foot exhibition,

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Entwined: Endangered Birds And Matters of The Mind, Body And Spirit Ciel Gallery partners with The Carolina Raptor Center to present ENTWINED, a fine art exhibit featuring local fiber artist Sydney Sogol and mixed media paintings and drawings by Tina Alberni. To entwine is to wind together or to interweave. This fine art exhibit entwines two totally different and new bodies of work, one concerning endangered Birds and the immense impact humans have on the environment and each other, and the other with matters of the mind, body and soul directly informed by intersections with memories, human conditions, current events

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