Nominations are being sought for the 33rd annual Police Community Relations Awards sponsored by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Community Relations. The award recognizes officers and work teams from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department who have made outstanding contributions to the improvement of police community relations in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area. Officers will be judged on their involvement in helping the community understand the police function and the citizens’ role, demonstration of extraordinary efforts in the area of crime prevention, and involvement in aiding neighborhoods in handling special problems. Nominations may be made by citizens in the patrol area, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools personnel, groups and individuals. Nominations

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In honor of American Heart Month, Showmars will offer two special promotions during the first two weeks of February to help spread women’s heart-health awareness and raise funds for the American Heart Association. Beginning Monday, January 30, continuing through Friday, February 10, Showmars will donate $1 from every large Greek Salad sold in each of its restaurants to the American Heart Association. Showmars’ signature large Greek salad is a bed of fresh romaine and iceberg lettuce with sliced tomatoes, Kalamata olives, feta cheese, pepperoncini and red onions. Guests can also add grilled chicken or Gyro meat. In addition, the restaurant

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Queens University of Charlotte and The Ivey® , the adult day care center in Charlotte’s Southpark area, invite caregivers to “Caring for the Elderly,” a series of programs that will provide valuable information and training for family members and other caregivers of aging loved ones. This collaboration was inspired by the growing number of adults in the Charlotte community who care for aging family members in their home or in an assisted living facility. The speakers and trainers are leaders in their fields. “Caring for the Elderly” is a series of five sessions held on Saturday mornings in March from

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Dance from North Carolina Dance Theatre and fashion from Neiman Marcus unite for the fifth annual Runway for the Ballet on Saturday, February 11. Runway for the Ballet is presented by Carolinas Medical Center and Shumaker, Loop and Kendrick, LLC. Runway for the Ballet takes place in the intimate performance venue, The Patricia McBride & Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux Center for Dance on North Tryon Street in uptown Charlotte. The shows “Heart & Soul” theme is an exciting blend of fashion and dance, highlighting upcoming 2012 fashions from sponsor Neiman Marcus, interspersed with vignettes from Dance Theatre’s popular shows. Dancers from Dance

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Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Homicide Unit are conducting a death investigation at 2325 Toomey Avenue in the Central Division. The call for service was reported at 3:58 p.m., on Thursday, January 19, 2012. The victim has yet to be positively identified; pending family notification, his name will be released. Central Division officers responded to Al’s Mini Mart to an unresponsive male in a vehicle. Upon their arrival, they located the victim in the vehicle not breathing. Detectives are currently canvassing the neighborhood to determine if anyone has information that will aid in the investigation. As additional information develops,

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Origin Food Group, LLC will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony on January 25 at 4:15 p.m. at its new facility in Iredell County where it will produce its new and innovative line of healthy food products, beginning with früsh™ Yogurt & Fruit Shakes. The company is investing more than $7 million to build and upfit its state-of-the-art food processing facility off of Interstate 40. Origin Food Group expects to create 28 jobs initially, and employ as many as 40 – 50 people by 2014. N.C. Gov. Bev Perdue is scheduled to attend and speak at the ribbon cutting, as is

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Creating the school calendar for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) is very complex. The 2013-2014 calendar development gets under way Jan. 23, and the public is invited to observe the process. “The Calendar Committee looks at what’s best for the district’s instructional needs, the classroom and the community,” said Interim Superintendent Hugh Hattabaugh. “It’s a very complex process.” Many things must be considered when creating the calendar. Instructional days. Teacher workdays. Holidays. Annual leave days. Makeup days. And school can’t start before Aug. 25 and must end by June 10. There’s another wrinkle: The state legislature added five days for all school

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The Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds Office has added new website features that dramatically improve user access to records and optimize search results. Highlights of the improved site: • Real estate searches from March 1990 to the present are consolidated • The results of real estate searches are easier to print and navigate • Search results can be sorted by any column • An online request form to become a registered user. Registered users will have access to more vital record information. Previous rules forced those requesting a log-in to appear in person and present a valid ID to register.

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Trinity Classical School, a non-traditional, 3-day, Classical Christian School, is now serving the North Mecklenburg/Lake Norman areas. Offering classes for 8th grade through 12th grade, Trinity is a classical Christian school that will graduate critical thinkers, clear communicators and compassionate leaders through the classical eduation model. It is the belief of the founding board that classical Christian education creates a cohesive, Christian worldview by connecting all disciplines through consistent thinking. Students master the art of learning and are prepared for their future pursuits. The Board of Directors at Trinity Classical School will be holding a General Interest meeting on Tuesday,

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The Meat House, neighbors to The Flying Biscuit, will donate 5% of their sales for the week ending on Sunday, January 22 to assist in the funeral costs of Danielle Watson, as well as take donations from customers. Watson, who was murdered on January 14, has left the community in shock and disbelief. Fred and Shawn Merrill, of the Meat House are using thier store as a platform to help. “We are truly saddened by the senseless murder of Danielle. We are committed to the Charlotte community, especially Southern Charlotte and want to help in any way we can,” commented

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