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Serving The Arboretum, Ballantyne, Blakeney and SouthPark communities
INDEX: News Briefs, 6; Crime Blotter, 7; Scores, 8; Education, 12; Home Sales, 16; Calendar, 18; A&E, 19; Sports, 22; Classifieds, 27
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Local author’s book takes young readers on a tour
of Europe
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Cougars one step from state title
giving students warmth and lovenew Charlotte Church donates 650 coats to greenway park elementary school. See Courtney Schultz’s story on page 13.
Offering south Charlotte a ‘Fresh’ alternative
by Andrew [email protected]
The construction sign out front reads, “Opening in early 2015,” and although the company will not say when the offi-cial opening date is, south Charlotte residents will soon have another shop-ping option when the Greensboro-based Fresh Market expands to the Promenade on Providence, a retail center located at the intersection of Providence and McKee roads.
Construction crews are busy at work at the new location, opening in the old Lowe’s Foods building at 10828 Provi-dence Road, and are targeting an open-ing date around the start of the year, the public relations firm representing the Fresh Market said.
The newest location will be The Fresh Market’s 19th location in the state – and the fourth in the Charlotte area – after the company opened its Prosperity Church Road location in the Mallard
(see Fresh Market on page 11)
Developer seeks rezoning on growing Providence corridor for large, mixed-use development
Courtney Schultz/SCW photos
by Ryan [email protected]
Development firm Lincoln Harris hopes to begin 2015 by gaining approval for a 188-acre development in south Charlotte that Char-lotte Planning Commissioner Ray Eschert called a “mini-Ballantyne.”
The mixed-use development could include
900,000 square feet of office and retail space, a Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools kinder-garten-through-eighth-grade school, a rec-reational facility, senior living center, police station, public green as well as multi-family units and single-family homes.
The development would be built on the former Charlotte Golf Links site, which closed in March. Control of the property was
returned to the Rea family, who now owns it and is working with Lincoln Harris on devel-opment plans.
A public hearing in front of the Charlotte City Council regarding the proposed rezon-ing and construction of the development is set for Feb. 16, 2015.
Lincoln Harris representatives, planning staff and CMS officials, among others, held
multiple meetings throughout the summer to discuss the development with nearby resi-dents in Providence Country Club and Stone Creek Ranch to alleviate concerns about traf-fic flow and what the development will mean for those who live close by.
“The congestion on Ardrey Kell is already a problem, and people are really worried about
(see Golf Links on page 5)
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Once the book was written, Dickson had to find an illustrator. She connected with an artist named Whitney Martin, who lives in the Chapel Hill area and has worked for both Disney and Fox, as well as illustrated several children’s books.
After she received Martin’s illustrations, Dickson had to complete the task of laying out the text and placing it into the illustrations to where it was both readable and attractive to children’s eyes. Though the task was challenging and uncharted territory for Dickson, she found sup-port through the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.
“There (are) great (resources) out there that help you with everything from finding people to
review your book to sending the book out for publication,” Dickson said.
Dickson met her goal of releasing the book by her 40th birthday, Oct. 19. On her birth-day, she hosted a combination book release brunch and birthday celebration at the Bal-lantyne Country Club in south Charlotte.
Another one of Dickson’s goals was to place the book into the hands of young read-ers in schools, hospitals and hospital-related
locations. She recently launched a campaign where donors can contribute to the cause, and she’s been able to donate 298 books to three different locations (Ballantyne, Hawk Ridge and Polo Ridge elementary schools in south Charlotte), thanks to her supporters.
Dickson’s long-term goal is to secure enough support to fund at least 400 books, as well as donate books to additional schools, Hemby Children’s Hospital and the Ronald McDonald House of Charlotte.
Since the release of “Brody Brocken” two months ago, Dickson has enjoyed receiving positive feedback from readers and knowing that people are enjoying her book.
“In the end, it’s very fun to watch children and adults just read it, because their eyes light up at the places that I reflect back on,” she said. “Those are the places where we had the most fun. To officially see the words meet the illustration is probably my favorite part of put-ting it all together.”
Dickson hopes to write additional books in the Brody Brocken series that focus on other places, as well as branch out into writing a Brody Brocken chapter book series in which each book would center on one of the Euro-pean countries introduced in her debut work.
“Brody Brocken and his Epic Bike Trek” is available to purchase online and at Park Road Books in south Charlotte. Find more information and donate to Dickson’s campaign at www.brodybrocken.com.
‘Brody Brocken’ takes young readers to EuropeLocal author to sign debut book at south Charlotte bookstore
by Josh [email protected]
Kids can now take a trip across Europe from the comfort of their own homes, thanks to local author Debra Dickson.
Dickson is the crafts-woman of “Brody Brocken and his Epic Bike Trek,” a fully-illustrated children’s book that guides kids across various British and European countries through a boy named
Brody Brocken. She will visit Park Road Books for a book signing and author talk on Saturday, Dec. 13, at 2 p.m. The store is located at 4139 Park Road in south Charlotte.
Dickson didn’t originally intend to become an author. A native of Texas, Dickson was introduced to the European life when her husband’s company relocated to Scotland a number of years ago.
“My kids had a lot of breaks (from school),” Dickson said of her family’s life in Scotland. “We traveled to as many countries as we could during the breaks.”
The family eventually returned to the United States, this time making a home in the
Weddington area. During a flight returning to the U.S. in August 2013, Dickson began writ-ing “little poems” about her travel experiences in Europe. She also kept a journal the entire time she lived in Scotland, which was helpful when crafting the book.
“My husband kept asking me, ‘Why don’t you write a kids’ book?’ Through the poems, it really started working it out,” Dickson said. “By last fall, I thought I had something that I could make into an illustrated children’s book.”
The book tells the story of a young boy named Brody Brocken (a combination of the names of Dickson’s sons, Brody and Brock) who ventures across eight British and European countries – England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Holland. He travels via a magical bike that transforms into a plane, hot air balloon and sailing ship. His whimsical stuffed monkey plays a crucial role in the story, coming to life as different characters along the way, such as a Spanish matador, an Irish parade juggler and an Italian opera singer.
“Everything in the book, every place is based on a true adventure (my family) experienced,” Dickson said.
Debra Dickson
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Representatives from Bissell, the North Carolina Department of Trans-portation, the Charlotte Department of Transportation and the North Carolina General Assembly presented updates regarding Ballantyne roads during the Ballantyne Breakfast Club meeting on Saturday, Dec. 6.
President and CEO of Bissell Ned Curren shared the five road projects his company has completed, and projects Bissell plans to complete in the near future.
“Three years ago we said we would work on different road improvements – and we’d do that with our money with the hopes that the tax bases within Bal-lantyne would grow that would get our money back,” Curren said.
The south Charlotte projects dis-cussed included adding dual left turn lanes at Ballantyne Commons Parkway and North Community House Road, creating another lane on North Com-munity House Road, the Community House Road bridge that will fly over I-485 and others.
The bridge would connect the north side of North Community House Road with the existing North Community House Road in Ballantyne.
Curren said Bissell hopes to continue to work with CDOT and NCDOT to complete all the projects in the coming years and making a return on investment within the next 15 years.
Warren Cooksey, NCDOT Division 10 director of outreach and commu-nity affairs, articulated the completion of NCDOT’s projects in the Ballantyne area – particularly the future of I-485.
Cooksey spoke about the North Caro-lina General Assembly’s Strategic Trans-portation Investments (House Bill 817), or STI, that would ultimately take the politics out of road development and improvements.
“North Carolina used to build roads at the whim of politicians like me,” said N.C. Rep. Bill Brawley of District 103.
The bill was passed in June 2013, and helped urge construction for major thoroughfares, such as the widening of I-485, based on the necessity of the road’s improvement through data. The data-driven process has a 10-year out-look which will produce greater highway projects and more jobs in the state.
Cooksey also discussed the widening of I-485, the $83.3-million project that widened 9.2 miles on I-485 from I-77 to Rea Road.
He said the lanes will be open by the end of the month, but the project will not be complete until next year because the developers need to lay down more asphalt in warmer weather.
Express lanes in each direction between I-77 and U.S. 74 also are com-ing to I-485, Cooksey added.
NCDOT is planning to implement express lanes to help with congestion that would use dynamic tolling. Cars with three or more passengers would be able to receive a “high occupancy” car-pooling distinction and would ride the express lane for free, while others would pay a toll to ride in the lane. Cooksey estimated construction would begin in the 2017 fiscal year.
Norman Steinman, CDOT’s planning and design division manager, also gave updates about Ballantyne roadways.
He said the widening of Rea Road will be completed by January, but will not be paved until the intersection of Ballant-yne Commons Parkway and Elm Lane is nearly complete.
“The bulk of the work is nearly com-plete,” Steinman said, adding it should be finished by spring 2015.
CDOT also is in the real estate acqui-sition phase of creating roundabouts on Community House Road, which he believes will not be complete until 2016, as well as looking into options to allevi-ate concerns at the intersection of Provi-dence and McKee roads.
Although department brought signs of improvements, many residents still had lingering concerns over the way the city of Charlotte and the state are spending transportation funds to serve Ballantyne roads.
“We need an STI here in Charlotte,” said Ed Driggs, District 7 Charlotte city council representative. “This is not a CDOT issue, it’s a political issue on how projects are decided and why funding isn’t brought here.
“I have a sense there is still discon-nect in (the public’s) experience on the roads and the good work done by (vari-ous organizations) for the road.”
Residents shared concerns about the townhomes near Endhaven and Elm lanes that would cause greater traffic, Bryan Farms Road development issues, the future of Golf Links and other roads residents felt were dangerous.
Representatives at the meeting said through the STI funding, Mecklenburg County will receive 13 percent of the state funding and 21 percent of regional funding, but Driggs urges residents to “make their presence known.”
Claire Green Fallon, Charlotte at-large councilmember, attended Saturday’s meeting and said the city’s board needs to “sit down and do (their) priorities.”
“We need to have roads to travel on before we can develop. We need to know infrastructure,” Fallon said.
Ballantyne residents who have concerns about Charlotte road development can contact Driggs at [email protected].
Ballantyne Breakfast Club meeting provides answers, leaves questions about roadways
by Courtney [email protected]
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how the traffic will unfold,” Ed Driggs, Dis-trict 7 representative for the Charlotte City Council, said. “They’re concerned with the possibility that the overflow will lead to peo-ple travelling through their neighborhoods to get to Providence Road.”
The Stone Creek Ranch Homeowner’s Association requested a meeting with Dri-ggs and CMS officials to discuss how a new school could relieve overcrowding in the area. More than 100 people attended the meeting and stayed the entire time, primarily discuss-ing the new school, Driggs said.
CMS has already set money aside for the STEM school, which would open in time for the 2017-18 school year, but the school board has not yet approved any official plan.
A new police station, which would occupy about four acres, also has funding set aside in the city’s capital investment plan and is wait-ing for a location to be chosen in south Char-lotte. The inclusion of the police station in Lincoln Harris’ development could move the construction process up as a priority, Eschert said.
According to Lincoln Harris’ proposed site plan, the entire development would be built around a three-acre public green, which will include water features, public seating and other park-like amenities.
If approved by council, the development would add to the rapid growth of south
Charlotte, especially on the Providence Road corridor leading to Union County.
Directly across Providence Road, develop-ers have already begun work on a 90-acre mixed-use development, Waverly, that will include a 150-room hotel, commercial space, multi-family units and single-family homes.
“If you think about it, that’s the most under-developed corridor in Charlotte,” Eschert said. “Once Waverly was approved, there was a sense that the area was going to see a lot more growth.”
Eschert said creative solutions will have to be determined for the area, as Providence Road already becomes congested daily at peak hours.
“We are the second-fastest growing city in the country,” he said. “This is what’s going to happen, and there’s no way around it. It’s just going to have to take some creative thinking about how to handle it all.”
Driggs said one of his focuses throughout the next year is to work to alleviate the increas-ing traffic problems, with Ardrey Kell being an area he wants to emphasize. Driggs said he would like to carry out those plans separately from development plans in the area.
“As far as economic development, new jobs and a tax base, this will be a huge positive,” he said. “There will be some growing pains for residents, but we hope to keep those in check. We do have a traffic problem in south Char-lotte but we are trying to address that without using it as a reason to slow development.”
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BCC Rally contributes $199,000 to Koman Charlotte
The BCC Rally has concluded its 11th year raising funds and awareness for breast cancer by announcing a gift of $199,000 to Susan G. Komen Charlotte.
The donation is the result of a week-long series of fundraising events in September and the sale of pink bows. The amount reinforces the nonprofit’s distinction as the largest Rally organization in the United States since 2008, and Komen Charlotte’s largest single donor.
Of the total funds, 75 percent will ben-efit local breast health organizations that pro-vide screenings, treatment and education to underinsured and uninsured residents. The remaining 25 percent goes to the Susan. G. Komen National Research Fund. With early detection of breast cancer being critical to survival, BCC Rally’s contribution equates to approximately 750 mammograms. Breast cancer is the second most common form of cancer in women.
Sue Dockstader, president of BCC Rally, an all-volunteer nonprofit, presented a ceremo-nial check for $199,000 to Tami Simmons, executive director of Komen Charlotte, and Park Williams, Komen Charlotte board presi-dent, at BCC Rally’s recent wrap-up event at The Aloft Hotel in Ballantyne on Dec. 1. The donation is comprised of $116,000 from the special events and $83,000 from pink bow sales.
“BCC Rally measures success in saving lives,” Dockstader said. “We accomplish this by spreading awareness about the importance of early detection and mammograms, raising funds for diagnostics and educational materi-als, and contributing to the discovery of life-saving drugs and treatments.”
BCC Rally hosts an annual week of
signature fundraising events at Ballantyne Country Club in south Charlotte. This year the five events ran from Sept. 21 to 27 and were: Walk and Wag Pink-a-thon family and dog 5K walk; a ladies’ golf and luncheon; a men’s golf, ladies’ tennis and luncheon; and the new Denim & Diamonds evening event.
In addition, BCC Rally conducts the Pink Bow campaign. In exchange for small dona-tions of $2, $5 and $7, BCC Rally offers cus-tom-designed bows in pink, the iconic color of the breast cancer movement, for businesses, neighborhoods, schools, churches, other non-profits, and community groups worldwide to “pink up” in a show of support for the cause.
Local artists win Artpop, will have artwork displayed around town
The Arts & Science Council (ASC) announced 20 regional artists will be part of the second year of ArtPop, a program which local artists submit their work to be displayed on available billboard space. ASC and Adams Outdoor Advertising partnered to launch the program in 2014.
Individual artists, ages 18 years old and older, from any art discipline and residing in the greater Charlotte region, were eligible to apply to participate for free. Adams Outdoor Advertising provides the billboard space, and ASC covers the production costs of reproduc-ing selected artists’ images on vinyl to fit the billboards.
A jury composed of local arts and design experts selected the top submissions, with art-ists ranked among the top submissions auto-matically receiving invitations to participate. A public vote on CharlotteCultureGuide.com from Nov. 23 to 30 determined the final par-ticipants. Jury-selected program artists (with artistic mediums in paren-thesis) are:
Sy Arden, Charlotte (cut paper and ink) •Luis Ardila, Charlotte (oil on canvas) •Laura Brosi, Charlotte (polymer clay) •Arthur Brouthers, Charlotte (acrylic paint, resin on wood •
panel) Sala Faruq, Charlotte (gourd and mixed media) •Rose Hawley, Charlotte (glass) •Alice Holleman, Troutman (watercolor and ink) •Janet Lasher, Charlotte (glass and metal beads) •Indrani Nayar-Gall, Charlotte (intaglio, drawing and cutting •on paper)Laura Rasmussen, Huntersville (mixed media)•Terry Shipley, Charlotte (ceramics) •Bree Stallings, Charlotte (acrylic, ink and spray paint)•Denise Torrance, Pineville (silk painting)•Jason Woodberry, Charlotte (digital illustration and photog-•raphy)
Artists selected by a public vote are:Emily Andress, Charlotte (oil painting) •Rocio Llusca, Charlotte (acrylic on canvas) •Ladianne Henderson, Charlotte (mixed media on paper)•Leandro Manzo, Charlotte (oil pigments on paper) •Nancy Marshburn, Davidson (pastel) •Deborah Triplett, Charlotte (photography)•
Billboard installations will begin the week of Jan. 5, 2015, and selected artworks will be displayed throughout the year, and will rotate across locations on a space available basis.
Ballantyne’s FunkyTown Parties has new ownership
Bridge Mergers and Acquisitions announced the sale of FunkyTown Parties, LLC, which is located at 8155 Ardrey Kell Road in Charlotte.
During 2010, business partners Erin Zitelli-Davis and Jennifer Mosblech created Funky-Town Parties, LLC to provide unique parties for children and parents. Venues range from dance, spa and gaming parties, to private teen parties with live DJ, cocktail bar and more. The business was sold to Mark and Julia Exton, who said in a news release they look forward to continuing the company’s successful path.
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The following crimes were committed in the south Charlotte area between Dec. 6 and 10, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
Home/Business Break-Ins• Providence High School, 1800 Pineville-
Matthews Road: Nothing reported stolen or damaged during break-in. Dec. 6
• 8400 block of Castlekeep Road: $1,700 worth of jewelry stolen during home break-in. Dec. 6
• 10900 block of Flat Iron Road: $310 game system and video games stolen during home break-in. Dec. 8
• 6400 block of Park South Drive: $500 television and $200 tablet stolen during home break-in. Dec. 8
• 7100 block of Broadford Court: $15,000 in jewelry stolen during home break-in. Dec. 10
Vehicle Break-Ins• 4500 block of Sugarwood Drive: Four
iPhones and a case, worth $800 total, stolen during vehicle break-in. Dec. 7
• 4800 block of Deanscroft Drive: Nothing
reported stolen during vehicle break-in. Dec. 7• 4600 block of Deanscroft Drive: Laptop,
laptop bag, Wi-Fi hotspot and cash, worth $2,460 total, stolen when two vehicles were bro-ken into. Dec. 7
• 3500 block of Castellaine Drive: Cash, wallet, iPod and sneakers, worth $425 total, stolen and $150 damage to Ford Escape during break-in. Dec. 7
• 6800 block of Summerhill Ridge Drive: $300 damage to Acura MDX; nothing reported stolen during vehicle break-in. Dec. 7
• 14800 block of Ballantyne Village Way: Purse, jewelry, wallet, credit cards and iPad Mini, worth $17,850 total, stolen during vehicle break-in. Dec. 7
• 4100 block of Sulkirk Road: $6,200 in elec-tronics stolen when two cars broken into. Dec. 8
• 5500 block of Barnsley Place: Loaded shotgun and sunglasses, worth $450 total, stolen during vehicle break-in. Dec. 8
• 10600 block of Providence Road: $300 Galaxy Note and wallet holding $100 cash stolen during vehicle break-in. Dec. 9
• 3200 block of Margellina Drive: $40 yoga pants and $50 worth of alcoholic beverages
stolen during vehicle break-in, causing $300 damage to Dodge Charger. Dec. 10
Property Theft• 8900 block of Park Road: $500 iPhone
stolen. Dec. 5• Abercrombie & Fitch, SouthPark Mall:
$1,131 stolen by employee. Dec. 6• Olde Providence Elementary, 3800 Rea
Road: $2,000 worth of student desks stolen. Dec. 8
• 7600 block of Pineville-Matthews Road: $20 wallet holding driver’s license, YMCA mem-bership card and credit card stolen. Credit card used to purchase unauthorized items. Dec. 8
• 8900 block of Park Road: $400 iPhone stolen. Dec. 8
• The Fresh Market, 7625 Pineville-Mat-thews Road: $100 in Alaskan king crab legs sto-len from business. Dec. 8
• Belk, SouthPark Mall: $36 earrings stolen from business. Dec. 8
• 9800 block of Rea Road: $250 Galaxy S3 stolen. Dec. 8
• 3300 block of Plantation Road: $150 snow-man sculpture stolen. Dec. 9
• 1800 block of Echo Forest Drive: $300 computer stolen. Dec. 9
• 7800 block of Rea Road: $1,100 worth of vacuums stolen from business. Dec. 9
• 6800 block of Poppy Hills Lane: $1,200 worth of tires and rims stolen from Chevrolet Silverado. Dec. 9
• 4400 block of Sharon Road: $500 iPhone stolen. Dec. 9
• 8500 block of Glenway Court: $30 wallet
holding identification, Social Security card and credit cards stolen from home. Dec. 9
• 4600 block of Piedmont Row Drive: $550 iPhone stolen. Dec. 10
Vandalism/Hit-and-Run• 4300 block of Providence Road: $800 dam-
age to Lexus ES350 in hit-and-run. Dec. 6• 3700 block of Topsfield Road: $500 damage
to Mini Cooper in vandalism incident. Dec. 7• Willowick Court, no address given: $500
damage to home in vandalism incident. Dec. 8• 12100 block of Landing Green Drive: $250
damage to each vehicle when two car tires punc-tured in driveway. Dec. 8
• 11100 block of Harrowfield Road: $50 damage when DirecTV wire cut. Dec. 9
• 2200 block of Savannah Hills Drive: $2,500 damage to PT Cruiser in vandalism incident. Dec. 10
Financial Crimes/Fraud• 7500 block of Tripper Lane: $1,150 lost
through unauthorized use of credit card. Dec. 8• 6600 block of Carmel Road: $4,900
accepted for work that was never finished. Dec. 8
• 7500 block of Bluestar Lane: Suspect used victim’s personal information to open a Verizon account. Dec. 10
Drugs• 4000 block of Wilson Drive: Possession
of marijuana with the intent to distribute;
(see Crime Blotter on page 8)
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Restaurant ScoresThe Mecklenburg County Health Department
inspected the following dining locations from Dec. 4 to 10.
Lowest Score:• Tin Tin Buffet Restaurant, 10215 Park
Road – 81.5 Violations included: Employees chang-
ing gloves without washing hands; raw tuna stored above ready-to-eat items in sushi cooler at buffet; uncovered sauces under prep line in kitchen; fried noodles stored uncovered in cardboard box; sushi chef touched trash can in process of throwing away sushi rice, and returned to work station without chang-ing gloves; kitchen employee left glove in uncooked shrimp on prep line; ice machine with black residue; can opener soiled; sanitizer not at proper concentration; multiple items not at proper temperatures; several items that require date marks were not labeled; a bottle and two buckets of sanitizer not labeled; sev-eral working containers of sauces, mixes and spices on prep line not labeled; one live roach in dish area; several containers of food stored on floor in walk-in freezer, repeat violation; sev-eral sauces displayed on buffet and not under sneeze shields; several wet wiping cloths stored on prep surfaces and not in sanitizer solution throughout facility; employee actively washing dishes without washing compartment filled
with water; sink and rinse and sanitizing solu-tions cloudy and soiled with food debris.
All Scores:
28210• Café at 6100, 6100 Fairview Road – 95.5 • Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse,
4725 Piedmont Row Drive – 95.5 • Terrace Café, 4625 Piedmont Row Drive,
suite 105 – 94.5 • Tin Tin Buffet Restaurant, 10215 Park
Road – 81.5
28226• Bojangles’, 8720 Pineville-Matthews
Road – 97 • Brixx Wood Fired Pizza, 7814 Fairview
Road – 98 • Brooklyn South Pizza Parlor, 7725 Colony
Road – 95.5• Cabo’s Mexican Cuisine & Cantina, 6676
Carmel Road – 92.5 • Dunkin Donuts/Baskin Robbins, 8334
Pineville Matthews Road, suite 101 – 94 • Hawthorne’s NY Pizza & Bar, 4100 Car-
mel Road – 96 • McDonald’s, 8824 Pineville-Matthews
Road – 97 • Panera Bread, 7510-1A Pineville-Mat-
thews Road – 96 • Subway, 8318-710 Pineville-Matthews
Road – 93 • The Rusty Onion Pizzeria and Pourhouse,
6654 Carmel Road – 90.5
• The Wine Shop, 7824 Fairview Road – 96.5
28270No restaurants inspected this week.
28277• Boneheads, 7926 Rea Road, suite E – 96 • The Butchers Market, 8410 Rea Road –
95 • Kabob Grill, 7828 Rea Road – 95.5 • Lorenzo’s Pizzera/Scoops, 16721 Orchard
Stone Run – 97 • SPX Bistro, 13320 Ballantyne Corporate
Place – 99 • Sushi Ya Japan, 8200 Providence Road,
suite 500 – 91 • Tony’s Pizza, 14027 Conlan Circle – 97
28209• Georges Brasserie, 4620 Piedmont Row
Drive – 91
28211• McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood, 4335
Barclay Downs Drive – 94.5• Rexford Park Public House, 2200 Rexford
Road – 95 • Yama Asian Fusion, 720 Governor Mor-
rison St. – 90.5
About the grades…Restaurants are given grades of A for scoring at least 90, B for 80 to 89 and C for 70 to 79. The state revokes permits for restaurants that score below 70.
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possession of drug paraphernalia. Dec. 6• Myers Park High School, 2400 Colony
Road: Possession of marijuana. Dec. 8• 6500 block of Quail Hollow Road: Posses-
sion of drug paraphernalia (marijuana). Dec. 8• 4700 block of Bryanstone Court: Posses-
sion of marijuana. Dec. 8• 8900 block of Park Road: Possession of
marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Dec. 8• 7800 block of Little Avenue: Possession of
drug paraphernalia (heroin). Dec. 10• Inner loop of Interstate 485: Possession of
marijuana. Dec. 10• Myers Park High School, 2400 Colony
Road: Possession of marijuana. Dec. 10
Other• 15600 block of Don Lochman Drive: Inves-
tigation of incident led to three suspects charged with aggravated assault. One suspect charged with carrying a concealed weapon and shooting within city limits. Handgun and ammunition seized. Dec. 6
• 6500 block of Porterfield Road: Three suspects broke into victim’s storage shed, stole a milk container holding gasoline and set it on fire near the shed. Dec. 7
• South Mecklenburg High School, 8900 Park Road: Possession of a weapon (knife) on school grounds. Dec. 8
• Carmel Middle School, 5001 Camilla Drive: Assault by a juvenile. Dec. 10
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Area residents sampled some homemade and creative food as they bid on valuable items at “Miracle on Monroe,” on Tuesday, Dec. 9, to help benefit the Community Culinary School of Charlotte (CCSC), located at 9315-D Mon-roe Road in south Charlotte.
Miracle on Monroe, a non-profit culinary school that teaches culinary skills to adults who want to take a new path in life, was a fundrais-ing event to honor the workforce development the school has completed in the past 18 years, according to executive director Chef Ron Ahl-ert.
“It’s a way for the students, alumni, staff, board of directors to celebrate with all our friends and supporters (and) the holidays and the meaning behind them – what we celebrate everyday, another helping another,” he said.
The school, whose mission is to train employ-ees to find long-term employment and discover their niche in society, moved to its current south Charlotte location in August in order to expand not only its culinary resources, but to open a customer service component within its Encore Catering & Cafe.
CCSC seeks to help people “recreate their legacy” by learning a trade because they may have backgrounds that prevent them from find-ing work, such as addiction, jail time or home-lessness.
“Sometimes, it’s all they’ve ever known,” said Tim Morin, president of the board of directors for CCSC. “They’ve never known what it’s like to have a real job and be a member of the com-munity. When they find out they’re not alone in the community, find out they become members of the community, the culinary community. It really gives them the opportunity to give back to the community and help others and say, ‘You can get out of this cycle, come with me.’”
Students participate in a 13-week training program where they learn various culinary and customer service skills they hope to translate into a stable income. They learn basic kitchen and knife skills, as well as advanced techniques in cuisine using various foods. Within the cur-riculum, CCSC hosts “Bistro luncheons” every other Thursday, which are free and open to public, where students showcase their skills through a buffet-style lunch. Students complete the program with 450 hours of culinary train-ing and then complete the National Restau-rant Association exam to receive their ServSafe Sanitation Certification, which is a distinction highly desirable to employers.
Students “pay” for their tuition through a partnership with Friendship Trays, a meals-on-wheels Charlotte nonprofit, to prepare over 800 meals daily for the homeless and hungry in the greater Charlotte area.
“CCSC, Inc. is committed to helping adults, who struggle with unemployment and under-employment, achieve success in their careers
and personal lives,” read its website. “By helping students obtain skills that translate into stable income, we also help them feed their families. This has an exponential impact that breaks the cycle of dependency; instills a solid work ethic; and puts money back into the tax pool as our graduates contribute to the economy.”
“They are helping their community,” Ahlert said. “After we teach them, they inevitably end up teaching someone else, alumni come in and help the students.”
Charlotte resident Leslie Bond plans to attend CCSC in January as the school’s 50th class, but has been participating in work-study at the school in the meantime.
Bond worked in the finance industry for years, but didn’t feel fulfilled by her career.
“I’ve always wanted to cook,” she said. “When you reach the pinnacle of your career and real-ize you’re not happy, you’ve got to find some-thing else.”
Ahlert feels culinary art is the ideal trade for the people they serve because it’s a mobile and visual skill that can be easily taught.
Morin works in the hospitality industry and has seen people who could use a step in the right direction, which motivated him to become involved eight years ago.
“I believe we need to make a difference in other people’s lives. It could be my responsibil-ity, and it starts with me,” Morin said. “It’s a per-sonal thing to see others grow and to get a lift out of it and that they can grow for a very long time. It makes me happy to be a part of this. We can help people live better lives and break the
cycle (of dependency).” Morin said he’s proud when he sees former
students at stores and restaurants he visits fit-ting into the outside world. Morin said he sees great opportunity in the new location on Mon-roe Road because the new facility has more out-lets to pursue different cuisines and positions.
Encore Catering manager Elise Barks-dale said the last facility only accommodated “savory” options, but the new facility allows for new equipment to pursue other cuisine, such as pastry or desserts.
Faculty and supporters have high hopes for CCSC and plan to expand their number of graduates and supporters with their new facil-ity.
Find more information about CCSC at www.communityculinary.org.
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What started as a goal to make $39 is
now so much more.
Kristi Buttles was trying to teach her
kids a lesson about giving when she
took them out into the front yard of her
Berkeley home in December 2004 with
three pitchers of lemonade and a couple
dozen cookies. The three kids wanted
to buy $39 worth of gifts for needy kids
for Christmas and just assumed their
mother would foot the bill.
“If I pay for the gifts, they are from
me,” Buttles recalled telling her kids.
“Giving has to cost you something. How
would you like to earn the $39?”
The bake sale won out over, among
Let me start out by
saying, if there are any
family activities you
could be doing right
now instead of read-
ing this, put the paper
down and go make the
most out of the holi-
day. I can wait.
Because that’s what this column is
really all about. I don’t write many opin-
ion pieces, so when I do steal the space
to jot down my thoughts, you know that
it’s pretty important to me.
The other day, while driving to work,
I saw people putting up a tent to start
selling Christmas trees. It was Nov. 19,
and I was on the way to a Thanksgiving
pot luck. I was immediately reminded
of something a friend said: “People are
trying to erase Thanksgiving and go
straight to Christmas.”
While I love Christmas, I’m not will-
ing to sacrifice Thanksgiving for it. And
Turkey, family, more turkeyMake the most out
of Thanksgiving, please
by Mike Parks
(see Turkey on page 7)
Bake sale turned
Bruce and Kristi Buttles with their kids, (from left) Ben, 14, Paul, 10, and, Sarah, 12 seen here at the
2008 bake sale. Since then, the event has grown by leaps and bounds. This year’s event is Saturday,
Dec. 10, at 10501 Annalexa Lane.
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One family’s way to give back becomes neighborhood passion
by Mike Parks
(see Bake sale on page 23)
Mike Parks
Police are looking for a group of sus-
pects responsible for two recent daytime
break-ins at south Charlotte homes, and
they have warned neighborhood associa-
tions that the men could be tied to four
other break-ins in the department’s South
Division.
Police are warning homeowners to
remain vigilant and are asking for help in
finding the men.
The group of men stole a large amount
of jewelry and other possessions from
two homes off Providence Road West
between Community House and John-
ston roads, according to Detective Steve
Simono with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Police Department’s South Division.
In both instances, the suspects were
seen, first, by surveillance camera and
later by eyewitnesses, driving what
appeared to be a white Nissan Sentra or
Altima with North Carolina plates and
a gold Nissan Altima with Tennessee
plates.The first incident occurred Nov. 12
around 11 a.m. at a home in the 10000
block of Sutherby Drive in the Kenil-
worth/Amberleigh neighborhood.
A surveillance camera caught the
white car pulling into the home’s drive-
way, and three black men left the vehicle
and walked to the back yard and out of
view. The driver then backed out of the
driveway, and neither the car nor any of
the suspects was seen again.
The following day, in the nearby Allyson
Park neighborhood around 12:30 p.m.,
eyewitnesses saw a similar scene unfold
on Capricorn Lane. Except this time,
witnesses saw the white vehicle drive by
the victim’s home first, followed shortly
Police advise vigilance after two break-ins
Camera, witnesses give
detectives clues in search
by Mike Parks
(see on page 10)
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Creek shopping center on Nov. 12.Moving into the Charlotte area,
despite increased competition from Harris Teeter and Publix, a fairly newcomer to the game, is in the best interest of their company’s model for success, according to company presi-dent and chief executive officer Craig Carlock.
“We are excited to open our new store in Charlotte and to expand our reach in North Carolina,” Carlock said in a news release. “We look for-ward to introducing The Fresh Mar-ket’s concept of quality perishables, excellent customer service and a unique atmosphere to an expanded customer base, and we look forward to offering neighboring communities a rewarding new food shopping expe-rience.”
The new store will house more than 25,000 square feet of “culinary delights,” including a bakery that produces 30 freshly-baked breads and 14 different pie varieties daily, a full-service meat counter with freshly ground beef, a wide selec-tion of ready-to-serve entrées, fresh seafood delivered to the store sev-eral times per week, more than 200 imported and domestic cheeses, as well as a full produce department with more than 400 items including a large organic selection.
“The Fresh Market’s inviting atmo-sphere is reminiscent of European markets,” Carlock said in the release. “Our customers enjoy shopping in an environment that appeals to all the senses. The smell of freshly-brewed coffee and bread right out of the oven, the sound of classical music, soft lighting with antique décor in an intimate setting, and the ability to select and taste fresh, high-quality products all work together to create
surroundings where customers are encouraged to experience the food.”
The company, which was founded in North Carolina in 1982, has been expanding rapidly over the past year, opening 19 stores around the South-east since January.
In addition, The Fresh Market has announced plans to expand its reach to Virginia, Alabama, New York, Mis-souri, Texas, Louisiana, Georgia and California. Currently, the company has 166 stores located throughout the United States in 27 states.
The decision to move into the Lowe’s Foods store, which had been vacant since Lowe’s left in 2012, was a strategic one. Harris Teeter has at least six stores in Union County and south Charlotte in the immedi-ate Providence Road corridor, and Publix has opened eight stores in the immediate Charlotte area with plans to expand even further in 2015 and beyond.
The Fresh Market’s re-emergence in the Charlotte market comes on the heels of a downturn in the com-pany. In the fourth quarter of 2013, The Fresh Market suffered a 90.4 percent drop in quarterly sales, but Carlock said in multiple media out-lets the company’s new model would be to close existing stores in outly-ing areas, but expand in metropolitan regions where stores already existed, and these efforts would focus on the Southeast.
“This revised real estate plan will allow us to grow profitably and predictably,” Carlock said in the release.
The new Fresh Market location is expecting to create around 90 jobs to local residents, and will begin its staffing process in the near future.
Visit www.thefreshmarket.com to learn more about the company, or for employment opportunites.
The Fresh Market will open a new south Charlotte location at Promenade on Providence early in 2015. Andrew Stark/SCW photo
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playing a character and focusing on staying “honest” and “real.”
Clay Harrison played Jonathan, a grandfa-ther with Alzheimer’s disease, and doesn’t talk during his scene. He had to learn physical characteristics of his character to be believable to the audience, a challenge many perform-ers face when playing a role with a dissimilar age to their own. Clay prepared for his role by watching his grandparents, seeking advice from his cast mates and rehearsing with sand-bags on his shoulders to establish a “hunch.”
“Physicality makes or breaks the realness of a play,” said Hayley Stone, who played Brenda.
Gabbard feels some directors have a narrow idea on what high school students are capable of and that they shouldn’t play characters too much older than themselves; however, he feels high school students can challenge themselves and can accomplish those roles.
The most rewarding part for the cast and crew was the camaraderie they built with one another and the bond they developed. Kayla Rutledge, who played Beth, felt the closeness of the cast helped the cast earn a top place at the state competition.
“I’m glad that we got to have that experi-ence together – the experience of winning,” said Maddie Coggin, who played Holly.
Not only did the production win an award as a distinguished play, but the cast and crew also won individual awards: Terry Garbbard won the John W. Parker Award for Excellence in Directing and an Excellence in Playwriting award; and James Clark, who played Lyle, won an Excellence in Acting award.
The “Our Place” cast will now prepare for the school’s musical, “42nd Street,” which many cast members are in, as well as produce an encore performance in early 2015 at the school, located at 10220 Ardrey Kell Road.
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Ardrey Kell finds their place at SETCby Courtney Schultz
Ardrey Kell High School’s theater depart-ment set out with a goal this year to put its program on the map and become the best pro-gram in the state.
They feel they’ve taken steps to do just that after their show, “Our Place,” was one of two plays to earn the honor of Overall Distin-guished Play at the North Carolina Theater Conference (NCTC) high school competition in Greensboro. The distinction also earned them a spot at the Southeastern Theater Con-ference (SETC) in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in March 2015.
Terry Gabbard, who is in his second year at Ardrey Kell as a theater teacher, and Brian Seagroves, a theater teacher in his first year at the school, said they set high goals for their department in order to be the best theater pro-gram in the state.
“We do things that are hard,” Gabbard said. “We don’t go the easy way. We don’t pick the easiest play to produce.”
“Our Place” is set on a dock at a lake and depicts five stories that include a break-up, a family trip and a grandfather with Alzheimer’s disease.
“The place means different things to differ-ent people,” said Gabbard, the production’s director and playwright. “It’s just a study in relationships, human relationships. There’s comedic moments, dramatic moments, but
it’s really about that people have moments in place and in that same place, maybe years down the road, maybe the next day, someone else has a different kind of moment.”
Gabbard’s inspiration came from the lake house dock his parents own in Florida, where he experienced “important” moments. The individual stories are not biographical, but he developed his stories through the dock and then evolved the stories after rehearsals.
Seagroves liked using an original script for the competition play because the group had the flexibility to change lines without copy-right infringement and “workshop the play with 20 really brilliant people and give the best product before it even hits the market.”
The cast enjoyed the show, and felt proud to be able to put Gabbard’s work into a posi-tive arena.
“The show, I knew in rehearsals that it was a good show all around,” said Will Strickland, who played Al. “I think what really made me realize we had something special was when we performed it and we heard audience feed-back – how everyone connected to the show in some way.”
The cast felt the “realism” of the play helped the audience connect with the production, but also served as a challenge for the actors.
“These are everyday things that go on, which can be difficult to play,” said Devon Mandell, who played Anne. “You had to make it the way people actually are and make it realistic.”
Cast members had to move away from
The cast and crew of Ardrey Kell’s “Our Place” will step into the spotlight at SETC in March to showcase their stories about human relationships. Photo courtesy of Terry Gabbard
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TAKING THE WRONG PATH KEPT JAMAL IN SCHOOL.
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donations and supplied a special stockpile in the school of food, clothes, backpacks and school supplies.
“We’re all about giving back to the city, and (today’s event is) just an opportunity to give these kids some warmth and to show them God’s love in a way that they’ve never seen it before,” said volunteer Linda Whitcher. “We just love being able to give to these kids.”
Chris Payne, lead pastor at New Char-lotte, said the church’s vision is to be a “church for our city” that focuses on giv-ing back to the community and making a difference. He sees the coat donation as
a tangible way to carry out the church’s vision.
“It’s super important to us to have this partnership with Greenway Park because it puts hands and feet to our vision,” Payne said. “Our church isn’t just within four walls. It’s within the community that we live in, work in and people that we’re neighbors with … if we’re able to bless them and encourage them, we feel like we can make the most difference in our city.”
Whitcher encourages others to follow the message of the church to give back to the community.
“I know people have millions of dollars to be able to donate to people, but if we could just donate a little bit of time or help out with a project like this, I just feel all those little things are going to make a dif-ference,” Whitcher said.
Kuykendal feels students benefit more than simply gaining warmth in the winter months from the church providing coats.
“A lot of times we talk about provid-ing them breakfast, which we do because that’s very important to the start of their day. But having a coat to put on right when they go outside starts their day off right. It’s a reminder that they are loved and they are cared for,” Kuykendal said. “So it means so much more to them than just being warm. It’s somebody saying, ‘You are worth this. You are so important to us that we are going to provide this for you.’ It’s a really great symbol and it’s such a blessing.”
Greenway Park welcomes other oppor-tunities for volunteers, such as becoming lunch buddies and tutors.
“We just love when the community comes in because really community mem-bers only have to come in once to fall in love because we have the best kids in the world,” Kuykendal said.
Community members can contact Phyllis Cunningham, the school’s family advocate, at [email protected], if they wish to volunteer with the school, located at 8301 Monroe Road in south Charlotte. Find more information about New Charlotte Church at newcharlotte.org.
Giving students warmth and loveNew Charlotte Church donates coats to Greenway Park
by Courtney [email protected]
Greenway Park Elementary School stu-dents can bear the cold winter this year with a new coat donated by New Char-lotte Church, the south Charlotte school’s faith-based partner.
New Charlotte Church gave coats to all 650 students on Dec. 3, in a store-style setting where each student personally picked out a style and size.
“A lot of students don’t have coats. It’s obviously very cold, and they may not have the resources,” said Greenway Park Elementary Principal Anna Kuykendal. “It’s a holiday time, so a lot of times money is very tight. So we just want to make sure that everybody has a coat to keep them warm.”
The church and school have held a part-nership for the past three years, During that time, the church has provided iPads and books, held dinners for staff mem-bers and Thanksgiving, volunteered in the classrooms, hosted more “coat store”
Courtney Schultz/SCW photo
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Around Town
Nov. 2014 Nov. 2013 Nov. 2012
Homes Sold 206 204 221Average Sales Price $368,281 $396,046 $338,624
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28209 Collins Park 4609 Rockford Court Nov. 24 $115,000701 Manhasset Road Nov. 21 $219,0004332 Firwood Lane Nov. 12 $104,0004479 Applegate Road Nov. 6 $210,000 Dilworth 3039 Park Road Nov. 6 $350,000 Greystone 415 Greystone Road Nov. 13 $123,000 Myers Park 2906 Hillsdale Ave. Nov. 25 $468,0321845 Sterling Road Nov. 21 $910,0001214 Marlwood Terr. Nov. 12 $450,0001118 Lilac Road Nov. 10 $455,557237 Tranquil Ave. Nov. 6 $605,000 Sedgefield 3326 Anson St. Nov. 26 $372,5002720 Sunset Drive Nov. 25 $425,0003314 Anson St. Nov. 25 $189,9003030 Sunset Drive Nov. 24 $334,888529 Marsh Road Nov. 14 $459,9003320 Mayfield Ave. Nov. 7 $252,500
Beverly Woods 3542 Garden Club Lane Nov. 19 $292,5003808 Severn Ave. Nov. 10 $280,000 Beverly Woods East 3626 Woody Grove Lane Nov. 20 $405,000 Brandon 6053 Kingstree Drive Nov. 3 $293,000
Cameron Wood 10112 Deer Spring Lane Nov. 24 $308,0003100 Sweet Oak Court Nov. 21 $310,000 Huntingtowne Farms 2610 Lilly Mill Road Nov. 13 $309,5006524 Tall Oaks Trail Nov. 12 $302,0002712 Creekbed Lane Nov. 12 $228,0002812 Goneaway Road Nov. 7 $276,000 Madison Park 5600 Londonderry Road Nov. 21 $256,5001162 Seneca Place Nov. 17 $340,0005634 Wedgewood Drive Nov. 13 $330,0005529 Wedgewood Drive Nov. 10 $230,0005623 Wedgewood Drive Nov. 10 $320,5005401 Valley Forge Road Nov. 7 $285,9005318 Londonderry Road Nov. 7 $178,000 Montclaire 1428 Burnley Road Nov. 20 $247,0005523 Seacroft Road Nov. 17 $244,0001714 Tamworth Drive Nov. 4 $229,900 Mountainbrook 3139 Landerwood Drive Nov. 20 $429,0003332 Mountainbrook Road Nov. 17 $353,000 Park Crossing 9428 Hanover South Trail Nov. 24 $390,0009716 Chatham Oaks Trail Nov. 18 $512,00010324 Johns Towne Drive Nov. 4 $135,000 Pine Valley 1425 Longleaf Drive Nov. 25 $51,000 Quail Hollow 6843 Baltusrol Lane N. Nov. 13 $1,050,000 Quail Hollow Estates 7900 Quail Hill Road Nov. 8 $400,000 Quail Park 7615 Quail Park Drive Nov. 24 $676,000
Sharon Hills 6211 Gothic Court Nov. 12 $356,000 Spring Valley 3027 Finley Place Nov. 7 $264,000 Starmount 1401 Edgewater Drive Nov. 14 $135,0007100 Thorncliff Drive Nov. 14 $133,5001520 Starbrook Drive Nov. 13 $170,500 Teversham 3409 Teversham Lane Nov. 20 $290,000
Bridlestone 11828 Southcrest Lane Nov. 19 $264,000 Mccullough 1106 Cedar Park Drive Nov. 28 $329,0401121 Cedar Park Drive Nov. 26 $320,91415724 Country Lake Drive Nov. 26 $416,4471118 Cedar Park Drive Nov. 26 $382,95511627 Founders Park Lane Nov. 26 $301,6401113 Cedar Park Drive Nov. 26 $302,00015534 Country Lake Drive Nov. 25 $379,02615329 Country Lake Drive Nov. 24 $412,8491110 Cedar Park Drive Nov. 24 $321,9791105 Cedar Park Drive Nov. 14 $303,715 Parkway Crossing 10223 Enniscrone Road Nov. 6 $241,79410228 Enniscrone Road Nov. 3 $194,000 The Cottages 10039 Bishops Gate Blvd. Nov. 24 $177,000 Woodside Falls 14601 Sapphire Lane Nov. 10 $176,500
Barclay Downs 1439 Runnymede Lane Nov. 28 $572,0003318 Colony Road Nov. 17 $470,000 Castleton Gardens 5911 Doncaster Drive Nov. 13 $245,000 Cotswold 3720 Topsfield Road Nov. 21 $125,0001431 Coventry Road Nov. 20 $775,000240 King Owen Court Nov. 19 $405,0001121 Andover Road Nov. 14 $670,000510 Wonderwood Drive Nov. 10 $795,0004600 Water Oak Road Nov. 10 $320,000326 Heathwood Road Nov. 6 $914,458702 Corinthian Place Nov. 4 $396,000635 Mcalway Road Nov. 3 $365,000 Deering Oaks 2300 Richardson Drive Nov. 21 $1,395,000 Foxcroft 1937 Clematis Drive Nov. 21 $730,0003933 Silver Bell Drive Nov. 20 $637,500 Foxcroft East 4140 Arborway None Nov. 25 $647,000 Lincolnshire 632 King Edward Road Nov. 3 $365,000 Oakhurst 1333 Richland Drive Nov. 13 $153,000 Old Foxcroft 2718 Wintergreen Drive Nov. 12 $628,000 Pharr Acres 2346 Overhill Road Nov. 14 $710,000
Rama Woods 5808 Charing Place Nov. 14 $100,000 Stonehaven 728 Larkhall Lane Nov. 18 $275,0007028 Burlwood Road Nov. 18 $239,0006313 Welford Road Nov. 17 $180,0006753 Thermal Road Nov. 14 $239,9006811 Rocky Falls Road Nov. 13 $278,0001032 Braeburn Road Nov. 10 $180,0006208 Rocky Falls Road Nov. 3 $251,000 The Cloisters 3726 Providence Road Nov. 26 $375,000 Walker Hills 4135 Wright Ave. Nov. 13 $620,000
Ardrey 9819 Tree Canopy Road Nov. 17 $530,0009929 Grassy Crops Road Nov. 12 $462,000 Auburn Place 9012 Beaver Brook Way Nov. 12 $242,500 Ballanmoor 8803 Tamarron Drive Nov. 26 $600,000 Ballantrae 6012 Nuthatch Court Nov. 7 $294,500 Ballantyne Country Club 14625 Ballantyne Country Nov. 25 $619,000Club Drive11312 James Jack Lane Nov. 6 $1,040,000 Ballantyne Meadows 14140 Wild Elm Road Nov. 25 $220,000
(see Home Sales on page 17)
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Balmoral Park 9010 Cambridge Green Nov. 19 $368,000Drive Berwick 10910 Megwood Drive Nov. 14 $360,00 Brittany Oaks 11504 Brittany Oaks Nov. 20 $405,000Drive Carlyle 10518 Kilchurn Court Nov. 19 $312,000 Cobblestone 9641 Chaumont Lane Nov. 3 $405,000 Hunters Gate 6636 Lyndonville Drive Nov. 14 $373,500 Hunters Valley 11908 Sir Francis Drake Nov. 14 $327,000Drive Kensington at Ballantyne 8825 Hatton Court Nov. 21 $517,500 Landen Meadows 8638 Walsham Drive Nov. 14 $267,500 Oakbrooke 12136 Honor Guard Ave. Nov. 18 $178,000 Orchid Hill 6706 Marcella Drive Nov. 24 $334,0006710 Marcella Drive Nov. 20 $268,00010500 Dairy Court Nov. 7 $345,500 Piper Glen 5431 Callander Court Nov. 20 $500,0005118 Piper Glen Drive Nov. 18 $870,0007607 Seton House Lane Nov. 13 $600,0007202 Versailles Lane Nov. 6 $490,0005536 Piper Glen Drive Nov. 3 $407,500 Providence Country Club 11334 Colonial Country Nov. 25 $579,000Lane12821 Lindrick Lane Nov. 24 $535,00010810 Old Tayport Place Nov. 14 Providence Pointe 16022 Prescott Hill Ave. Nov. 28 $269,90015425 Prescott Hill Ave. Nov. 13 $305,00015340 Prescott Hill Ave. Nov. 7 $378,000 Provincetowne 6931 Long Needles Drive Nov. 25 $190,000 Pullengreen 10520 Pullengreen Drive Nov. 5 $315,000 Quail Acres 6417 Boykin Spaniel Road Nov. 25 $304,0006309 Dovefield Road Nov. 25 $360,00010608 Quail Acres Road Nov. 14 $299,900 Raintree 10336 Fairway Ridge Nov. 12 $210,000Road 10309 Whitethorn Drive Nov. 12 $228,5003942 Rounding Run Road Nov. 7 $315,00010108 Wedge Court Nov. 6 $202,0003517 Windbluff Drive Nov. 3 $320,100 Reavencrest 8019 Marie Roget Way Nov. 20 $271,0008614 Annabel Lee Lane Nov. 12 $266,000 South Pointe on Landen 6303 South Bend Lane Nov. 14 $195,00012336 Old Prairie Road Nov. 7 $192,000 Southampton 9923 Highlands Crossing Nov. 25 $255,000Drive17229 Commons Crossing Nov. 11 $209,000Drive17237 Baldwin Hall Drive Nov. 5 $250,000 Southampton Commons 17328 Brightstone Court Nov. 10 $242,000 Stone Creek Ranch 11408 Blue Blossom Road Nov. 14 $365,100 Stonebriar 11646 Stonebriar Drive Nov. 13 $350,000 Touchstone 6128 Lexham Lane Nov. 24 $262,000 Vanderbilt at Providence 11550 James Richard Nov. 17 $440,000Drive
White Oak 9933 Ridgemore Drive Nov. 21 $252,000
Bailewick 1629 Hugh Forest Road Nov. 14 $615,000 Bishops Ridge 5710 Chalyce Lane Nov. 19 $264,000 Cedar Hill 6543 Cedar Croft Drive Nov. 12 $488,000 Charter Place 7201 Charter Brook Drive Nov. 5 $310,000 Deerfield 1803 Alexander Dowd Nov. 21 $810,370Drive East Providence Estates 2601 East Providence Nov. 13 $380,770Drive Edenderry 7040 Edenderry Drive Nov. 14 $430,000 Greenbriar 2008 Windlock Drive Nov. 25 $170,000 Hampton Leas 2408 Hamilton Mill Road Nov. 25 $241,000 High Timbers 8206 Rittenhouse Circle Nov. 25 $163,500 Kellers Green 6628 Elfreda Road Nov. 19 $273,0006632 Elfreda Road Nov. 14 $300,000 Langston 6416 Falls Lake Drive Nov. 7 $227,000 Lansdowne 801 Lansdowne Road Nov. 21 $367,000 McKee Plantation 5522 Open Book Lane Nov. 19 $514,000 Oxford Hunt 6764 Benning Wood Drive Nov. 5 $385,000 Providence Arbors 4306 Esherwood Lane Nov. 12 $400,000 Providence Glen 2921 Tallard Lane Nov. 13 $190,000 Providence Plantation 3228 Planters Ridge Road Nov. 25 $475,0004030 High Ridge Road Nov. 20 $597,0002007 Maynard Road Nov. 12 $598,000 Sardis Crest 201 Hillandale Road Nov. 6 $410,913 Sardis Forest 1407 Renfrow Lane Nov. 3 $195,0009226 Tree Haven Drive Nov. 3 $196,500 Sardis Woods 7620 Surreywood Place Nov. 14 $162,900 Settlers Landing 425 Silversmith Lane Nov. 24 $176,000 Willowmere 3513 Laurenhurst Lane Nov. 24 $160,0002042 Mckenzie Creek Nov. 24 $160,000Drive3214 Arborhill Road Nov. 21 $285,000
Blantyre 4105 St. Timms Court Nov. 7 $750,000 Carmel Woods 2424 Fernbank Drive Nov. 13 $325,000 Challis Farm 5523 Challis View Lane Nov. 4 $600,000 Innisfree 10701 Painted Tree Road Nov. 25 $167,500 Montibello 4730 Sentinel Post Road Nov. 24 $885,000 Olde Providence 6816 Queensberry Drive Nov. 12 $295,000
(see Home Sales on page 18)
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SaturdayChristmas at the Mansion, 6 to 9 p.m.
All Things Possible Ministries will host a fundraiser to benefit people in life-threatening medical situations.
The event will feature live music, Christmas caroling, a raffle, heavy hors d’oeuvres and a dessert contest judged by culinary experts.
Proceeds from the event will go toward paying medical bills of people who are in life-threatening medical situations, but lack funds for treatment, testing, medication and treatment.
Adult tickets are $20 before Dec. 10 and tickets for children 4 to 14 years old are $10 in advance. Adult tickets at the door are $25, and kids tickets are $15.
Register online at www.allthingspossible.org or email [email protected] to enter the dessert contest.
The Johnson Mansion, 1800 Queens Road W., Charlotte
12.13.14Saturday
NoDa Campus Run, 5:30 p.m.St. Nicholas will unleash a Krampuslauf, or a Krampus run,
through the arts district of NoDA. Santa and his Krampus — the fearsome creature from Alpine
folklore — will be out roaming the streets of NoDa looking for naughty and nice kids of all ages.
Professionally-trained Krampus wranglers will be on hand to help keep the monsters at bay, and there's fun all over the arts district, with a few special stops planned. Look for Krampus in and around the area, plus catch all the special events throughout the night.Visit www.nodakrampuskrawl.com for more information.
12.13.14 and 12.14.14Saturday and Sunday
Live Nativity comes to Quail Hollow Presbyterian, 6 and 7 p.m.
Bethlehem is coming to Quail Hollow Presbyterian Church, as it hosts its annual Live Nativity on the front lawn of the church. The 15-minute presentation begins at 6 p.m. and repeats at 7 p.m.
The Live Nativity is a neighborhood tradition that tells the timeless Christmas birth, through youth acting and is enhanced with live animals.
Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs.
Visit for www.qhpc.org for more information.Quail Hollow Presbyterian Church, 8001 Park
Road, Charlotte
Ongoing through 12.19.14Friday
Queen City Coat DriveGo Beyond S.E.O. is hosting its second annual Queen City
Coat Drive, which will benefit A Child’s Place to help give Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools children warm coats for the winter.
Last year more than 4,770 CMS students were homeless. To help alleviate the problem, the drive is collecting gently-used coats from children’s size 6 through adult size extra large. In addition, they will accept Walmart and Target gift cards, hoodies or sweatshirts, hats, gloves, socks and sweaters.
The coats will be collected each Friday through Dec. 19, and will be collected by a volunteer from the organization.
Email Trish at [email protected] for more information or with your office location for donations.
Ongoing through 12.1924 Hours of Booty Online Store
24 Hours of Booty is kicking off December and the holiday season with the launch of its new online store.
The Booty Store features clothing and gifts for the whole family including kids wear, women’s apparel, men’s apparel, outwear and accessories that can be purchased at www. Squareup.com/market/24hoursofbooty.
The Booty Store will also have “Deals of the Day” on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays through Dec. 19. Items are available while supplies last.
Proceeds from the store support national and local cancer survivorship and navigation programs. All items are shipped for a $5 flat rate fee via standard U.S. Postal Service shipping. Returns are accepted up to 15 days after purchase. Any holiday orders should be placed by Friday, Dec.19.
12.31.14Wednesday
Duke Mansion’s 100th birthday party, 8 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.
The event features the best of everything Charlotte has to offer. Guests can experience a multi-course dinner from Chef Harrison Booth in a heated tent adorned with lights on the McGuire Lawn. Dance to the romantic vibe from That Guy Smitty and toast the New Year at midnight with champagne and enjoy a late-evening breakfast to start the new year in style.
The Duke Mansion has hosted leaders of the 20th and 21st centuries. Now it's your turn to celebrate in grand style. This black-tie event is $515 per couple or $258 for single tickets. Proceeds benefit The Duke Mansion, a Charlotte treasure on the National Register of Historic Places. Purchase your tickets from Katie Ellis at 704-714-4445 or [email protected].
Send your events to [email protected] should be sent at least a week in advance. Submissions are not guaranteed publication.
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One thing south Charlotte resident Renee Downey loves about performing with the Charlotte Chorale, is that the non-profit singing group offers “something for every-body.”
Downey has been a part of the Charlotte Chorale, previously known as the Charlotte Philharmonic Chorus, since it split from the Charlotte Philharmonic Orchestra and became its own entity 11 years ago.
“I think the great thing about our choir, and one that sets us apart from other organi-zations in town, is we sing a variety of many different styles of music … from classical to spiritual to pop and secular,” she said.
The south Charlotte resident will take the stage this weekend with 24 other area singers for the Chorale’s holiday concert, “Christmas Traditions.” The concert will take place Saturday, Dec. 13, at 7:30 p.m. at the McGlohon Theater in Charlotte. Tickets cost $20, and are available at www.carolinatix.org. McGlohon is located at 345 N. College St.
The goal of “Christmas Traditions” is to highlight a variety of holiday traditions through music that goes along with them. One section of the concert will include sacred carols, such as “The First Noel,” “Angels We Have Heard on High” and “O Holy Night.”
The choir also will perform selections from Handel’s “Messiah” and “The Nut-cracker,” while the final section of the con-cert will include songs from Christmas mov-ies popular, such as “White Christmas” and “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch.”
“(Concert attendees) can anticipate to see a well-prepared choir again, singing a lot of music they’ve heard, but not heard all in the same place at one time,” Chorale conductor Kevin Gray said.
The Chorale, an audition-based singing group, will sing some songs a capella (with no instrumental accompaniment) while other songs will include a pianist. The last section of the concert, songs from popular holiday films, also will feature a jazz rhythm
group.Two of the things about the concert Gray
said will enhance the holiday spirit are the location and decorations.
“I think the (decorations) are very nice, and the McGlohon Theater is a beautiful place to perform,” Gray said. “It has beau-tifully lit, stained glass windows, so when you’re singing those sacred carols, it really brings it to light in the ambiance of the (per-formance) hall.”
But the concert is about more than just entertainment, or even invoking Christmas spirit – it’s also about giving back during the holidays. “Christmas Traditions” will support two causes this year. Attendees are encouraged to bring non-perishable break-fast items like cereal, oatmeal and pancake and muffin mix for the Hospitality House of Charlotte. The nonprofit provides people a place to stay while their family members are treated in area hospitals.
“We think one Christmas tradition is families get together and have a Christmas breakfast together,” Downey said. “That can’t happen for people staying in the Hospitality House, so we wanted to help (provide break-fast for) them (during the holidays).”
Concert attendees also are encouraged to contribute $1 to the Buy a Biscuit program. The annual effort is a partnership between the Chorale and the Charlotte Douglas International Airport’s USO of NC Char-lotte Center, and provides sausage biscuits to soldiers traveling through the airport from Fort Jackson, South Carolina, as they head home for the holidays.
Now in its sixth year, Buy a Biscuit has grown from providing 300 biscuits to sol-diers during its first year to providing almost 2,000 biscuits last year.
“I think it’s an easy way to give back, just to give somebody a warm breakfast,” Downey said.
One thing Downey loves about the Cho-rale is its ongoing mission to use music as a means of giving back to other organizations – something she said distinguishes it from other area singing groups.
“The mission of the Charlotte Chorale is not only to make great music, but to give back to the community,” the south Charlotte resident said. “We use (our music) to bring awareness to other organizations.”
The Charlotte Chorale will hold auditions for prospective new members in January 2015. Email [email protected] or visit www.charlottechoraleinc.org for more information.
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Charlotte Chorale’s musical Christmas tradition gives backSouth Charlotte member reflects on group’s mission, prepares for holiday concert
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South Charlotte resident Renee Downey (top row, left) will join 24 other singers for the Charlotte Chorale’s “Christmas Traditions” concert this weekend. Photo courtesy of JAJ Nonprofit Resource
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Long before “Wicked” scorched Broadway with the Oz witches’ back story, a musical called “Into the Woods” blazed the trail when it pre-miered in 1986. Created by award-winning American composer Stephen Sondheim, “Into the Woods” weaves multiple fairy tales together into one, with fast-paced dialogue, intricate music and a surprisingly-human connection to the way modern families work.
The “helicopter” mom/witch, who raised Rapunzel, wishes to protect her from the world, but Rapunzel wants only to see what lies beyond her tower. Two princely brothers pine for the love of Rapunzel and Cinderella, respectively, but become bored once married. After years of infertility, the baker’s wife receives the child she’s always wanted, only to realize something is still missing.
“The show touches on human emotion,” said Susan Gundersheim, head of performing and visual arts at the Levine Jewish Community Center (LJCC), who directed “Into the Woods.” “It’s an unbelievable blend of pathos and humor – you’ll be laughing hysterically one minute and crying the next.”
“Into the Woods” creates a singular sto-ryline by interweaving characters from “Little Red Riding Hood,” “Jack and the Beanstalk,” “Rapunzel” and “Cinderella,” among others. The show’s main focus is the baker and his wife,
made infertile by the witch’s curse. Familiar characters including Grandmother, Wolf, Giant, Snow White and Sleeping Beauty, all play a role in the journey to lift the spell. The plot twists and turns as calamity ensues and keeps the audience guessing.
“ ‘Into the Woods’ is a big leap of faith for us,” said Gundersheim, who selected the show knowing it is less familiar to some audience members and artistically challenging for the performers.
The music features complex rhythms and motifs that repeat with changed words and dif-ferent notes. In this production the actors sing to a recording, which is harder than it sounds since with a live orchestra, conductors can slow the music down or adjust it during rehearsal to accommodate the singing talent.
“The performers have found mastering the show very rewarding,” said Gundersheim who applauded the performers for rising to the occa-sion to pull off an excellent production.
South Charlotte resident David Catenazzo plays the “Mysterious Man,” a character who starts the show as an eccentric old coot, but reveals more depth as his familial connection to the Baker is revealed. In Act Two, the two men share a song called “No More.” Catenazzo sings, “The farther you run, the more you feel undefined, for what you’ve left undone and, nore, what you’ve left behind.”
“What you get is this huge spectrum, from
crazy-funny to touching and sentimental.”A full-time managing director of global tech-
nology for Bank of America, Catenazzo is not a professional actor but comes very close. He played Tevia in last year’s production of “Fiddler on the Roof” at the LJCC. Every role he takes must be fit around a demanding work schedule that can sometimes include international travel. Catenazzo also has a wife and three children, one of whom is in the show.
“Joshua loves it,” said Catenazzo of his son who performs in the ensemble. “He and I get to sing together certain times during the show.”
“Everyone who wants to participate can,” explained Gundersheim, who casts these shows with a “placement audition.” Everyone who tries out gets in. The audition defines what role each player gets. The resulting cast is large with 63 people, and includes all ages and levels of expertise, including people who work “regular jobs” and professional performers who jumped at the chance to be in “Into the Woods.”
“Somehow we manage to let everyone in, and keep the quality high,” said Gundersheim.
“It’s such a different approach,” said
Catenazzo, who feels this process makes the show a uniquely intimate and touching experi-ence for the audience. “Because people get chances that they wouldn’t be able to from other theatres… you get this amazing experience, and it shows.”
The LJCC’s Visual & Performing Arts Depart-ment opened “Into the Woods” Dec. 6. This is the last weekend to see the show, it will play Sat-urday, Dec. 13 and Sunday, Dec. 14, at 2 and 7 p.m. each day. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. For more information: www.charlottejcc.org. The Levine Jewish Commu-nity Center is located at 5007 Providence Road in south Charlotte.
Just because “Into the Woods” is produced by the Levine Jewish Community Center does not mean it is exclusively for the Jewish com-munity. Auditions and attendance to those shows is open to the whole community as are all their visual arts workshops and classes. Most LCJJ artistic offerings feature member and non-member pricing. For more information on the benefits of membership, visit www.charlottejcc.org and click the Membership tab.
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Young singers to bring holiday spirit to Charlotte
Talented young singers from every corner of Charlotte will come together to share the spirit of the season on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 12 and 13, as The Choir School at St. Peter’s presents its 2014 Christmas concert.
The concert series is a long-standing holi-day tradition, according to a news release, and will take place in the centuries-old sanctuary of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in uptown Charlotte at 7:30 p.m. each evening. The choirs will be accompanied by harp, strings, flute and percussion, as well as the C.B. Fisk Opus 136 organ at St. Peter’s.
The performances will include traditional and contemporary Christmas selections, from Ella Fitzgerald’s version of “Winter Wonderland” to “Gloria” from “Keble Missa Brevis” by contemporary British composer Philip Stopford.
Advance general admission is $15 for adults and $5 for children younger than 12 years old. Reserved blocks of four tickets can be purchased for $100, Tickets are available at the door or online at www.thechoirschool.org.
St. Peter’s Episcopal is located at 115 W. Seventh St.
Winter Break Camps return to Discovery Place
Discovery Place will host its annual series of Winter Break Camps again this year, with more options than ever before.
Campers in kindergarten through third grade can attend for an individual day or an entire week. Camps will run from Dec. 22, a Monday, to Jan. 2, 2015, a Friday. Topics range from paleontology to rockets and sci-ence experiments.
Find more information including specific camps, dates and prices at www.discovery-place.org, or call 704-372-6261, ext. 300.
Discovery Place is located at 301 N. Tryon St.
Silent Images documentary takes first place in film festival
Silent Images, a Matthews-based non-profit dedicated to telling stories of hope in the midst of oppression and hardship, recently was awarded the Best Documentary Film award at the 100 Words Film Festival in Charlotte.
Silent Images founder David John-son accepted the recognition on behalf of Silent Images in front of a sold-out crowd at McGlohon Theatre, crediting the hundreds of people who courageously shared their sto-ries with Silent Images in 2014 as the real winners of the award.
The nonprofit is donating the $1,500 award to the charities involved in the winning “Beyond the Skyline” film. The documentary highlights a variety of Charlotte-area needs.
Find more information about Silent Images at www.silentimages.org. View “Beyond the Skyline” at vimeo.com/107709111.
Free performances of opera ‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’
Mosaic Arts in collaboration with Opera Carolina will host free performances of “Amahl and the Night Visitors” on Dec. 16, 19 and 20.
Gian Carlo Menotti, creator of the one-act opera, was the first composer to have his work commissioned for television. This opera was created to appeal to a popular audience while also maintaining high musical achieve-ment standards, according to a news release. “Amahl and the Night Visitors” was broadcast by NBC on Christmas Eve 1951 and became a holiday classic.
The following is the schedule of “Amahl and the Night Visitors” performances:
• Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 7 p.m. at Quail Hollow Presbyterian Church, 8801 Park Road in Charlotte
• Dec. 19, a Friday, at 7 p.m. at Broad Street United Methodist Church, 355 Broad St. in Mooresville
• Dec. 20, a Saturday, at 4 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 740 N. Center St. in Statesville
Sponsored by the Knight Foundation and the Hearst Foundation, the events are free, but “goodwill donations” are suggested, according to the news release. Reservations aren’t required. Call 704-332-7177 for more information.
Send us your arts-related news!Is your artists’ group hosting a special art show
or a fundraiser? Know of a local artist working on a cool or unique project? Perhaps your band is playing in a local benefit concert, or maybe your theater group is presenting a holiday stage production. No matter what the case, we want to know about it! Send your arts-related news, including details such as times, locations and costs of special events, along with how people can learn more, to [email protected], “attn. Josh Whitener.”
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The Silent Images team recently received the Best Documentary Film honor for their docu-mentary, “Beyond the Skyline.” Photo courtesy of Silent Images
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Sports
Based on a simple suggestion from her mother, Providence’s Grace Sullivan decided to give cross-country a try during her freshman year of high school.
Sullivan had grown up as a star on the soccer field, and that fall heeded her moth-er’s advice, figuring cross-country would at least keep her in shape for the coming soc-cer season.
But Sullivan was a natural on the trails, too, and was a quick study to her new sport. She said she began to see improvement as her times quickly fell, and she ended her freshman season with a 13th-place finish at the N.C. High School Athletic Association Western Regional, crossing the finish line in 19 minutes and 17 seconds.
“During my freshman year I didn’t think very much of running,” Sullivan said. “I was into soccer. That’s the sport I grew up playing. My mom kind of pushed me into running because my brother did it. I kind of liked it, but wasn’t that serious about it until after that year Coach (Kurt Niedenzu) and (boys coach Steve Touranjoe) were saying that I could do bigger and better things with this – that lit a fire under me.”
Sullivan was hooked, and she never looked back.
She finished eighth in the region during her sophomore season – helping lead the Panthers to the regional title – and ran a then personal-best 18:32 in the state meet, finishing 17th while cutting nearly a minute off her time.
After her sophomore season, Sullivan started getting even more serious and upped her training regimen to the 40 miles a week she treks in-season now. She began dream-ing of leading the Panthers back to the win-ner’s circle by claiming individual success and thought of the possibility of running in college.
In the years since all of that has hap-pened, and especially this season when Sul-livan capped off the final chapter in what’s
become a storybook career.“I have a big drive within myself,” Sulli-
van said. “It’s good to do it as an individual, and I do want to see my times go down, but when I do well my team is so supportive and that means a lot. When anyone does well the whole teams comes and hugs you and is supportive – that lets you know all the hard work paid off.”
With the admiration of her teammates and her times among the fastest in the state, Sullivan added to her already impres-sive resume, and has now earned the Mat-thews-Mint Hill Weekly 2014 Girls Cross-Country Runner of the Year.
“I wanted to improve my 5K time, which I did and it was something I’m very proud of,” she said. “I also wanted this team to become closer and more of a family. This year it was very much about the team, so I think I accomplished both of my goals.”
There wasn’t much Sullivan didn’t accomplish in her career. This season she backed up her 2013 Western Regional title with another regional gold medal – running 17:35 to shave five seconds off her junior season region-winning time and helping the Panthers to a second-place team finish.
But she didn’t stop there. Sullivan ran 18:25 at the challenging Ivey
Redmon Sports Complex course in Kerners-ville to place fifth at the state championship meet for the second consecutive year and led her school to third place in the state.
On the year, Sullivan won a regional title, eared a top-10 finish at states, ran the state’s fourth-fastest recorded time and closed out her career with a scholarship to N.C. State, where she’ll run next fall.
“Freshman year I just wanted to stay in shape through running, but throughout the years I kind of motivated myself and started to think that maybe I could do this in col-lege. I’m really proud of myself and what I accomplished.
“I’m really excited to continue in college and see where it can take me.”
by Andrew [email protected]
A Step Up
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Anna Albright, Myers ParkEmma Brown, Providence DayCameron Echols, Covenant Day
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Big things are on the horizon for this sophomore as Eiselt backed up her impressive freshman cam-paign with a stellar season by placing 12th in the state (18 minutes, 55 seconds), ninth in
the region (18:42) and second at the South-western 4A conference meet, finishing just three seconds off the pace.
Another key cog in the Western Regional champion Mustangs, Farris was fourth in the South-western 4A confer-ence meet and had a strong showing in the postseason, fin-ishing 14th in the region (19 minutes,
16 seconds) and 30th in the state (19:41).
The junior was a big part of the regional runner-up Panthers success this year, as Glova was fourth in the So. Meck 8 meet (18 minutes, 47 seconds), eighth in the region (18:38) and 33rd in the state (19:44).
Another super-talented Mustang sophomore, Gour-ley finished third in the Southwest-ern 4A conference, eighth in the region (18 minutes, 38 seconds) and was 18th in the state (19:03).
The only fresh-man to make the first team, Jordan had a remarkable debut as she was third at the So. Meck 8 meet (18 minutes, 41 sec-onds), seventh in the region (18:35) and finished 25th in the state (19:35) – post-
ing the fastest freshman time by 36 seconds.
The Myers Park senior had quite a run this year, as the South-western 4A champion paced the regional champion and state runner-up Mustangs all year. Prouty was second in the region (17 minutes, 38 sec-onds) and seventh in the state (18:35).
A Providence frontrunner for four years, Sullivan capped her high school career in style with a So. Meck 8 championship (17 minutes, 53 sec-onds), her second Western Regional crown (17:35) and a
fifth-place finish at states (18:25). Sullivan will run at N.C. State next season.
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Sports
CARDIAC CATS RETURN TO STATE FINALby Andrew Stark
After Vance scored late in the fourth quarter of a back-and-forth Western Regional final, Charlotte Catholic first-year coach Mike Brodowicz had a feeling what was coming next.
His team had already rallied from 14-0 and 20-7 deficits in the game, but now needed one more stand to advance to their season goal of playing in a championship game.
Brodowicz calmly called a timeout to rally his defense, who had already gave up 34 points, the second-most it surrendered all year. But at that moment, the only thing that mattered was his team needed to make a goal line stand with the entire season hanging in the balance and a mere 13 sec-onds left on the clock.
“I had a feeling it was going to come down to them going for two at the end,” Brodowicz said. “I had a feeling it would come down to one play, and I told our guys we were going to play base Cover Two like we have all year long.”
After the defense applied pressure to Vance quarterback Omar Baker, junior linebacker Matt White stepped in front of a Baker pass on the right sideline, intercept-ing it and preserving the season as the Cou-gars get set to play New Bern in the N.C. High School Athletic Association final on Friday, Dec. 12 at Wake Forest University’s BB&T Field.
The appearance in the championship game is nothing new as it’s the Cougars sixth in the past 11 seasons – they repeated as state champs in 2004 and 2005 and last appeared in the state finals in 2012 – but while this year’s team looks similar in size, stature and defensive intensity, they have the capability to look different on offense, and that’s by design.
With the ground game bottled up with a season-low 168 rushing yards against Vance, the Cougars had to rely on another tactic to move the ball, but to Brodowicz it
was all part of the plan.In the regional final, junior quarterback
John Walton completed 14 of 16 passes for a career-high 231 yards – he’d topped 100 passing yards twice this season and had a career high 155 in a win over Olympic in early October – setting the tone for the offense through the air which is atypical of traditional Catholic teams.
“When I first got hired here, I knew we were still going to be a running team because that’s who we are at Charlotte Catholic,” Brodowicz said. “It’s our iden-tity, we’re proud of it and we like to run the ball, but if we need to throw the football to be able to win we need to be able to do that. We had to throw the football against Ardrey Kell to win and tonight we did, too.
“We don’t want to have to hang our hat on that, but we want to be able to win the football game any way that we can. We have to have the capabilities to do that.”
With Walton’s big night the Cougars had more passing yards (231) to rushing yards (168) – the first time that’s happened in recent memory. But no matter how they attacked, the Cougars were able to get the ball in the hands of Catholic’s playmakers as Ryan Miller (126 yards total offense) and Jaret Anderson (159 yards offense, three touchdowns), a duo that’s carried the Cougars while accounting for 62 percent of Charlotte Catholic’s offense this year.
“The kids just executed,” Brodowicz said. “What people don’t realize is how well the offensive line is playing. People think it’s very easy to come up and run block, but to pass block is completely different.
“The offensive line opened the holes and they gave John time to throw. After that, John did a great job. Ryan made some unbe-lievable plays – he was phenomenal out there – and then Jaret was great. Jaret and Ryan have been our playmakers all year.”
Now the No. 3-seed Cougars have one more hurdle to cross in their quest for their first state title since 2005 as they set to take on New Bern, the bracket’s No. 1 overall seed who has gone 16-0 this season.
The Bears are a formidable bunch as they’ve won 14 of 16 games by double-figure point differentials and average 37.8 points on offense and allow just 8.3 points to their opponents.
The success of the Bears starts up front with 6-foot-5, 325-pound lineman Dylan Voss, who’s getting national recruiting inter-est. He’s joined up front by 6-foot-4, 260-pound Troy Taylor and 6-foot-3, 225-pound Duncan Musselwhite to form an imposing offensive line.
They open holes for Mike Hughes – a dual-threat quarterback who has thrown for 1,263 yards, ran for 1,355 and scored 32 total touchdowns while accounting for just under half the Bears offense. Hughes is being recruited by nearly every major col-lege program, but he’s not a one-horse show leading the Bears.
Sophomore DJ Howard has 830 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns, junior Rayshi Bolds has accumulated 601 yards and six scores and junior receiver/defensive back Tyriq McCarter leads the team with 502 yards and eight scores.
Defensively, the stingy Bears are led by linebackers Sha’mond Squires (189 tack-les), Charles Nobles (100 tackles) and
Rodney Pender (71 tacklees) and defensive backs Raheed McCoy (eight interceptions), McCarter (six interceptions) and Cypress Borden (103 tackles).
While the Bears are star-studded and possess gaudy team and individual statis-tics, the Cougars will be just fine, Brodo-wicz said.
“I’m very excited about where we’re at,” Brodowicz said last week. “But I look at it like this: We don’t have stars here this year, so we’re always looking to see what we can hang our hat on, and there’s not that one guy like we’ve had.
“Ardrey Kell is a big offensive line, they have some good backs and a good quarter-back, so it’s not like we haven’t seen this type of thing before. We just have to exe-cute and have to strap it up and play our techniques.”
And, lucky for Charlotte Catholic fans, that’s exactly what this year’s team does best.
“We have a good group of guys who scrap and claw this year,” Brodowicz said. “You have to give them credit.
“I think this year is one of those years where it’s all falling in place and things are going our way.”
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figures in the win, scoring 27 points while Rob Peterson had 15 and Scottie Wallace netted 11.
Phills, who has committed to Yale, is a big reason for the turnaround as he’s averaged 24.6 points, eight rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.6 steals per game.
Six-foot-four Peterson and 6-foot-6 Collin Greig are providing an interior presence the Knights didn’t have a sea-son ago are off to god starts.
The Knights will look to keep it going as they travel to Christ the King on Fri-day, Dec. 12.
sports shortsby Andrew Stark and Hannah Chronis
Katharine Franz wins state’s top volleyball honor
Charlotte Country Day senior volley-ball standout Katharine Franz has been named the 2014 N.C. Gatorade Player of the Year.
Franz, who has committed to Davidson College, is a big reason for the Bucs con-secutive state championships and their phenomenal 2014 season when they went 44-1 and finished the year ranked No. 15 in Maxpreps.com’s national poll.
The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field, distinguishes Franz as North Carolina’s best high school vol-leyball player, Gatorade said in a news release.
The 6-foot senior middle hitter recorded 412 kills, 295 digs, 65 service aces and 47 blocks while posting a kill percentage of .537. A 2014-15 American Volleyball Coaches Association Honor-able Mention Under Armour All-Ameri-can selection, she racked up 19 kills and 11 digs in the title-clinching win over Covenant Day.
Franz has also maintained a 3.65 GPA in the classroom. She has volunteered locally on behalf of the Special Olym-pics, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Amer-ica, Levine Children’s hospital and as a youth volleyball camp counselor.
Myers Park girls suffer first loss of year
For the second season in a row, the Myers Park girls basketball team has suf-fered a defeat to Blackman, a Tennessee power and the nation’s No. 11 team in Maxpreps.com’s national poll.
The Mustangs, who are 6-1 and ranked No. 4 in the nation, trailed by six points after the first quarter, but fell behind by 22 after managing just three third quarter points.
Blackman boasts Connecticut com-mit Crystal Dangerfield (18 points) and Middle Tennessee State commit Alex Johnson (14 points, nine rebounds).
Aliyah Mazyck led the Mustangs with 17 points, scoring 13 in the final period.
The Mustangs showed no ill effects of their first loss in 24 games, however, and rebounded with a 52-30 win over Jay M. Robinson on Dec. 8. Chanin Scott and Morgan Uptegraff led the way in that win, scoring 11 points apiece.
The following night, Mazyck scored 19 points and Scott and Lyric Mitchell tallied 16 apiece as the Mustangs rolled to a 80-42 win over North Meck.
Myers Park hosts Butler on Thursday, Dec. 18.
Providence Day boys getting going
Coach Brian Field knew going into the season that despite the Chargers tal-ented roster, they’d probably drop some games as they played a national sched-ule through the first month of the year, and he was right.
The Chargers (5-3) dropped three games this year to nationally-ranked teams, falling to Huntington Prep (ranked No. 6 in Maxpreps.com’s national poll) by seven points, dropping a heartbreaker to Wesleyan Christian (ranked No. 14) by two points and succumbing to 11-0 Greensboro Day by one point.
“I love the way we competed,” Field said following the loss to Wesleyan where the Chargers led late in the fourth quarter. “I’m proud of them, but I’m dis-appointed in the loss. I hope our guys can use this as motivation.
“I think the challenge for us is can we harness that enthusiasm and do it on a night when we’re not going against a Top 10 team in the country. I think if we can find the maturity to do that, we have a chance to be really, really good. We just have to find some consistency.”
Since dropping the game to Wesleyan, the Chargers have gone 5-1 with impres-sive wins over Hough and Hamilton Heights Christian, one of Tennessee’s top teams.
After beating SouthLake Christian on Dec. 9, the Chargers are on a three-game win streak and looking to get on a roll.
Matthew Lee and Josh Howard both scored a game-high 14 points in the Chargers win over SouthLake, but to Field and his team it doesn’t matter who’s scoring as long as the team is pro-gressing.
“Every night we’re trying to get better and get ourselves ready for conference,” Field said. “That’s the ultimate goal to
Katharine Franz
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win conference again and to try to win a state championship. If we’re going to do that, we have to beat (Wesleyan) and teams like it.”
The Chargers travel to Christ School on Friday, Dec. 12.
South Meck girls off to best start in years
The South Meck girls basketball team downed Porter Ridge in a big 64-44 win on Dec. 5 to improve to 3-4 on the sea-son – their best start in years.
The Sabres showed glimpses of poten-tial last year, but finished the season with an 8-16 record as the majority of their top contributors were underclass-men.
This season, led by a duo of talented juniors in Ali Fitch and Courtney Sand-erson, the Sabres are off to a strong start. In the win over Porter Ridge, Sanderson scored a team-high 14 points while grab-bing six rebounds, four steals and dish-ing out six assists. Fitch put up 12 points with four steals and three assists.
Despite already having four losses this season, the Sabres non-conference schedule has been tough, but they’ve hung with some of the best teams in the area. On Nov. 19, the Sabres fell by seven points to a Butler team that’s currently 5-1. In their next game, they slipped by six points to Rocky River (6-1) and narrowly lost to a Charlotte Chris-tian team that boasts standout forward Kerstie Phills by two points.
With Fitch averaging 12 points and four steals per game and Sanderson averaging 7.5, the Sabres are also getting big performances from sophomore Car-rington Barnett (7.6 points), freshman A’lea Gilbert (7.4 points, 5.6 rebounds) and 6-foot senior center Nnenna Okum (7.1 points, 5.6 rebounds).
With even scoring from across their roster and a tough non-conference schedule under their belts, the Sabres will be ready to tip-off conference play against Harding on Friday, Dec. 12 where they’ll look to start improving from last year’s 6-8 conference finish.
Knights boys off to fast start
After a pair of disappointing seasons, the Charlotte Christian boys basketball team has come out of the gates strong, looking to restore its stranglehold on the Charlotte Independent Schools Athletic Association.
The Knights, who went 10-20 last year and have gone 23-36 during the last two, have jumped out to a 7-1 start after defeating Parkwood, 79-63 on Dec. 9.
Trey Phills led three Knights in double
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or T.I.13 Honolulu hello14 Everglades bird16 “Yes, there ___
God!”17 Gave in18 Critic’s positive
review of drummer Keith of the Who?
20 Had down pat21 Its national
animal is the vicuña
22 Small matter?23 Powerful
industrialist25 Please, quaintly27 Whine tearfully29 Thick-skinned
one30 Tribal symbol31 With 40-Across,
critic’s positive review of a Fox medical drama?
32 Male turkey
35 Nonhuman sign language learner
36 Posted an opinion, maybe
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Charles43 Mythical
man-goat44 First family of the
1840s45 Galaxy
competitors48 They’re hard to
run in49 Incessantly50 “___ be
surprised”52 Homer Simpson’s
favorite beer55 Critic’s negative
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57 Word before range or cord
58 “___ with caution”
59 Everglades bird
60 Place for a court-ordered monitor
61 ___ Taco (fast-food chain)
62 Decisive time63 Car introduced
by Elon Musk
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writer 2 Mathematician
Turing 3 Critic’s negative
review of singer Courtney?
4 Stand-up routine?
5 Down 6 Macho dudes 7 Dr. Frankenstein’s
helper 8 Many “Family
Feud” celebrations
9 Mama bird10 Digital camera
brand11 Help desk sign12 Old-hat15 Asset for an
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21 Typical “Meet the Press” guest, for short
24 Band that sang the “Friends” theme song “I’ll Be There for You,” with “the”
26 React to yeast27 Certain court
order28 “Uh-uh”29 “___ that”
(“Understood”)
31 Eastern Catholic ruling body
32 Critic’s negative review of a newsmagazine?
33 More than
34 Predicament
37 Minstrel’s instrument
42 “Finished!”
43 Mamas’ boys
44 Sen. Cruz
45 About to bloom
46 Asset in a beauty pageant
47 “Science of Logic” philosopher
48 Iditarod dog
51 Plant also known as ladies’ fingers
53 When many network shows debut
54 Pet pest
56 “___ be my pleasure!”
57 Winery fixture
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Peripheral Neuropathy WARNING!Pain, Numbness, & Tingling In The Hands/Feet
Call 704-228-3882
Charlotte, NC -- �e most common method your doctor will recommend to treat your neuropathy is with prescription drugs that may temporarily reduce your symptoms. �ese drugs have generic names such as Gabapentin, Amitriptyline, or Pregbalin and are primarily antidepressant or antiseizure drugs. �ese drugs may cause you to feel uncomfortable and have a variety of harmful side e�ects.
Figure 1: Notice the very small blood vessels surrounding each
nerve.
Peripheral neuropathy is a result of damage to the nerves o�en causing weakness, pain, numbness, tingling, and the most debilitating balance problems. �is damage is commonly caused by a lack of blood �ow to the nerves in the hands and feet which causes the nerves to begin to degenerate due to lack of nutrient �ow.
As you can see in Figure 2, as the blood vessels that surround the nerves become diseased they shrivel up which causes the nerves to not get the nutrients to continue to survive. When these nerves begin to “die” they cause you to have balance problems., pain, numbness,
Figure 2: When these very small blood vessels become diseased they begin to shrivel up and the nerves
begin to degenerate.
tingling, burning, and many additional symptoms.
�e main problem is that your doctor has told you to just live with the problem or try the drugs which you don’t like taking because they make you feel uncomfortable. �ere is now a facility right here in Charlotte, NC that o�ers you hope without taking those endless drugs with serious side e�ects (see the special neuropathy severity examination at the end of this article).
In order to e�ectively treat your neuropathy three factors must be determined.
1) What is the underlying cause?
2) How Much Nerve Damage Has Been Sustained.
NOTE: Once you have sustained 85% nerve loss, there is nothing that we can do for you.
3) How much treatment will your condition require?
�e treatment that is provided at the Charlotte Spine and Pain Relief Center in Charlotte has three main goals:
1) Increase blood �ow2) Stimulate small �ber nerves3) Decrease brain-based pain
�e treatment to increase blood �ow utilizes a specialized low level light therapy (not to be confused with laser therapy) using light emitting diode technology. �is technology was originally developed by NASA to assist in increasing blood �ow.
�e low level light therapy is like watering a plant. �e light therapy will allow the blood vessels to grow back around the peripheral nerves and provide them with the proper nutrients to heal and repair. It’s like adding water to a plant and seeing the roots grow deeper and deeper.
Figure 3: �e blood vessels will grow back around the nerves much
like a plant’s roots grow when watered.
�e amount of treatment needed to allow the nerves
to fully recover varies from person to person and can only be determined a�er a detailed neurological land vascular evaluation. As long as you have not sustained at least 85% nerve damage then your condition can be treated.
Dr. Keith Helmendach, D.C. at the Charlotte Spine and Pain Relief Center will do a neuropathy severity examination to determine the extent of the nerve damage for $49 (normally $70). �is neuropathy severity examination will consist of a detailed sensory evaluation, extensive peripheral vascular testing, and a detailed analysis of the �ndings of your neuropathy.
Dr. Helmendach will be o�ering this neuropathy severity examination from now until Monday, December 29th, 2014.
Call 704-228-3882 to make an appointment with Dr. Keith Helmendach, to determine if your peripheral neuropathy can be treated.
NOTE: Our o�ce is located in Charlotte, NC at 7215 Lebanon Road.
MOST MAJOR HEALTH INSURANCE PATIENTS ARE
ACCEPTED.
FEDERAL BENEFICIARY RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY.
IF YOU DECIDE TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL TREATMENT, YOU HAVE THE LEGAL RIGHT TO CHANGE YOUR MIND WITHIN THREE DAYS AND RECEIVE A REFUND.
