Crescent Communities has just closed on the site of their massive new mixed-use development in Uptown Charlotte. Once completed, the new development will include; 450 luxury apartments, 2 hotels, 15,000 square feet of retail space, and a 47,000 square foot Whole Foods Market.

The developer will begin construction this year on the 5.4 acre project at the Lynx Light Rail’s Stonewall Station.

“It is our vision that this Crescent community will redefine urban living in Charlotte. Whole Foods Market will be Uptown’s first full-sized grocery store. Its size, combined with Whole Foods Market’s holistic approach to the shopping experience, will allow residents, commuters and visitors to enjoy Uptown in an entirely new way.” commented Ben Collins, Crescent Communities regional vice president.

The developer is now expected to close on the rest of the 5.4-acre site before December, and plan to begin work at the property before the end of the year, and plan to be finished before 2017.

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At this week’s press conference in Charlotte, Governor McCrory announced that the state will no longer be accepting Syrian refugees. He stated that the sparse knowledge and poor background checks the federal government provides are not sufficient, given ISIS’s current threat level.

North Carolina now joins 27 other states around America that have refused the federal government’s demands to accept the refugees. Most governors, including McCrory, have stated that they would not willingly accept refugees until the federal government increases background checks to make sure terrorists are not brought into their states.

McCrory said that federal officials are not telling the states any significant information about who refugees are, how they were screened, and what their backgrounds include. So far there have been at least 59 Syrian refugees have come to various parts of North Carolina since 2014.

“I empathize with these people who are dealing with unimaginable atrocities from ISIS. I care for these people. But what worries me is that some of these people could actually be ISIS coming into our country,” the governor commented during the press conference.

Do you think Charlotte should deny the federal government’s requests?

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Joel Osteen, a man considered by some to be America’s best pastor (and by others, one of America’s worst), is planning on coming to the Queen City.

His current Sunday morning church in Houston, TX now has an average weekly attendance of 43,500 people.

Charlotte’s “Night of Hope” will be taking place at the Time Warner Cable Arena (about 20,000 seats) and will include praise music, encouragement from Victoria Osteen, a story from Dodie Osteen, and an inspiring message from Joel Osteen.

For tickets or more information click here.

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This past Sunday, Cam Newton defended the Carolina reputation by tearing down a Green Bay Packers sign that said “North Carolina Cheesehead”. The sign’s owner then filed a report with the police demanding his $500 back and an apology from Cam Newton. The Panthers decided to buy the owner a new sign, but no apology was made by Cam.

A few Panthers fans have now taken it upon themselves to defend the Panther’s honor by raising funds to install billboards throughout the Greenbay region.

The billboards will say “Wisconsin Black N’ Blue Cheese” with a Panthers logo eating a block of cheese.

If they are able to meet their goal by November 13th, they will install 3 digital billboards around the Green Bay, WI region.

Two of the signs will be right next to Lambeau Field for this coming Sunday’s home game against the Detroit Lions.

If you’d like to help defend the Panther’s honor, you can check out their GoFundMe page here.

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For the past few days, the Southpark mall has had Santa sitting under a “Glacier Santa Experience,” it quickly became a joke on social media and an outrage to people all over Charlotte;

@TwitchyTeam Let's take a picture with #GlobalWarming Santa, in front of a melting glacier… #Bringbackthetree pic.twitter.com/xZyGqxfXZj

— Amber Skoros (@NYCdeb8tr) November 7, 2015

People were so against the mall’s attempt at changing the traditional Christmas display that a Change.org petition was created to return the tree.

After over 20,000 signatures were submitted, the mall finally listened.

The mall recently tweeted; “We’re adding key elements to the Santa set this week & listening to our customer feedback, we will now include a traditional Christmas tree.”

Sorry to anyone who liked the futuristic melting glacier lightshow thingy – you’re just gonna have to settle with a giant decorated Christmas tree for Christmas this year.

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The SouthPark Mall is now attempting to redefine Santa with their new “Glacier Santa Experience.”

Santa’s seat at the mall is now underneath a giant glacier display, which includes a full light and sound show. There’s no Christmas tree (or any evergreen tree) anywhere in sight.

The mall is one of seven Simon-owned malls across America that will be using this new Santa glacier experience this year.

“The reinvented and modernized experience will bring the Charlotte community together in a way that hasn’t been done before,” the mall said in a statement.

But many, if not all people, are strongly against the mall’s attempt at changing Christmas. So much so that a Change.org petition was created and has already received over 12,000 signatures from the city of Charlotte alone.

People have also taken to twitter to express their discuss and outrage;

There's already a song about faux glacier at @SouthParkMallNC. And hashtags: #BringBackTheTree #glaciergate https://t.co/ZILBH10McV

— Molly Grantham WBTV (@MollyGrantham) November 7, 2015

What's not #foundatsimon? #Christmas ??. Bc nothing says Christmas like Santa in a spaceship. @simonmalls @RooseveltField #BringBackTheTree

— Kerri (@Kerri_Kupec) November 7, 2015

"Why does SouthPark not have a tree?" from my son. Come on @SimonMalls @Southparkmallnc #BringBackTheTree @wsoctv pic.twitter.com/esGHnpcBWo

— David Britt (@davidbritt) November 7, 2015

Grinch = @ShopSimon #BringBackTheTree pic.twitter.com/7ESVPdLtdQ

— Paige Layne (@pclayne) November 7, 2015

@TwitchyTeam Let's take a picture with #GlobalWarming Santa, in front of a melting glacier… #Bringbackthetree pic.twitter.com/xZyGqxfXZj

— Amber Skoros (@NYCdeb8tr) November 7, 2015

This guy even wrote a song about #GlacierGate, wishing everyone a “Holly Jolly Glacier”;

"Have A Holly Jolly Glacier" #BringBackTheTree at @SouthParkMallNC #Christmas… https://t.co/X1CVkcQ3O2

— David Britt (@davidbritt) November 7, 2015

If you want the Southpark Mall to #BringBackTheTree, you can sign the petition on Change.org by clicking here.

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