It looks like the Charlotte region might be getting some snow this week.

According to Meteorologist Brad Panovich, there is now a chance of a ‘winter weather mix’ hitting the Carolinas Thursday night into Friday morning.

The current National Weather Service forecast shows the possibility of rain, sleet, and snow and lows around 21° Thursday night.

At this point, the amount of snow and/or freezing rain isn’t high, but the fact that temperatures will be in the 20s Friday morning could lead to some dangerous icy conditions.

According to Ventusky, current forecasts are only calling for about .2 inches of precipitation through the night, but a lot could change over the next couple days;

Time to start stocking up on milk and bread!

One of the world’s leading travel magazine, Condé Nast, recently ranked Charlotte’s Ballantyne Hotel as one of the top ten in the south.

It the only hotel in our region that made the cut, and one of the only in the Carolinas (the other was the The Umstead Hotel and Spa in Cary, NC).

This is how the magazine describes the 208-room luxury hotel:

“At just a 25-minute cab ride from the Charlotte Douglas airport, the Ballantyne proves a good, clean fix for those itching for an unfussy weekend getaway. And like any respectable golf resort this side of the Mason-Dixon, the Ballantyne’s got amenities to please even the Jordan Spieth among us: See the first-rate spa and fitness center, tennis courts, indoor and outdoor pools, and the 18-hole championship green that’ll keep you occupied well into the steamy afternoons.”

Have you been to the Ballantyne?

What do you think the best hotel in Charlotte is?

Gun owners across the Charlotte region are now turning in their guns in exchange for gift cards for New Life City of Praise’s 8th annual Guns For Gift Cards Drive.

Pastor John Kee first started the drive after witnessing all the gun violence in his neighborhood and deciding that something needed to be done. He says this year is especially important due to our recent spike in homicides across the city.

In describing the gun drive on the church’s website, the Pastor Kee notes that;

“30 Americans die of gun violence each day in our country! I discovered that, unfortunately, a lot of these deaths were taking place in our neighborhood. I began a Guns for Gift Cards Program in 2009. To date we’ve taken more guns off the street than the local Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department. Due to of the volume of guns we receive, it’s a challenge and a risk. But when we look back, it’s a risk worth taking! We truly believe our efforts are making a huge difference in our community! Instead of complaining about the problem we chose to DO something!”

The gun drive is being organized this weekend in partnership with CMPD. Gun owners names are kept confidential and will receive gift cards ranging from $25 to $50 for handguns and up to $100 for rifles.

Organizers will be collecting guns until noon Saturday.