12 Year Old Boy Kicked Off Charlotte Flight Because His Service Dog Was “Too Big”

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A boy who suffers with Dravet syndrome was just kicked off a plane in Charlotte because he has told his service dog was too large.

12 year old Brian Weasel has to have his trained labradoodle Chugg at his side at all times because he suffers from seizures. His family had even called American Airlines two weeks before his flight to let them know the dog would be flying.

“You could tell right away from her demeanor, her attitude, and her body language that she did not like animals. She said I’ve already contacted management and they are coming to speak with you, and the management got on the plane and told me that I needed to exit the aircraft,” commented Brian’s mother.

After the brief conversation on the flight, Brian and his family were removed from the airplane, according to WCNC. American Airlines did end up paying for a hotel room and re-booked them on a flight to St. Louis the next day, after which they had to rent a car to drive the remaining 3 hour trip back to Evansville, Indiana.

American Airlines just released the following statement as a response to the incident:

We are aware of this issue and apologize to the passenger. Our customer relations team is reaching out to the passenger directly. We are looking into the issue with PSA Airlines, the regional carrier who operated that flight.

The boys mother said that she was never contacted by American Airlines, but was offered a $150 voucher when she called them about the incident.

Social Media Celebrity From Charlotte Area About To Star In New Mooresville-Based Reality Show

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hayes grier new reality showSocial media celebrity Hayes Grier (3.5 million Twitter followers) has just signed a contract to star in his very own realtiy show that will be aired on Verizon’s Go90.

Hayes’ brothers Nash (4.8 million Youtube subscribers), the rest of his family, and several of his friends from the Charlotte region will also be featured on the show.

“What I love about this show is that it’s real,” Nash told Variety about the show. “Mooresville is so special to me, and I’m getting the chance to literally open my front door and invite my fans into my life!”

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The new show will be called “Top Grier.” It will follow Hayes as he attempts to revitalize his family’s 19-acre farm in Mooresville, North Carolina.

The 12-episode series has just started production, and is set to air later this month.

Mac’s Speed Shop Is About To Open Their 7th Location In A Few Weeks

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Mac’s Speed Shop’s 7th Carolina location is about to open next month in Matthews.

They’ve now almost completely transformed their new spot in the heart of downtown Matthews at 142 E. John Street:

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The company recently took home the first place trophy in Charlotte’s Beer Bourbon and BBQ, and placed 5th at the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest (a global BBQ competition with almost 300 teams coming from as far away as Australia, Poland, Italy, and New Zealand).

Macs in Matthews getting its front sign painted today!!

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Their new location, in the heart of downtown Matthews, used to house Finz Raw Bar and Grill, and, before that, Vinnie’s Sardine Grill & Raw Bar.

It will include:

– 5,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor space.
– 60 taps, pouring beer and craft cocktails.
– 18-20 televisions.
– Two smokers in the back, where all the meat will be slowly cooked to perfection.
– Bike nights, live music, and tons of local Matthews-centered events

They’ll be hosting a grand opening celebration on Monday, January 2nd, 2017.

Are you excited about Macs coming to Matthews?

Want more bbq? Check out our list of the top 10 bbq spots in the Carolinas here.

Davidson Moving Forward On Major $3 Million Renovation of Exit 30

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The major gateway into Davidson from i77 is now getting a major face-lift.

The new $3 million Exit 30 upgrade will add full-width pedestrian and bicycle lanes to the the entire length of the bridge, as well as new roundabouts at the northbound and southbound ramps.

Exit 30 renovationsThe new project will be tackled in 2 phases.

The first phase will widen the bridge for the six-foot-wide pedestrian and 12-foot-wide bicycle lanes on either side.

The second phase will add flashing pedestrian controlled beacons at the northbound interstate on-ramp to alert traffic of cyclists and pedestrians using the multi-use path, roundabouts on either side of the bridge, and mature trees and landscaping along the bridge.

Construction is now expected to begin in the coming months, and completed by the middle of 2018.

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Governor McCrory Just Signed Executive Order 118 To Redraw The North/South Carolina Border

mccrory executive order moving state boundaryGovernor Pat McCrory has just signed Executive Order 118, which effectively redraws the boundary line between the state of North Carolina and South Carolina from Polk to Brunswick County.

finalized the boundary line between North and South Carolina Friday by signing Executive Order 118 after more than two decades of each state seeking clarification.

“This Executive Order is a culmination of more than 20 years of work from leaders in North and South Carolina, I am proud of our efforts to settle this issue and our strong partnership with Governor Nikki Haley and our neighbors in South Carolina,” commented Governor McCrory in last night’s press release.

When the border was last marked, in 1772, they used rocks, cut marks in tree trunks, and fence posts, but obviously most of those landmarks are long gone.

Researchers combed through old records and century-old boundary surveys to determine where the true borders should now be, and in many places, it’s much different than where they currently are.

Work originally started to finalize the boundary between North and South Carolina in 1994, and in May 2013, the Joint North Carolina/South Carolina Boundary Commission completed its work to settle the boundary line. The new state border will officially go into effect on January 1, 2017.

Several property owners are about to find themselves living in a different state, paying different taxes, and submitting to different laws in less than a month.

New Not Just Coffee and Green Brothers Juice Co. Coming To Dilworth

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Not Just Coffee is about to open their fourth location in the heart of Dilworth.

The local gourmet coffee shop, which many Charlotteans consider to be the best in the city, is joining up with Green Brothers Juice Co. and Yoga One to fill a new mill-inspired building currently under construction at 2230 Park Rd.:

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new-not-just-coffee-being-built-in-dilworthThe new 14,000 square foot building will also include a few other restaurants that have yet to be announced.

It’s being constructed to look like an old historic mill, with handmade brick, wood-plank ceilings and massive windows and doors. DCG Construction is now expecting to have the exterior of the building completed this month, and retailers will start moving in early next year.

What do you think of all the new local coffee shops popping up?

Do you think they’ll run Starbucks out of town?

Police Asking For Public’s Help To Find Missing Lincolnton Teen

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missing-lincolnton-teenThe Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office just sent out a missing person’s report, asking the public for help in finding a missing teenager.

According to the report, 15-year-old Madison Olivia Burnette was last seen on November 25.

Police noted that she left her home with two females in a black Honda.

Olivia is a white female with blond hair and hazel eyes. She’s 5’4″ tall and weighs about 100 lbs. She also has a distinct tattoo of an infinity symbol on her left forearm.

If you have any information as to her whereabouts, please call the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office at 704-732-9050, the Lincoln County Communications Center at 704-735-8202 or Crime Stoppers at 704-736-8909.

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Trump Just Met With Governor McCrory To Consider Him For A Top National Position

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Governor McCory just took a trip to Trump Tower in NYC yesterday to meet with President Elect Trump. Most insiders are now saying the meeting was to determine which position within Trump’s campaign that McCrory might fill.

“Gov. McCrory and the President-elect had a chance to get to know each other pretty well on the campaign trail,” commented Trump’s spokesman Jason Miller in a press release.

mccorry executive orderMiller went on to talk about McCrory’s experience with education, job creation and energy modernization. As Governor, McCrory created the largest education budget in the state’s history and touted two notable bills he’d signed as governor: the Energy Modernization Act of 2014, which lifted a 2012 ban on fracking, as well as the Regulatory Reform Act of 2013 in regards to job creation and the .

“He’s seen as someone who’s been a reformer, someone who’s been a very solutions-oriented leader,” Miller noted.

He didn’t mention HB2, the i77 toll road project, or Duke Energy’s Coal Ash ponds – three issues that many people say cost McCrory this last gubernatorial election.

Governor McCrory officially conceded the governor’s race to Roy Cooper this past Monday after weeks of fraud speculation and recounts.

How do you feel about McCrory filling a top national position in Trump’s administration?

The Town of Davidson Is About To Give Away $10,000 To A Lucky Local Business

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The Town of Davidson is about to give away $10,000 to a local business in order to increase local investments.

The ‘Davidson Main Street Business Grant‘ was initially started 2 years ago in an attempt to spur on local marketing, and it certainly did the trick. Kindred Restaurant was the first recipient of the grant, receiving a total of $10,000 from the town back in 2015.

The restaurant has now been featured in publications across America as being one of the best restaurants in the south.

This year’s grant program includes the following terms:town of davidson

  • ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS

Grant money shall be available to designated retail businesses in Davidson’s local historic district defined in the Town of Davidson’s planning ordinance as retail: Uses in which the principal use of purpose is the sale of goods, products, merchandise, or services directly to the consumer.

  • ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES
  • Funds may be used to support the rehabilitation of properties or for new construction.
  • Funds must be used for exterior or interior improvements that are permanent. For example, funds may be used for windows, floors, etc. but not used for tables and chairs.
  • Projects must spur private investment.
  • Projects must provide direct benefit to small business retention, expansion or recruitment.
  • Projects must retain or create jobs in association with small business.
  • GRANT AMOUNTS

The Davidson Main Street Business Grant is a reimbursable, matching grant program.  The Town of Davidson is authorized to award grants totaling no more than a maximum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to each eligible business.  The minimum grant that may be requested is one thousand dollars ($1,000). Private funds must be committed to match the amount of any grant from the Davidson Main Street Solutions Grant on a basis of a minimum of two dollars for every one dollar provided from the Town of Davidson.

The grant match may constitute a combination of any of the following public or private funding which may include:

  • Cash, and/or
  • Local community grant, and/or
  • Investments, and/or
  • The donation of property (an appraisal completed by a licensed appraiser must be submitted to document value)

Past winners of the Davidson grant include:

Main Street Books was awarded $5,000 in FY 2015-16
Upper Crust Bar and Social Club was awarded $5,000 in FY 2015-16
Kindred Restaurant was awarded $10,000 in FY 2014-15

FY 2016-2017 Grant Application

To apply for this year’s 2016-2017 grant, you can complete this the official application here, then submit it to Kim Fleming at kfleming@townofdavidson.org.

Charlotte Christian School Just Launched A Massive $8 Million Expansion

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ccs-exterior-rendering-a-768x432One of Charlotte’s top private schools, Charlotte Christian, just broke ground on their new $8 million Center for Worship and Performing Arts. The new building will be home to the Alkire Auditorium, the school’s first auditorium which will seat more than 500 people for chapels, full-scale theatrical productions, and school assemblies.

Some of the expansion’s biggest donors were on hand at last week’s ground breaking, including; Rick and Linda Hendrick, David Bellamy of LS3P, and Will Caulder of Rodgers Construction.

ccs-auditorium-rendering-1024x747The Center for Worship and Performing Arts will be a two-story 21,000 square foot facility built immediately behind the Hendrick Center for Arts and Science. In addition to the 520 seat auditorium for chapels, theater productions and school assemblies, the state-of-the-art facility will also include a black box theater for smaller productions, a scene shop for set construction, dressing rooms, and a window-line gallery for visual arts displays.

Construction on the new building will begin in December of this year with completion scheduled for the fall of 2017. The building project is part of the school’s 2020 Vision Strategic Plan and is being made possible by the generous gifts of friends and families of the school.

“We are extremely thankful for this great addition to our campus and for God’s provision through the Hendrick family and our friends and families who have generously donated to this campaign,” shared Head of School Barry Giller. “Our students are excited about having a state-of-the-art facility to host our chapels, concerts, plays and musicals. I am grateful to the leadership of the board of trustees in remaining committed to the school’s master campus plan and in particular the vision for this facility.”