The Carolina Panthers’ Pre-Season Schedule Has Just Been Released

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The Carolina Panthers’ Pre-Season Schedule Has Just Been Released

carolina panthers preseasonThe Carolina Panthers’ first game will feature Cam and team facing off against the Charlotte legend, Steve Smith, now with Baltimore for what could be his last season.

The Panthers will travel to Baltimore and Tennessee and then return home to face the Patriots and Steelers before the start of the regular season.

The exact game dates and times won’t be finalized until later this month.

Week 1 (Aug. 11-15) at Ravens
Week 2 (Aug. 18-22) at Titans
Week 3 (Aug. 25-28) home vs. Patriots
Week 4 (Sept. 1) home vs. Steelers

 

Tickets are now available for the Panthers vs Steelers game and the Panthers vs. Ravens game here.

You can also now purchase season tickets here for every game in the preseason and regular season.

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South Carolina Just Introduced A New Bill That Mimics North Carolina’s HB2 ‘Bathroom Bill’

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South Carolina Just Introduced A New Bill That Mimics North Carolina’s HB2 ‘Bathroom Bill’

Nikki Haley SCSouth Carolina just introduced a bill this past week that bans people from using public bathrooms, showers or changing rooms that do not correspond to their physical sex. The new law does allow for transgender people who have transitioned to the opposite sex to freely use the bathroom of their new sex.

Sen. Lee Bright, who initially introduced the bill, said it mimics the North Carolina law passed last month.

“It’s a public-safety issue,” Bright said, stating the concerns of male predators entering women’s restrooms.

A man in Seattle recently undressed in a women’s locker room, citing Seattle’s new law that allowed men to use women’s facilities based on their current gender identity.

The Toronoto Sun also reported that a man claiming to be transgender was arrested for sexually assaulting women in two local women’s shower facilities.

Several states have passed similar laws in recent weeks. Mississippi’s governor Tuesday signed into law a bill that allows businesses to avoid creatively participating in services that violate their moral, ethical, or religious beliefs (any business can now deny creative services for gay marriages, Christian concerts, pro-gun rallies, etc.). Several sections of Texas also have similar laws to what was just passed in North Carolina.

What do you think of South Carolina’s new law?

 

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The City of Gastonia Is Building A Massive New Subdivision

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The City of Gastonia Is Building A Massive New Subdivision

A rare pocket of undeveloped land in Gastonia is now planned to become Gastonia’s newest subdivision.

The entire community will end up being over 22 acres, comprised of single family homes from between 2,000-4,000 square feet each, selling for an average price range of $300,000.

The land sits directly across from New Hope Elementary School and just south of the Cramer Woods community.

The community will be LiveWell Home’s first subdivision in Gaston County.

If the plans are approved by the county, Livewell is hoping to begin construction in six to eight months from now, with spec and inventory homes to be built immediately after that.

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Recent Episode of House Hunters Filmed in Charlotte

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Recent Episode of House Hunters Filmed in Charlotte

HGTV recently stopped by the Queen City to film a House Hunters Episode. Last year they put out press release to announce their casting call for families that wanted to star in a reality-TV series on house-hunting on a budget in the Charlotte area.

Here’s the result;

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Lake Norman’s New Film Studio Is Receiving Some Major Upgrades

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Lake Norman’s New Film Studio Is Receiving Some Major Upgrades

studio c lake normanLake Norman’s largest film studio, now called ‘Studio C Cinema’ is undergoing several major renovations. The company is also upgrading The Warehouse Performing Arts Center, which hosts local showings of independent movies, blockbuster critiques, and film classes for the public.

The studio’s upgrades will primarily involve improvements to their facilities for public events, including new seating, new deep-frame screens, increased beer and wine selections, and new refreshment menu options.

The film studio will also receive major upgrades to it’s equipment and infrastructure that will allow it to film higher budget productions.

Studio C Cinema and The Warehouse Performing Arts Center is located in Cornelius at 9216-A Westmoreland Rd. For more information, you can visit StudioCCinema.com.

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Local Developer Lincoln Harris Just Finalized Their Purchase Of The Charlotte Observer Building

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Local Developer Lincoln Harris Just Finalized Their Purchase Of The Charlotte Observer Building

Charlotte Observer buildingLincoln Harris, a Charlotte-based real estate development firm, just finalized their deal on the first section of the Charlotte Observer headquarters building for $11 million this past Friday. The deal included 5 acres of the site from the Panther’s stadium to South Church Street. The remaining 9.4-acres of the Observer site is set to close by May 2.

Once the purchase is complete, it will officially be the largest developable tract in Uptown Charlotte. They still haven’t released plans yet as to what will be built on the site.

The Observer announced in January that they were moving out of their original 360,000 sqft building, a space they’ve occupied for 44 years, to move into 3 floors of the NASCAR building (a little under 70,000 square feet).

 

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Amelies French Bakery Is Moving To The Park Rd Shopping Center

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Amelies French Bakery Is Moving To The Park Rd Shopping Center

amelies french bakery opeing park rd shopping centerCharlotte’s legendary Amelie’s French bakery, has just signed a lease for their newest location in the Park Road Shopping Center.

They will add this new location to their ever growing portfolio of locations, including their most recent 11,000 square-foot uptown location, its new Rock Hill location, Carmel Commons, and the original 24/7 location on North Davidson Street.

The new Park Rd. Shopping center location will be 5,400 square feet, and will include an outdoor patio, bakery, and plenty of seating for meetings and long afternoon work sessions.

Construction will begin in August and will hopefully open late fall, early winter of this year. The new Amelies addition is just another key piece in the grand plan of new owner Edens. They bought bought the shopping center in 2011 for $82 million, and have already invested several million dollars in renovations, parking lot improvements, and new retailers including J. Crew Mercantile and a pair of upscale restaurants.

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Villanova Upsets North Carolina For Their First National Title In 30 Years

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Villanova Upsets North Carolina For Their First National Title In 30 Years

Last night we saw the second major upset for North Carolina after the Panthers suffered a surprising defeat to the Broncos. For the national title of college basketball, Villanova upset UNC with a final score of 77-74 – a game that will undoubtedly go down in history.

The UNC Tar Heels took control in the first half, coming as somewhat of a surprise, considering they were 0-12 to start their national semifinal game against Syracuse on Saturday. They owned the glass in the first half, with 10 defensive rebounds and five offensive boards.

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North Carolina was 26-4 with leading at halftime this season, while Villanova was 1-4 when trailing. This was the first time the Wildcats have been behind at the break during the NCAA Tournament.

North Carolina and Villanova had a total of eight lead changes, along with six ties, in the first half. In the end, Villanova was up by three and UNC just wasn’t able to make that come-back drive.

Although Villanova won the championship, North Carolina made its 10th NCAA title game appearance, with coach Roy Williams making his fifth appearance after going 2-2 across 28 seasons at North Carolina and Kansas.

A second-place finish in both the NFL and the NCAA proves that North Carolina is truly one of the best states in the nation!

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Windstream Just Announced Its Ultra-Fast Fiber Internet Service Is Coming To Concord

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Windstream Just Announced Its Ultra-Fast Fiber Internet Service Is Coming To Concord

Last year Google Fiber announced that it was launching ultra-fast internet in Charlotte, and now Windstream is following suit, but this time in Concord, and several other towns around Charlotte, including Harrisburg, Kannapolis, China Grove, and Davidson.

It will be the first company in Concord to offer speeds of anything even close to one gigabit per second. This means that for anyone who wants to sign up, no more video buffering problems, slow upload and download speeds, or lag times on the internet.

Windstream is claiming that you will be able to download 25 songs in less than a second, a TV show in less three seconds or an entire high definition movie in little more than half a minute.

Windstream’s announcement comes as competition for ultra-high-speed internet is heating up around the Charlotte region from both Google and AT&T.

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U.S. Olympic Trials Happening In Charlotte This Week

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U.S. Olympic Trials Happening In Charlotte This Week

charlotte white water center olympic trialsThe 2016 Olympic games are almost here, and before heading down to Rio this August, athletes will be coming to Charlotte this coming week to determine who the best kayakers and canoers in America are.

40 of the nation’s top paddlers are about to compete at the U.S. National Whitewater Center for five slots on the U.S. Olympic team.

This coming Friday and Saturday, the USWWC will host several officially sanctioned events this weekend, with team trials now open to the public. The center is expecting over 15,000 people to come out to watch this weekend, based on the last national event they hosted.

Two of the athletes competing are from right here in the Charlotte region; Michal Smolen, 22, from Gastonia, and Casey Eichfeld, 26, from Mount Holly.

For more information you can go to the USWWC’s website here.

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