The Remi Group Of Ballantyne Sponsoring The Benevolent Beards Fundraiser For Levine Children’s Hospital

Benevolent Beards is a fundraising event sponsored by The Remi Group to benefit Levine Children’s Hospital’s “Nephrology Special Needs Fund” to help pediatric patients with kidney disorders.  

As of this writing, The Remi Group has raised over $4100 with their Benevolent Beards fundraising event.

Levine Children’s Hospital, located in Charlotte, NC, has [...]

Rev. Amelia Stinson-Wesley to Replace Morgan as Ballantyne School Board Rep

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 5, 2012 –A United Methodist minister who is also a Pineville Elementary parent was tapped by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education to fill the District 6 vacancy.

Board members cited her passion and concern for all children in CMS as reasons they supported the Rev. Amelia Stinson-Wesley to fill [...]

Spay Neuter Clinic Of The Carolinas Offering Affordable Spays And Neuters

Ballantyne, NC – A new veterinary clinic in South Charlotte is offering affordable reduced cost spays and neuters for dogs, cats, and rabbits.

Spay Neuter Clinic of the Carolinas, in the Arboretum Office Park, is now open for business .

Owner Dr. Michelle Hays is excited to practice in her own [...]

Urban Active Begins Their 4th Annual Holiday Toy Drive

Charlotte, NC – Urban Active continues its humanitarian efforts this holiday season by conducting its Fourth Annual Holiday Toy Drive starting today through December 22nd.

Urban Active is partnering with Toys For Tots and Charlotte Fire Department Fire Station #32 to provide gifts to needy children and their families just in time [...]

Arborbrook High School Open House

Arborbrook Christian Academy will host an Open House for its Upper School — 9 – 12th Grade — on Tuesday, November 29, 7:00-8:30 p.m. at 3002 Tilley-Morris Rd., Matthews, on the campus of Southern Evangelical Seminary.

Parents and students looking for a warm atmosphere, small class sizes and engaging college-preparatory education [...]

Semi-Annual Pawbrokers Party For Feline Urgent Rescue And Rehab (FURR)

Ballantyne, NC – Tuesday, November 8th, from 5pm-9pm, South Charlotte Banquet Center, 9009 Bryant Farms Road, Charlotte, NC 28277.

Free parking, free admission.

Shop and buy beautiful jewelry to help a local non-profit animal rescue group!

For more info: Contact Roxanne Blake, 704-998-8372, or roxanne@pawbrokers.org.

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6th Annual Santa’s Craft Shop At St. Matthew Catholic Church

Ballantyne, NC – Santa’s Craft Shop – Holiday shop over 100 Master Craftsmen!

Saturday, Dec. 3rd from 8am to 4pm. St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Parkway, Charlotte, NC 28277.

Free parking, Free admission and a $100 cash Shopper’s Drawing!

Early Bird deals, Portraits with Santa by PortraitEFX and much, [...]

Bruce Kantor’s Movie Reviews

I Don’t Know How She Does It

Starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Greg Kenear, Pierce Brosnan, Kelsey Grammer. Women do not have it fairly in life. No one thinks much if a man is a professional and a father but more is expected of a woman. Sara plays Kate a woman who is [...]

CMS SAT Scores Decline, But Participation Rises

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Sept. 13, 2011—The average SAT scores for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools declined slightly in 2011, according to a report released today by the College Board. The district average for 2011 was 1002, compared to 1015 in 2010.

The significance of the decline will not be clear for a while. SAT [...]

ArtFest of Matthews

The Matthews Chamber of Commerce and Presbyterian Hospital Matthews are proud to present the 26th Annual ArtFest of Matthews to be held on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 10am to 5pm and Sunday, Oct. 2 from noon to 5pm in Historic Downtown Matthews on the Village Green on Matthews Station Street.

Over 50 [...]

Ballantyne Country Club Swim Team Wins Honors

The Ballantyne Country Club Swim Team (Barracudas) finished the 2011 swim season by winning the Greater Charlotte Swim League (GCSL), Division 1, All-Star Meet held on July 11 at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center. The Greater Charlotte Swim League has a total of six divisions, with a total of 43 teams from [...]

Bruce Kantor Reviews Final Destination 5

Final Destination 5: Written by Eric Heisserer and starring a cast of B list actors. The premise of this horror film is that once it is destined you are going to die, there is not getting out of it. A group of people are in a bus heading to a company retreat. The [...]

Got the Shot? New CMS Immunization Requirements

Parents are busy getting their kids ready for school. Don’t forget the most important requirement: students’ shots/immunizations and physicals. Schools need to have updated records on the first day of school.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Aug. 10, 2011 – Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is working with the Mecklenburg County Health Department and other community [...]

Bruce Kantor’s Movie Reviews

Sarah’s Key

French film with some English. Mostly subtitled staring Kristen Scott Thomas. An American journalist living in Paris moves into an apartment which she discovers was owned by a Jewish family captured by the Nazis in 1942. She seeks to find the story of the family and a mystery surrounding the apartment. [...]

Bruce Kantor’s Movie Reviews

Captain America: The First Avenger

Chris Evans and Hayley Atwell. The army transforms a wimpy man into a superhero armed with a shield which can repel anything. This comic book video game movie is probably the first film where an actor was un enhanced only to be transformed into a super stud. [...]