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  • Early Voting in Mecklenburg County, NC is Going Gangbusters

    Early Voting in Mecklenburg County, NC is Going Gangbusters

    Every morning I get an email from a Communications Director in Mecklenburg County government indicating which of their early voting locations has the shortest lines. Below is the complete text of the poetic missive I received: Long lineseverywhere. Some relief by mid-afternoon. Getmore. If the numbers bear out, it’s looking good for our man down…

  • Charlotte/ York County SC Crime Spree Detailed by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department

    Here’s some pretty interesting, immensely detailed info from our friends in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department: IMPORTANT CRIME ALERT! Robberies in Charlotte, NC connected to a Homicide in York County, SC Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Auto Theft Unit and Robbery Unit have been working closely with Detectives from the York County Sheriff’s Office to…

  • Race Playce: Charlotte’s First Accessible Park

    Here’s some pretty good news for accessibility in Charlotte from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Park and Recreation Department: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO HELP BUILD MECKLENBURG’S FIRST “ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUND” Charlotte, NC —  For those turned away from volunteering for the ABC-TV Show Extreme Makeover in Charlotte–and even for those who weren’t–Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation suggests a great community…

  • Ducklings Gone

    Here’s a release about the ducklings at Marshall Park, 300 S McDowell St., from our friends at the Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department: WILDLIFE EXPERTS RECOMMEND RELOCATING DUCKLINGS FROM MARSHALL PARK; PARKS OFFICIALS NOW AGREE Charlotte, NC — Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation will allow about 35 ducklings and ducks removed last week from…

  • Marshall Park Cement Pond Cleaning

    Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation has not been able to clean the cement pond at Marshall Park, 300 S. McDowell St., or refresh the water because of water restrictions related to the drought.  Last week they were issued a variance permit that allows us them proceed with draining and cleaning the pond this week and…