Monthly Archives: April 2010
Bain Elementary to participate in recycle program
Bain Elementary School will participate in a program aimed at reducing waste. The school, along with several other area schools, will partner with the company TerraCycle. Students will send back wrappers such as drink pouches and receive two cents for … Continue reading
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Two town meetings postponed
As you may recall, HNTB and twon staff took time to run the Lawyers Road and I-485 Small Area Plan (SAP) preferred scenario by the Mint Hill Board of Commissioners at their March 11 meeting. They also allowed some time … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Town Hall
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What’s happening at Mint Hill Arts this weekend?
Mint Hill Arts hosts its opening reception for the “Student Arts Show” tonight from 7-9 pm at the gallery and studio in the Grace Building (7714 Matthews-Mint Hill Road). This show features superb artwork from area students.
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Local students win national art awards
Twelve Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools students were named among the most talented artists in the country by the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. The students won medals for their outstanding art and will be honored at a ceremony at Carnegie Hall in … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Butler High School, Schools
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A new day for divvying up highway funds?
Joseph Coletti of the John Locke Foundation gave a presentation today to the General Assembly’s Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee. Read the press release after the break. “More money is not the only issue, or even the most important issue,” … Continue reading
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NW School of the Arts needs musical instrument donations
Northwest School of the Arts (NWSA), an arts magnet in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, will begin a drive April 1 to collect gently used or new musical instruments for students at the school who cannot afford them. The school’s instrument drive, called … Continue reading
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