Recreation Notes

Get buff for the beach during one of these aerobics classes offered by First Ward Recreation Center:

Generous spirit at Treasure Chest

A few weeks ago, as I was cruising around Derita looking for something to get into, I spotted a new store called The Treasure Chest.

School retirees are honored

Athletics

Home Sales

Below is a list of home sales in your region of Mecklenburg County recorded June 19-25. Information for the list is provided by Lead Source Marketing, www.leadsourcecarolinas.net.

Officials suspect arson
in University City fires

Someone has set more than a dozen fires around a University City apartment complex and now fire investigators believe the arsonist has branched out to another area – a nearby elementary school.

Vacant repair store may become 'neat place to eat'

The owners of the longstanding Triple “G” Automotive building on Freedom Drive hope to convert the site into a fun, trendy restaurant, The Nichols Co. announced last week.

Paw Creek class of '45 celebrates reunion

The Paw Creek High School Class of 1945 held its 63rd class reunion on June 18 at Trinity United Methodist Church on Beatties Ford Road.

The Scoop

East Charlotte

Coulwood beefs up security at swim club

Broken wall panels also repaired after break-ins; neighborhood council and police work together.

Coulwood community leaders say they have tightened security and increased surveillance after recent break-ins at the Coulwood Swim Club on Coulwood Road.

School exec returns to roots

He had worked 24 years as a teacher, curriculum specialist, assistant principal and principal, and now he was an assistant area superintendent in the largest of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' learning communities.

Oakdale Road residents ready for street changes

Improvements can include installing bicycle lanes, sidewalks, medians and traffic signals.

City planners say improvements are coming to Oakdale Road in northwest Charlotte.

Faith News & Notes

‘Honor Our Heroes'

School Notes

Victoria Jordan Holtzclaw of Hickory Grove Baptist School recently won first place in the Math Olympics competition.

College Notes

The Harris Foundation of Charlotte has awarded the Presbyterian School of Nursing at Queens University of Charlotte a $120,000 grant to establish annually funded scholarships for students enrolled in the school's inaugural Harris Nursing Scholars program.

Restaurant offers taste of India

The special-diet dilemma tipped off Mohsin Saleem to a conspicuous business opportunity.

University City & Western Mecklenburg

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