🌱 Big Concert + Festive Destinations + Open Enrollment Ends

Up and at 'em, Charlotte! Here's everything you need to know to get this Wednesday started off right. Here's everything you need to know around town today.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and nice. High: 66 Low: 45.

Here are the top stories in Charlotte today:

1. Foo Fighters Returning To Play Charlotte, Raleigh Shows in 2022 (Charlotte Patch)
2. Open Enrollment ends Dec. 15. Here's what you need to know (Qcity metro)
3. Here Are North Carolina's Top 3 Festive Destinations (kiss951.com)
4. Check Out The Carolina Panthers/CLT FC Christmas Tree Uptown (Charlotte Patch)
5. UNC Charlotte graduate student restoring historic cemetery (Spectrum News)

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Today in Charlotte:

• Divorce Boot Camp – Charlotte, NC Hub ~ No-Cost Webinar (11:30 AM)
• ACT Work Keys - Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology (12:00 AM)
• Underclassmen Pictures (Retakes) - Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology (12:00 AM)
• Blood Drive - Corvian Community School (9:00 AM)
• Hickory Grove Branch: ASC Culture Blocks Clayworks Pottery Workshop (10:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• CMPD Animal Care and Control: "Thank you to Forgotten, Now Family rescue for taking this little girl." (Facebook)
• ArtPop Street Gallery: "The #ArtPopCLT Cities Program takes on all sorts of shapes and sizes! From the billboards on your local highways, to digital displays at your favorite shopping center, newsstands on your walks through Uptown, and charging stations at you..." (Instagram)
• Charlotte Symphony: "We are excited to share Principal Clarinetist Taylor Marino’s announcement of a generous challenge match launching NOW! Help us reach $5000 in donations to unlock Taylor’s matching gift on #GivingTuesday. Give today >> bit.ly/donatecso" (Facebook)
• Charlotte-Mecklenburg District Attorney's Office: "An abusive relationship culminated in a car chase through Charlotte, as Kendrick Piggie followed a woman and her four children while ramming her vehicle, brandishing a gun, and threatening to kill her. She drove to a CMPD division office..." (Facebook)
• Charlotte Symphony: "The circus meets the symphony! Back with a fresh show filled with awe-inspiring acrobatics and musical holiday favorites, Cirque de Noël will fill your family with the wonder of the season. Dec. 29 & 30 at Belk Theater. >> bit.ly/csocirq..." (Facebook)

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— Cassie Fambro

About me: A Texas-native, I've spent most of my life in Alabama but have recently moved to Charlotte, North Carolina. I have an avid interest in motorsports, so this makes the Carolinas an ideal region to call home. I have a decade of experience in journalism, graduating from the University of South Alabama with honors in journalism with a double major in psychology and a minor in criminal justice. I spent roughly five years of my career in front of a camera in TV news but I have spent years in print journalism and even earned a couple of cool awards like an Edward R. Murrow award along the way. I enjoy covering stories in education, healthcare, government and most of all, stories that directly help people and improve their lives in some way. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my partner Matt, and our two cats, Kenly and Gotenks, going to new restaurants and hanging out at racetracks.

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