🌱 Construction Woes + Cheapest Gas Prices + Bomb Threat

Happy Saturday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know going on in Charlotte today.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy and cooler. High: 55 Low: 42.

Here are the top stories today in Charlotte:

1. These Are The Counties In The Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area With The Most Deaths From COVID-19 (24/7 Wall St. - Charlotte)
2. This Is The Hardest College To Get Into In North Carolina (24/7 Wall St. - Charlotte)
3. Construction sites are causing growing pains for some Charlotte businesses (WCNC.com)
4. Bomb Threat Closes Elizabeth City State University: Report (Charlotte Patch)
5. The Cheapest Gas Prices In Charlotte North Carolina (kiss951.com)

Today in Charlotte:

• ACT Prep Session (9:00am-12:00pm) - Independence High (12:00 AM)
• Resume Reviews - Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Main Branch Virtual Events (12:00 AM)
• Colorful Perspectives: STEAM Career Showcase (9:30 AM)
• Mountain Island Paws to Read - Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Main Branch Virtual Events (10:00 AM)
• Matthews Branch Paws to Read - Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Main Branch Virtual Events (10:00 AM)
• ISI Elite Training - Matthews One Year Anniversary (12:00 PM)
• Cabaret Night 7pm - Northwest School of the Arts (2:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Nextdoor Neighbor, Berewick: "No Grease Barbershop is now located at the Charlotte Premium Outlets. - And we have a full service bar." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Sherwood Forest: "When I was driving into my Cortland Cotswold apartment complex off Sharon Amity Tuesday afternoon, I witnessed my neighbor with his new pit bull puppy lifting the puppy off the ground by its leash and letting it dangle by it's neck for 1..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Coulwood East: "Hello everyone. - I'm looking for a person that can fix a broken fence door. My current fence is white plastic and the door is completely off and pretty tore up. Any recommendations. Needing asap." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Olde Blakeney: "Looking for tutor to help 1st grader - Looking for experienced highschooler or teacher to tutor 1st grader" (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Montclaire: "I am in search of a new or used Wilton peels mold! - I’ve been looking everyone and I can’t find one, please help a girl out, I need it for my small dog bakery." (Nextdoor)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Saturday. I'll see you soon!

— 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.