🌱 Goldmines Underneath City + Retired Dance Professor Receives Award

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• Abandoned gold mines are underneath the city of Charlotte.
• A new rideshare company called Goldsainte will give you the opportunity to ride in luxury cars around Charlotte.
• Karen Hubbard, a retired associate professor of dance, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from North Carolina Dance Education Organization at the 2023 conference held at UNC Charlotte.

But first, today's weather:

Frost in the morning. High: 58 Low: 31.

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Here are the top seven stories today in Charlotte:

1. "It has been more than four months since Charlotte native Shanquella Robinson was found dead in Cabo, Mexico. After holding a news conference in Washington, D.C. demanding the federal government take action to bring her killer to justice in early March, the family is now calling on President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken personally to bring the family justice. National activist and attorney Ben Crump participated in the news conference earlier this month and the message was clear: to get top politicians such as President Joe Biden to publicly acknowledge the case to put pressure on the investigation," WBTV reports. (WBTV)
2. "Looking at the Charlotte skyline you might not realize there's something pretty amazing underneath all of those skyscrapers. Actually, a couple of hundred feet down below there are several abandoned gold mines. All of them aren't too far from Bank of America Stadium, right in the middle of the popular South End neighborhood," WCNC reports. (WCNC.com)
3. "A new rideshare company called Goldsainte will give you the opportunity to ride in luxury cars around Charlotte. The company, founded by local entrepreneur Andre Powell, will launch its app on the App Store and Google Play Store by the end of this week. Why it matters: the service is already being used by celebrities, like Chris Weidman, Rapsody and Chris Manhertz, according to Powell. But, he hopes Goldsainte will help make luxury vehicles more accessible," WBTV reports. (WBTV)
4. "We’ve seen a number of car dealerships in Charlotte hit by thieves in the middle of the night lately, including a recent incident involving several high-end cars. Whenever a pattern like this emerges there’s no doubt police are noticing it too, but the question is what are dealerships in the area doing to better secure their inventory. ... This time around, the incident in question went down at about 2 am on February 27. Like in so many other heists, the suspects just smashed the glass on the showroom doors and walked on in. Then they rooted around, finding key fobs in a desk on the showroom floor. Why dealerships aren’t doing more to secure fobs, including taking them off-site at night, is beyond us," msnNow reports. (msnNOW)
5. "Karen Hubbard, a retired associate professor of dance, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from North Carolina Dance Education Organization at the 2023 conference held at UNC Charlotte. Hubbard, who has danced on Broadway, television and film, retired in 2022 after teaching in the Department of Dance for 36 years. While at UNC Charlotte, she evolved an innovative approach to teaching Vintage Jazz Dance; the students in her class learned jazz movement from the first half of the 20th century as well as cultural, historical/aesthetic aspects of the form," Inside UNC Charlotte reports. (Inside UNC Charlotte)
6. "No. 18 North Carolina plays outside the friendly confines of Boshamer Stadium for only the second time this season as it ventures west to Charlotte to take on the the homestanding 49ers on Tuesday before returning home to face High Point Wednesday afternoon. The Tar Heels are coming off an 8-3 homestand that ended with a 6-0 win over No. 17 Virginia on Saturday in the back end of a doubleheader," UNC Athletics reports. (UNC Athletics)
7. "Three people were seriously injured in a crash involving a CATS bus and garbage truck in Charlotte's South End early Tuesday morning, officials said. Medic responded to a crash at the intersection of South Tryon Street and Clanton Road around 6 a.m. According to Medic, one person was rushed to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. Two others were taken to a hospital for treatment of serious injuries," WCNC reports. (WCNC.com)

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Today in Charlotte:

• Charlotte Regional Farmers Market (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)
• Luck of the Green DIY class at Flowers of Charlotte (5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.)
• Charlotte Black Love Matchmaking & Networking hosted by Invitation Homes Carolinas (6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.)
• Nourish Class: Spring Fling at Nourish Charlotte (6:30 p.m.)
• Wine Wednesday | Terrarium in a Bottle Workshop at PlantHouse (6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.)
• Candlelight: A Tribute to Taylor Swift at The Barrel Room at Triple C Brewing (7:00 p.m.)
• Music Bingo at Caswell Station (7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Check Out These Homes For Sale In Charlotte (Charlotte Patch)
• Tasty Tuesday: Pizzeria Di Cicco (WCCB Charlotte)
• New name and design coming to Latta Arcade in Uptown (WCNC.com)
• A couple weekends back, the VAPA Center (@thevapacenter) in Uptown, Charlotte celebrated their 1-year anniversary with a day-long celebration of open studios, art displays, and speaking engagements...(ArtPop Street Gallery via Instagram)
• CONGRATULATIONS! We celebrate the promotion of Battalion Chief John Renner and Captain Drew Givens. A graduate of Charlotte Fire recruit class 83, Chief Renner joined us in November of 2009. (Charlotte Fire Department, Charlotte NC via Facebook)
• Congrats to Melissa Leftwich, art teacher at Jay M. Robinson Middle, for winning the Southeastern Region Middle Level Art Educator award from NAEA! Her pioneering digital arts program teaches new technologies...(Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools via Facebook)
• #WomensHistoryMonth Spotlight: CSO Violinists Monica Boboc & Tatiana Karpova, & Cellist Marlene Ballena. Outside of the CSO, these ladies perform with Chamber Music for All, an ensemble co-founded by Monica. (Charlotte Symphony via Facebook)
• Meet Haley Ayana Horner, our amazing ArtPop Cities Program student artist! Haley is a senior at Fort Mill High School in South Carolina, focusing on visual art studies. ⁠For Haley, art began as a hobby and a creative outlet in middle...(ArtPop Street Gallery via Instagram)
• Who says you can’t have a good time in the rain? We had a blast Friday with AARP North Carolina walking the Irwin and Stewart Creek greenways in beautiful west Charlotte! Our thanks go out to to the small but mighty crew who...(Sustain Charlotte via Facebook)
• We love seeing our scholars represent Freedom School with their t-shirts. These designs go way, WAY back, and we look forward to having a fresh look this summer. We have a fantastic scholarship opportunity...(Charlotte Freedom School Partners via Facebook)
• Help us help you! Please take a short anonymous survey about Homework Help services at the Library. Your feedback will determine future educational support for school-age children. (Charlotte Mecklenburg Library via Facebook)
• Join us in celebrating #WomensHistoryMonth with Keyla Cueto, Math teacher at Ardrey Kell High School, as she sheds light on the empowering impact of education for women. Let's be inspired by her message and take action...(Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools via Facebook)
• Our March e-resource introduces our music majors and researchers to our newest online resource, A-R Music Anthology (ARMA). This resource contains an extensive collection of music and articles. (UNC Charlotte Atkins Library via Facebook)

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

— Alexis Goring

About me: My name is Alexis A. Goring. I'm an East Coast Girl with a pulse for people, news and feature stories! I've worked as a freelance writer/editor/proofreader in the media industry for 15 years. I'm also a published author, experienced blogger, and founder of Writer at Heart Editorial Services. Visit my website for more details about me and my work. Here's the link: https://alexisagoring.jimdofree.com.

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