🌱 Record Number Of Heart Transplants + Diaper Bank's New Location

Hello, everybody! I'm back in your inbox this morning with your new edition of the Charlotte Daily. Let's get this Monday started off right, with a quick review of the most important things happening in town.

First, today's weather:

A thunderstorm around in the p.m. High: 84 Low: 62.

Here are the top three stories in Charlotte today:

1. Atrium Health's Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute in Charlotte has broken its record for heart transplants. The record-breaking – 30 – number of transplants is due to new technology that allows a heart to continue beating outside of a body. The new technology allows the heart transplant team to service an area twice as big. (Charlotte Observer)
2. State investigators closed a license plate agency near Charlotte on Friday, according to N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles. The closure is reportedly due to "gross incompetence" at the Huntersville location at 12101 Mount Holly-Huntersville Road. The driver's license office and the License & Theft Bureau District office that are in the same building are not affected by the agency's closure. (Charlotte Observer)
3. The Diaper Bank of North Carolina is opening a permanent location in the Charlotte area. The new location will be at 3418 Vance Court, Suite D. The Diaper Bank of North Carolina is hosting a celebration at the new location on Sep. 29 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. The new location will allow the nonprofit to consistently provide resources to Charlotte residents throughout the year. (South Charlotte Weekly)

Today in Charlotte:

• English Conversation Club At Charlotte Mecklenburg Library (3:00 PM)
• Education Planning and Funding At Charlotte Mecklenburg Library (6:00 PM)
• Find Your Muse MIC Featuring Featherpocket At The Evening Muse (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Is the current housing market making you feel a little overwhelmed? Consider this list of the latest Charlotte properties to hit the market. Click the link to view the full list of properties including prices, photos, and property dimensions. (Charlotte Patch)
• The Charlotte Fire Department participated in the National Fallen Firefighters 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb. Click the link to watch the video. (Charlotte Fire Department, Charlotte NC via Facebook)
• The City of Charlotte will be extending paid metered parking to include Saturdays in Uptown and South End locations. Saturdays were free before the change. (City of Charlotte Government via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Monday off right! I'll see you around.

— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a senior writer with content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.