🌱 New Rooftop Restaurant + First Flu Death + Avoid Aid Scams

Happy Wednesday, people of Charlotte! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening locally today.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and pleasant. High: 58 Low: 37.

Here are the top stories today in Charlotte:

1. North Carolina Suffers First Flu Death Of 2021-2022 Flu Season (Charlotte Patch)
2. A rooftop tortilleria with skyline views headed to a fast-growing corridor of Charlotte (Charlotte Observer)
3. Tips to avoid getting scammed while helping disaster victims (WCNC.com)
4. Crews called to two-alarm apartment fire in southwest Charlotte (WBTV)
5. NC scientist named among heroes of the year by Time magazine for COVID-19 vaccine efforts (WBTV)

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Today in Charlotte:

• Breast Ultrasound Screening Coming Direct to You! (9:00 AM)
• Band Concert - Myers Park High (12:00 AM)
• Wrestling: QUAD with Berry, N. Gaston, and E. Gaston @ Berry (AWAY) (12:00 AM)
• Charlotte, save with Sam's Club Membership & Donate 25% to end Hunger! (9:00 AM)
• Top 10 Divorce Mistakes & How to Avoid Them – Charlotte, NC Hub ~ No-Cost Event (11:30 AM)
• Winter Orchestra Concert - Butler High (2:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department: "CMPD Chief Jennings holding live press conference." (Facebook)
• Charlotte Fire Department, Charlotte NC: "Happy Holidays from Station 3- "The Eagles Nest!" Originally opened in the Belmont neighborhood in 1928- then relocated to Louise Ave, and now proudly serves the Monroe Rd corridor. #TestYourSmokeAlarms #CFDPRIDE #CFDstrong" (Facebook)
• ArtPop Street Gallery: "Happy Monday! We’re starting the day off right - and extra colorful - with this mesmerizing process video from #ArtPopCLT ’21 Cities Program Artist, Kenny Nguyen! ⁠ ⁠ Kenny was recently named ‘Best Sculptor’ in Queen City Nerve’s “Best i..." (Instagram)
• Charlotte Ballet: "One of our favorite parts of Nutcracker is seeing our Company artists perform with our Charlotte Ballet Academy Pre-Pros on stage! 🤩 Here's Company artist Nadine Barton with Pre-Pros Karsen Gresham and Alexandria Diemoz as Marzipan this..." (Facebook)
• City of Charlotte Government: "City Council Business Meeting - December 13, 2021" (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.