🌱 Panthers Star Creates Urgent Care + Email Blunder + COVID Down

Happy Tuesday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started. These are the most important things going on today in Charlotte.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and nice. High: 54 Low: 32.

Here are the top stories today in Charlotte:

1. NC reports over 7300 new COVID-19 cases; coronavirus-related hospitalizations start to decline (WBTV)
2. Charlotte Nonprofit Receives $1M Grant To Support Girls Learning STEM (Charlotte Patch)
3. Mecklenburg County HR sends email identifying workers who haven't given proof of vaccine (WCNC.com)
4. 'I will die free' | Unvaccinated North Carolina man denied kidney transplant by hospital (Fox Baltimore)
5. Panthers Star Steve Smith Establishes Behavioral Health Center In Charlotte (Charlotte Patch)

Today in Charlotte:

• Senior Citizens Nutrition Program - Latin American Chamber of Commerce (12:00 AM)
• Dance Concert - Myers Park High (12:00 AM)
• Basketball vs AK (AWAY) - South Mecklenburg High (10:30 AM)
• Is Starting a Business Right for You? SCORE Virtual Workshop Series #2 -- #5 (5:45 PM)

From my notebook:

• ArtPop Street Gallery: "Meet Edelweiss Vogel! One of our #ArtPopCLT Cities Program Class of 2022 artists, Edelweiss grew up in the Philippines and moved to the U.S. at the age of eighteen. ⁠(@edelweiss_de_guzman_art)⁠ ⁠ Today, she is an illustrator, freelance d..." (Instagram)
• ArtPop Street Gallery: "Meet Edelweiss Vogel! One of our #ArtPopCLT Cities Program Class of 2022 artists, Edelweiss grew up in the Philippines and moved to the U.S. at the age of eighteen. Today, she is an illustrator, freelance designer, and educator. Edelweis..." (Facebook)
• CMPD Animal Care and Control: "Thank you to Carolina Waterfowl Rescue for taking this turtle (if not reclaimed)." (Facebook)
• Charlotte Symphony: "Join us in the taproom at NoDa Brewing Company for our next On Tap performance! CSO musicians have a great lineup of works by Dr. Frederick C. Tillis, Copland, Glass, & more. Feb. 8 at 7 pm. Get tickets >> bit.ly/ontapfeb" (Facebook)
• Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Charlotte: "RMHC of GC is partnering with the Charlotte Knights for a Wear Day Game at the Truist Field on Friday, April 29th at 7:00 PM. Tickets for the game can be purchased in a BUNDLE on the team order form link or the individual House team link..." (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.