🌱 Restaurant For Sale + Cheslie Kryst Memorial + Traffic Deaths

Hey, Charlotte! Let's get you all caught up to start this day off on an informed note. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today in Charlotte.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 68 Low: 46.

Here are the top stories in Charlotte today:

1. Alexander Michael’s restaurant building for sale for $1.5 million in uptown Charlotte (Raleigh News & Observer)
2. North Carolina traffic deaths in 2021 worst in two decades (Charlotte Observer)
3. Cheslie Kryst Memorial Will Be Held In Charlotte (Charlotte Patch)
4. Charlotte Area Events: See What's Coming Up This Weekend (Charlotte Patch)
5. Parents Decry Book Depicting Rape Assigned To 9th Graders (Charlotte Patch)

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Today in Charlotte:

• National Pancake Month at Flying Biscuit Cafe Park Road (7:00 AM)
• Basketball vs Harding (HOME) - South Mecklenburg High (10:30 AM)
• MS Musical Theatre Revue 7pm - Northwest School of the Arts (2:00 PM)
• Reverse Homecoming BBall Game - East Mecklenburg High (2:30 PM)
• Dine In For Art - McColl Center for Art + Innovation (4:00 PM)
• The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert Screening (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Nextdoor Neighbor, Davis Meadows: "Landscaping is so important to your homes value. - Now is the time to start giving that yard some attention. Many of you planted new grass in September and forgot about it. It’s thin and weak and begging for nutrition. Give it a boost of..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Idlewild Farms: "Hey everyone! - My name is Chris and I’m starting a Lawn Care Business this year I was starting last year but had some delays in my end but I’m taking on clients for a weekly and Bi Weekly Schedule starting in March when it warms up a bi..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Plott Road Communities: "Still she stands. - Picked her up and threw her, broke off a little bit yet..melt she will not. Hiding the shade of my freezing cold porch she refused to go away. It’s supposed to be 68° on Saturday…surely that will do her in. Be strong ..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Charlotte: "Good afternoon everyone! - My girlfriend and I are looking for a new friend for our youngest (feline) child. His name is Louie and he is 2 1/2, very playful and affectionate. We often have to leave for school/work, and would like for him..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Towne Meadows / Braemar: "So- anyone know what is being built at 485 and Harris? - Not Popeyes! It’s down further!! Any ideas? It needs to b another restaurant!" (Nextdoor

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday off right! I'll be in your inbox tomorrow with another update.

— 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.