🌱 How Pineville’s new transit representative could shape future transportation projects

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In today's newsletter:

• How Pineville’s new transit representative could shape future transportation projects

Also on today's calendar: Thursday Board Game Night.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 52 and low of 31 degrees.
• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 57, low: 38.
• Thursday: Cloudy; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 62 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mecklenburg voters OK'd new sales tax this year, and these 26 people will spend it (charlotteobserver.com) — Pineville will have a direct voice in Mecklenburg’s new transit authority, with town leaders selecting CleanAIRE NC executive director Jeffrey Robbins to sit on the powerful 27-member board. The authority, created after voters approved a new countywide sales tax for transit, will oversee Charlotte Area Transit System governance and shape how billions in transportation investments roll out across Pineville and the rest of the county.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pineville

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• Carolina Place Mall Pop-Up Shop
  Carolina Place, 11025 Carolina Pl Pkwy, Pineville
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday December 25

• Thursday Board Game Night
  Carolina Tabletop Games , 315 Main St #1 , Pineville
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Indian Trail Planning and Zoning Board
  Indian Trail Town Hall , 315 Matthews-Indian Trail Road , Indian Trail
  6:00 pm
• Cuthbertson Middle School vs Weddington Middle School
  Cuthbertson Middle School , 1520 Cuthbertson Rd , Waxhaw
  6:00 pm
• Virtual Care & Prayer Women's Group — Central California
  Joni & Friends Charlotte , 616 Matthews-Mint Hill Rd # A , Matthews
  9:45 pm
• Virtual Men's Caregiver Group
  Joni & Friends Charlotte , 616 Matthews-Mint Hill Rd # A , Matthews
  11:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• IT's GameTime (55+)
  Indian Trail Town Hall , 315 Matthews-Indian Trail Road , Indian Trail
  9:00 am
• Pickleball Open Play- Tennisbloc
  Carolina Courts , 240 Chestnut Parkway , Indian Trail
  9:30 am
• Cocoa and Cookies with Bubbles and Santa
  The Learning Experience - Waxhaw , 1425 Providence Rd S , Waxhaw
  3:00 pm
• Zumba
  Indian Trail, NC Calendar , 315 Matthews Indian Trail Road , Indian Trail
  6:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Early College - End of Grading Period
  Union County Early College Monroe, NC 28110
• Hand and Foot (55+)
  Indian Trail Town Hall , 315 Matthews-Indian Trail Road , Indian Trail
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• It is amazing to me how many people on this site are totally uneducated concerning Medicare, Medicare Advantage and their coverage.
  Please don't give people wrong information! Best place to find your answers is Medicare. gov and not Nextdoor. (Nextdoor Danby)
• A pedestrian was struck near the hospital on Kings Dr. near E Morehead Street, but the crash has since cleared.
  5:42AM on Dec 15: A pedestrian has been struck near Kings Drive and E Morehead Street, near the hospital. (Nextdoor )

• Sam's Club posted a job opening for Merchandise and Stocking Associate in Pineville. Apply here.
• Acosta posted a job opening for Retail Coverage Merchandiser - Grocery in Pineville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pineville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Charlotte

• Jodeci will play a special homecoming show in Charlotte at Ovens Auditorium in May (clture.org)
• West Charlotte's 1,400-acre River District gets its first commercial tenant (charlotteobserver.com)
• MLK Day Call to Service with United Way of Greater Charlotte 2026 (charlotteonthecheap.com)

Matthews

• Crews investigate fire at pool house in Matthews (wcnc.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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