Thursday, March 31, 2011
Shuttle for SpringFest
CMC-Union is sponsoring a shuttle for this year's SpringFest, which is an excellent idea. Parking is at such a premium that you would think this would attract more people. John Tiley of Waxhaw Gazette fame has no excuse for missing this one.
Here's the text of press release pulled straight from this PDF file:
Here's the text of press release pulled straight from this PDF file:
Carolinas Medical Center has generously agreed to sponsor a shuttle service on May 14 &15, 2011 for SpringFest and our first Food and Drink Weekend in Waxhaw. The shuttle will run from 10am-6pm on Saturday and 12pm-6pm on Sunday. The shuttle will make a 10-15 minute loop to downtown Waxhaw departing from 2 locations:Now I want to know what CMC-Union is gonna do for the rest of us who don't need said shuttle service. In the words of Sally Brown:
The CMC Waxhaw parking lot at the corner of Providence Road and Gray Byrum Rd.
Cuthbertson High School parking lot - 1400 Cuthbertson Road, Waxhaw, N.C.
So park your car and leave your worries behind, avoid the frustration of parking in downtown and come enjoy yourself in Waxhaw.
The drop off location in Waxhaw will be announced as we get closer to the event.
If successful, we’ll add additional locations next year. For more info please call 704-843-2195 ext 226.
All I want is what I... I have coming to me. All I want is my fair share.
Tara to talk about Bonnie & Clyde case again today
My little birdie is telling me that Tara will be discussing the Bonnie & Clyde case again today on her show.
Apparently she'll be speaking with the owner of the Concord home in which Justin Aldrich and Anna Hoard were arrested, detailed in this article by the Herald Weekly.
UPDATE: And apparently Caleb Allen spoke to Tara. I haven't had a chance to listen yet, but I'll have to download the podcast later.
Apparently she'll be speaking with the owner of the Concord home in which Justin Aldrich and Anna Hoard were arrested, detailed in this article by the Herald Weekly.
UPDATE: And apparently Caleb Allen spoke to Tara. I haven't had a chance to listen yet, but I'll have to download the podcast later.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Waxhaw Food & Drink weekend
The town has released more details about the Waxhaw Food & Drink Weekend for the weekend of May 13-15th coinciding with SpringFest Weekend.
The headline event appears to be a five course Farm to Table dinner at the Waxhaw Women's Club featuring a number of local guest chefs. It's $100/plate so it's a little beyond my price range, but it looks pretty neat. From the blurb:
A number of events will be going on throughout the weekend as well.
* The town is currently collecting applications for twenty restaurants to take part in a tasting event in which the selected restaurants will provide samples of 1-2 signature foods in a booth on Saturday May 14th from 11.30am-3.30pm. It appears that this event, something along the lines of a Taste of Charlotte, will cost $15/person. The restaurant application form (PDF) is where I got a lot of these details.
I'm curious where the twenty booths will be located. I suspect they'll be located on some side street and won't be integrated into the main portion of the Spring festival.
* It appears there is plenty more food and drink-related events planned for that weekend. While details appear to be lacking on these, here's what's been released thus far:
May I suggest purchasing a vast number of Fox's Pizza certificates from restaurant.com?
The headline event appears to be a five course Farm to Table dinner at the Waxhaw Women's Club featuring a number of local guest chefs. It's $100/plate so it's a little beyond my price range, but it looks pretty neat. From the blurb:
The multi-course dinner will be prepared by several of the finest chefs in the area including: Joseph Bonaparte & Michael Edrington from The Art Institute of Charlotte, Mark Jacksina from Halcyon, Gene Briggs from Blue, Joe Kindred from Rooster’s, Paul Verica from the Club at Longview and Ben Miles from BLT Steak. They will be utilizing the freshest product available from local farms such as New Town Farms, Poplar Ridge Farm, The Specialty Farmer, Bosky Acres and more. Wine pairings will be offered by Anita Skogland; Art Institute Instructor and wine expert. Entertainment will be provided by the UC Youth Symphony Vivace String Ensemble. The dinner, raffle and auction will benefit Union County Loaves and Fishes.Tickets can be ordered here (PDF).
A number of events will be going on throughout the weekend as well.
* The town is currently collecting applications for twenty restaurants to take part in a tasting event in which the selected restaurants will provide samples of 1-2 signature foods in a booth on Saturday May 14th from 11.30am-3.30pm. It appears that this event, something along the lines of a Taste of Charlotte, will cost $15/person. The restaurant application form (PDF) is where I got a lot of these details.
I'm curious where the twenty booths will be located. I suspect they'll be located on some side street and won't be integrated into the main portion of the Spring festival.
* It appears there is plenty more food and drink-related events planned for that weekend. While details appear to be lacking on these, here's what's been released thus far:
- Restaurant tastings and live demos-Saturday-$15ppI imagine details on all these other events will be forthcoming. But given the sheer number of them, it seems unlikely you can participate in all based on time constraints alone. But assuming you could get around this obstacle, you'd then likely need to become creative with your finances.
- Wine 101-Saturday and Sunday-$20pp
- Sparkling to sweet with food pairings-Saturday-$40pp
- Wine traveling thru Austria-Saturday-$30pp
- Beer tasting from olde hickory brewery-Saturday-$20pp
- Treehouse vineyards-local wine tasting-Saturday-$20pp
- Grapes you should know but probably don’t-Saturday-$25pp
- Rhone & provence walk about-Sunday-$25pp
- 3-4 COURSE LUNCHEON PREPARED BY LUCA ANNUNZIATA FROM PASSION 8 BISTRO-SUNDAY-WAXHAW WOMAN’S CLUB
May I suggest purchasing a vast number of Fox's Pizza certificates from restaurant.com?
Main Street Grill open Friday evening again
The Main Street Grill has announced on their Facebook page that they'll be open Friday evening starting at 5.30pm for the First Friday event.
Unfortunately, I still won't be able to get my cheeseburger. Some day...
Don't forget Waxhaw First Friday This Friday Night April 1st!This happens very rarely, so for those of you hoping to score some grub from the Main Street Grill for dinner, Friday will be your lucky day.
We Will Be Open And serving Dinner at 5:30 And Music Starts At 6pm.
Unfortunately, I still won't be able to get my cheeseburger. Some day...
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Tara does Bonnie & Clyde
I downloaded the podcast of the Tara Servatius Show on WBT from March 29th. She talks first with Diana Allen, mother of Carl, who shares some of the fascinating details of the case. If you followed the links in this post, most of this would be a rehash for you.
At the beginning of the second hour, Tara speaks with Frank Deloache and Josh Lanier of the Carolina Weekly newspaper group, who wrote the articles I link to in my original post on the topic. She also replayed this portion of the interview at the beginning of the third hour of her show.
All in all, it was very favorable coverage for Carl Caleb Allen and not so much for how the police have handled the case thus far. Hopefully this interview leads to other Charlotte area media starting to ask questions about this case instead of ignoring it entirely.
As questions grow as to how this all came to be, I personally think it's only a matter of time before the charges against Carl are dropped entirely. I'm no prognosticator, but given the fact there appears to be nothing more than a red Jeep Cherokee tying Carl to these crimes, it seems like a safe bet, especially when considering all the circumstantial evidence suggesting Justin Aldrich and Anna Hoard may be the actual Bonnie & Clyde suspects.
If the story interests you at all, you should download the podcasts and listen to the conversations.
At the beginning of the second hour, Tara speaks with Frank Deloache and Josh Lanier of the Carolina Weekly newspaper group, who wrote the articles I link to in my original post on the topic. She also replayed this portion of the interview at the beginning of the third hour of her show.
All in all, it was very favorable coverage for Carl Caleb Allen and not so much for how the police have handled the case thus far. Hopefully this interview leads to other Charlotte area media starting to ask questions about this case instead of ignoring it entirely.
As questions grow as to how this all came to be, I personally think it's only a matter of time before the charges against Carl are dropped entirely. I'm no prognosticator, but given the fact there appears to be nothing more than a red Jeep Cherokee tying Carl to these crimes, it seems like a safe bet, especially when considering all the circumstantial evidence suggesting Justin Aldrich and Anna Hoard may be the actual Bonnie & Clyde suspects.
If the story interests you at all, you should download the podcasts and listen to the conversations.
Bonnie & Clyde update
For all those keeping tabs on the (growing?) Bonnie & Clyde kerfuffle, some of which I described here, I just heard that Diana Allen, mother of Carl Allen, will appear on the Tara Servatius Show on WBT this afternoon at 3pm to discuss the case.
I've been a big fan of Tara Servatius from way back, so I'm curious to see how she covers it. You can listen live at the wbt.com website and can also download podcasts of the show after the fact.
Interestingly, I emailed Tara about this just last night to make her aware of the story and in the hopes she'd use some of her investigative prowess to look into the matter.
The big question none of the media is asking: is this an example of a little Waxhaw blog getting results or pure coincidence? Probably the latter, but please don't let that stop you from thinking the former.
I've been a big fan of Tara Servatius from way back, so I'm curious to see how she covers it. You can listen live at the wbt.com website and can also download podcasts of the show after the fact.
Interestingly, I emailed Tara about this just last night to make her aware of the story and in the hopes she'd use some of her investigative prowess to look into the matter.
The big question none of the media is asking: is this an example of a little Waxhaw blog getting results or pure coincidence? Probably the latter, but please don't let that stop you from thinking the former.
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