John Anderson in the Charlotte Observer touches on all the ribbon cuttings occurring this weekend, including Kim's Curtains (near Snap Fitness), BP Fill Good Gas Station (near Lowe's), and last but not least, Rock Store BBQ (near Lowe's with BP Fill Good Gas Station).
To end this on a BBQ-related note, how does Rock Store BBQ compare to 521 BBQ & Grill? I haven't been there yet. Do they serve mac & cheese? How are the hush puppies?
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Anti-Food Lion movement taking foot
I blogged about the potential new Food Lion here and here.
WCNC has a story on nearby residents attempting to organize to keep the Food Lion from commercializing the property they purchased. A couple snippets:
The arguments against as quoted in the article seem to slightly contradict each other. On one hand, commercialization of the property will introduce all kinds of problems, but on the other hand, they're not necessarily against commercial development. Regardless, it seems like Food Lion is in no hurry to push the matter and since they already own the property, I guess they can bide their time.
WCNC has a story on nearby residents attempting to organize to keep the Food Lion from commercializing the property they purchased. A couple snippets:
WAXHAW, N.C. -- Neighbors are banding together in Waxhaw to fight against Food Lion turning 33 acres into commercial property. Right now, the company can't build on the property because it’s zoned for residential use.Read the whole thing.
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The property was annexed into Waxhaw, which gives a 60 day window to place a zoning on it. Right now it's zoned for residential property, but down the road neighbors are expecting Food Lion to ask for commercial zoning so they can build a strip mall with a grocery store.
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NewsChannel 36 reached out to Food Lion and they said they have no current plans to start commercial building. Even if the commission votes to keep it residential on October 11, Food Lion can later petition for re-zoning if they want to start commercial building.
The arguments against as quoted in the article seem to slightly contradict each other. On one hand, commercialization of the property will introduce all kinds of problems, but on the other hand, they're not necessarily against commercial development. Regardless, it seems like Food Lion is in no hurry to push the matter and since they already own the property, I guess they can bide their time.
Bad first date?
I guess this would qualify as such.
Lori linked to this story of a Waxhaw man accidentally shooting himself on a first date over on Facebook that led to a wave of dating related one-liners from commenters.
Weirdcrime.net (of course there's a website devoted to weird crimes; why wouldn't there be?) has some more details that appears to be straight from the police report.
Lori linked to this story of a Waxhaw man accidentally shooting himself on a first date over on Facebook that led to a wave of dating related one-liners from commenters.
Weirdcrime.net (of course there's a website devoted to weird crimes; why wouldn't there be?) has some more details that appears to be straight from the police report.
“The victim advised that he was reaching for his gun which was chained up in a bicycle lock underneath the car seat,” a Charlotte police report said. “The victim advised that the gun accidentally went off as he was pulling on the gun which shot him in the left leg.”
NC gov not the jokester she claims to be
When speaking to the Rotary Club earlier this week, NC governor Bev Perdue suggested we suspend Congressional elections for two years. Her complete statement: (my emphasis)
The recording, found within this Daily Caller article, illustrates quite clearly that Bev Perdue was not joking despite the claims of her spokeswoman
It's not particularly surprising a politician like Bev Perdue, herself at the mercy of the voters, would come up with an (unconstitutional?) idea like suspending elections in an effort to shield politicians from accountability for their decisions.
"You have to have more ability from Congress, I think, to work together and to get over the partisan bickering and focus on fixing things. I think we ought to suspend, perhaps, elections for Congress for two years and just tell them we won't hold it against them, whatever decisions they make, to just let them help this country recover. I really hope that someone can agree with me on that. The one good thing about Raleigh is that for so many years we worked across party lines. It's a little bit more contentious now but it's not impossible to try to do what's right in this state. You want people who don't worry about the next election."The News & Observer, despite being there and having a recording of the proceedings, reported it as a joke as claimed by Perdue spokeswoman Chris Mackey.
The recording, found within this Daily Caller article, illustrates quite clearly that Bev Perdue was not joking despite the claims of her spokeswoman
It's not particularly surprising a politician like Bev Perdue, herself at the mercy of the voters, would come up with an (unconstitutional?) idea like suspending elections in an effort to shield politicians from accountability for their decisions.
Plaza Fiesta playground deal
This is a little outside of town, but for anyone who likes to take their kids to the giant indoor playground at Plaza Fiesta Carolinas near Carowinds, there's a half-off deal running right now in Juice in the City, a Groupon-like website.
$4 for 2 Child Admissions to Happy Zone at Plaza Fiesta
While you won't achieve massive savings from the deal, it will give you a little extra money to spend in the nearby arcade afterwards if you choose.
It appears this deal runs for the next 3.5 days for those interested.
$4 for 2 Child Admissions to Happy Zone at Plaza Fiesta
While you won't achieve massive savings from the deal, it will give you a little extra money to spend in the nearby arcade afterwards if you choose.
It appears this deal runs for the next 3.5 days for those interested.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
More on local campaigns
In campaign news:
* Signs for the mayoral race are now out and about. I've seen signs promoting Mayor Gardner scattered strategically throughout town. I even saw a 'Gary Underwood for Mayor' sign or two out there, so I guess he's still running. I haven't seen any signs for Lisa Thornton yet, so I guess that means she's the greenest candidate out there in the mayoral race.
* Election and re-election Facebook pages are now coming out of the woodwork.
Lisa Thornton / Daune Gardner / Martin Lane
Follow the links to check them out. If I become of other candidates' pages, I will update.
* Any word from candidates Mike Stewart and/or Sean Poccia? With the exception of a sign for Mike, I haven't seen anything from these two, who are running for town commissioner. If I'm not mistaken, I believe that Daune Gardner endorsed one of them a while back on her Facebook page, but I can't remember which one and don't have the superhuman fortitude that would be required to slowly work my way back page by page through all her posts to find out which one. The downsides of having a social network-savvy mayor, I suppose.
* Signs for the mayoral race are now out and about. I've seen signs promoting Mayor Gardner scattered strategically throughout town. I even saw a 'Gary Underwood for Mayor' sign or two out there, so I guess he's still running. I haven't seen any signs for Lisa Thornton yet, so I guess that means she's the greenest candidate out there in the mayoral race.
* Election and re-election Facebook pages are now coming out of the woodwork.
Lisa Thornton / Daune Gardner / Martin Lane
Follow the links to check them out. If I become of other candidates' pages, I will update.
* Any word from candidates Mike Stewart and/or Sean Poccia? With the exception of a sign for Mike, I haven't seen anything from these two, who are running for town commissioner. If I'm not mistaken, I believe that Daune Gardner endorsed one of them a while back on her Facebook page, but I can't remember which one and don't have the superhuman fortitude that would be required to slowly work my way back page by page through all her posts to find out which one. The downsides of having a social network-savvy mayor, I suppose.
Barnful of Quilts
When we first moved to Waxhaw, the first event we attended was Barnful of Quilts if my memory serves. We haven't been back since mainly due to scheduling issues.
I'm not a quilt connoisseur by any means, but I must say the quilts on display were pretty impressive. It's coming up again the same weekend of Autumn Treasures on October 8th, so perhaps you can find the time to check it out at the Fox Family Farm.
I'm not a quilt connoisseur by any means, but I must say the quilts on display were pretty impressive. It's coming up again the same weekend of Autumn Treasures on October 8th, so perhaps you can find the time to check it out at the Fox Family Farm.
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