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The first day of school in Union County is less than two weeks away, but not everyone is willing to accept the reopening plan, which includes a mix of in-person and online learning.

A group of teachers, staff and community members called EduAdvocates is pleading with Union County Public Schools to go ful-

ly remote instead. Some teachers feel they didn’t have a seat at the table and that district leaders failed to take their comfort level into consideration.

Other top concerns include sanitation; students following guidelines; having

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The group held a “Motor March” Aug. 3 in front

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Demonstrators raise awareness about human trafficking threat WEDDINGTON – Operation Underground Railroad, which fights child trafficking, called for supporters to get vocal July 30 during Rise Up For Children events across the country.

Among the 150 events was one outside the Weddington Corners Shopping Center organized by Emily Odom, Cara Defelice and Haley Hendel.

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CHARLOTTE – Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has decided to scrap its plan to offer two weeks of in-person orientation to start the school year.

The school board voted unanimously July 30 to change course in favor of remote learning after Superintendent Earnest Winston explained how COVID-19 has affected the district’s workforce.

CMS has more than 200 vacancies right now, including 80 in transportation, 70 in teaching, 50 in custodial and 40 in nursing. Winston said the pipeline for bus drivers is nonexistent given backlogs with the DMV. “These departments play a crucial role in opening schools for an in-person experience,” Winston said.

“I know that students and teachers were looking forward to reuniting and that students were counting the days before they could see their classmates. I know that my two daughters were doing that. Unfortunately, that can not happen right now.”

The district has created a work group that will develop metrics to help decide when it is safe for students to return to school.

Rhonda Cheek, who represents the Lake Norman area on the school board, acknowledged that while the health metrics haven’t changed since the board approved its Plan B-Plus Remote option two weeks ago, CMS is not at 95% readiness.

“Anything short of that is not a passing grade,” Cheek said, noting a lack of readiness with facilities, safety equipment and staffing.

She encouraged the district to step see CMS, Page 5A

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Mobley returns home to coach after XFL folds

by Lee Noles

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ees and 37% were parents, guardians or caretakers of a school-age child.

They also started a petition with over 2,700 signatures calling for remote learning, but none of that was enough to convince school board members to change their minds during an Aug. 4 meeting.

Under Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive order, no school

MONROE – Sam Mobley knew he needed to find the joy again to his football career after the professional leagues he played in folded and opportunities in the NFL didn’t materialize.

The chance came when the former Parkwood High standout returned to coach at the school where he made a name as a speedy down

the sideline receiver who could also turn short passes into big gains.

“I just wanted to come back and provide a little knowledge and what I have learned from my years of playing,” Mobley said. “And it was a good opportunity with a new coach and a fresh start. I have known the kids. I am familiar with the area, and I want to help as much as possible.” see FOOTBALL, Page 4A

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MONROE – The Union County Sheriff's Office arrested Carson Alexander Jones, 21 of Monroe, July 29 on charges related to the drug overdose of a 21-year-old.

Michael Cameron Whitson was found deceased May 22 at his grandparent’s house in Wesley Chapel.

The medical examiner’s office determined the cause of death was “fentanyl toxicity.” The sheriff's office said Jones was the source of the fentanyl that caused Whitson’s death.

Jones is charged with involuntary manslaughter, sell/deliver of a schedule I controlled substance and death by distribution.

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MONROE – Detectives with the Union County Sheriff's Office seized 165 grams of heroin packaged similar to Pixie Stix candy during a drug investigation July 28.

The investigation led to the arrest of two Monroe-area residents, according to the sheriff's office.

They arrested Tabitha Dawn Jimenez, 34, on charges of two counts of trafficking in heroin charges, as well as Javier Colmenares-Gutierrez, 32, on charges of conspiracy to traffic in heroin and felony possession of cocaine.

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Central Piedmont celebrates more than 440 graduates CHARLOTTE – Central Piedmont Community College held drive-thru graduations July 29 and 30 on its Cato Campus.

More than 440 graduates participated in the twoday event, which included ceremonies for traditional undergraduate programs, as well as College and Career Readiness programs.

The college designed the ceremonies with the health of staff, students and loved ones in mind.

Volunteers and graduates were asked to wear face coverings and maintain social distancing.

Cars, transporting one graduate at a time, participated in a moving processional. When graduates’ names were called, they walked across an outdoor stage; received their degree/diploma/certificate and had two graduation photos taken without their face covering. The ceremony made accommodations for grads without cars.

“It was important we recognize our 2020 graduates’ accomplishments, especially during this unprecedented time, when so many of them had to overcome multiple obstacles to achieve their educational goals this year,” President Kandi Deitemeyer said.

Bention replaces Kiker on school board MONROE – The Rev. Jimmy Bention Sr., returned to the Union County Board of Education after taking the oath Aug. 4.

The school board appointed Bention to the at-large seat left vacant when Travis Kiker resigned in June.

Bention will serve the remainder of the term until 2022.

The school board appointed Bention as District 1 representative from June 2014 to December 2014.

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Waxhaw to install soldier Stopping crime and anarchy sculpture at wall of honor should have bipartisan support Leaders mull over another WWI-era art piece

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by Yustin Riopko Contributor

WAXHAW – Downtown will receive at least one new public art piece, while the outcome of another application remains up in the air.

Waxhaw commissioners came to decisions regarding two public art applications at a July 28 meeting, approving one and tabling the other for now.

These two decisions are the first commissioners will make as part Rubino of Waxhaw’s Public Art Policy adopted in summer 2019. Artists and applicants go through a Public Art Selection Jury consisting of three members of diverse town committees and two other citizens, all with related art backgrounds. The jury met seven times before recommending the applications to commissioners for consideration.

The piece approved for installation is a bronze statue of a soldier titled “Reflection.” The American Legion Post 208 Auxiliary applied to install a roughly two foot statue to rest on a short brick pedestal at Waxhaw’s Military Wall of Honor. Director of Parks and Recreation Dena Sabinske said the statue is meant to honor Waxhaw’s veterans and fallen.

The bronze sculpture may be new to Waxhaw, but its artist is not. Seasoned art teacher Peter Rubino already has one sculpture on

Peter Rubino’s sculpture will be added to Waxhaw’s Military Wall of Honor. Photo courtesy of Town of Waxhaw

display at the Military Wall of Honor where this one will soon accompany it, as well as others throughout Monroe and the Charlotte area.

The board voted to table another set of pieces until more information is available. The Arnak Ivanov family applied to donate and install a memorial consisting of two stone vase sculptures at Dare Steele Memorial Garden. Two Tuff Stone Vases, imported from Armenia, would stand among a half-moon shape of roses with a plaque meant to remind visitors of the history and tragedy of the Armenian genocide during World War I. Sabinske believes the memorial would complement the existing garden, which provides a quiet place to

reflect.

Commissioner Tracey Wesolek wanted to confirm the vases fit the guidelines set forth by the Public Art Policy.

“The purpose of this was supposed to be that it comes from the artist itself. It was supposed to be opportunities for artists to share their work,” Wesolek said. “They’re chosen based on their past work and their qualifications.

My biggest concern is that we’re going to set a precedent that goes against what the purpose and goal of the policy was.”

Commissioner Pedro Morey also expressed the concern that the Public Art Policy might have originally been designed for more of a local artist highlight.

Like many areas across our country, cities across North Carolina — McCrory Fayetteville, Raleigh, Durham, Charlotte and more — have been ravaged by looters and rioters, historic statues and monuments are being defaced and destroyed, and our citizens are being killed by violent criminals at an alarming rate.

I have personal experience confronting challenges to law and order in our nation’s major cities. When I became mayor of Charlotte in 1995, the murder rate was over 120 people per year, and our crime rate was soaring. The last thing on our minds was defunding our police department.

Instead, we did the opposite, increasing police funding to put more law enforcement officers in our neighborhoods.

We also instituted community policing, training officers to work directly with community leaders who wanted us to get tough on crime and lock up the career criminals who were repeat — and often routine — offenders.

We put a major emphasis on those criminals we were arresting over and over again — sometimes 20, 30 or 40 times — for armed robberies, assaults, and even rape and murder. We started rigorously prosecuting these career criminals, and if needed, helping them with drug rehab. These efforts were supported by Republicans and Democrats alike, especially within the African American community.

As a result of these policies,

The Panera Bread on South College Street is among uptown Charlotte businesses still boarded up after several days of protests over police brutality. Justin Vick/CMG photo

our murder rate fell to fewer than 50 people a year, and our crime rate went down continuously over the following decade that I served as mayor.

Sadly, in 2020, we see liberal politicians pursuing just the opposite of the successful approach we followed in Charlotte. Our police officers are afraid to do their jobs because in many instances, they know they can’t count on support from state and local politicians. Just recently in Charlotte, four people were savagely gunned down at a local block party, with another 10 people injured. More than 400 people were attending the block party, yet not one witness has come forward. Yet, there is no outrage from the liberal left, despite the loss of four black lives.

Only a $5,000 reward is being offered to help find those killers — less than Charlotte spent paying artists to paint a BLM mural. This violent incident didn’t make the national news, even though a shocking 150 rounds were fired into the gathering.

Violence in our cities is no longer just confined to gangs and career criminals. Our cities are now threatened by Antifa and other domestic terrorists’ groups. In 2016, when I

was governor, I had to declare a state of emergency and call in the National Guard – over the initial objections of the then liberal mayor of Charlotte – to protect government property and restore order when violent protesters began blocking roads and highways and destroying buildings.

Despite media denials, the reality is that Antifa exploits legitimate protest movements as cover for its campaign of violent destruction.

Our President and Attorney General Barr are correct by exposing these two types of violence wreaking havoc on our citizens, neighborhoods and businesses in cities across America. It’s time for our mayors and governors to work with our President and attorney general in confronting this violence and protecting the safety of our country, just as I did in a bipartisan effort with three previous Presidents as a mayor and governor. Let’s all support fighting these anarchists’ groups and gangs while supporting peaceful assembling and our First Amendment rights.

Pat McCrory served as the 74th governor of North Carolina and 53rd mayor of Charlotte.

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TO: JACOB DAVID COCHRANE, ALLEGED PUTATIVE FATHER OF BABY GIRLSamuel Mobley got his TO: DOE:JACOB DAVID COCHRANE, ALLEGED PUTATIVE FATHER son into football by registerYOUGIRL ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED pursuant to the provisions of South Carolina Code Ann. OF BABY ing with a local recreational Sec. 63-9-730 (B), that the Plaintiff, John Roe, seeks to adopt the Defendant, Baby Girl Doe, a league when his son was 7 DOE: female Caucasian child born on February 2, 2016 at Novant Medical Center, Matthews, North years old. It was the perfect Carolina.YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED pursuant to the provisions of The older MobYOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that an adoption action is pending in the Family Court situation. for South Carolina Code Ann. ley coached as his son took Charleston County, South Carolina; Sec. 63-9-730 that the Plaintiff,thatJohn Roe, to adopt the DeYOU ARE(B), FURTHER NOTIFIED within thirtyseeks (30) days of receiving this Notice, you his dad’s advice to become shall respond in writing by filing with the Family Court for Charleston South fendant, Baby Girl Doe, a female Caucasian child born on County, February 2, Carolina a stronger player on the noticeat andNovant reasons to contest, intervene otherwise respond the pending adoption action; field and a better person off 2016 Medical Center, or Matthews, NorthinCarolina.

YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED the Court must be informed of your current address and it. The relationship stayed YOU inARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that and an adoption action is of any changes address during the adoption proceeding; that way through Mobley’s YOU FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Plaintiffs in the South above captioned Notice are not pending in ARE the Family Court for Charleston County, Carolina; years at Parkwood Middle. named for the purpose confidentiality; however, thethat Courtwithin knows the true identity of the Plaintiffs YOU ARE ofFURTHER NOTIFIED thirty (30) days When he started playing at and in responding to this Notice, you are required to use the number 2020-DR-10-1772. of receiving this Notice, you shall respond in writing by filing with High in 2011, YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that failure to file a response within thirty (30) daysParkwood of receiving Notice constitutes consent to County, adoption of the child and forfeiture all rights and his father became a specthe Family Court for Charleston South Carolina notice ofand obligations respectintervene to the child.or otherwise respond in the pending tator and watched Mobley reasons towith contest, BE SO NOTIFIED. become an all-state receiver adoption action; EMILY M. BARRETT who finished his career with for Plaintiffs YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIEDAttorney the Court must be in27 touchdowns and more Markfield Drive formed of your current address and of any44-B changes in address during than 2,000 yards receiving.

Charleston, SC 29407 College soon followed, and the adoption proceeding; and (843) 723-1688 Mobley’s dad was there as Charleston, South Carolina YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Plaintiffs in the his son played in the junior Dated: July 28, 2020 above captioned Notice are not named for the purpose of confidentiNOTICE: A Summons and Complaint for Adoption were filed with the Family Court for the Ninth college ranks before transferality; however, the Court knows the true of the Plaintiffs Judicial Circuit, 100 Broad Street, Charleston, Southidentity Carolina under Case No. 2020-DR-10-1772ring on to Division II Catawba July in 17, responding 2020. and to this Notice, you are required to use the number College.

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BE SO NOTIFIED. EMILY M. BARRETT Attorney for Plaintiffs 44-B Markfield Drive Charleston, SC 29407 (843) 723-1688 Charleston, South Carolina Dated: July 28, 2020 NOTICE: A Summons and Complaint for Adoption were filed with the Family Court for the Ninth Judicial Circuit, 100 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina under Case No. 2020-DR-10-1772 on July 17, 2020.

Everything was going right for the younger Mobley, but it all changed when Samuel died at 46 years old from heart failure.

“It was definitely tough.

I relied on him a lot for advice,” Mobley said. “Once he had passed, it was tough on me. I kind of used the tools and advice he gave to help me get through the tough times I was going through.”

His father’s death drove Mobley into Catawba’s record books as his 1,046 yards receiving his senior year was the most in a single season for the program.

It also helped him garner allSouth Atlantic Conference honors.

The success got him an invite to a Pro-Day at UNC Charlotte but looks from the

hours. 24 Foundation staff and participants followed CDC guidelines by practicing social distancing and wearing masks.

Money raised supports cancer beneficiaries such as Atrium Health’s Levine Cancer Institute, Levine Children’s Hospital and Queens University of Charlotte. Donations are still being accepted and can be made at www.24foundation.org.

Top fundraising award winners included (amounts listed were as of noon July 25): • Top Team: Team Cootie Jones – $43,000 • Top Fundraiser: Gary Parker, GreerWalker – $23,000 • First Runner Up Individual Fundraiser: Perrin Desportes – $19,000 • Second Runner Up Individual Fundraiser: Katie Bleau, AmWINS Group – $18,000 • First Runner Up Fundraising Team: AmWINS Group – $30,000 • Second Runner Up Fundraising Team: GreerWalker – $28,000 • Top Kids’ Fundraiser: Colsen Hofert, Spins Like Teen Spirit – $2,500 • First Runner Up Top Kids’ Fundraiser: Graham Chambers, Spins Like Teen Spirit – $1,500 • Second Runner Up Top Kid’s Fundraiser: Bobby Woodruff, Spins Like Teen Spirit – $900

NFL never happened. Mobley then signed with the Salt Lake City Stallions in the fledgling Alliance American Football. He struggled at first but was finding his niche on special teams when the league filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and folded in April 2019.

It was then Mobley was contacted by Parkwood assistant football coach Bryan Tamalone to come back to his old school. Mobley decided against the offer and latched on with the XFL after tryouts with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Denver Broncos in the NFL didn’t result in any opportunities.

The outcome was the same as Mobley spent much of the

“

I definitely plan on going back if the opportunity presents itself."

• Sam Mobley on potential XFL return season finding his place with the Houston Roughnecks before a breakout game in the fifth week as he went for six catches for 95 yards. It was also his last as the league folded a month later and filed for bankruptcy.

“It’s been tough. It seems whenever I get going and start to make the most of opportunities, it falls apart,” Mobley said. “But I keep my head up and keep going and get myself ready when an opportunity presents itself.”

The keep-moving-forward mentality is something Mobley learned from his father and now instills in his players at Parkwood. After the XFL ceased operations, Mobley contacted the Parkwood coaching staff about helping with the team.

Terry Gittens takes over a Parkwood program that was 7-5 last season after winning a combined four games the previous two years.

“It brings the joy back to me and to see how happy (the players) are is great,” Mobley said. “At the professional level it can be tough.

You don’t know what is going to happen on a daily basis. With the kids they don’t have to worry about much. … They are just playing because they are enjoying it.”

The dreams of playing professionally aren’t over for Mobley, who spent the summer running routes with NFL quarterback, and Charlotte native, Daniel Jones as well as Carolina Panthers quarterback Phillip Walker.

Hollywood actor Dwayne Johnson announced Aug. 3 on Twitter that he and business partners had acquired the XFL. “My pro-football dreams never came true, but buying the XFL allows me to help other player’s dreams come true,” Johnson wrote on Twitter. “And give the fans something special and fun – for the love of football.”

Mobley is open to returning.

“I definitely plan on going back (to the XFL) if the opportunity presents itself,” Mobley said. “I think it will come back. I don’t know how it will look with the coronavirus, but I think they have plans to bring it back in 2021.”

Mobley plans on coaching at Parkwood for the rest of the season. Coaches and players support him following his dreams.

Even though playing professional football is still an opportunity for Mobley, he is happy helping his players in high school get better. He also knows his dad would feel the same way.

“I think he would think I was doing a great thing and following in his footsteps,” Mobley said. “I think he would be happy with me helping these kids be successful at the high school level and at life.”

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district in North Carolina can reopen at full capacity.

Schools can either choose Plan B — a hybrid model of in-person and online instruction — or Plan C, which is exclusively virtual learning.

Superintendent Andrew Houlihan told the school board during a meeting July 14 that UCPS would be aligning with Cooper’s Plan B, but also offering an additional Plan D virtual academy.

“I will say, subject to change,” Houlihan said. “It is very important for everyone to understand that this is a very fluid situation.”

In the virtual option Plan D, a dedicated set of teachers will provide online instruction five days a week for grades 2 to 12. The application for this option closed July 26. Families who enrolled had to commit to a minimum of one semester.

All other students under Plan B will be divided into groups that will rotate Monday through Thursday for one day of in-person instruction each week at school. When students are not in school, they will work remotely from home in an online environment. All students will be remote on Fridays.

To help make online learning easier, students in grades 2 to 12 will be given a Chromebook and younger students will have access to iPads.

UCPS is installing physical barriers, such as sneeze guards, in schools where practical and markings on the ground to ensure social distancing in areas outside of restrooms and cafeterias.

Signs in key areas will remind students, teachers and staff to wear masks, wash hands and stay six feet apart.

All students and staff must wear a face mask and there will be daily symptom and temperature checks for everyone who enters a school building. Self-serve cafeteria lunches will be replaced with individually prepared grab-and-go meals and students will be spread out one per seat on the bus.

Before recommending Plan B, Houlihan heard from a Professional Advisory Council made up of elected teacher representatives from each school. PAC members serve as liaisons and are expected to bring staff questions or concerns forward.

However, some teachers claim they were never asked for their opinion on a reopening plan.

Teachers were also sent an “interest survey” on July 23 that Houlihan said would gauge what models work best for them and their “feelings based on our Plan B about returning.”

However, some teachers say that survey failed to properly measure their comfort levels about returning to in-person instruction. Instead, they were only asked in what capacity they intend to return to work, if at all. The options were: report in-person, apply for a leave of absence, provide a medical note for a virtual position (if one is available), retire or resign.

Some teachers who submitted a medical note for a virtual position say they still have not been contacted by human resources and do not know if they have a position or will need to resign.

Tahira Stalberte, UCPS assistant superintendent for communications and community relations, confirmed the survey asked teachers for their intent, but said there was an open section for feedback at the end.

“It did not specifically ask, ‘How do you feel about plan B?,’” Stalberte said.

According to school board member Gary Sides, 86% of school-based employees took

The Union County chapter of the North Carolina Association of Educators released the results of their own "comfort level" survey to the school board Aug. 4. Photos courtesy of UCAE

the survey and 91% indicated they intend to return to a face-to-face environment.

The school board and superintendent have leaned on this data as indication that teachers in Union County feel comfortable going back to school, but some say that’s not the case.

A UCPS elementary school teacher who asked to remain anonymous called the survey a “veiled threat.”

“For them to rely on that as we’re comfortable coming back to the building is insane because there was literally no other choice,” she said. “I feel like the only reason that survey was responded to in the way it was, was because people are terrified to lose their jobs. Just as terrified as they are to go back into school.”

She said the survey did not ask her how effective she will be teaching in person while worried about contracting COVID-19, cleaning her classroom and making sure students keep their masks on, social distance and not share materials.

“We’re fed up. We’re tired of being the doormats for everybody,” she said. “It’s not our responsibility to get the economy back on its feet for the state of North Carolina just because we’re viewed as your personal free babysitters. That’s not my job. My job is to educate your children, not walk into a building knowing there’s a virus that could kill me.”

A UCPS English language arts teacher who asked to remain anonymous felt the survey backed teachers into a corner.

“When the district says teachers were asked for their feedback, they weren’t. They were asked for their intent,” she said. “The reality is staff need their jobs, health insurance and retirement. They were given this intention form with two weeks notice and minimal information about what their job would entail. This is an intimidation tactic.”

Unhappy with the district’s survey, the Union County chapter of the North Carolina Association of Educators (a professional development and advocacy organization) put out its own “return to

work comfort level survey.”

The results were recorded at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 4 and and presented to the school board. Out of 456 responses, 83.6% preferred Plan C and 75.7% said they were “not comfortable at all” with Plan B. Sophia Stephenson, a UCPS teacher and resident of Indian Trail, spoke on behalf of EduAdvocates at the board meeting. She told members to consider the feelings of teachers and that they should have had a seat at the table.

“You are playing Russian roulette with the lives of this community,” Stephenson said.

“I am pleading with you that I don’t need a medical condition to love my students from afar and I don’t need a medical condition to tell you I can’t do this,” she added.

Brittany Gendron, a UCPS teacher who lives in Monroe, called out district leaders for leaning too heavily on the results of the “interest survey.”

“When teachers were asked about their comfort level, let’s be very clear, it is not 86%, it is not 91% because comfort level was never asked in the survey that we were given,” Gendron said.

Only two board members, Melissa Merrell and Gary Sides, acknowledged teacher concerns during the meeting.

Merrell said while Plan C is an option under Cooper’s order, it’s not an option for Union County due to the county's rural nature. She said some parts of the county lack the infrastructure for online learning and there are students and employees with inconsistent connectivity.

“Unfortunately, Union County is not able to go 100% virtual at this time,” Merrell said. “It is something we’re doing and we’re trying to figure that out. But are we ready today? No.” Merrell added that Plan C would also not work for students with disabilities.

“We have students, families and maybe even employees that desperately need services that can be offered if our doors are open,” she said.

Sides said he took county data into consideration as

well as his own feelings as a parent and owner of an essential business when choosing to support Plan B. “I don’t make this decision lightly and I don’t make it to demand or command anyone to do anything, but to offer other choices,” he said.

up recruiting and work toward getting students back in the buildings.

While students won’t be at school, she wants to ensure teachers are leading remote learning from their classrooms.

“I heard so many complaints from parents about poor delivery of remote learning in the spring,” Cheek said, mentioning one teacher sending out five worksheets and asking students to connect with her Friday mornings from 10 to 11 a.m. “Our teachers need to put more time and effort into their work. I want to ensure that we have a consistent delivery of remote learning for students.”

School board members Ruby Jones and Lenora Shipp also emphasized the need for consistent remote instruction.

Shipp would like to see every school’s onboarding plan to ensure they’re ready to provide quality instruction. She said this is especially important for transitional grades like kindergarten, sixth and ninth.

School board members Jennifer De La Jara and Carol Sawyer mentioned how COVID-19 transmission and metrics are changing daily. Sawyer reasoned CMS needs to remain nimble and respond to new information.

Sean Strain, who represents Matthews, Mint Hill and parts of Charlotte, clarified the context of the vote.

“It’s with great disapointment that I have to support a proposal to remove inschool instruction from our families,” Strain said. “Unfortunately, our hand has been forced not by a global pandemic or by a local surge in disease prevalence but by

our own state of preparedness to host students in the schools starting on the 17th of August."

Winston defended his recommendation by saying there were forces beyond the school district’’s control, such as staff vacancies. He explained how a positive COVID-19 case can impact co-workers that have had contact with infected staff.

In July, about 70 members of the transportation team had to self-quarantine due to COVID-19, he said.

Winston told the school board that the expectation is for staff to return to the classroom from Aug. 6 to 28. From there, they will be encouraged to work remotely from school buildings.

Staff members with health conditions that put them at high risk can seek an alternative assignment through the human resources department.

Elyse Dashew, who chairs the board, expressed her support for school staff.

“Tempers are flaring with all of this stress that we are all under right now in our community and within our school communities,” Dashew said. “People are terribly critical right now at teachers for expressing their concerns. I just want the teachers to hear that your concerns are valid.”

Margaret Marshall, who represents south Charlotte, said that if she had a magic wand, she’d delay the start of school so CMS could work on some of these problems, but that’s not possible.

“I want us to get back in the classroom and I am working on that but having a start that isn’t safe is not going to help us meet that goal,” she said. “We got a lot of work to do. We have a lot of questions to ask and folks deservedly need a lot of answers.”

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FARMER

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9-year-old from Matthews runs produce, plant stand

by Yustin Riopko Contributor

Check it out: The next sale is Aug. 9 at 10 a.m. Follow The Little Farmer on Facebook for location and details

by Karie Simmons karie@cmgweekly.com

Karie Simmons/CMG photos

“If you love your plants and care for your plants, they’ll grow better.”

MATTHEWS — Boredom during quarantine and watching a lot of ABC’s “Shark Tank” turned out to be the perfect inspiration for Adhvik Pradeep to start his own business. At first, the 9-year-old considered a lemonade stand, but he eventually decided to lean into his love of gardening.

“I get to be outside and with the plants,” he said. “It makes me feel calm because all I hear is the birds.”

Adhvik is a fourth-grader at Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy but on Facebook he’s known as “The Little Farmer.” Since the spring, he has been

growing his own fruits, vegetables and plants to sell at a stand he set up his Matthews neighborhood.

He started with just mint, chilies and tomatoes, but has since expanded to peaches, bananas, apples, jalapeños, green peppers, potatoes, okra, basil, beans, cucumbers, sunflowers and other produce. In the fall, he plans to have squash, cauliflower and pumpkins.

There are also “star plants,” or featured plants, which Adhvik pushes to promote. The star plants at his next sale on Aug. 9 will be salad trays with spinach and arugula.

To keep track of his plants, Adhvik upcycles sticks he finds along a near-

by greenway into tags. He shaves down the wood, writes the names of the plants and sticks them into the soil. He also sells the tags at his stand.

“It’s biodegradable because it’s wood,” Adhvik said. “You don’t have to use plastic.”

Adhvik is responsible for more than just growing the produce. He also keeps track of the financial side of his business in an accounting book. He learned about bookkeeping from his grandmother, who used to be an accountant in India.

Ten percent of every sale goes to the No Kid Hungry North Carolina, a nonprofit see FARMER, Page 2B

Organic Bronze Bar provides an alternative to UV tanning CHARLOTTE – Organic Bronze Bar is set to open its doors Aug. 27 in Providence Plaza, giving residents in SouthPark and the surrounding area a new way to secure sun-kissed skin without the harmful effects of traditional UV tanning.

The opening marks the second location in Charlotte for Organic Bronze Bar, which also operates in Ballantyne.

Organic Bronze Bar offers an airbrush spray tan made with all-natural, paraben-free, organic ingredients in a salon setting. Its exclusive spray tan formula is vegan, gluten-free and includes no harsh chemicals or preservatives.

The solution is comprised of naturally derived seaweed extract, coconut oil, Echina-

cea extract, anti-oxidants and pure botanicals along with 75 more hydrating ingredients that leave skin with a radiant, natural-looking bronze glow. A moisturizing SPF 15 protection is built into the bronzer to keep skin healthy and feeling soft.

“We really saw a gap in service for consumers looking to capture a healthy glow without being exposed to harmful chemicals or UV rays,” said Cortney Carty, owner of Organic Bronze Bar SouthPark. “As a customer first, I was blown away by the experience at Organic Bronze Bar. Not only can you feel good about the product you are using, but the sophisticated setting and customized treatment elevate see TANNING, Page 4B

Jennifer Elgamal and Cortney Carty have brought Organic Bronze Bar to the SouthPark area. Photo courtesy of Organic Bronze Bar

Waxhaw plans to liquidate property for future capital improvement projects

by Yustin Riopko Contributor

WAXHAW – Town commissioners encouraged staff at a July 28 meeting to take baby steps toward a new capital improvement plan.

CIP plans typically identify schedules for big-budget priorities like new vehicles, buildings, sidewalks and parks spanning four to 10 years. Town Manager Jeffrey Wells and Finance Director Rosemary Bernauer have proposed a sort of short-term “phase one” CIP for the next year.

“We gotta start thinking about the big picture,” Wells told com-

missioners. “We're not the town we were at the turn of the century. We will continue to ensure that we have the proper infrastructure, the proper equipment, and the proper ability to provide good services to our citizens.

We have to look to the future.”

Waxhaw's population of around 3,000 at the turn of the century has risen to almost 20,000 and according to Wells will continue to grow exponentially.

Town staff will immediately begin working on two projects as a result of this unofficial CIP. see CIP, Page 3B

Some new strategies are emerging from Waxhaw Town Hall, including the idea of dumping unused assets, such as the Niven Price and Town Annex buildings. CMG file photo

INDIAN TRAIL – Developers have their eye on the intersection of Potter Road and Chestnut Lane for a new four-story, mixed-use apartment building. The town has identified the intersection in planning documents as the emerging core of Austin Village.

The upper three floors of the 108,800-square-foot project would consist of 44 one-bedroom apartments, 40 two-bedrooms and three three-bedrooms. The plan reserves 8,000 square feet for amenities and common space, as well as 7,000 square feet for an office/retail strip.

It all revolves around a small, open courtyard.

Brian Simpson of ODA Architecture, the designers behind the project, presented to town leaders at a July 28 town council meeting.

Although it’s still a ways out, developers have considered targeting a mid-market demographic, roughly quoting $1,100 a month see APARTMENTS, Page 3B

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT

Beyond the Balayage Hair stylist dishes about her career

by Kim Wickerham Parasol Salon

Being a hair stylist during a virus has been quite colorful – no pun intended. I have learnt to think out- Wickerham side of the box as a colorist and roll with the punches as they come along.

Before COVID-19 hit, I had a great job. I was working at Zig Zag Salon in Matthews with an amazing team of talented, like-minded stylists. We took pride in our fivestar reviews and the way we served our clients. The art of sharing fresh new ideas over a cup of coffee was an everyday occurrence and one I had grown to love.

When the governor’s orders required the salons to shut down in March, my heart sank. I knew that hair styling was going to look very different in the not-so-distant future. You see, I was accustomed to double booking my clients and the regulations set before us didn’t allow for this in smaller salons with multiple stylists. I knew I had to make a change. I decided to relocate to the Salon Lofts at Windsor Square and secured a double loft.

The double loft allows my clients flexibility when booking and the larger room maintains social distancing standards as needed. My clients have loved it! Their color is being maintained as scheduled and kept spirits high during an otherwise difficult time. And just like that, one lazy day during a virus, Parasol Salon was created.

I have always had a fondness for the French, wine croissants, crepes … well, you get the point. When creating my little loft, I wanted see STYLIST, Page 3B

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COVID-19 shutdowns swell the ranks of the uninsured

by Julie Havlak Carolina Journal News Service

RALEIGH – Brandon has three little girls, no job, and no health insurance.

His company launched mass furloughs just weeks after North Carolina shut down its economy over the coronavirus pandemic.

Brandon’s job didn’t last long, and his health insurance became a casualty.

Brandon is familiar with the risk of being uninsured. Years ago, he racked up medical bills when depression turned his life “upside down.” But he came back to get a job he loved, working as a residential project manager in Charlotte.

Now the only reason he still can see his therapist is her decision to treat him, free of charge.

“I finally started getting help, met the woman of my dreams, I turned my life around,” Brandon told Carolina Journal. He preferred to use his first name for privacy reasons. “If I didn’t have her, if I had someone who went by the book — it scares me. And it sucks, because none of this was any fault of our own. No fault. That’s the sad part.”

Brandon is one of an estimated 723,000 North Carolinians who lost their health insurance to the economic devastation unleashed by the pandemic and the lockdowns, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.

The loss has forced patients to delay or forfeit care while they wait for the economy to restart and for the pandemic to ease.

Americans’ dependence on employer-based health insurance – a result of government regulations and union activism –

exacerbates the problem, experts say.

During World War II, the War Labor Board exempted health benefits from its wage freeze. After the war, unions fought for health benefits in a wave of strikes. They won a victory in 1953, when the Internal Revenue Service upheld a tax break for employer-based health insurance.

The system has its strengths, but its weaknesses become acute in a global pandemic, says Mark Hall, the director of Wake Forest University’s health law and policy program.

“You can’t live with it, can’t live without it – whatever cliché you want to use,” Hall told CJ. “On the whole, the benefits outweigh the drawbacks. But the drawbacks are significant when you have these economic downturns that cause people to lose their insurance when they need it most.”

More than 1.2 million people have filed unemployment claims in North Carolina since the outbreak began and Gov. Roy Cooper restricted some businesses from opening.

“I honestly thought I’d be back working by now,” Brandon said. “I absolutely loved my job; best job I ever had, they took care of me. … It’s a nightmare for a lot of people.”

Months after being diagnosed with cancer, Sherie Bradshaw’s husband lost his job and his health insurance during the pandemic.

The cancer diagnosis, they expected. Genetics was against them, they knew, and the same cancer had killed Frank Bradshaw’s father within 10 years of its diagnosis. Father and son each were 58 when doctors discovered prostate cancer.

Bradshaw went in for surgery just as the pandemic neared its first peak. At his com-

pany, sales plummeted 90%, federal money ran out, and the Bradshaws found themselves uninsured and unable to afford insurance.

His cancer diagnosis eliminates catastrophic coverage, and Obamacare premiums are prohibitively expensive. They make too much to qualify for Medicaid, even if the program were expanded under the Affordable Care Act. “I’m angry, and a little nervous,” says Sherie Bradshaw, a physician assistant in Charlotte. “Are we going to have to dig into our retirement savings to pay $1,000 just to be covered? And that’s sad when you’re our age.”

In Apex, Dr. Brian Forrest says many of his patients have lost their jobs to the pandemic. Two of his uninsured patients were saving for hernia repair surgery, but he worries the pandemic has hit their finances, too.

“A hernia isn’t an emergency, but you want to get it fixed before it gets twisted, or it is life-threatening,” Forrest told CJ. “It can cut off the blood supply, and kill you in an hour. … They’re just biding their time.”

Expanding Medicaid would open coverage to households who make less than 138% of the federal poverty level. But there’s a shortage of Medicaid providers, and the pandemic has damaged the health care system, said Joe Coletti, John Locke Foundation senior fellow.

Even if the General Assembly expanded Medicaid today, it couldn’t help these families in time, Coletti said. Oklahoma approved Medicaid expansion this July, but coverage won’t take effect until July 2021 – a year later.

“Expanding Medicaid would run into the same problems as every other legal reme-

dy,” Coletti said. “It’s not immediate, where you pass the law and it takes effect that day.

They’re still in the same spot.”

In Raleigh, Ruth Porter had health insurance for two weeks before losing her job in May. She’s trying to make ends meet with her 24-year-old autistic son sleeping on the couch. Her other son lost his job when salons and restaurants closed. She canceled the medical visits she scheduled for May. There are gaps in Porter’s job history. She’s worked a slew of part-time jobs, and she didn’t have health insurance for the past two years. Her request for unemployment benefits was denied. But Porter says she wants to get back into the workforce.

For now, Porter is relying on her sister and her savings, but she’s starting to use her credit card. Porter says she can make it until the end of September. After that, she doesn’t know.

“Just looking for a job, just applying constantly. I haven’t heard anything back from any of them,” Porter said. “I’m hoping I don’t even have to think about all that, and I’m working, and it’s not even an issue. But I have no idea, the pandemic seems like it’s getting worse, and the situation with the shutdowns.”

But if schools stay shut, Brandon doesn’t know if he could take a job. His oldest girl is 10.

“I’m ready to get back out there and work,” Brandon said. “What are we going to have to do with child care? We couldn’t afford it. … What’s the government going to do, issue another $1,200 check six months from now? It is a joke.”

BUSINESS BRIEFS Novant Health publishes cancer survivor book CHARLOTTE – Novant Health has published a book to empower and uplift cancer patients, family members and caregivers with a message of hope.

“The Unexpected Gift: Profiles in Courage from Cancer Survivorship” features 21 first-person essays, including an introduction by Dr. Ophelia Garmon-Brown, a physician and cancer survivor.

“Cancer itself is not a gift, but how you deal with it can turn into one,” Garmon-Brown said. “Our hope is that these stories will contribute to your resiliency.”

Proceeds from the book benefit the Novant Health Foundation. Buy it at www.No vantHealth.org/theunexpectedgift.

Adhvik Pradeep, 9, of Matthews, sells produce and plants at a stand in his neighborhood. He donates 10% of his profit to No Kid Hungry North Carolina. Photos courtesy of Nivi Raghavan

FARMER (continued from page 1B)

working to end child hunger by connecting kids to under-utilized federal nutrition programs like school breakfast, summer meals and after-school meals. Another portion goes toward Adhvik’s mom for her original investment of seeds, but he said he has already paid that off. Twenty-five percent is put into savings and the rest goes back into the business to buy seeds, soil and other supplies. Adhvik also sets some of his profit aside to buy Pokemon cards.

In an attempt to diversify his business, Adhvik invites and encourages other kid entrepreneurs to sell with him. As a result, a handful of friends and kids from the

neighborhood have started growing their own produce.

Others sell baked goods, drinks and handmade items.

Adhvik said he’s learned a lot about running his own business and the importance of giving back to the community.

“Have a business subject you care about so you can be

passionate about it and include other people’s ideas if you have coworkers,” he said.

He’s also gained gardening skills from his mom, like tilling the land and constituent watering.

“If you love your plants and care for your plants, they’ll grow better,” Adhvik said.

Humane Society of Charlotte continues capital campaign CHARLOTTE – The Humane Society of Charlotte is distributing paw-shaped yard signs to raise awareness about the ongoing capital campaign that will support the construction of a new, animal resource center.

HSC kicked off the public phase of it's capital campaign in September 2019. It hopes to continue raising awareness for the remaining $3 million to construct the new center.

HSC said the current shelter lacks properly climate-controlled kennels and is in a critical state of disrepair. The limited space impacts its ability to offer access to affordable veterinary care, training, behavior assistance and education initiatives. HSC touches the lives of more than 35,000 animals and re-homes 3,000 animals per year.

The Humane Society of Charlotte urges members of the community to visit www. anewhomeforhsc.org to learn how they can support the effort.

Autobell Car Wash helps students through college CHARLOTTE – Autobell Car Wash presented 118 of its staff with scholarships toward the college or university of their choice, with the year’s gifts totaling $104,750.

Matthews scholarship recipients and the colleges of their choice are as follows: • Marshall Hildebrand, UNC Charlotte • Alexandra Lee, UNC-Chapel Hill • Hunter Rast, Appalachian State University • Kaitlyn Rast, Central Piedmont Community College • Nicole Viebrock, Carolinas College of Health Sciences Indian Trail scholarship recipients and the colleges of their choice are as follows: • Mason Cox, Bluefield College • Landon Gault, UNC Charlotte • Daniel McGinn,Appalachian State University Waxhaw scholarship recipients and the colleges of their choice are as follows: • Madison Ilch, UNC Wilmington • Timothy Wood, UNC Charlotte Its scholarship program is open to current staff employed with the company for a continuous 12 months. It considers each student’s academic accomplishments, extracurricular activities, civic engagement and letters from references. The application also requires an essay that explores an educational or creative aspect of their employment.

Indian Trail company helps during pandemic INNOVATIVE Digital Systems/ DigitalPrintSupplies.com, of Indian Trail, recently donated 10,000 ProTekAll 3-ply masks to Union County Public Schools to help protect teachers and students for this upcoming school year. IDS Sales Rep. Robbie Kidd is seen here with UCPS staff. Photo courtesy of IDS

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CIP (continued from page 1B)

First, $175,000 is set aside for a new Public Services/Parks and Recreation building at the intersection of Waxhaw-Marvin Road and Kensington Drive. That money is to cover preliminary work including surveying cost and topography studies as well as architectural and site design. Wells hopes to break ground in summer 2021 on that project.

Second is the beginning of a new downtown safety plan. This is the first phase of the Downtown Transportation Alternatives Program, which eventually aims to improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety in the downtown area with connected sidewalks, clearer crosswalks and new signals. This first phase will focus on just the most vital safety, ADA and connectivity issues.

Some other capital improvements leaders are keeping in mind include a street sweeper truck,

downtown parking, electric vehicle charging stations, Carolina Thread Trail extensions and the 12-acre Horton property south of downtown – the top priority in Waxhaw's Park Master Plan.

But the coronavirus hasn't made capital improvement easy.

According to a report from the NC League of Municipalities, revenues are expected to drop $599 million statewide due to the coronavirus. Sales tax revenue alone is projected to drop $300 million statewide by the end of the year.

Wells emphasized that Waxhaw relies on sales tax for a lot of its revenue.

Rather than recovering lost funds through taxes or issuing bonds however, leaders have decided to turn to unused assets, with the town planner recommending the sale of five specific underused properties.

"The land that we've acquired, particularly over the last decade, is like a sports car," Wells said. "We bought this lovely sports car, but

we didn't know how to drive stick shift, so it has zero miles on it, it's been sitting in our garage and it's costing us money still."

The specific properties Wells recommended selling are the Niven Price building at 216 W. N. Main St., the Town Annex Building at 321 N. Broome St., and three other unused parcels of land: 2 acres off Waxhaw-Monroe Road, 16.3-acres off Kensington Drive and 34.6 acres off Waxhaw-Marvin Road. Although the board encouraged town staff to go ahead with the sale of those five properties, the Town Annex Building may take longer since it was once Waxhaw's town hall and still houses the parks and recreation department.

Over the last 13 years the town spent $5.6 million acquiring and maintaining those properties.

Wells and Bernauer now believe turning these properties back into cash via upset bids would be best, identifying the COVID climate as a seller's market.

“In life and in business some-

times we have an emotional attachment to things," Bernauer said. "So I understand that there is an emotional attachment to some of the property we're suggesting that we utilize as an asset. But it hasn't really paid off. We're not really managing those assets in a way that's fiscally responsible.”

While the entire board supports the idea, some members worry about the longevity of this plan.

Commissioner Pedro Morey is one of them.

"Whatever we decide to do with this property will get us but so far," Morey said. “Keeping in mind that we've been affected to a certain extent this year, next year will carry us through pretty much what we've had to do this year."

Wells acknowledged the board's concern, mentioning the unassigned capital fund balance – or savings account – as a backup for next year, but he also stressed the importance of pressing forward.

“We have infrastructure needs.

We have transportation needs,”

Wells said. “And we have to find a way to keep up with those and provide that to our citizens. And I think the best way to do that is to sell these assets that we have, and then we can dedicate the sale of those to that purpose to be able to create a CIP plan."

Bernauer added that money gained from the sales would increase not only the town's pocket cash, but also its borrowing threshold.

Mayor Ron Pappas believes, in light of the coronavirus, now more than ever is the time for leaders to be proactive.

"We have projects right now that are coming online which will certainly increase our revenue stream," Pappas said. "But again, all of this is offsetting what we're not getting because of COVID. Is there a better day ahead of us? We certainly will think positively and think that there is, but we need to act like the town the size that we are right now and make sure that we move toward these goals.”

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for a 750-square-foot one-bedroom apartment and $1,400 for a 950-square-foot twobed.

“We’re really thinking this might be two college roommates or two just post-college young grads,” Simpson said. “We foresee maybe some of the older population as well looking to get out of the city.”

The building would wrap around a 0.3acre open green space that ODA hopes can serve the community.

“It’s not going to be no-trespassing or anything like that,” Simpson said. “The goal of that is to invite people to the space.

Maybe office tenants from the next building want to come mill about or if there’s a café or a coffee shop or a grab-and-go kind of place on the first floor, this might be a place someone could sit down and have their lunch.”

Ned Malik from Green Building Group, which is working with ODA on this project, assured council members the new homes won’t cause a burden on nearby schools.

Stylistically, ODA aims to capture the existing aesthetic of the Austin Village area, sticking to what Simpson called “that Carolina Southern vernacular,” with a light stone base, synthetic stucco finish along the upper

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the overall vibe to be a chic, French-inspired space that was a clever mix of old and new. Old world brick, twinkle lights and armoires would cozy up the space making it feel warm and inviting.

The name Parasol was meant to pay homage to something that was feminine and beautiful. The tagline L’ Atelier is French for “a workshop of a professional artist.” The name seemed appropriate for the vision I had set in place.

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floors and dark brown banding for accents.

The planned layout includes some parking at the front of the building for commercial use, with most residential parking at the back, for a total of 146 spaces.

If the town and developers decide to move forward with this project, developers

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Although Engineering Director Todd Huntsinger didn’t think the area would need any road improvements to accommodate the new homes, Councilman Todd Barber wonders how residents will accept

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Dr. Javier Oesterheld hands Dr. Giselle Sholler company gear after she was hired as director of the Isabella Santos Foundation Solid and Rare Tumor Program. Photo courtesy of Atrium Health

Levine Children’s Hospital makes major hire CHARLOTTE – Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital appointed Dr. Giselle Sholler as the director of the Isabella Santos Foundation Solid and Rare Tumor Program.

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DINING SCORES Health departments in Mecklenburg and Union counties inspected these restaurants from July 24 to 30:

Lowest Scores • Ming Fu, 8139 Kensington Drive, Waxhaw – 84.5 Violations include: Flying insect was in raw chicken in walk-in cooler; containers of food were not covered in reach-ins; cooked rice, noodles, fried chicken, cabbage and dumplings did not cool fast enough; and sprouts, raw egg, four bins of raw chicken, raw shrimp and raw fish were not held cold enough.

• Los Primos Catering (push cart), 1343 Sharon Road W., Charlotte – 89.5 Violations include: Employee put on gloves without washing hands to prep readyto-eat foods; foods were not properly labeled; rice, chicken, beef, livers, grilled onions and grilled peppers were not held hot enough; slaw, red salsa, green salsa, pico, sour cream and cheese were not held cold enough; and unit did not have barriers to protect food from dirt.

Charlotte (28209) • Burger King, 2901 South Blvd. – 98.5 • Reid's Fine Foods, 4331 Barclay Downs Drive – 95

Charlotte (28210) • Food Lion (produce), 10120 Johnston Road – 99 • Food Lion (seafood/market), 10120 Johnston Road – 99 • Los Primos Catering (push cart), 1343 Sharon Road W. – 89.5 • Wendy's, 10729 Park Road – 96.5

Charlotte (28211) • Chick-fil-A, 4431 Randolph Road – 98.5 • Chipotle Mexican Grill, 4400 Sharon Road – 98 • Cordre, 3500 Latrobe Drive – 98 • Five Guys, 4400 Sharon Road – 98.5 • Liltaco, 3500 Latrobe Drive – 97

Charlotte (28226) • Brixx Wood Fired Pizza, 7814 Fairview Road – 97 • Harris Teeter Starbucks, 7823 Colony Road – 100 • Jersey Mike's Subs, 7741 Colony Road – 98 • Waffle House, 8220 Pineville-Matthews Road – 92

Charlotte (28227) • Food Lion (deli), 9021 Albemarle Road – 98.5 • Food Lion (market), 9021

Albemarle Road – 99.5 • Food Lion (produce), 9021 Albemarle Road – 99.5 • Hong Kong Bakery, 7323 E. Independence Blvd. – 98 • La Luna 2 (restaurant), 8829 E. WT Harris Blvd. – 93.5 • La Luna 2 (meat market), 8829 E. WT Harris Blvd. – 97 • McDonald's, 2301 Central Ave. – 99 • McDonalds, 1620 Sardis Road – 90 • Taqueria Express Grill, 6927 Albemarle Road – 92.5

Charlotte (28277) • 7-Eleven, 10806 Providence Road – 95 • 9 Spices Indian Cuisine, 8145 Ardrey Kell Road – 95 • Bagel Bin & Deli, 16709 Orchard Stone Run – 97 • Blackfinn Ameripub, 14825 Ballantyne Village Way – 97 • Buffalo Wings And Rings, 16715 Orchard Stone Run – 94 • Chopt Creative Salad, 9844 Rea Road – 96.5 • Clean Juice, 9826 Sandy Rock Place – 98.5 • CO Restaurant, 7416 Waverly Walk Ave. – 91.5 • DB's Tavern, 8155 Ardrey Kell Road – 95 • Edible Arrangements, 12239 North Community House Road – 98 • Magpies, 11212 Providence Road W. – 99.5 • Malaya Kitchen, 8200 Providence Road – 96.5 • On The Border, 10710 Providence Road – 90 • Open Rice, 9882 Rea Road – 98.5 • Sprouts Farmers Market (deli), 15121 Ballancroft Pkwy.

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Pineville • China Max, 11025 Carolina Place Pkwy. – 92

Indian Trail • Arby's, 13866 W. Roosevelt Blvd. – 96.5 • Bojangles, 13812 E. Independence Blvd. – 98 • Hungry Howies Pizza, 553 Indian Trail Road S. – 99.5 • Waffle House, 13727 E. In-

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Lake Park • Puerto Vallarta Mexican Restaurant, 6120 Creft Circle – 98.5

Matthews • Dunkin, 3114 Fincher Farm Road – 95 • Go Go Empenada, 11229 E. Independence Blvd. – 94 • Longhorn Steakhouse, 9950 E. Independence Blvd.

– 97.5 • Ming Fu, 115 W. John St. – 96.5 • Publix (seafood), 3110 Fincher Farm Road – 99 • Sam's Club (deli/bakery), 1801Windsor Square Drive – 98

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Monroe • Ala Azteca Butcher Shop, 2300 W. Roosevelt Blvd. – 98.5 / 94 • Carnitas Mexican Guanajuato, 2300 W. Roosevelt Blvd. – 94 • Claws, 812 N. Charlotte Hwy. – 91 • El Paso Mexican-American Cuisine, 5432 Pageland Hwy. – 97 • Mayfair Seafood, 2568 W. Roosevelt Blvd. – 93.5 • PoppySeeds Bagels, 5124 Old Charlotte Hwy. – 97 • SPI Express, 101 W. Sunset Drive – 98 • The Monroe Grill, 723 N. Charlotte Ave. – 93 • Tortilleria Los Paisanos, 1404 Skyway Drive – 93

Stallings • Carnitas Mexican Guanajuato, 7900 Stevens Mill Road – 99 • Harris Teeter (restaurant), 1351 Chestnut Lane – 99 • Harris Teeter (meat/seafood), 1351 Chestnut Lane – 97.5 • LAM's Kitchen, 1369 Chestnut Lane – 97 • Lucy's Bakery, 4522 Potter Road – 98.5 • New York Pizza Express, 4520 Potter Road – 98.5 • Sam's Mart, 2700 Old Monroe Road – 100 • Subway, 7900 Stevens Mill Road – 92.5

Waxhaw • Asian Grill, 3913 Providence Road – 97 • Ming Fu, 8139 Kensington Drive – 84.5

Wesley Chapel • Pizza Hut, 5943 Weddington Road – 96

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