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Volume 8, Number 24 • June 11 to 17, 2015
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three-bedroom apartments wouldn’t qualify as “mixed residential.” During last month’s public hearing on the rezoning request, Commissioner Chris Melton cited the Small Area Plan’s call for “a mix of housing types, from detached single-family to attached condo and town homes.” Melton’s and other commissioners’ views remained unchanged Monday as (see Everlane on page 11)
(see Wizard of Oz on page 4)
Matthews strikes down proposed Galleria Apartments Commissioners vote unanimously against Everlane Development’s rezoning request MATTHEWS – Controversial plans to build a 312-unit apartment complex off the west side of Monroe Road, near Nolley Court and Galleria Boulevard, were struck down Monday, June 8, in a unanimous vote by the Matthews Board of Commissioners. The board voted to deny a rezoning application from Everlane
Development, which would have allowed for the construction of Galleria Apartments on the 21.6-acre property. Commissioners cited traffic concerns and a lack of cohesiveness with the Monroe Road Small Area Plan as reasons for denying the petition. The plan calls for “mixed residential” as a requirement of the parcel, and commissioners claimed one-, two- and
by Josh Whitener editor@matthewsminthillweekly.com
MATTHEWS – Audiences will travel via twister to a place somewhere over the rainbow, as Matthews Playhouse of the Performing Arts presents the biggest show in its 20-year history: “The Wizard of Oz.” The show debuts Friday, June 12, at 7:30 p.m. and will continue with multiple weekend performances through June 28. All shows take place at Fullwood Theater, part of the Matthews Community Center, located at 100 McDowell St. E. With this year marking Matthews Playhouse’s 20th anniversary, June Bayless, the organization’s founder, wanted to do something bigger and better than ever before to celebrate two decades of bringing community theater to Matthews and surrounding areas. “Everyone knows (‘The Wizard of Oz’) – it’s a huge show, one of the biggest we could do,” Bayless said. “We thought it would draw folks from all around. People know the title … and it spans across the ages. We have senior citizens who’ve already bought tickets, (as well as) families with kids.”
Crestdale Middle School sixth-graders transformed into people of the Renaissance era through displaying period costumes, playing folk music, selling “goods” at their own shops and performing a studentwritten play at the school’s annual Renaissance festival. Read more about the festival in Courtney Schultz’s Courtney Schultz/MMHW photos story on page 12.
by Josh Whitener editor@matthewsminthillweekly.com
‘The Wizard of Oz’ to celebrate 20 years of community theater
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