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1421-C Orchard Lake Drive Charlotte, NC 28270 Phone: 704-849-2261 • Fax: 704-849-2504 www.thecharlotteweekly.com EDITORIAL Managing Editor Regan White Editor Anna Dykema Arts & Entertainment Editor Sean O’Connell Sports Editor C. Jemal Horton Sports Writers Aaron Garcia Chris Hunt Erica Singleton Restaurant Critic/Food Writer Charles Jenkin Book Club Editor Alison Woo News Reporter Kara Lopp Contributing Writers Jackie Lupo Don Rosenberg Wilson Wright Copy Editor Kelly Kubacki Page Design Debbie Archer Michael Kerr Member of the N.C. Press Association South Charlotte Weekly is published by the Carolina Weekly Newspaper Group, 1421-C Orchard Lake Drive, Charlotte, NC 28270. All rights reserved. Reproduction without permission is strictly prohibited. Advertising: adsales@carolinaweeklynewspapers.com CEO Alain Lillie ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Gretchen Mize GRAPHICS Graphics Director Steve Pigg Graphics Artist Julie Austin ADVERTISING Account Executives Lynn Iacovazzi Cathy Kowalski Katherine Lewis Classified and Service Directory Victoria Vizard Ad Coordinator Sarah Vizard DISTRIBUTION Manager Gary Boneno Assistant Manager Brian Hubsch News riefs B Page 6 • Oct. 30-Nov. 5, 2009 • South Charlotte Weekly Photo courtesy of Temple Beth El Temple Beth El breaks ground on Providence Road addition Temple Beth El, Charlotte’s largest Jewish congregation and the largest Reform Jewish congregation in the Carolinas, recently broke ground on an addition to its 5101 Providence Road campus. The temple’s existing building was built in the early 1990s to accommodate 750 families. Today, the more than 1,000-family congregation has outgrown the space. To accommodate members, Temple Beth El will undergo a $5.4 million renovation and expansion. A new social hall, chapel, additional administration and clergy offices, and meeting and storage space will be added. The addition will double the current facility’s size. Plans for the sanctuary’s renovation include improving the sound and lighting systems and adding flexible seating and a larger bimah, the space at the front of the sanctuary from which services are led. q (From left) Rabbi Judy Schindler, building supervisor Bill Loya, Rabbi Micah Streiffer, former President Fred Dumas, Campaign Chairman Larry Polsky, Moira Quinn Klein, Zoe Kronovet, Jill Blumenthal and Marc Silverman help break ground on Temple Beth El’s addition. Health department fights flu with Fit City Challenge To promote healthy habits that will ward off the flu, the Mecklenburg County Health Department recently launched the online Fight the Flu with Fit City Challenge. To participate – and be eligible to win prizes – visit www.fitcitychallenge.org now through Nov. 13 and complete eight out of the 10 healthy-activity challenges. Prizes include a six-month membership to Massage Envy, a $50 gift card to CVS and a Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Gold Card, redeemable for a free golf round, free admission to several Park and Recreation attractions and a 50 percent discount on shelter and pavilion fees. In addition, everyone who registers automatically is entered in weekly drawings for prizes such as free massages at Massage Envy and $20 CVS gift cards. q Honors accumulate for Storm Water Services Three national organizations have awarded Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services top honors for its recent efforts, including responding to destructive flooding, protecting property and the environment, and educating residents about flood risks. On Oct. 22 the National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies announced that Storm Water Services won the national Award of Excellence for 2009 and the first-place award for Excellence in Communication for Public Awareness of Flooding and Flood Prevention. The association recognized Storm Water Services’ extensive public-information efforts after destructive flooding in August 2008. In addition, the Association of State Floodplain Managers presented Storm Water Services the James Lee Witt Award for Excellence in Floodplain Management. Storm Water Services’ flood mitigation program was recognized for its ongoing efforts, including maintaining accurate floodplain maps, identifying properties at highest risk of flooding and, occasionally, purchasing flood-prone properties. Earlier this year the Hydrologic Warning Council presented its Operational Excellence Award to Storm Water Services and the U.S. Geological Survey for their local Flood Information and Notification System, a network of rain gauges and stream-depth gauges around the county. The system automatically alerts police, firefighters and other emergency responders to the threat or actual danger of flooding. The advance warning gives officials time to barricade streets or evacuate residents during flash floods. “Each of these awards is a great honor,” said Tim Trautman, Storm Water Services flood mitigation program manager. “Charlotte-Mecklenburg is very prone to flash flooding. Because of that, we must have a proactive, cost-effective plan in place to identify risks and to protect lives and property. We also need an ongoing education effort for the public before, during and after flood events. These awards show that Charlotte-Mecklenburg is a national leader in flood preparation and flood-risk reduction.” q Wells Fargo Advisors’ Symphony Park coat drive a success SouthPark’s Symphony Park was the place to be Oct. 24 as Wells Fargo Advisors hosted a community event with bluegrass band Family of Five, a barbecue lunch, and coat and blanket drive to benefit Crisis Assistance Ministry. More than 140 coats and 60 blankets were donated by the estimated 200 company associates, clients and community members who attended. Also on hand at the event was a stagecoach complete with live horses. Joel Glasco, Wells Fargo Advisors managing director and marketing manager, said the event drove home the importance of community spirit and helping the less fortunate. “There is still a group of folks out there who will be cold this winter. A good blanket or coat will make a difference in someone’s life,” Glasco said. “It was uplifting to see so many people (attend) who were willing to help and to do something to make a difference.” The event is part of Wells Fargo Advisors’ ongoing, national effort to extend a helping hand to the communities it serves. The company’s Investing in Our Communities program, being rolled out across the country, is designed to combat the nation’s unemployment and homelessness statistics. “We are seeing homelessness up 35 percent nationally,” Glasco said. “And 15 million (people) are estimated to be out of work. So we are recognizing that we need to be putting back into the communities where we are doing business.” Events like the coat drive awaken Wells Fargo Advisors’ associates to the community’s needs, he added. Because Crisis Assistance Ministry is a “great steward” of resources, he said, “these coats and blankets will end up on the back of someone soon.” q South Charlotte sunset Area residents were treated to an end-ofweekend feast for the eyes when the sun set on Oct. 25. Though Saturday’s warmer temperatures gave way to cooler climes on Sunday, residents were graced with this fiery display as seen in the Carrington neighborhood off Rea Road and Highway 51. www.thecharlotteweekly.com Regan White/SCW photo
OUR COMMUNITY LOCATIONS egan’s ant Holiday hijinks by Regan White regan@thecharlotteweekly.com Reunion recap Thanks to all of you who e-mailed both before and after my 10-year reunion to offer encouragement and to inquire about how it went. It was lovely and wildly amusing. The evening’s highlight came in the wee hours of the following morning, when a number of us wound up at a friend’s home. A handstand competition ensued. A rear end wound up through someone’s wall, clear to the insulation. I’ve never heard drywall crack like that. It’s a shame. It had been a lovely, sage-colored wall. You’d think that at nearly 30 years old, the proclivity to challenge one another to physical feats would wane a bit. I guess not. I informed our alumni director that she might want to provide foam padding and stepped-up supervision at the Class of 1999’s next reunion. Southern seasoned Turnout for the reunion was a bit disappointing. Our graduating class hovered around 120 people or so, but only 18 showed. While many there were transplants – so shocking in Charlotte, I know – the largely conservative dress really underscored that I live in the South. I don’t think about it much, until the mercury dips and I swaddle myself in sweaters just to brave anything below 70 degrees. It wasn’t always this way. I grew up in Bergen County, N.J. My blood thinned quickly when I moved here at 12 years old. It thickened again after college in Connecticut, and thinned down during a brief stay in the Carolinas before reluctantly bulking back up for a twoyear stint in Philadelphia. I’ve been back in Charlotte longer than I realize. Autumn always has a way of reminding me. My sister just moved to Boston and I leave this week to spend Halloween with her. It’s hard to plan a costume knowing that you’ll want to make a down jacket the base. Hmmm … devil in a down jacket? Werewolf in a wool coat? Snow White in a snowsuit? The options are endless and oh, so sexy. Price-slashed scythes Speaking of Halloween costumes, I was a bit disturbed at something I saw at my neighborhood Wal-Mart the other night. Where else but in America can you buy a plastic, raptorheaded scythe for the bargain-basement price of $4? How scary is that? You can get a devil pitchfork for the same price, but, honestly, who would go for that over a raptor scythe? And those things are sharp! Not “puncture a skull” sharp, but definitely “lose an eye” sharp. Candy cancer sticks Wal-Mart has provided me one guilty pleasure during Halloween, one of my favorite holidays. It seems to be one of the few retailers left that has no problem selling large bags of “candy sticks,” proving that a candy cigarette by any other name is still Community a candy cigarette. The chalky, slightly minty white sticks come in two-packs in slim, cardboard boxes decorated with cartoon characters like Wolverine and Spider-Man. One large bag contains 60 boxes, or 120 candy sticks. I’ve never smoked cigarettes – or anything else – in my life. I think as a childhood asthmatic I was too scared to even try. The closest I’ve ever come is my love of candy cigarettes. I bought a bag of them two weeks ago. They never (more on page 8) It seems I’m not the only one who has a fondness for candy cigarettes. I gave one to my 95-year-old grandmother, Hazel, who popped it into her mouth only removing it to laugh and say, “These are so good! Oh, my mother would kill me!” Regan White/SCW photo TRAVEL GLOBALLY • BOOK LOCALLY ARBORETUM 704.541.0943 HICKORY 828.464.6962 LAKE NORMAN 704.892.9020 PARK ROAD 704.556.8311 CORPORATE TRAVEL FOREIGN CURRENCY 704.556.8311 30th Anniversary Sale-A-Bration! We’re celebrating with the best travel values of 2009! 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A PROFESSIONAL TRAVEL AGENT – SOUTH CHARLOTTE DERMATOLOGY Why Wait Months? It’s time for your Skin Cancer check! All Skin Issues, New Practice From Acne to Moles to Warts DAVID B. SCHULMAN M.D., F.A.A.D. Board Certified Dermatologist General Dermatology - Adult and Pediatric Graduate of N.Y.U. School of Medicine Former Clinical Instructor Harvard Medical School Weekday, Evening, Emergency and Saturday Appointments Available AETNA | BCBS | Cigna | GHI | Humana | Medcost | Medicare | Tricare United Healthcare | Wellpath and Others Reasonable fees for non-insured patients 704-542-3003 | 10370 PARK RD. | CHARLOTTE Just Off I-485, Near CMC-Pineville & The Black Lion www.thecharlotteweekly.com Ships’ registries: The Bahamas, Panama. South Charlotte Weekly • Oct. 30-Nov. 5, 2009 • Page 7
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