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Jello, our 9-year-old black cat, likely had a tumor behind her eye. Her Charlotte vet, Glenn Graves, would sedate her and try to determine what was wrong.

Caswell students board Destiny bus The Morehead Planetarium and Science Center's Destiny bus visited Gunn Memorial Public Library on Tuesday bringing the excitement of science to children entering grades 6-8. ...

Caswell students board Destiny bus The Morehead Planetarium and Science Center's Destiny bus visited Gunn Memorial Public Library on Tuesday bringing the excitement of science to children entering grades 6-8. ...

Feelin' steak? Try Ruth's Chris during Charlotte Restaurant Week. Make your dinner reservations now! WHERE THE DEALS ARE Arooji's ARPA Blue Caf Monte Cajun Queen Carpe Diem Copper Customshop Del Frisco's ...

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The school year is quickly coming to a close and families across the county are making plans for summer vacations.

A Danville man was arrested Wednesday after a break-in at a home in Providence, N.C., according to a news release from the Caswell County Sheriff's Office.

“She has many things that nobody else has”

It's a place to meet neighbors, to buy homemade and homegrown products. It's a venue to learn about old-fashioned crafts and a historic spot in northwestern North Carolina. via The Eden Daily News

CBS Cares for Kids is a celebration for the whole family promoting health, the arts, education and entertainment in the community. via WNKS-FM Charlotte

“They want the best products in their price range, and they're more selective, so you'd better be the best”

Leaders learn to create culture that encourages small business When Don Betts was a young chamber of commerce executive in a small Georgia town, a young man approached him about buying property the chamber had ... via Brunswick Beacon

“Men are torn between the secular and the spiritual worlds”

In most church services women outnumber men -- often by two to one. But in the past few decades, a movement to reinvigorate male spirituality -- and get them back in church -- has been gaining steam. via News Observer

“I have two .38 specials. And if I see them inside my house and get to them first, I'll take care of it”

In 24 hours, violent criminals invaded different homes in Charlotte. The latest break-in at an east Charlotte home left three family members injured after armed intruders barged in Wednesday just before 1 a.m. ... via WCNC-TV Charlotte

“We're talking about people who are being assaulted, people getting pistol-whipped, people getting assaulted on their way back from dinner Friday night, people who are frightened”

Residents in Charlotte's Dilworth neighborhood have decided to pay for extra police patrols because of a recent rash of robberies. via WCNC-TV Charlotte

“Our whole approach is to connect with people who feel disconnected from God and from the church.”

Church Web site for God doubters

What are your doubts about God? That's what Next Level Church is asking.

The church has set up a Web site, www.idoubtgod.com, encouraging spiritual skeptics to go public with their doubts about God -- and even vote on God's existence.

'We wanted a forum for people to express their doubts, questions and even pain in a way where they won't feel judged or patronized with easy, textbook answers,' said Next Level Church lead pastor Todd Hahn.

Comments posted on the site will be read verbatim during Sunday's services, which will focus on doubting God. The church hopes this will foster honest spiritual discussion. Read more

“He conveyed to them that his business philosophy was `blessing the church by using his knowledge as an attorney to draw up the contracts in such fashion that they protect the church”

Court documents show that state investigators last week searched a $1.13 million south Charlotte house looking for information on what they say appears to be an investment-fraud scheme that bilked $200,000 from a Monroe church.

Investigators from the N.C. Secretary of State's office on Friday seized documents, receipts, computers, a BlackBerry and bank statements from Terrilyn and Tyrone 'Cauzae' McCall's 8,500-square-foot house on Providence Glen Road in Providence Plantation, according to court documents. Read more

“These are not small homes by any stretch”

Michelle Redmon's home sits on almost half an acre on Avanti Drive in western Union County. The 3,300-square-foot, 6-year-old house is worth about $400,000, she estimates.

It's more than enough for herself, her husband, Philip, and 8-year-old son Mitchel, she says.

Although it's surrounded by three similar homes annexed by the Village of Marvin, she wonders whether her house isn't good enough for the village. Marvin's council last month rejected a request to annex much of Providence Glen, Redmon's neighborhood of $400,000 homes on less than an acre. Read more

EDITOR'S NOTE: Dining Out is also published on Sundays. See past columns at www.southneighbors.com.

Stop by Decadent Designs Bakery before Saturday to take home a bag of free samples with a coupon to use on a future purchase.

The independent neighborhood bakery, owned by Diane Pasciolla, is celebrating its second anniversary. She specializes in custom cakes, but also offers desserts for walk-in customers.

The bakery has expanded the cupcake offerings to include more flavors and designs, and added a bigger, 6-inch size for adults. Kids' cupcakes start at $1.75 and the adult size is $3.50. Read more

When sparks from the pyrotechnics turned into flames that began to lick the wall, Theresa O'Toole looked around expecting someone to leap into action. via Independent Weekly

“I thought about changing carriers, but from what I've heard, you're just trading one set of problems for another.”

When Angela Pennington moved into her new home off Christenbury Road in northern Charlotte, she was surprised to find neighbors standing on their porches, talking on their cell phones.

'I thought it was strange,' she said. 'But it didn't take me long to figure it out. That's the only place where they can get a signal.'

We have all seen the commercials; the ones showing cell phone users in the farthest reaches of the Earth. Knee-deep in a river. No problem. Lost in a forest. Loud and clear. Read more

Five Van Winkle attorneys have ranked among the top in North Carolina by appearing in the 2008 edition of North Carolina Super Lawyers. via HendersonvilleNews.com