Midwood NewsLocal news for Midwood (Charlotte, NC) continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Zoning shift for adult bookstore defeated- November 29, 2007 Site on Statesville Road closer to residences than allowed by regulations RICH HAAG rhaagcharlotteobserver.com A business hoping to open an adult bookstore on Statesville Road in northern Charlotte suffered a ... via Charlotte.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/charlotte-nc-midwood/2007/11/zoning-shift-for-adult-bookstore-de... He's got concrete plans- November 10, 2007 "It's the one place I can unwind" f this were Eric Cockrell's dream world, he'd be spending his days in an art studio, creating sculpture and painting canvasses in brilliant colors.His real-life occupation is a little more utilitarian.Cockrell fashions showers, tubs, countertops, walls and even furniture pieces out of concrete and plaster. It's not what he had in mind in art school, but he says it feeds his soul as an artist, allowing him to morph his mastery of color and art into a trade that.http://www.topix.net/city/charlotte-nc-midwood/2007/11/hes-got-concrete-plans?fromrss=1 Ho! Ho! Show- November 5, 2007 Like the elves in Santa's workshop, crews at this moment are installing giant (more than 6 feet tall) ornaments at the Merchandise Mart for the 40th annual Southern Christmas Show, the largest event of its kind in the U.S.Visitors can shop at their own pace among the 600 vendors selling unique gifts -- from food and jewelry to items for children and pets -- spread out over an area the size of four football fields.Or they can roam the holiday decorating area and get inspiration for their trees,.http://www.topix.net/city/charlotte-nc-midwood/2007/11/ho-ho-show?fromrss=1 |