Midwood NewsLocal news for Midwood (Charlotte, NC) continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Student exhibit gives a snapshot of their world- January 16, 2008 "Like when they're all falling down." One by one, the fourth- and fifth-graders in Miss Valerie's after-school photography class step up to present their pictures, hanging in rows along the board.The photos -- of Catholic statues, spicy food, kids at play -- were taken with cameras supplied by their teacher, who instructed them to snap their families, their culture, themselves. The best of the pictures, she told them, would be part of an exhibit opening at the library in Plaza...http://www.topix.net/city/charlotte-nc-midwood/2008/01/student-exhibit-gives-a-snapshot-of... 6 new exciting restaurants in 2008 and the 5 best new places of 2007- January 10, 2008 2008 looks great for the plate: Charlotte's restaurants have hit a new level of maturity, and I'm more excited than I have been in years.So what's stirred up the sceneOwners with vision and enough resources to start splashily -- or the sense to start slowlyThe current economy weeding out folks who think it would be 'fun' to open a restaurantFinally, could it be diners with a new sophistication Could these diners know flavors don't come from a store Could dining, they see, mean a little bit...http://www.topix.net/city/charlotte-nc-midwood/2008/01/6-new-exciting-restaurants-in-2008-... |