🌱 Brixham Park To Undergo Big Renovations + Student's Grades Improved

Welcome back, Charlotte. I'm here in your inbox this morning to tell you everything you need to know about what's going on in town. In today's briefing, you'll find news about these stories and more...

• Charlotte police are asking for help identifying a car taken during a recent shooting
• Brixham Park will undergo major renovations as part of Ballantyne Reimagined project
• Local student's grades dramatically improved because of homeschooling

But first, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 66 Low: 49.

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Here are the five top stories in Charlotte today:

1. "Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are asking for help identifying a car taken during a recent shooting on Snow Lane. Officers are looking for a dark-colored Mercedes Benz C250 with North Carolina license plate TJV-4843. Police say the car could be connected to Ahylea Willard’s shooting death on Snow Lane on Sunday. Anyone with information is asked to call 704-432-TIPS or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 704-334-1600," WBTV reports. (WBTV)
2. "Nationwide, the Republican Party has organized to get more of its party involved in school board races. From the local to the national level, Republican politicians have pushed legislation to alter school boards' power. Changes vary from public health decisions to the curriculum. In a series on the upcoming races for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education, one race represents the varying meaning of what it means to be a Republican school board candidate," WCNC reports. (WCNC.com)
3. "Brixham Park is set to undergo major renovations as part of Northwood Office's Ballantyne Reimagined project. The new and improved green space will be complete with a permanent structure for covered seating, turf lawns, dedicated food truck areas, free Wi-Fi and more ... the park served as the primary event space in Ballantyne for many years before the overhaul of the golf course created Ballantyne's Backyard," WCNC reports. (WCNC.com)
4. "The City of Charlotte's Arts and Culture Advisory Board on Tuesday awarded a total of $251,000 in grants to 13 local arts and culture projects. The awards are the latest grants from Opportunity Fund, which supports local arts and culture projects, programs and initiatives that may fall outside existing grant cycles or structures in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area. Projects must also meet the goals and guidelines of the larger Infusion Fund, which is a partnership of the city, Foundation For The Carolinas and private donors to support arts and culture through June 2024," City of Charlotte Government reports. (charlottenc.gov)
5. "A Charlotte mother says homeschooling her son, who has ADHD and dyslexia, helped him dramatically improve his grades. When Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools were fully remote due to COVID in 2020, Vallencia Frazier brought her children to the YMCA for physical education. It was a great way for them to exercise and start their days, particularly her son. ... Frazier is a science teacher and says she started helping educate her children at home when schools went fully remote in May of 2020," Spectrum News reports. (Spectrum News)

Today in Charlotte:

• Charlotte Regional Farmers Market (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)
• Baby Storytime: Sing & Sign - Charlotte Mecklenburg Virtual Programming (9:15 a.m.)
• Money that Works for Us (6:00 p.m.)
• NFC International Fall Festival at New Foundation Church International (6:00 p.m.)
• Jazz at the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture featuring Sean Mason | Songbook Trio (6:00 p.m.)
• Charlotte Symphony: Beethoven Pastoral at Knight Theater (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• As the holiday season nears, staff at the theatre are already wrapping gifts for our biggest Winter Wonderland Shop yet! Stay tuned. (Children's Theatre of Charlotte via Facebook)
• Exceptional Children Spotlight: Meet Kathryne Avery, a teacher for the visually impaired supporting and serving students at Selwyn Elementary School. Take a tour of her unique classroom! (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools via Facebook)
• Join the Charlotte Symphony for The Polar Express in Concert! Let the full film and live symphony orchestra put you in the holiday spirit, Nov. 25 amd Nov. 26 at Belk Theater. Get tickets >> bit.ly/csopolar #PolarExpressInConcert (Charlotte Symphony via Facebook)
• Tickets for the inaugural Jumpman Invitational presented by Novant Health will go on sale in 24 hours. (Charlotte Sports Foundation via Facebook)
• We are in URGENT need of Spanish and English puzzle books! We serve a lot of families who speak many different languages. Visit our #Amazon link below to help or drop off donations at the House seven days a week between 8 & 8. (Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Charlotte via Facebook)
• It’s Learning Disability Awareness Month! Learn about the resources our Exceptional Children program offers students with disabilities and how Child Find can help identify and evaluate students. (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools via Facebook)
• CMS Interim Superintendent Hugh Hattabaugh and Chief Accountability Officer Frank Barnes discuss national testing data for 4th and 8th graders. (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools via Facebook)
• Did you know: Beethoven was a nature lover who took many walks through the countryside. Hear his “expression of feeling” in the Pastoral Symphony this weekend. College students, get InTune for $10 tickets! (Charlotte Symphony via Facebook)
• Jerseys & Jewels is this Saturday! We can't believe it's already here! Lots of commotion happening with the Panthers this season, and with recent news, this signed Christian McCaffrey helmet may be one in a million! (Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Charlotte via Facebook)
• Verse & Vino is back on Nov. 10 featuring notable authors David Baldacci and Adriana Trigiani at the Charlotte Convention Center! Verse & Vino is Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation’s signature annual fundraiser. (Charlotte Mecklenburg Library via Facebook)
• We are pleased that Charlotte City Council continued to advance the Strategic Energy Action Plan this week! Council members voted to move forward with installing solar panels at several municipal buildings...(Sustain Charlotte via Facebook)
• Code Tip: Rollout trash containers should not be placed at the curb any earlier than the day before collection and must be removed by midnight the day of collection. Learn more about waste collection. (City of Charlotte Housing & Neighborhood Services via Facebook)
• Be brave enough to lean in and learn. We can all be changemakers and have a positive impact. #sexualviolence #learn #rapeculture (Brave Step via Facebook)

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— Alexis Goring

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