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Shelby's Rebuilt McDonald's Near Cleveland Mall Reopens as High School Band Warms Up Crowd
A brand-new McDonald's has taken the place of the old restaurant near Cleveland Mall in Shelby, reopening roughly 125 days after the former building was demolished. Shelby High School's marching band warmed up outside the new location on East Dixon Boulevard as a small crowd gathered to mark the occasion.
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Enjoy an immersive Hmong New Year event and support a Shelby nonprofit
The Broad River Community Market is teaming up with a local farm to host a cultural fundraising dinner this weekend that will feature traditional Hmong cuisine, games, live music and mochi making. The Hmong New Year dinner, hosted by Mee Moua and Yee Chang at their farm, Roots & Branches, 130 Moran Drive in Lawndale, is from 4 to 7 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 14. The menu includes venison steak, chicken tofu soup, stir-fry mustard greens and venison pad krapow. For dessert there is mochi and sesame balls. Tickets are available at Broadrivermarket.org and can be purchased the day of the event. Hmong New Year is an annual celebration held in the fall, with dates varying by region. The celebration honors ancestors, gives thanks for the completed harvest and welcomes a new beginning. The Hmong are an Indigenous ethnic group with roots in Southeast Asia, particularly China, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand. Moua and Chang are from Laos. Grace Boston, communications manager for Broad River Market, said the nonprofit has teamed up with Chang and Moua to host dinners throughout the year. This is the second year they've participated in the Hmong New Year dinner. "We're very excited," Boston said. She said
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Lincoln Landmarks secures grant for Brevard’s Chapel Church project
DENVER – Lincoln Landmarks, Inc., a preservation nonprofit based in Lincoln County, has announced it has received a $50,000 grant to support the restoration of Brevard’s Chapel in Denver. Built in the late 1870s, the structure is not only historically and culturally important, but also architecturally important as...
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Asphalt as a souvenir? NASCAR fans seek chunks of historic NC track as keepsakes
One of the small North Carolina racetracks that helped give birth to NASCAR is being repaved for the first time in 34 years, and chunks of the old track have become a hot commodity among racing fans. Hickory Motor Speedway apparently understands that kind of devotion to the sport, and it intends to oblige the unusual requests. The track is about a 45-mile drive northeast from uptown Charlotte. “We greatly appreciate all the interest in the paving project and the possibility of an historical souvenir. However, we request your patience and understanding while the project is undergoing and until completion,” the track wrote in a Nov. 9 Facebook post. “At this time we are working to determine the best way to provide for those who desire the opportunity for an historic souvenir from Hickory Motor Speedway’s decorated past. With the track being an active construction site please refrain from entering the speedway at this time. We will do our best to keep everyone updated.” An open house is being considered for such fans, but only after the paving project is completed, officials said. The speedway opened in 1951, and is considered “one of stock car racings most storied venues,” NASCAR