South Charlotte

Cotswold looks to reload

Shopping center eyes vacancies, aims to rebound

Faced with the prospect of losing its second tenant in 12 months, the 47-year-old Cotswold Village Shoppes still is set to survive the recession, tenants and owners say. The suburban mall, 274 S. Sharon Amity Road, lost Stein Mart in July 2009 and now Charleys Restaurant will shut its doors March 19.

Miracle at St. Matthew

Spontaneous Haiti relief effort raises more than $200K, fills three storage containers

The upside to having a parish of 28,000 members is that it means there are 112,000 hands and feet doing God’s work. In two weeks’ time, Ballantyne’s St.

Re-elected without a single vote

James feels lack of opposition gives him mandate from citizens

County commissioner Bill James hears area residents loud and clear. Without one ballot cast, James was unofficially re-elected to his position as Mecklenburg County District 6 commissioner March 1 because no one filed against him.

Race urges ‘get your rear in gear’

Local survivors fight colon cancer with 5K

According to the American Cancer Society, colon cancer claims more than 50,000 lives every year and is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States for men and women. In 2000-03, the median age at colon cancer diagnosis was 71.

2010 Roth Conversion

As we go through 2010, many people are positioning themselves to take advantage of the Roth IRA Workaround: 2010 Conversion Limit Loophole. Normally there is a $100,000 income limit on the ability to convert from a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA. 2010 is the year that the limit disappears. In addition, you can spread the tax payment for a 2010 conversion over two years.

St. Matthew attendance splitting at the seams

Ballantyne Catholic church grapples with growth: more than 28,000 members amid priest shortage

It’s a problem any church would be happy to have. The growth at St. ­Matthew Catholic Church, 8015 ­Ballantyne Commons Parkway in Ballantyne, is nothing new. Founded in 1986 with 600 people gathered in a dimly lit theater as the tenth Catholic parish in Mecklenburg County, St. Matthew has stood at well over 7,000 families and 25,000 members for years.