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The Matthews-Mint Hill area is home to dozens and dozens of popular restaurants. Our team of portly and pot-bellied editors has selected 64 of the most popular restaurants and seeded them into a tournament bracket we call: Munch Madness: Road to the Final Fork!

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MINT HILL – The Mint Hill region of Munch Madness is a bracket of excellence. Every restaurant to survive the region has gone on to win the championship. Restaurant owners have told us that the restaurant industry in town is very supportive of each other. 

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MATTHEWS – Downtown Matthews gets a lot of love but there are plenty of other restaurants across town that generate big business and positive reviews. We use the Greater Matthews bracket of Munch Madness as the catch-all for these restaurants.

MATTHEWS – Town commissioners will continue talking March 11 about the text amendment that would allow Matthews Social House to have a food truck outside. Right now the downtown pub doesn’t comply with town code. 

CHARLOTTE – The Air Force JROTC unit at Independence High School organized a blood drive on March 1 that garnered over 100 students and community members signing up to donate blood, plasma or red blood cells.

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MINT HILL – SHINE Musical Theatre, a division of Charlotte Academy of Music, transported audiences to a “world of pure imagination” during two performances of Roald Dahl’s “Willy Wonka JR.” on Feb. 24 at Philadelphia Presbyterian Church.

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MATTHEWS – Town commissioners approved a rezoning request Feb. 12 that will allow Rainbow Express Ministries to develop an office on Talbot Court after the nonprofit agreed to some restrictive conditions. 

Since the beginning of time, people have traveled or traded. The cheapest way to move goods or people is by water. Next are trains, and lastly, the road. We in North Carolina are lucky, the state Department of Transportation contains a rail division. This section owns several train consists,…

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MINT HILL – McEwen Funeral Service-Mint Hill Chapel wants to build a larger location at 7844 McWhirter Road but some neighbors worry its plans will decrease property values and increase traffic around their neighborhood.

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MATTHEWS – The Town of Matthews has selected Michael R. "Mike" Clesceri as chief of the Matthews Police Department following a nationwide search. 

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MATTHEWS – Matthews Alive generated $98,273 for its 32 partner organizations in 2023, extending the Labor Day Weekend festival’s earnings over time to more than $2.1 million for the community.