Downtown Gastonia eyes branding to lure shoppers
City officials plan a downtown arts and antiques branding campaign with funding sources to be identified. The effort seeks synergy among merchants, promotes Sleepy Poet’s Kress building purchase plans, and leverages Arts on Main, Artspace and local galleries to attract visitors and create a distinct downtown identity.
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Bagley
Arts and Antiques
Poet
Charlotte
Kress
Main Avenue
Gastonia
Butler Studio
Spanglish teacher Sexton inspires students at Early College
Sexton, a Spanish bilingual educator, teaches one English and two Spanish courses at Early College. She earned a master's in Spanish K-12 from Appalachian State in 2015. Her classes use hands on projects, telenovelas, and self improvement units to build fluency and break language barriers. Her personal story includes reconnecting with her son's grandmother, who now speaks with her in Spanish. She plans to start with Nicky Jam lyrics and requires non singers to perform solos.
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Early College
Appalachian State
Pokemon fabrics riding wave of popular themes attract buyers
Shop owner Hall notes buyers chase TV shows and movie themes like Peppa Pig Lalaloopsy and Pokemon. Customers convert fabrics into shirts quilts and more. Demand hinges on game popularity with Pokemon Go still drawing interest nationwide and locally as Gastonia merchants hosted a Pokemon crawl to attract gamers downtown.
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Hall
United States
Gastonia
Merchants Association
Reports of multiple arrests and warrants from area agencies
The records list individuals with ages and addresses from Gastonia Charlotte Shelby Lincolnton and other towns, detailing charges including assault narcotic violations and stolen property. warrants and court contempt actions are noted alongside addresses and incident times. The text also includes a social sports quote about a game's popularity.
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Hive
Sexton
Pokemon
Cu Tru
Timberwood Drive
Hamilton
Kenneth Earl
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Hampton
Robert Eugene
New Beginnings
Hwing
Yirong
Murdock Road
Interstate
Norwood
Ernest William
E. Marion St
Shelby
Long Ave
Oxford
Jerry Grant
Bud Road
Denver
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Gaston County Police
Braswell
Richard Ray Bo
Hawks Landing St
Kings Mountain
Budgetblinds.com
Aust
Sree Or
Marion Davis
South York
Washington St
Paul Thorn
Don
Georgio
Sunlam
Market St
Cramerton
Ees Chippand
Sinrexiors
N. Main St
Hwy
Stanley
Randy Walker
Allstate
Ken Knox & Company
DJ Eric Bowman
Rotary
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