Border Patrol agents seen arresting a man in southeast Charlotte on Sharonbrook Drive who was walking back to his home Sunday morning, Nov. 16, 2025
KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com
Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools officials say students are expected to attend classes as usual on Monday, Nov. 17, despite the fear generated by an ongoing operation by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Charlotte.
The operation, targeting people illegally in the country, has rattled Charlotte’s immigrant community, resulting in reports of people avoiding jobs, stores and churches.
Parents, teachers and advocates suspect the operation will also impact school attendance, as families fear encountering agents on the way to and from school.
“Students are expected to attend school; however, per our usual practice, if your child will be absent, please notify the school so we can help keep them on track,” CMS said in a statement released late Sunday on social media.
“Please know there has been no immigration enforcement activity on CMS property, and we have not received any notice that such actions are planned. Therefore, schools will operate on a normal, in-person, schedule tomorrow. We will continue to closely monitor immigration enforcement activity in Mecklenburg County. If an emergency situation on any of our campuses does arise, we will reconsider remote instruction at that time.”
CMS officials note the district follows federal and state laws “protecting students’ right to a public education … regardless of immigration status.”
The district does not ask about the immigration or citizenship status of students during enrollment and does not share student information “unless required by law,” CMS said.
“Immigration officials cannot access staff, students, or private areas without a valid warrant or subpoena,” CMS said.
“Thanksgiving Break is a short seven days away. Safety remains our top priority — every student and family deserves to feel safe and supported. We care about you and your family and are here to support you in every way possible.”
Students and parents are advised to contact their school principal or school counselor with questions.
Mark Price is a National Reporter for McClatchy News. He joined the network of newspapers in 1991 at The Charlotte Observer, covering beats including schools, crime, immigration, LGBTQ issues, homelessness and nonprofits. He graduated from the University of Memphis with majors in journalism and art history, and a minor in geology.
International Ballet Academy, a world-class Vaganova-based ballet academy right here in Greenville, SC, trains students to not only excel in ballet but also develop life skills to help them flourish. Every class at the academy is a stepping stone, crafted so students learn the essential building blocks of ballet, from first movement to graceful mastery.
Find out about all the classes offered at International Ballet, plus information about their scholarship opportunities, so that any child passionate about ballet has the opportunity to learn.
Special thank you to International Ballet for sponsoring this article.
A Strong Start: Lower Division Foundations
Have a child beginning their journey into the world of ballet? Starting at age 3, International Ballet Academy offers foundational classes in ballet in its Lower Division classes. Students will grow confident in their bodies as they learn basic positions, improve their flexibility, increase their coordination skills, and cultivate a love of dance.
Adair Kempf, the Academy Director at International Ballet, believes that these foundational classes give students a very good, sound technique that’s going to take them far into the future if they decide to be professional dancers or pursue dance as a career. “Classes in dance also teach many life lessons and skills that can help a student throughout their life, if they do not pursue a career in dance, including time management, organization, and etiquette,” says Kempf. Classes include:
Pre-Ballet (ages 3–6) focuses on creative movement, musicality, basic positions, movements, and terms of classical ballet through mat and center-based exercises to develop foundational skills. Classes are 45 minutes, once per week. Students must be potty-trained, and placement is determined by age as of September 1.
Ballet 1 builds strength, coordination, proper form, and flexibility while learning classical ballet terminology. Classes are 1 hour and meet once per week. Students must be ages 7 or older.
Ballet 2 follows Ballet 1, and further develops students’ skills by integrating conditioning exercises with introductory barre work and expanded center-work. Classes are 1.5 hours. Students are required to attend 2 classes per week, but may attend more. Students must be 9 or older to enroll in Ballet 2.
Students in Ballet 1 and 2 can choose to participate in Studio Performance Group and Nutcracker auditions (For Nutcracker, you must be 8 years old).
Growing Strong: Upper Division Progression
For children who wish to continue their journey toward ballet mastery, International Ballet Academy offers classes in advanced ballet skill training. Upper Division classes are considered “pre-professional”, meaning they are setting your child up for the big leagues. From pointe work, stamina training, and physical conditioning, the 3A through Ballet 5 classes help students hone their technique. Each ballet technique class is around 2 hours long. Classes include:
Ballet 3A introduces beginning pointe work as part of the technique class. Students are required to attend three times per week, with the option to attend more. Supplemental classes include Jazz, Contemporary, and Conditioning.
Ballet 3B focuses on building strength and technical growth, especially in pointe work. Students are required to attend three times per week, and are encouraged to attend more. Supplemental classes include Jazz, Contemporary, Conditioning, and Variations.
Ballet 4 is considered an Intermediate-Advanced level. Students in Ballet 4 take classes 3 to 4 times per week, but are encouraged to take more. Supplemental classes include Contemporary and Variations.
Ballet 5 is the highest level. Here, students take classes 5 to 6 times per week. Supplemental classes include Contemporary and Variations.
Students in Ballet 3A-5 are encouraged to audition for International Ballet’s Pre-professional trainee program and youth company.
Upper Division dancers who are accepted into the trainee program or youth company have the opportunity to perform in International Ballet’s three mainstage productions each season. These include L’Automne, our intimate fall showcase; The Nutcracker with Greenville Symphony Orchestra, a beloved Greenville holiday tradition; and our annual spring story ballet, presented at the Peace Center. Through these performances, dancers gain invaluable stage experience while sharing their artistry with the community.
Year-Round Growth: Summer Intensive and Classes
International Ballet’s Summer Programs offer dancers of all levels exciting opportunities to grow and perform. The Summer Intensive is for Ballet 3A–5 students and includes ballet, pointe, modern, and more, while the Junior Intensive focuses on Ballet 2A–2B with technique and character classes. Both intensives end with a family performance.
Summer Classes and weekly adult sessions are also available, so students can continue their ballet practice all year round.
Scholarships & Financial Support with IB
International Ballet annually hosts an Academy Scholarship Audition (Next audition: August 2026). The scholarship is open to students ages 7–17, and the audition process allows dancers to showcase their talent, focus, and love for dance, whether brand-new to ballet, building on some experience, or already training at an advanced level.
Thanks to community partners, scholarships provide tuition from September through May, offering young dancers the chance to grow, shine, and be part of a supportive ballet community. Additional scholarships include the Jurgen Forster Boys Scholarship for male students in Ballet 2A–5 and the Cassandra Gary Memorial Scholarship, which is a merit-based award for members of the Pre-Professional Youth Company.
When I was a little girl, my dream was to be an Olympic gymnast. I took gymnastics classes for years but I met my end when I became too tall. But my love of gymnastics hasn’t waned and I loved watching my daughter during her classes and I seriously cannot wait to watch the Olympics. If you have an aspiring gymnast in your household, there’s a great facility to check out that’s been voted the “Best Gymnastics Facility” and “Best Parent/Child Program” in the Upstate. They even have Boys Gymnastics, one of only a few in the Upstate! Plus, Foothills Gymnastics & Cheer was voted by readers as a 2024 finalist in the Kidding Around® KABOOM Awards for Best Gymnastics Program!
Thank you to Foothills Gymnastics & Cheer for supporting Kidding Around Greenville by sponsoring this website post.
What Classes are Offered at Foothills Gymnastics & Cheer?
Foothills Gymnastics & Cheer is based in Easley, SC, and opened its doors in 1996. Ever since, the gym has been putting smiles on the faces of children of all ages with a variety of dynamic, age-appropriate classes.
The gym is a large 12,000 square feet and is the only gym in South Carolina that has a separate, 5,000 square foot preschool facility equipped with the finest apparatuses for smaller children. Foothills is a United States Association Gymnastics Member Club whose mission is to “further the happiness and health of our clients” by teaching gymnastics and other fitness specialties in a fun environment that supports and develops the student’s self-confidence and self-esteem.
Classes Offered
Ninja Monkey
Ninja Monkey, geared towards ages four and up, consists of flips, rolls, and jumps. These are integrated into an obstacle course designed to challenge the imagination and body. Maybe kids want to be the next “American Ninja Warrior” or maybe they just want to test their own strength and agility using bars, ropes, and an obstacle course or maybe they think the skills are just really fun to learn. Whatever the reason, Ninja Monkey is one of the the gym’s most popular classes. Classes are grouped by age, with ages 4-6 year olds engaging in “Lil Ninjas”, while ages 7 and up are a part of the Ninjas classes.
Preschool Classes
Preschool classes make use of the vast array of preschool equipment in the special area of the gym specifically set aside for children of this age. The classes focus on achieving skills of listening, coordination, rhythm, imagination and promoting a healthy self-image. Classes have a low student-to-teach ratio and have changing themes and age-specific equipment.
Parent and Tot
The Parent and Tot classes (walking to 3-years-old) is also a popular class. It encourages quality time between parents and kids in an interactive and positive environment. These classes are great for fine motor and gross motor skill progression.
Basic Skills
Gymnasts start out with the Basic Skills classes. These classes help to develop skill progression and the ability to overcome cognitive challenges. Each child is placed into their age and skill appropriate class. The gymnasts will progress to the next level as they master the basic skills.
Cheernastics
Foothills focuses on also offers Cheernastics, which combines both cheerleading and gymnastics into one class, and beginner through advanced tumbling. These classes are great for kids ages 4 and older who are wanting to learn more cheer techniques.
Boys Gymnastics
Boys Gymnastics is the perfect way for your kid to get in on the action as well. They will develop athletic skills through gymnastic classes.
Birthday Parties at Foothills Gymnastics and Cheer
For a unique and fun birthday party, Foothills is the place to go. Their facility is a great place to host a birthday party! Plus, the gym has a variety of packages to choose from, including a Ninja-themed party. The parties provide fully supervised playtime, and ages 5 and under can add a bounce house to the party package.
Paizo, fresh off a highly-anticipated refresh of Pathfinder’s2nd edition ruleset, announced some big moves for the game’s ongoing narrative on Tuesday. The War of Immortals meta-event will kill a god, span multiple rulebooks, and restart the publisher’s line of hardcover novels. It will also introduce the first two original classes built following the company’s formal departure from the legacy Dungeons & Dragons ruleset and the OGL.
At the center of the new narrative arc will be Pathfinder War of Immortals, a 240-page hardcover rulebook expected in October that will introduce “mythic rules” for Pathfinder Second Edition. These rules should function similarly to past mythic-tier content, which represented ways to make your high-level characters stand out with powerful boons and abilities. According to a news release, the book will also include two new character classes — the animist and the exemplar — which are “the first original classes built on the remastered foundation of Pathfinder Player Core.”
Next, Pathfinder Lost Omens: Divine Mysteriesis a setting book with a smattering of character options — not unlike Pathfinder Lost Omens: Tian Xia World Guide detailed here at Polygon in March. Instead of a guide to an entire region, however, this 320-page hardcover will include a remastered pantheon of deities. It will also feature new deities, such as Aleph, god of darkness, and Nin, god of vampires. The $79.99 book is expected in November.
Several new adventures are included in the War of Immortals arc. Pathfinder Adventure: Prey for Death is a standalone 128-page adventure for high-level characters (level 14 and above). Expect the larger-than-usual, hardcover format to make a splash when it is released at Gen Con on Aug. 1, 2024.
Two even larger campaigns are also on the docket.
Pathfinder Adventure Path: Curtain Call — Pathfinder’s 40th since its launch in 2009 — will take characters from level 11 all the way to 20. The episodic release will begin at Gen Con with Pathfinder Adventure Path #204: Stage Frightand will conclude in September. Pathfinder Adventure Path: Triumph of the Tusk, which has players fighting alongside a band of orcs, will pick up in October with Pathfinder Adventure Path #207: The Resurrection Flood and continue into December.
Finally, a new novel titled Pathfinder: Godsrain, written by Liane Merciel, is also due out in November. Paizo said in its news release that the book will follow “four iconic heroes — the wizard Ezren, the barbarian Amiri, the cleric Kyra, and her wife, the rogue Merisiel — as they witness the calamity of the Godsrain and are faced with the opportunities — and consequences — of mythic power.”
Move into cactus pose next to some live tropical plants at a popular fitness series that’s returning to Fairmount Park.
Greenhouse yoga kicks off another year at the park’s Horticulture Center on Sunday, Feb. 25 with two morning sessions at 10 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. The hour-long classes will continue on two subsequent Sundays, March 10 and 17, at the same times. All events will be led by teachers from Tula Yoga, a studio in Northern Liberties.
Classes will be offered on a sliding price scale. Attendees have the option to pay $10, $15 or $20 for an advance ticket online, with proceeds benefiting the Fairmount Park Conservancy.
While the classes are designed for all skill levels, the organizers recommend having at least some experience with yoga, due to the large class size. Anyone attending should bring their own mat and water, but bathrooms will be available in the Horticulture Center.
Sundays, Feb. 25, March 10 and March 17 10 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. | $10-$20 Fairmount Park Horticulture Center 100 N. Horticultural Dr. Philadelphia, PA 19131
If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to make real bread with freshly milled whole grains for your family, the class you need to take is the Daily Bread class from Bluebird Homestead in Fountain Inn. We did and have all the delicious details you need!
I love bread. Carbs are my BFF. And while I’m not the best baker (don’t make me measure anything, please), I can get by. So when a friend asked me to go to a bread making class with her daughter and my own girls, I was all in.
What I didn’t realize is just how much vital information I would be taking away from the Bluebird Homestead Daily Bread class. My head was spinning by the end with all the knowledge I learned from Liz Roessner. This isn’t a regular baking class. It’s much, much more. Read on to learn why.
About Bluebird Homestead and Liz Roessner
Liz and her family moved to the Greenville area in 2021 and she was already a pretty awesome baker. She would give loaves of bread to neighbors, families, and friends for gifts and had a solid background on ancient grains, grain milling, and nutrition. And Liz is really smart. She worked in nuclear cardiology for more than a decade.
“That gave me an extreme love for whole foods that serve and heal our bodies,” she said.
Her family moved to the Upstate due to her husband’s job and Liz continued her practice of gifting amazing loaves of bread to neighbors. It was through one of those neighbors, who suggested that she check out becoming a vendor at the Simpsonville Farmers Market. So she did and that turned out to be a big hit.
Liz would bake for 14 hours every other week and sell out of everything. Her Ezekiel bread and Cinnamon Sugar loaves were customer favorites. Customers started asking about baking classes so Liz met those requests and started teaching others how to mill grain and bake bread and lots of goodies.
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“I could sell you a loaf of bread and feed you for a day but I could teach you how to bake bread and feed your family for generations,” she said.
She and her family live in a beautiful farmhouse on a few acres and have chickens, ducks, goats, and rabbits. She even has a little boutique shop with all the coolest baking and milling gear. She sells those as well as lots of different types of grains.
Learning about Grains
When I walked into Liz’s kitchen (which is my total dream kitchen by the way – white cabinets, a big island, stools, gas stove – gorgeous), she was using her Mockmill grain mill to grind hard red and hard white wheat for our class. It was a loud contraption but oh-so-cool. I felt like I was walking in on Laura Ingalls’ family, except a lot more modern and without the hand grain mill or outhouse.
I would later learn that that mill grain mill was at the heart of what we would be baking today.
Liz has a very soft and sweet demeanor, which is excellent for teaching. She is also a homeschool mom of three kids, which meant my kids were about to get a great lesson in science and homemaking. Total win. Also, I mention Liz’s demeanor because she gives you a lot of useful information that you may not have known about the bread you are eating from the grocery store (spoiler alert: it has almost zero nutrients due to processing) and yet she doesn’t make you feel terrible about it. I really appreciated that.
We started with an education about grain and its makeup. She has samples of many different types of grain and the processes it goes through that takes out all the superfood nutrients that it was designed to have in the first place. Essentially, all flour you buy in the grocery store is lacking in the nutrients that grain has because once the outer shell is broken, you have 72 hours to bake with it before it loses those incredible nutrients and starts to spoil. This is why that grain mill is essential to your at-home whole grain baking experience.
I felt bad thinking of my All Purpose flour at home I had just bought knowing that it was basically useless for providing my family with all that goodness that grain has. But again, Liz didn’t make me feel terrible about it – she is so good at providing you with useful information and kind of just letting you think about it.
We learned there are over 30 different types of grain and the gluten varies in each one to a lot of it to none of it and why you need to know that info when you’re baking. This was all completely new information for me and it was like stepping into an entirely other world of interesting food concepts. Liz is a decent artist and drew what a grain looks like on a little whiteboard, which was totally fascinating. I love science so this was fun.
Let’s Get to Baking
Once we had our grain lesson, it was time to get to the good stuff. Liz had already given us each a muffin she had made that morning and it was so delicious. I could immediately tell the difference between pastries made with any other kind of flour versus what she served straight from freshly-milled grains.
These classes are for both kids and adults but since we had a few homeschooling kids, they helped to pour the ingredients into the Bosch mixer Liz has. This mixer is the granddaddy of all mixers. It is very powerful and meant to mix flour made from whole grains. If you use a KitchenAid mixer to do this, you may blow out the motor since that is made for All Purpose flour (just FYI!). Whole grains have a very density and fiber content, which requires a stronger motor.
We got the dough mixing and let it sit for a bit to do its thing while Liz talked to us about dough reading. This is basically being able to look at the dough when you’re ready to make it the nice texture it should be before kneading. There isn’t a set amount of flour to add as it depends on what the dough is telling you. Liz is obviously a dough whisperer.
We were baking eight loaves today, which is enough for Liz’s family of five for almost a month. She keeps one loaf out when she bakes eight and freezes the other seven after slicing them. She said we can take about 3-6 hours every month to achieve the same.
The time went by fast as we let the dough rise, ate some snacks and lunch we brought, and browsed her shop. There is plenty of time to ask questions and Liz is a wealth of knowledge about baking so I took full advantage of that!
Once the dough was ready to weigh and roll out, we got to choose what kind of bread we would make. Liz made two pizza rolls and oh my gosh, they were incredible – so soft and flavorful and just simple. She showed us how to slam the dough on the counter to get the air bubbles out, how to roll it out and how to add cinnamon and sugar for that kind of bread (both my kids made those and they turned out oh-so-good).
They had to rise again before baking, which gave us more time to ask questions and learn. Liz gave us a tour of the shop and showed us the 12 grains she had in stock and what was unique about each of them. She had hard red, soft white, rye, spelt, millet, oat groat, and others. I was just amazed at how much she knew about them. I felt like my head was spinning with all this new knowledge.
So Many Options for Baking
Liz gave us a ton of great ideas for the dough she taught us to make. She showed us how to use it to make English muffins, bagels, and pretzels. I was hooked on the bagel and pretzel concept. Those are my ultimate weaknesses when it comes to carbs.
She talked to us more about the grain miller and how you can use it to make flour out of dried beans and corn. I had no idea this was a thing. I had no idea a lot of what she taught us was a thing. But it was so traditional and simple and comforting. And the final product really spoke for itself. The difference in eating this bread made from true whole grains was a world apart from eating bread made from literally anything else.
When our four hours were up, we got to head home with not only all the knowledge Liz bestowed on us but a loaf of bread. That bread barely made it a few hours at home before we dove into it.
One of the bigger questions I had was about the kitchen equipment she was using. A grain miller is pretty much a necessity if you want to do this at home. They are upwards of $340+ depending on the model, which is quite the investment. Add that Bosch mixer and it can look daunting. Liz really encouraged us to do our own research though and try to look at it from a long-term perspective on your family’s health and wellness. Spending money now could potentially pay off in the long run in a huge way in terms of doctor bills, health, and overall happiness (tasty bread = happy people!). It’s something I’ve been pondering since the class.
Taking a Class
Liz doesn’t have a regular schedule of classes yet but she does have a waiting list of people who want to take the class and can accommodate private class requests. It’s best to email her to get on her list ([email protected]) and follow her Facebook page for updates on classes and which markets she will be at and when classes have openings.
You can also shop at her store, which has everything from the grain mills to the Bosch mixer to measuring cups, silicone baking mats, and pounds upon pounds of fresh grains.
Classes are four hours long and the Daily Bread Class is $45/person or $70/family pair. She offers homeschool families a discount so ask her about that. Also, this would make an amazing experience gift for Christmas or a birthday.
I would a hundred percent recommend this class with Liz. Even if you don’t walk out of there wanting to live on a homestead and grow all your own food and grain, you’ll learn so much and perhaps pick up a new way to feed your family that is tastier and healthier than you’d ever expect.
We are now offering a variety of training classes to help you get your foster dog from here to outta here! Check out the descriptions below and be sure to sign up! You can find FAQs and more information here. We’ll see you in class!
Basic Obedience:
Basic Obedience Class is designed to help foster dogs learn the basic skills needed to improve their manners and enhance adoptability. This 6-week course consists of one-hour, in-person classes where fosters and their dogs can learn foundational skills such as sit, down, recall, and more, all while building a stronger relationship with their pup before finding their homes. Fosters are highly encouraged to attend all six classes. The course is open to anyone currently fostering a dog with Austin Pets Alive! Eligible foster dogs must be fully vaccinated and 5 months or older. This course will be held on Saturdays at 9 am at The ABGB. SIGN UP HERE!
Foster dogs that exhibit behaviors that could be considered dangerous in a class setting may not attend class.
If your dog is exhibiting behaviors that would disrupt class, such as reactivity, contact Lyndsey Mosso to schedule private sessions to work with your foster pup. The maximum number of fosters who can enroll in the Basic Obedience Class is 10. Because each week’s class will build off of the previous week, we strongly encourage fosters to come to all six classes. However, if you need to miss a class, please contact Lyndsey Mosso ahead of time to work something out.
Puppy Class:
Puppy Class is offered to fosters who have puppies and want to learn more about raising a dog in the easiest, most appropriate, and most successful way. This 6-week class is focused on how to begin a puppy’s life with immediate structure and training, in an effort to mitigate behavioral issues that could occur in the future. Our goal is for a majority of APA! fosters and their puppies to have proper socialization and options for doing so.
Puppy Class is a 6-part, one-hour, drop-in class that will take place every Thursday at 10 am. It will be hosted at The Watering Bowl Dog Park and Bar. It is ideal for fosters to come to every class, but not required if unable to make it on a certain date. SIGN UP HERE!
Transitions Class:
Transitioning from the shelter to a home environment can be hard for many dogs. This virtual, 5-part class is directed toward foster dogs who are struggling to adjust from moving out of the shelter and into a home. We will focus on how to work these pups through the common issues they are facing, and prevent returns to the shelter by doing so. Fosters and their dogs will learn how to identify stress-related behaviors and use training techniques to help establish calm, collected, and comfortable behavior in the home.
This virtual, 5-part class will be held on Tuesdays at 6:30 pm. Transitions Class will be an hour-long drop-in course that is hosted bi-weekly on Google Meet. This course is open to any fosters who would like to expand their education on how to reduce transitional behavior issues and stress in the home. Fosters are not required to attend each class; rather, they can sign up for the topics they’re most interested in learning about. SIGN UP HERE!
Naughty Behaviors:
This class is targeted towards our pups that are a bit more sensitive than the rest and who need a little extra help with more challenging behaviors. By offering a group class that provides personalized training and is focused on a variety of behavioral issues, we hope that it will limit the returns of animals based on these reasons. Our goal is to teach handlers to actively work through these issues confidently and safely. We will discuss what each problem behavior looks like, how to identify these issues, and how to work through them with different training exercises.
Our Naughty Behaviors Class is a 4-week class that’s open to any foster who is encountering more challenging behavioral issues or wants to learn how to be proactive on these behaviors. Each week will focus on one category of behavior and will consist of two one-hour classes: a virtual class on Wednesday at 6:30 pm and an in-person class on Saturday at 10:15 am. Fosters can attend classes for every behavior, or pick and choose behaviors that most apply to them. Any foster with a fully vaccinated dog of 5 months or older can join the class. SIGN UP HERE!
Denver, CO, April 26, 2017 (Newswire.com)
– Dreamvisions 7 Radio Network, a Holistic Boston-based syndicated Internet Radio with radio station affiliates both Terrestrial and Internet, is thrilled to announce their media partnership with Omega. Deborah Beauvais, Founder and Owner of D7RN, is pleased to share that Omega will be represented on the entire Network, both in workshops and presenters, as well as online classes and audio commercials. Listen for special discounts.
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