Touched by story, artist paints man a portrait of his late service dog Roxy
WAYNESVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) These days, local stories in western North Carolina spread quickly across the country through the web, and you never know who they might touch and inspire. One Maryland man’s special delivery reminds us of the big hearts in a world that’s increasingly smaller.
Five-hundred miles away, artist Jason Swain saw our News 13 story about the death of Roxy, the PTSD Service Dog, back in December.
The pit bull that had become a social media darling died several months after being diagnosed with cancer.
CAPE CARTERET â Town commissioners Monday night voted 5-0 to approve the commercial site plan for Starbucks, which plans to demolish the old PNC Bank building and construct its store in the Carteret Crossing Shopping Center.
The vote came during the Cape Carteret Board of Commissionersâ regular monthly meeting, conducted via GoToMeeting. The successful motion included a number of conditions, some recommended by the planning board earlier this month and some requested by Commissioner Mike King during the commission meeting Monday.Property owner Jason Swain, of shopping center developer Swain and Associates of Wilmington, agreed heâd comply with all of the conditions before beginning construction.
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museum. it will pay tribute to the art, life and klture of african- americans. culture of african- americans. first lady laura bush helped with the groundbreaking. tara mergener has more. reporter: celebrities and dignitaries including president obama gathered inside a tent on the national mall to mark the start of construction on the smith sonnian s newest edition, the national museum of african- american history and culture. this is a milestone moment not only for the smithsonian, but for the united states. reporter: lonnie bunch is the museum s director. it really has been an opportunity to make sure that my ancestors and all our ancestors are remembered. reporter: the new museum is slated to open on the national mall in 2015, but it already has a staff raising money and collecting artifacts. smithsonian officials say they already have more than 15,000 items on hand that will be part of the african-american museum s collection. they re working to find more material o