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Wondering how the restaurants near you scored in their most recent inspection? Each week, we'll have restaurant inspection scores from the previous week for the city of Charlotte. At the bottom of the page, you'll find links to previous week's score, as well as information on how to report dirty restaurants.

Provided is the restaurant, address, inspection score and inspection date. Scores are given on a percentile basis, with 100 being a perfect score. Scores of more than 100 are possible, as restaurants are given a 2 point credit for attending ServSafe education classes. Restaurants that received a 2 point credit are denoted with an asterisk on their score - meaning their raw sanitation grade was 2 points lower. Restaurants are broken down by ZIP Code, to make finding ones near you a little easier. You can find previous week's scores at the bottom of this page.

This week's lowest scores
CAPTAIN D'S (3623 N. SHARON AMITY RD) - 90 (5/3/12)
TAQUERIA EL BURRITO EXPRESS (6927 ALBEMARLE RD) - 83 (4/30/12)
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Wondering how the restaurants near you scored in their most recent inspection? Each week, we'll have restaurant inspection scores from the previous week for the city of Charlotte. At the bottom of the page, you'll find links to previous week's score, as well as information on how to report dirty restaurants.

Provided is the restaurant, address, inspection score and inspection date. Scores are given on a percentile basis, with 100 being a perfect score. Scores of more than 100 are possible, as restaurants are given a 2 point credit for attending ServSafe education classes. Restaurants that received a 2 point credit are denoted with an asterisk on their score - meaning their raw sanitation grade was 2 points lower. Restaurants are broken down by ZIP Code, to make finding ones near you a little easier. You can find previous week's scores at the bottom of this page.

Just one real score of note this week, as a local favorite - Open Kitchen - clock in with the lowest score of the week.

Scores for the week of April 23, 2012 to April 27, 2012

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DELTA'S RESTAURANT (525 N TRYON ST STE 100) - 99* (4/26/12)

This weekend marks the first weekend in May, so that means free museums for Bank of America customers. Five area museums participate in the "Museums on Us" program, including:

• Mint Museum Uptown
• Mint Museum Randolph
• Levine Museum of the New South
• Bechtler Museum of Modern Art
• Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture

Check out the complete list of participating museums for more details. You must be a Bank of America cardholder to participate in this program.

Wondering how the restaurants near you scored in their most recent inspection? Each week, we'll have restaurant inspection scores from the previous week for the city of Charlotte. At the bottom of the page, you'll find links to previous week's score, as well as information on how to report dirty restaurants.

Provided is the restaurant, address, inspection score and inspection date. Scores are given on a percentile basis, with 100 being a perfect score. Scores of more than 100 are possible, as restaurants are given a 2 point credit for attending ServSafe education classes. Restaurants that received a 2 point credit are denoted with an asterisk on their score - meaning their raw sanitation grade was 2 points lower. Restaurants are broken down by ZIP Code, to make finding ones near you a little easier. You can find previous week's scores at the bottom of this page.

This week's lowest scores:
JACK BEAGLES (3213 N DAVIDSON ST) - 87 (4/17/12)
OLD SKOOL STONEY`S BAR & GRILL (413 EASTWAY DRIVE) - 91.5 (4/20/12)
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The celebrate the 2012 draft, when the Panthers will (hopefully) select the next superstar player, the team is inviting fans to the Carolina Panthers Primetime Draft Party. Bank of America Stadium is the site of the action, from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. Thursday. The best part? Admission is FREE!

With the Panthers holding the ninth overall pick, fans cam watch the first round of the NFL Draft live on large LED screens outside of the stadium's South Gate off Morehead Street and on the PantherVision screens inside the stadium bowl.

Panthers players will interact with fans and sign autographs, and fans will also have access to exclusive, behind-the-scenes areas of the stadium not typically open to the public. Tours of the Panthers locker room will be offered, Read More...

Every year since 1964, Festival in the Park has transformed Freedom Park into an arts, crafts, food and  entertainment festival that's one of the most popular festivals in the area. In 2011, a spring sister-event arose - the Kings Drive Art Walk in Midtown here.

The event returns this weekend, April 28 and 29. Admission to the festival will be free and open to the  public.   The  second annual event will be held 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Sugar Creek Greenway along   Kings Drive near the Metropolitan. The festival will feature fine arts for  sale in numerous mediums, including paint and drawing; sculpture;  pottery; and  metal, stone, wood and glass works, with a focus on local, emerging artists.

This year's event will also include a JazzArts Music Stage at the Metropolitan  with a wine and beer garden nearby, as well as performing magicians at the  creekside amphitheater.  The  JazzArts Music Stage  performances will continue Saturday night from 8 to 9:30  p.m. after the Art Walk.

Free  parking is available on the upper decks of the Metropolitan parking garage for  those attending the JazzArts Music Stage.

Wondering how the restaurants near you scored in their most recent inspection? Each week, we'll have restaurant inspection scores from the previous week for the city of Charlotte. At the bottom of the page, you'll find links to previous week's score, as well as information on how to report dirty restaurants.

Provided is the restaurant, address, inspection score and inspection date. Scores are given on a percentile basis, with 100 being a perfect score. Scores of more than 100 are possible, as restaurants are given a 2 point credit for attending ServSafe education classes. Restaurants that received a 2 point credit are denoted with an asterisk on their score - meaning their raw sanitation grade was 2 points lower. Restaurants are broken down by ZIP Code, to make finding ones near you a little easier. You can find previous week's scores at the bottom of this page.

This week's lowest scores:

RED FOX LOUNGE & RESTAURANT (1001 E SUGAR CREEK RD)  - 82 (4/13/12)
WOODIES EXXON EXPRESS (8641 SOUTH BLVD) - 86 (4/12/12)
CITY TAVERN (7828-E REA RD)  - 88.5* (4/10/12)
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A taste of the Highland comes to the Carolinas this weekend, as Rural Hill hosts the 19th annual Rural Hill Scottish Festival and Loch Norman Highland Games. The festival will be held April 21 and 22, at Historic Rural Hill in Huntersville. Gates are open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Admission prices vary. Tickets can be purchased through the event's site, or at the gate.

The events website lists activities including:

• Children's games and activities
• Live Traditional and Celtic Rock music from seven national acts throughout the two day festival! Plus a Saturday Night Celtic Jam featuring all seven acts on one stage!
• Genealogy Search: Find your family roots with the assistance of the Council of Scottish Clans and Associations (COSCA), the Tartan Museum, and Family Tree DNA.
• Over 30 Scottish Clans and their representatives.
• Piping and Drumming with sanctioned competitions and massed band performances
• Highland Dancing with sanctioned competitions
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This Friday, April 13, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., take a stroll down Tryon  St. and Try On Science! Discovery Place will kick off its North Carolina Science Festival events on April 13 with the first-ever "Try On Science", a free science-themed street event with more than 30 demonstrations and activities in the heart of Uptown open to the public. Visitors can wander from station to station and tinker, test and try new ideas while getting a taste of the  exciting events planned for the North Carolina Science Festival April 13 to April 29.

Demonstrations will include:

• A Chevy Volt car and charging station from Duke Energy
• A bicycle-powered generator from Siemens
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Wondering how the restaurants near you scored in their most recent inspection? Each week, we'll have restaurant inspection scores from the previous week for the city of Charlotte. At the bottom of the page, you'll find links to previous week's score, as well as information on how to report dirty restaurants.

Provided is the restaurant, address, inspection score and inspection date. Scores are given on a percentile basis, with 100 being a perfect score. Scores of more than 100 are possible, as restaurants are given a 2 point credit for attending ServSafe education classes. Restaurants that received a 2 point credit are denoted with an asterisk on their score - meaning their raw sanitation grade was 2 points lower. Restaurants are broken down by ZIP Code, to make finding ones near you a little easier. You can find previous week's scores at the bottom of this page.

Lowest scores this week (April 2, 2012 to April 6, 2012):
RED SEA RESTAURANT AND BAR (206 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD) - 87.5 (4/5/12)
SHIRAZ GRILL (1212 CHARLOTTETOWNE AVE) - 88.5 (4/2/12)