NoDa restaurant's door, windows shattered night before charity drag brunch: Monday, May 22

A popular restaurant in Charlotte's NoDa neighborhood said it was vandalized the night before hosting a charity drag brunch aimed at supporting a breast cancer nonprofit.The Artisan's Palate shared photos on Instagram and Facebook showing a partially-shattered front door and shattered glass windows. The restaurant's caption indicated a man used a mallet to break the glass. Christa Csoka, the owner of The Artisan's Palate, told WCNC Charlotte the man also stole some liquor while breaking other bottles on the floor.“This is a single woman-owned business and we are very small. Any little bit totally cuts into everything,” said Csoka.She believes someone tried to break in through the front door. She had replaced it with a thicker glass after a previous break-in months ago. She said once the perpetrator couldn’t get through that door they eventually smashed their way through the sliding patio door.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/artisans-palate-charlotte-drag-brunch-vandalism/275-2c03c9f7-e7d4-41a6-a0e4-8ad60700d953Gastonia-area fire crews spent part of the early morning Saturday fighting a house fire that claimed the lives of a man and his two dogs.Gaston County Emergency Management said flames broke out shortly before 3:30 a.m. at the home along Davis Park Road, just south of Gastonia. Crews were alerted when a driver called 9-1-1 after noticing the fire. The driver stopped to honk his horn, before banging on the door to try and see if anyone was inside.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/gastonia/deadly-gastonia-house-fire/275-356c3128-62df-4a67-941a-3577d66d1472