Inspired by a few compliments from some visiting corporate consultants who gushed over uptown Charlotte’s trinkets and toys, Gov. Bev Perdue has apparently gone bat-guano crazy and is in a complete lather to take as much of your hard-earned coin as possible and use it as de facto bribe money to recruit businesses to North […]
The first of what could be a slew of fee increases to come down the county’s pike received tacit approval from Mecklenburg commissioners last week, when they green lighted a proposal from the county’s code enforcement department to hike building inspection and permit fees 4.7 percent across the board, along with targeted increases of up […]
Charlotte iced the Toledo Walleye with a 5-4 OT win Sunday night to skate their way into the conference semi-finals for the first time since the ’06-’07 season. The Checkers face off against Cincinnati on Friday, 7 p.m., at TWC Arena. Photos by: Glen Simmons [nggallery id=24]
After 27 years in the investment business, I can tell you that most folks don’t know the difference between gambling and investing. Indeed, most folks think investing is gambling and I can tell you that, having watched people invest improperly over the years, the way they do it is gambling. The difference between the two […]
In a scheduling feat of what can at best be called cruel irony, Mecklenburg Commissioners Chairperson Jennifer Roberts is slated to deliver her State of the County address on Thursday, April 15. Tax Day. Insert knife, twist, pour on salt. Here’s a primer on some buzzwords you can expect to hear from our Democrat-in-Chief: “painful” – […]
Governments evolve much as anything else. One cannot expect otherwise. Situations change, people change, the needs of the people change. So it is no surprise our governments are not what they originally were. The original focus of governments in the US was to provide only a framework for our lives. Defense, postal service, roads, police, […]
If there’s a bigger waste of money than Charlotte’s spiffy, new Wayfinding system and accompanying signs, I’m hard pressed to find it. And that’s saying something, considering the city’s billion-dollar-plus budget that’s stuffed with more pork than a pig farmer’s breakfast platter. In fact, about the only positive thing to be said of the city’s […]
As Saturday’s round three approaches, England’s Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter share the lead at 8 under. Tiger Woods, playing in his first tournament since, well, you know, is just two strokes behind and gaining ground. Photos by Stan Cochrane. View the full gallery. [nggallery id=23]
A new community survey lends demonstrable evidence supporting what has to-date been a fairly nebulous, yet pervasive public sentiment: There exists a large disconnect between Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police statistics that show a steady reduction in crime and what many citizens view as the reality of every-day life on the streets. Police Chief Rodney Monroe, almost from […]
The Charlotte Tax Day Tea Party rally will be held on Thursday, April 15, 2010 from 3pm to 5pm on the lawn of the Old City Hall located at 600 E. Trade Street, Charlotte, NC. The Charlotte Tea Party movement is committed to enabling citizens of all walks of life and political affiliations to gather together […]
