Taking a page from the Vilma Leake campaign playbook, House Democrats up for reelection are increasingly dodging voters, scuttling public appearances, and keeping tightly guarded wraps on their events calendars. This from POLITICO: But a year after tea party protesters disrupted their town hall meetings — and with control of the House hanging in the […]
Call it a case of bad timing and even worse judgment. Shortly after receiving a report Monday night that showed quality of life ratings have slipped for seven neighborhood areas, sinking them into the dreaded “challenged” category, the city council approved giving City Manager Curt Walton a sweet pay hike. Walton scored an annual compensation package […]
Photos by: Glen Simmons with Event Images Carolina Uptown was sizzling over the weekend at Time Warner Cable Arena’s BBQ & Blues Festival. [nggallery id=74]
The three Republican candidates for Mecklenburg County Commission At-Large held a press conference at the GOP headquarters in Charlotte on Monday to outline their “Pledge to Our Citizens”, a 14-point bullet list covering the topics of fiscal accountability, public safety, and education. The text of the pledge appears below, along with the video of the […]
Cribbing from a popular nursery rhyme, Charlotte Center City Partners is going to market, hitting taxpayers up for a cool million dollars along the way and a chance to cry wee, wee, wee, all the way home. Or at least to the former site of Reid’s Fine Foods on Seventh Street, alongside the tracks of […]
Each day in Mecklenburg County, our teachers lead CMS students in the Pledge of Allegiance. As classes recite the Pledge, students align themselves with two of America’s founding principles, “liberty” and “justice”, the very ideals for which countless Americans have fought and died. At thirty-one words, the Pledge is brilliant in its conciseness and […]
The headline reads like an al-Qaeda recruiting poster. You know, “Death to the infidels,” and all. But this headline wasn’t ripped from a suicide bomber’s blog. It’s simply another celebrity’s attempt to confirm that Hollywood’s orbit is somewhere beyond the arc of Pluto. This time it’s John Cusack–hero of stage, screen and stupidity–proving that Tinsel […]
American patriots from as far away as Washington state descended on Washington, D.C. Sunday for the second annual 9.12 rally to protest the actions of President Obama and the members of Congress who have supported his big-government socialist agenda. Patriots by the thousands gathered at the Washington Monument and marched down Constitution Avenue in orderly […]
Photos by Glen Simmons with Event Images Carolina. More pictures are available on his website. The third annual Give Back with Zach Tailgate Party was held on September 12 at SMS Catering in Charlotte. Attendents enjoyed traditional tailgate games, a buffet lunch, and visits from the Top Cats and former Panthers players while raising money for the […]
Photos by Glen Simmons of Event Images Carolina. More are available on his website. One of the most popular festivals in Charlotte, the Yiasou Greek Festival features Greek music, art, dancing, and food over it’s 2010 run from September 10-13. [nggallery id=72]
