Photos by: Glen Simmons with Event Images Carolina The 2011 Belk Carolinas’ Carrousel Parade marched down Tryon Street on Thanksgiving Day. The parade featured over 110 units, including 22 floats, 13 marching bands, 7 step/drill teams. [nggallery id=3]
Photos by: Glen Simmons with Event Images Carolina The Town of Pineville is partnered with the Civic & Cultural Arts Center of Pineville (CCAC) for its Annual Christmas Tree Lighting. [nggallery id=4]
Photos by: Glen Simmons with Event Images Carolina The 2011 Charlotte International Auto Show filled the Charlotte Convention Center with nearly 280,000 square feet of exhibits and features. [nggallery id=191]
Photos by: Glen Simmons with Event Images Carolina Kaleidoscope is a holiday celebration on FOX that combines the beauty of Skating, the excitement of Song, and the brave message of Survivorship to raise awareness of the key issues surrounding cancer. The show took place on Nov. 18, 2011 at 7:00PM at the Bojangles Coliseum in […]
“Once one starts thinking about [actions to accelerate economic growth], it is hard to think about anything else.” — Nobel Economic Laureate Robert Lucas The Supercommittee, if rumor, speculation and common sense can be credited, now will shirk its role as political suicide bomber. The Supercommittee was created in a fit of ambiguous revulsion against […]
Charlotte may soon have a toll road (I-485) in order to pay for additional lanes. This precedence setting progressive move is happening under the watch of a Republican controlled General Assembly. Considering NC has the 3rd highest gasoline taxes in the nation (soon maybe the 2nd highest), does NC need to raise transit revenues with […]
In a lawful society it’s considered bad form, dare I say criminal, to take a person’s money by force or deception for your own gain. Somehow that basic tenet has been subverted in what passes today for capitalism, but should more accurately and honestly be considered corporate gangsterism. One of the more insidious recent examples comes […]
For sheer hypocrisy, it’s becoming harder and harder to top Newt Gingrich. Concerning the man who blasts lobbyists as a scourge on responsible politics, we get this from The Washington Examiner’s Timothy Carney: First of all, we know that Gingrich has been paid by drug companies and by the drug lobby, notably during the Medicare […]
Chris Matthews on MSNBC recently said that Republicans couldn’t decide on a presidential candidate because they are consumed by hate. He also said that Republican brains are so wracked by hate that they have trouble liking anyone, even one of their own candidates. That Republicans are motivated by “hate” is an unquestioned article of faith […]
Mayor Anthony Foxx continues to advocate for city/county government consolidation. Why? There is no place for serious savings to the taxpayers. Those changes were made long ago. The city gave parks to the county; the county gave police to the city. The city has fire, public transit and roads; the county funds CMS, social services, […]
