Stories written by Mark PellinAn award-winning journalist and former editor of The Rhinoceros Times in Charlotte, Pellin has been called everything from a misguided troglodyte to a professional agitator. He prefers the label of a realist, the guy in the crowd telling everybody that not only doesn’t the emperor have any clothes; he’s trying to steal ours.
Pellin has covered the Char-Meck scene for the better part of two decades, earning his fair share of fans and more than a few critics who wish he’d move to Nome, Alaska, and be eaten by wild bears.
When he’s not writing, he stays busy enjoying time with his wife and two kids. When he can break away for some R&R, he likes to fly fish (even if he doesn’t catch anything) and camp (even if it rains).
Or at least that’s part of the rationale offered by the city’s top spokesperson for the skyrocketing number of, well, spokespersons on the city’s payroll. About half of her time on the job, Kim McMillan explains, is “spent coordinating public records requests from the media,” and she singles out nontraditional media for much of the […]
February 17, 2010 | Posted in Char-Meck Beat,City Beat,House Blends,Mark Pellin | Read More »
It’s only fitting that after years of rampant and wildly misguided spending, the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners got its first look at budget projections for the coming fiscal year during a meeting that was held last month on Fat Tuesday. That’s when commissioners learned the county faces a financial shortfall of at least $15.9 […]
February 17, 2010 | Posted in Char-Meck Beat,County Beat,House Specials,Mark Pellin | Read More »
Facing a potential $9 million shortfall in the city budget, Mayor Anthony Foxx has pounced into action – and hired a newly minted, personal mouthpiece that’s costing taxpayers $70,000 a year. No cheap talk there, folks. The money quote from Foxx: “We’re in such a challenging time, and it’s more important than ever that I […]
February 10, 2010 | Posted in Char-Meck Beat,City Beat,House Blends,Mark Pellin | Read More »
