That would be Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who blew into town last week for some photo opps, a fancy dinner, and some shameless vote-pandering to the Hispanic community, all while gushing about Charlotte’s “energy” and “dynamism.” Villaraigosa was all smiles and spin for the cameras here, but his absolutely abysmal performance of late out […]
Just when many of us had hoped the Red Line had died, there appeared a way for rail advocates to bypass voter approval for this half billion dollar boondoggle. The projected benefits of this passenger rail line are so poor it failed to meet the minimal requirements for Federal funding. It is certainly hoped the […]
A 9th Congressional District candidate forum was held Monday night in Charlotte hosted by CAUTION (Common Americans United to Inspire Our Nation) featuring six of the 10 remaining Republican candidates running for the U.S. House seat soon to be vacated by retiring Rep. Sue Myrick. CAUTION President Dennis Peterson voiced his excitement for the event, […]
The Charlotte Knights, last seen hitting the city council up for a cool $11 million to help build their vaunted uptown stadium, recently told county officials that the team had secured sponsorship deals, to include stadium naming rights, required by the economic grant agreement being pondered by Mecklenburg County, which has already pledged $8 million […]
Mecklenburg Commissioner Bill James blasted out an email this week that pretty much speaks for itself and is sure to ruffle some feathers as 1) Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools enters its budget season with a request of $27.5 million in additional funding from the county and 2) a group of residents, largely from Mecklenburg’s southern and northern […]
They probably don’t know it, but the Occupy Charlotte movement is gearing up to protest the exorbitant cost of light rail. Their specific target is bus/rail fare increases being proposed by the Charlotte Area Transit System, which Queen City occupiers – last seen being rousted from their uptown encampment – are encouraging folks to speak up […]
According to this article in the Charlotte Observer, over 30 religious leaders in Charlotte used last weekend’s services to speak out against passage of Amendment One, which would ban gay marriage in North Carolina and is on the ballot during the May 8 Primary elections. Cats laying with dogs might be an almost over the […]
Former WBT talk show host and award-winning journalist Tara Servatius resigned yesterday from her freelance writing gig with the John Locke Foundation’s Meck Deck blog, in the wake of criticism for posting a crude image of President Obama that accompanied an article she wrote. The image – a photoshopped picture of Obama in garish drag, […]
How’s this for synergy in action: this week the city rolls out a tax-hike budget; next week the city rolls out a new fleet of electric cars and charging stations. Shocking, right – but not to worry. The electric cars venture is being funded with support from a grant through the Department of Energy; so […]
City Manager Curt Walton this week pitched a $1 billion budget plan that calls for a 4-cent property tax hike, a 9-percent increase that would surely help Charlotte remain a contender in its apparent bid to have its citizens continue shouldering the highest total tax burden in the state. Walton and city staff said the […]
