New Jersey Governor Chris Christie says he doesn’t have any intention to run for president, but let’s assume a Republican wins anyway. Here’s the new commander-in-chief’s first move: tap Christie as his (or her) secretary of education – the vid below says it all. The same video also relates on a local level, just substitute […]
Gee, who could’ve seen this coming? Mecklenburg Commissioner Bill James let loose one of his infamous e-mailers yesterday, in response to Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter’s reaction to flash mob riots in that city. James’ e-mail, which carried a subject line “Philly blacks attack whites in roving mobs” follows: Just like Charlotte…………………..the Moral Sewer erupts across […]
If anybody needed further proof that the promises and assurances of grand economic development spurred by Charlotte’s half-billion-dollar McCrory Blue Line ring as hollow today as they did pre-recession, the uptown paper’s Steve Harrison delivers with this devastating catch-up of how the vaunted Scaleybark development has floundered. This should come as no surprise, least of […]
Shocking. A survey conducted by a Gates Foundation-funded group reveals that Gates Foundation-backed and -endorsed initiatives weaving their way into Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools are … wait for it … wonderful steps in a positive direction, already being embraced by the public. In other breaking news, a poll conducted by Big Tobacco found a majority of respondents […]
As Mayor Anthony Foxx was busying fundraising a record $532,000 to stock his campaign war chest, the Charlotte-area unemployment rate was continuing its sobering trajectory, climbing to 11.2 percent in June from 10.4 percent in May. Ironically, one of the area’s hardest hit by the city’s unemployment woes is one of Foxx’s big constituencies – […]
As the N.C. General Assembly was wrapping up Thursday afternoon to adjourn its session, state lawmakers approved new election lines for the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners, based on a map drawn by Republican members of a bipartisan citizens advisory committee tasked with creating redistricting plans for commissioners to consider. Democrats are howling with outrage […]
Love him or hate him, you have to at least give credit and kudos to frequent House Guest columnist and WBT guest show host Wayne Powers for always stepping up to speak his mind. I just got a chance to watch tape from Monday night’s city council meeting, where Powers was in full swing, taking […]
Jeezums – I leave town for a few days of fun and sun at the beach and all kinds of bat guano crazy breaks loose. Where to start? How about with our esteemed city council and mayor, which for weeks have been gnashing teeth over the out-of-control and unaccountable bureaucracy at the Charlotte Regional Visitors […]
Mayor Anthony Foxx tells the uptown paper that he’s still pushing for the ouster of Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority chief Tim Newman, and cites as a reason inflated attendance projections for the NASCAR Hall of Fame that the tourism booster group rolled out to help land the racing museum in the Queen City. I wasn’t […]
Curtis Watkins, Republican candidate for Charlotte City Council At-Large, met with the press on July 18 to give a primer on his campaign. He was joined by former Mayor Pat McCrory, who introduced him.
