After weeks of testimony and evidence, prosecutors today rested their case against accused cop-killer Demetrius Montgomery; and moments later the defense did the same. Without even putting on a case. Closing arguments from both sides are expected to start tomorrow. This from WBTV: Judge Bridges decided Tuesday afternoon that the jury will be able to […]
If a tree fell on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center, would it hit a majority of city councilmembers that have at least half of a brain? The answer wasn’t easy to come by Monday night, as the council with an 8-3 vote approved changes to the city’s tree ordinance without knowing for certain what adverse impacts […]
What could possibly go wrong with this, big government tied into big business with a direct link to citizens’ primary source of energy? That’s essentially the concept lurking behind the new “Envision: Charlotte” initiative, designed to implement a so-called smart grid uptown, with a target to cut energy use by 20 percent in about 60 […]
Prosecutors in the Demetrius Montgomery case are slowly laying the bricks to create a path around the reasonable doubt standard and, they hope, straight to a life sentence for the 2007 slayings of police officers Sean Clark and Jeff Shelton. The latest: testimony that gunshot residue was present on Montgomery’s palms; an empty holster and […]
The controversial micro-loan lender Grameen America is getting ready to hit Charlotte taxpayers up for a permanent loan – a.k.a. subsidy grant – of $200,000. A local organizing committee is already raising funds to launch a Grameen America branch in Charlotte and says it needs the grant largess to help fill its revolving loan pool, […]
As if the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department hasn’t already found itself mired in myriad controversies and concerns during the tumultuous tenure of Chief Rodney Monroe, there’s more potential trouble brewing on the horizon. Investigative blogger and professional agitator Cedar Posts roots out the latest swirl surrounding CMPD, this one involving Monroe cohort Vicki Foster, who has […]
In case there was any doubt about who is actually in charge down at City Hall, this should clear things up nicely. Hint: it ain’t the potted plants sitting behind the council dais. No, that would be city staff chieftains Curt “We’ll get back to you on that, councilman” Walton and Mac “Give me my […]
Get a load of Mayor Anthony Foxx smacking down a group of boosters who showed up at city council’s Monday night dinner meeting to do a little cheerleading for the north Meck commuter rail line. “I’m growing increasingly irritated with conversation I’m hearing about whether Charlotte considers the north corridor a priority,” Foxx scolded before […]
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 […]
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 […]
