By Deon Roberts, editor
Published: June 24,2011
AEBN is a Charlotte-based company that streams porn movies on the Internet. It’s perhaps an odd fit in Billy Graham country, and maybe that’s why Meck Times reporters haven’t been granted access to interview owner Scott Coffman about his company. The last thing AEBN wants, I suppose, is to draw more attention to itself here [...]
By Deon Roberts, editor
Published: June 17,2011
We’ve all been there. At least once in your life, you’ve walked out of a store, sat in your vehicle after buying some gadget you’ve been dying to get and realized: “Crap. I’m going to have to wait until I get home so I can use something super sharp to pierce this stupid, industrial-strength packaging.” [...]
By Deon Roberts, editor
Published: June 10,2011
Dear recent college graduate, It’s June, and you’re probably stretched out on a beach somewhere after throwing your cap in the air last month. That’s a good way to spend your summer, since you’ll probably find it tough to land a job in this employment market. Anyway, congratulations on your degree. If you somehow came [...]
By Deon Roberts, editor
Published: June 3,2011
My faith in government employees has been restored, thanks to Hugh McArtan. Most folks in Charlotte might not know Hugh. I didn’t know the guy existed until last week. Hugh works for the county in its Information Services and Technology division. His responsibilities include overseeing firewalls and security for charmeck.org. It’s probably a thankless job, [...]
By Deon Roberts, editor
Published: May 27,2011
A few weeks ago, I got a letter from my bank. Some changes were coming to the way the bank does business, the letter said. Basically, the “free” part of my free checking account would be going bye-bye. Instead, I’d have to fork over $10 per payment cycle — meaning once a month — if [...]
By Deon Roberts, editor
Published: May 20,2011
This month, California-based foreclosure tracker RealtyTrac said Charlotte-area foreclosure filings rose nearly 12 percent from March to April but fell more than 17 percent compared with April 2010. That sounds like mixed news for the local economy. Also this month, the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts said foreclosure filings in Mecklenburg County dropped [...]
By Deon Roberts, editor
Published: May 13,2011
It’s happened to all of us. You’ll be driving to work on Interstate 77 and that jingle for Charlotte-based heating and cooling company Morris-Jenkins comes on the radio. You know the one: “They’ll be warm heat at your house tonight.” (That’s the winter version. In the summer, “warm heat” is replaced with “cool air.”) Anyway, [...]
By Deon Roberts, editor
Published: May 9,2011
The Comedy Zone is a Charlotte company. It’s part of Heffron Talent International, which you can find at 1000 Seaboard St., Suite B14. The Comedy Zone is the largest comedy club network in the U.S., with more than 60 clubs across the country. According to Heffron’s website, some of those clubs are in the Charlotte [...]
By Deon Roberts, editor
Published: April 29,2011
Warm ocean water and low barometric pressure are the ingredients to make a nice, powerful hurricane. And a sky-high amount of properties in foreclosure and Gov. Beverly Perdue pulling the plug on unemployment benefits for thousands of North Carolinians are the ingredients to make things worse for the state’s already-troubled housing market. Am I being [...]
By Deon Roberts, editor
Published: April 26,2011
Drive along the so-called five-points intersection near Johnson C. Smith University and you’ll see in an area that could use, well, some sprucing up. It’s run-down in places — some might even call it sketchy — the kind of area that is home to fast-food restaurants, dollar stores and some churches but not exactly a [...]
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