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The Tuesday Interview: Joel Matthews, East Coast Pyrotechnics event producer (access required)

By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: July 5,2011

Age: 48 Lives in: Rock Hill, S.C. Family: wife, Marie; children, Jesse, 7, Jake, 5 Education: bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Joel Matthews likes to blow stuff up. He’s been doing it for about 30 years, and as event producer for East Coast Pyrotechnics in Catawba, S.C., he [...]


Some say concession prices at local venues are hard to swallow (access required)

By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: July 5,2011

Summer in Charlotte is in full swing, and that could mean good business for arenas and venues that offer a concert and a cool reprieve from the heat or just a way to unwind. But in these days of economic recovery, consumers are also watching their wallets. Big shows can bring big price tags for [...]