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Convention Tension (access required)

By Scott Baughman
Published: October 11,2011

On April 28, former Charlotte Mayor Harvey Gantt stood behind a podium at the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, addressing the crowd that had gathered for the press conference. The focus of the event was the 2012 Democratic National Convention, which the city had learned it won just two months earlier. More specifically, the press [...]


Nonprofits expect to profit from convention (access required)

By Bea Quirk, contributing writer
Published: February 15,2011

Just hours after the Democratic Party announced that Charlotte would host its 2012 national convention, the Levine Museum of the New South got a phone call. A national organization wanted to book the museum during the convention for a sit-down dinner for 500 people. The museum thanked the group for its interest, but it had [...]