By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: July 8,2011
Already skeptical of SouthPark Mall, a big, new complex built in the middle of pastureland, residents weren’t happy when they learned that Charlotte developer Johnny Harris planned to build offices and retail shops around it. It was the early 1970s, and Harris, then a partner at The Bissell Cos., said his family had sold the [...]
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 [...]
By Scott Baughman
Published: May 31,2011
The Charlotte Knights have slain the lawsuit dragon delaying their new stadium in uptown. Now, the Triple-A ball club must convince some skeptical Mecklenburg County commissioners that the project is still a good use of the land. In their pitch, the Knights are pointing to Indianapolis, a city about 440 miles away, and what they [...]
By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: March 9,2011
President Barack Obama has invited a bipartisan group of lawmakers from Charlotte and Chicago to the White House tonight to watch Obama’s hometown Chicago Bulls play the Charlotte Bobcats, according to a story by The Associated Press. Earlier in the day, Obama is scheduled to meet with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton before the basketball game, the [...]
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