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CMPD disputes report’s crime ranking for North Tryon corridor (access required)

By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: October 4,2011

Neighborhoodscout.com’s finding that the North Tryon corridor — roughly the area between North Graham Street, Atando Avenue, Brevard Street and the Brookshire Freeway — belongs on the list of the 25 most dangerous neighborhoods in America does not sit well with Robert Tufano. Tufano, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department spokesman, says the report is inaccurate, although he [...]


Internet cafes still operate 
as the industry places bets on a lawsuit (access required)

By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: August 2,2011

The dark, tinted glass makes it impossible to see inside unless you press your face against the window. In response to a knock on the front door, a young man, sporting a mohawk and seated behind a glass partition in the back, presses a button and the door buzzes open. Inside on a recent Thursday [...]