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Picking up after the protesters
It is a few ticks past 6 a.m. on Labor Day in Protest Bedroom U.S.A., known as Marshall Park on McDowell Street in Charlotte, and the people who were so loud on Sunday are quiet, motionless even, in their tents and sleeping bags.
DNC protest hardly lives up to participation expectations
Far below the expected 10,000, the protesters were nonetheless colorful and vocal as they wound their way through uptown Charlotte, wearing "Make Out, Not War" stickers and carrying signs for dozens of causes ranging from abortion ("Free, Legal and on Demand") to banks ("Wall Street is burning our democracy").
Dolling up for the DNC
Democrats are trying to sell Barack Obama -- for the second time -- to American voters. Mark Hundley is just trying to sell Obama dolls.
Relyin’ on Tryon
If Lt. Kevin Smeltzer were back in Greenville, he would be getting ready for church on Sunday, then Monday morning he would tackle a mound of paperwork.
For Charlotte Habitat, DNC offers chance to build awareness
The folks at the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity are building actual housing during the Democratic National Convention, and it’ll be right in the middle of the convention.
With DNC coming to town, industry leaders focused on policies
As Democrats were busy preparing to come to town for the convention, Charlotte real estate industry leaders were busy, too.
Minority firms hope DNC knocks down Charlotte barriers
As a minority contractor in Charlotte, Stephane Berwald said that all she wants is a fair shake.
Makeover for the meeting
With several delegate events already booked, King's Kitchen at 129 W. Trade St. hardly needs to do anything else to attract business during the week of the Democratic National Convention.
Downtime in uptown
The Democratic National Convention is coming to Charlotte, and Jason Jordan is in the market for a cot.
Dot-competition
Trent Corbin said that when he heard that the Democratic National Convention was coming to town, he saw dollar signs.
DNCC union-labor talk was painful to industry’s ears
It doesn't come as a surprise that the Democratic National Convention Committee, when it announced that its 2012 event would be held in Charlotte, said it wanted to union workers to get a piece of DNC-related work.
Code crunch time
In late July, Jim Bartl knew the Democratic National Convention would impact Mecklenburg County's code inspection department. The question was: By how much?
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