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Trump: Golf deal delay is par for the course
Charlotte golf fans and celeb watchers alike will be interested to know that there’s really nothing new to report on the Trump organization’s possible purchase of The Point Lake and […]
Why Braunstein flew away from the raptor center
Chances are you don’t know much about what happened to the former head of the Carolina Raptor Center. Earlier this year, Joy Braunstein swooped out of Charlotte like an owl […]
It’s time to grill, baby, grill
It’s summertime, which means getting as much use out of the grill as possible. With temps around the Charlotte area flirting with the triple digits lately, who wants to cook […]
So I bought a $14 chicken the other day
… at the Davidson farmers market, the first time I’ve ever bought organic meat. No kidding. Hey, it’s what all the cool kids are doing these days, so I figured […]
How I spent my Fourth of July vacation
My father lives in Rochester, Pa. It’s a borough — for the unfamiliar, that’s a self-governing, incorporated town — in Beaver County. It takes about eight hours to drive there […]
How much tweet cred do you have?
Lots of people do the social media thing these days, including me. I have a personal Facebook account, and I had a Twitter account that I pulled the plug on […]
When porn and e-cigs get together, it gets cloudy
AEBN is a Charlotte-based company that streams porn movies on the Internet. It’s perhaps an odd fit in Billy Graham country, and maybe that’s why Meck Times reporters haven’t been […]
Read this if you hate clamshell packaging
We’ve all been there. At least once in your life, you’ve walked out of a store, sat in your vehicle after buying some gadget you’ve been dying to get and […]
Grads might LOL over this advice on social media
Dear recent college graduate, It’s June, and you’re probably stretched out on a beach somewhere after throwing your cap in the air last month. That’s a good way to spend […]
The man who changed my view of government workers
My faith in government employees has been restored, thanks to Hugh McArtan. Most folks in Charlotte might not know Hugh. I didn’t know the guy existed until last week. Hugh […]
A brief history of banking regulations
A few weeks ago, I got a letter from my bank. Some changes were coming to the way the bank does business, the letter said. Basically, the “free” part of […]
Should we drink Dom Pérignon or Jack Daniel’s?
This month, California-based foreclosure tracker RealtyTrac said Charlotte-area foreclosure filings rose nearly 12 percent from March to April but fell more than 17 percent compared with April 2010. That sounds […]
Latest News
- Rail Trail Bridge to Connect Uptown to South End over I-277 work begins
- Construction employment rises in 32 states and D.C. with North Carolina adding 13,600 jobs
- ATTOM reports home purchase loans at 12-year low amid rising mortgage rates
- NCDOT unveils six design concepts to reconnect I-77 South corridor in Charlotte
- ATTOM report finds home prices grew in nearly half of opportunity zones
- Foundry Commercial Brings Uptown Charlotte Site to Market
- Construction Employment Rises By 9,000 In April As Nonresidential Hiring Offsets Residential Declines And Average Hourly Pay Rises To $38.73
- Foreclosure activity rises 18 percent annually with Delaware and South Carolina hardest hit
- Homeowners face plumbing and radon as top repair stressors across states
- Averitt Announces New Commitment to Charlotte
- PlayNation to Bring Purpose-Driven Indoor Playground to Eastway Crossing
- Construction Jobs Increase In 33 States And D.C. Between March 2025 And March 2026
Features
- Thomas & Hutton Announces Ryo Yamamoto’s Professional Engineer Licensure in North Carolina
- Thomas & Hutton Grows Charlotte Team With Two New Project Engineers
- City of Charlotte Introduces New Deputy City Manager and New Director of Housing & Neighborhood Services
- JLL strengthens Charlotte capabilities with top Agency Leasing team hire from Foundry Commercial
- Thomas & Hutton Grows Charlotte Team With Two New Team Members
- Nick Schirato Joins Thomas & Hutton As An Environmental Designer In Charlotte
- Foundry Taps Alex Olofson to Lead Capital Markets Growth in Charlotte
- Tony Lathrop Strengthens Parker Poe’s Infrastructure, Transportation & Public Policy Services
- MVA Expands Economic Development & Incentives Group, Appoints Beth Buckner as Head
- Thomas & Hutton Announces Kaylee Neal’s Professional Engineer Licensure In North Carolina
- Thomas & Hutton Announces Sixth-Generation Leadership Transition as Firm Enters 80th Year
- Movement Mortgage welcomes Justin Caplan as East Coast Growth Director
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