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So you think Gaston County is a cesspool, eh?
It’s the butt of many a joke. Since I moved to Charlotte last year, I’ve noticed that people like to talk smack about Gaston County, Mecklenburg County’s neighbor to the […]
Confusion regarding stowaway incident doesn’t fly
It’s getting harder to trust anybody when it comes to how a teenager apparently snuck into a US Airways airplane wheel well at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport in November. The whole […]
Trip back home makes me glad to be here
So, I’m driving around New Orleans this week, on a trip back to my hometown before heading home to North Carolina after attending my brother’s wedding in Houston. In the […]
Press kits never cease to amaze
Last Thursday, someone in the office handed me my mail. It was a press kit. Newspapers get press kits all the time. It’s just that this one was from Adam […]
Future uncertain for Charlotte’s builder-friendly reputation
If you’re a builder in Charlotte, chances are you are could be a bit more chipper. Chances are you think there are too many new rules in Mecklenburg County that […]
Deon might go insane if gas gets higher
I have an idea for an invention. And what with gasoline prices skyrocketing past the moon and into the neighboring galaxy these days, it should make me millions. Picture this: […]
Census figures generate good press for NC
It was the kind of headline that economic developers would squeal over. It appeared with a USA Today story Wednesday: “Jobs, climate help North Carolina’s 18.5 percent Census jump.” In […]
Senator hopes to speed up revaluation appeals
Mecklenburg County’s assessor’s office is awash in appeals as residential property owners challenge their 2011 revaluations. After commercial revaluation notices go out this month, the assessor’s office is expecting 40,000 […]
Getting closer to owning a slice of Meck
I’m almost at the finish line. Soon, I’ll be a homeowner in North Carolina, officially ruling over my own little piece of dirt in Mecklenburg County. The appraisal came through […]
Charlotte bags another foreign firm
Charlotte’s off to a pretty good start so far this year. No, I’m not talking about the 2012 Democratic National Convention. I’m talking about yet another foreign company opening operations […]
Lake Norman task force talk creates rough waters
In case you missed it, there’s been some turmoil in the Lake Norman area involving Visit Lake Norman and the mayors of Cornelius, Davidson and Huntersville. It all started earlier […]
A graying Charlotte is economic gold
Mecklenburg County is a lot grayer than it was about 20 years ago. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county’s population of those 65 and older rose 64 percent […]
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