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for "Lacour, Greg"
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24926
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After firing the longtime County Manager Harry Jones, the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners is dragging their feet in finding a new one. Some say due to a lack of experience in finding such candidates, others are saying a lack of planning was involved.
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"Five years after the furor of House Bill 2, the LBGTQ community--in Charlotte, in North Carolina, and across much of the nation--fights attacks on new fronts."The HB142 prohibition expired on Dec. 1, 2020. Several cities in the state have since adopted LBGTQ protections. It was Charlotte that originally fueled the fight for protections in 2016, leading to legislative reaction. At this point Mayor Pro Tem Julie Eiselt wants to assure that a future ordinance will withstand legal challenges.
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A companion to “Hole in the Wall Joints: Tried and True,” this article profiled nine restaurants located in towns stretching from the coast to the mountains and whose menus range from seafood to snacks. Local spots that became the hearts of their towns included Waterfront Seafood Shack, Kitty Hawk; Allen and Son, Chapel Hill; and Dots Dario, Marion.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 85 Issue 3, August 2017,
p90-94, 96, 98, 100-102, 104, 106, 108, 110-114
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There is growing concern that the integrity of the Coulwood area of Charlotte will be lost if it is allowed to be developed. Its vast difference from the more urban portions of Charlotte is what makes it unique.
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"Yes, hoppy beers get you drunk and leave you in pain--but not for the reasons you might expect. Hops is used by brewers to blance what would otherwise by an overly sweet beer. Dan Wade is co-founder of Wooden Robot Brewery.
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Policy experts explain how they would address four of the main factors that contribute to Charlotte’s lack of economic mobility, and one major philanthropist talks about how to give back.
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Lacour explains how the top privately-held companies in North Carolina are increasing sales through use of the Internet. The article also includes BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA'S annual ranking of the state's top 100 private companies. Belk, Inc. retained its 2012 ranking, with General Parts International Inc., a Raleigh distributor of automotive replacement parts, and SAS Institute, Inc., a software developer, taking second and third place. Rankings are based on revenue in the most recent fiscal year.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 33 Issue 10, Oct 2013,
p38-45, il, por
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Nearly four decades after he was first hired by the Charlotte Observer as a reporter in its Rock Hill South Carolina bureau is retiring at age 70. His son Will, age 23, dies in an auto accident in 2018.
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Jesse Cureton, a former West Charlotte High School drum major, has rekindled the love and sponsorship for Charlotte’s Thanksgiving Day parade. Attendance had once dwindled to 20,000, but his efforts have helped increase the crowds fivefold.
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Charlotte Magazine
(NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 19 Issue 11, November 2014,
p20, il, por
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24895
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The mayor of Charlotte makes less than waste laborers which may seem low, but the mayoral position is only a part time job. The city of Charlotte may want to consider changing this after the full-time example set by Pat McCrory.
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Nevin is a historic neighborhood in Charlotte located four miles north of the city's uptown area. The neighborhood is more akin to a rural or suburbam setting than other comprising Charlotte.
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"For potential homebuyers, some good news: the market has started to calm down. some bad news, its settling in an expensive place." The current landscape for buying a home in Charlotte is both confusing and sometimes contradictory. there is no one silver bullet that can solve the problem. According to the author of tis sketch, the last two years have given in to an inflation of the housing market, the outcome of too many buyers withvery cheap money seeking too few homes.
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Charlotte Magazine
(NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 28 Issue 4, April 2023,
p62-65, il, map
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North Carolina’s history with barbecue goes back four centuries, which Jim Early revealed in The Best Tar Heel Barbecue, from Manteo to Murphy. This book is based largely on his experience with varieties of barbecue offered along what he calls the NCBS Historic Barbecue Trail. His experience illustrates that this dish is a key ingredient of the state’s cultural identity.
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Barbecue--see also barbeque; Barbecue--history--North Carolina, Eastern; Barbecue--history--North Carolina, Western; North Carolina Barbecue Society; Barbecue--history--Roanoke Island; Pig pickin's--barbecue--North Carolina ; Pig pickin's--race relations; Southern culture--barbecue; Western style--see also Piedmont style; Barbecue restaurants--North Carolina--Wilber's ; North Carolina Barbecue Society Historic Barbecue Trail ; Lexington--Description and travel
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"UNCC's new CIPHER venter may help unlock the screts of the next pandemic by breaking through the barriers that seperate researchers from each other." The new approach recognizes a current trend in academia towards a team effort.
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"Racing Rock Star Tim Richmond died in 1989 but left a unique public image and--maybe--a private part of himself." Richmond was one of the first drivers to move from open wheel racing to NASCAR stock cars full-time. In 2010, ESPN aired a documentary about his life.
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