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In 1987, the Charlotte Hornets were introduced by Kannapolis resident George Shinn. The Hornets were well received and loved by the city until 1999 when Shinn's controversies set unwanted light on the team. Shinn moved his team to New Orleans in 2012 and investment in the Charlotte Bobcats has been difficult. To add fuel to the fire is the worst season in NBA history, and now, a group of fans is calling for the Charlotte Bobcats to return to their original name of Charlotte Hornets.
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Charlotte basketball fans fight to change the Bobcats back to the Hornets.
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Joe and Peggy Swicegood have operated Little Pigs BBQ in Asheville for over fifty years. It began as part of the Little Pigs BBQ of America franchises, but by 1967, the chain was bankrupt. However, Joe and Peggy just kept right on going with their restaurant. Generally barbecue was too hard to do in a fast-food restaurant. McDonald's had tried but soon switched to hamburgers. Joe and Peggy had have a successful run, for as Joe says, \"If the food is good, the slaw is tasty, the place is clean, and the people are treated right, they'll come back.\"
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Jeremy Markovich talks about the reality of having your home burgled. He recounts his own feelings about having his TV stolen.
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Frank Scibelli opened his first restaurant in Charlotte, Mama Ricotta's, in 1992. When he couldn't find any Mexican food he liked, he opened Cantina 1511, and followed it up with a Tex-Mex--Paco's Tacos & Tequila. For hamburgers he opened Bad Daddy's Burger Bar. When he likes it and can't find it, he builds his own restaurant. Charlotte is not known for traditional barbecue--enter Scibelli and the Midwood Smokehouse. Markovich explains why this is a traditional barbecue place and yet very different.
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The New Belgium beer company opened its east coast brewery in Asheville in 2016. Locals love the beer and the city improvements brought on by the brewery’s arrival, but some still question whether it should be considered a local business or not.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 84 Issue 10, March 2017,
p150-154, 156, 158, il, map
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The Cheoah River is an exciting and dangerous river to paddle in Swain County. The river only has whitewater for eighteen days a year, but trees, bushes, branches, rocks, and more create a bumpy ride for those who dare.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 83 Issue 5, October 2015,
p218-220, 222, il, por, map
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The painting of A.R. Ammon’s “Salute” on the side of the Dandelion Market was inspired by wall poems in other cities. The project, a vision shared by locals Amy Bagwell and Graham Carew, was made reality through the assistance of students from Piedmont Community College. Since their project was unveiled, wall poems have been painted on other buildings in Charlotte’s West 5th Street area.
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Markovich describes the services of the Blockade Runner, an independent beach resort at Wrightsville Beach. This year marks fifty years of providing service to beach goers who just want to relax. The Seashore Hotel opened on the site in 1897 and burned in 1918. It was followed by the Ocean Terrace which was battered by Hurricane Hazel in 1954 and then burned down the following year. The Blockade Runner was built there in 1964, a group of doctors bought it in 1971, and in 1984 the daughter of one of them, Mary Baggett, took over running the place.
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Greenville Times / Pitt's Past
(NC Microforms), Vol. 28 Issue 2, January 20 2010,
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The U.S National Whitewater Center offers many different outdoor sports from whitewater rafting to zip lining. When the company first started off, it had some financial struggles, but today it is a thriving business making plenty to survive.
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Founded in 1924, the Troutman Chair Company outside of Statesville has long been known for making the best oak rocking chairs in the country.
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15793
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Rockingham, located in Rockingham County, is Our State Magazine's featured Tar Heel Town of the Month.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 79 Issue 8, Jan 2012,
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Erasmus Midgett’s mission for saving lives in Ocracoke ended in 1910, but in a sense endured far beyond his time as an employee for Life-Saving Service. He laid the foundation for a legacy that has lasted over a century, involved over two hundred members of his family, and extended into their service for Life-Saving Services’ successor, the Coast Guard.
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After mills closed, jobs left, and in 2004 when the only NASCAR race left at the North Carolina Motor Speedway left, Rockingham, North Carolina seemed to wither. But an old racer bought the empty track at auction in 2007 and now the Rockingham Speedway combines the nostalgia of old NASCAR days with the modernity of the new NASCAR.
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Markovich discusses the first NASCAR race he ever went to and how it influenced his life later. He also discusses NASCAR's comeback.
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