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In the News (Fri 25 Dec 09)

  
  Charlotte News
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are investigating a fatal Sunday morning accident at the intersection of Hucks and Browne Roads in North Charlotte.
A man was shot in the parking lot of an east Charlotte apartment complex Thursday night, but police said they later made an arrest in the case.
Police in east Charlotte are trying to determine why someone fired at least one shot into a residence early Sunday morning, injuring an occupant.
www.topix.net /charlotte   (556 words)

  
  Charlotte
The newspaper was a consistent champion of the growth and expansion of Charlotte and its environs.
He argued that unless Charlotte acted quickly and boldly it could squander its chances for becoming "one of the country’s most glorious cities." According to Rouse, the people of Charlotte stood "on the threshold of opportunity." To step back from the challenge, he insisted, would propel Charlotte in the wrong direction.
The first UNCC Forum at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte was entitled "The University and the Development of the Modern City." Professor Edith Winningham was the organizer of the Forum.
www.cmhpf.org /uptownsurveyciviccenterhistory.htm   (1956 words)

  
 Charlotte
Designed by J. Pease Associates, one of Charlotte's most influential architecture/engineering firms, the building is very much in keeping with the dictates of the International style.
The Hornet's Nest is the symbol of Mecklenburg County.
In 1780 the British army occupied Charlotte and its environs.
www.cmhpf.org /uptownsurveycharlotteobserver.htm   (148 words)

  
 The Charlotte Observer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Charlotte Observer, serving Charlotte, North Carolina and its metro area is the largest newspaper, in terms of circulation, in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
The Observer ended circulation of the afternoon News in 1985.
Circulation at the Charlotte Observer has been declining for many years, even faster than the typical downward trend observed in the industry.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charlotte_Observer   (332 words)

  
 Charlotte Observer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The dominant newspaper in the region is The Charlotte Obhserver.
The Charlotte Observer, a leading newspaper in the Carolinas, is sekeing an experienced trainer to create and administfre training programs for the Advertising Division.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. A minority owner of the Charlotte Bobctas wants to donate his share of the baszketball etam to a charity, but is being blocked by team managying patrner Bob Johnson, The CCharlotte Observer reported.
charlotte.big-city.org /observer.html   (499 words)

  
 The Charlotte Observer All-Star Scholars Program
The scholars, their parents and principals will be honored at the All-Star Scholars Recognition Banquet in Charlotte on May 18.
This form must be received by The Observer on or before March 10.
If The Observer does not receive your registration and nomination forms with Senior of the Year information by the above dates, we cannot include your school in the program, and your student(s) will not be represented in The Observer's All-Star Scholars sections which publish in May.
www.observerinthecommunity.com /scholars.html   (637 words)

  
 Arts2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
A major reason to go is to see the large one-of-a-kind monoprint, "Cueing In" by the Charlotte native, the legendary Romare Bearden.
It is good that in addition to many talented regional artists, the gallery is showing major active New York art stars like Murray.
Charlotte's Richard Mayberry in "Rudbeckia on the Appalachian Trail" created in graphite on paper gives us such microscopic detail of wildflowers and dense foliage that it is almost like we're given God's view.
www.thecharlottepost.com /arts2.html   (397 words)

  
 The Charlotte Observer Newspaper Subscription
The Charlotte Observer subscribers receive comprehensive and in-depth news coverage.
A well respected newspaper with strong local focus, compelling feature articles and sharp editorial content, The Charlotte Observer newspaper readers are always well informed.
Order The Charlotte Observer home delivery on the days that are the most convenient for you.
www.discountednewspapers.com /Charlotte-Observer/index.html   (80 words)

  
 Charlotte Observer | 07/30/2006 | Ready for an uprising of the undead?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Observer Forum offers a home to a wide variety of public concerns.
So we decided to publish the zombie warning.Later I was curious about what inspired the writer, so I contacted her.
When the editors who oversee the comics were hired they were asked about education and experience.
www.centredaily.com /mld/observer/2006/07/30/news/15156571.htm   (689 words)

  
 Charlotte Observer Leverages Virtual Iron - Virtual Iron Software
As a result of both initiatives, The Charlotte Observer will significantly reduce data center complexity and gain new levels of price performance while improving service levels for its readers.
The Charlotte Observer will benefit from Virtual Iron’s advanced capabilities such as large memory support (up to 96 GB), large SMP capabilities (up to 8 simultaneous CPUs per virtual server) and the ability to virtualize server platforms with up to 32 physical CPUs.
The Charlotte Observer is the premier newspaper in the Charlotte region, which is the second largest banking center in the United States.
www.virtualiron.com /news_events/releaseDate-121106-Charlotte.cfm   (593 words)

  
 Charlotte - A Work in Progress   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Many of these changes have been captured by the Charlotte Observer photographers during the course of their day-to-day work.
“Charlotte - A Work in Progress” represents but a snapshot of the changes that have made the Queen City the major metropolitan city it is today.
The transformation of Charlotte was facilitated by people and their work.
www.cmstory.org /exhibit/observer   (203 words)

  
 Charlotte Observer
To my surprise I was just notified that there is an article in the Charlotte Observer about us and what we do here in Guatemala.
Rosa Col sits on a bed of wooden slats and a single sheet in the one-room, dirt-floor home she lives in with her husband and nine children.
With the help of volunteers from Central Church of God in Charlotte, churches in Guatemala City and a doctor from a local clinic, Buchanan's group diagnosed and treated skin infections, vitamin deficiencies, worms, fevers and head lice.
www.junglemedicmissions.org /Newsletters/2005-01-01-CharlotteObserver.htm   (541 words)

  
 newsobserver.com | Searches
News & Observer stories related to the tornado that hit the community of Armour in Columbus County on Nov. 16, 2006.
News & Observer articles related to the death of Michelle Young at her home south of Raleigh.
News & Observer archives related to the 2006 shooting death of Peyton Strickland by sheriff's deputies in New Hanover County.
www.newsobserver.com /member_center/help/searches   (3279 words)

  
 Charlotte Observer | 08/28/2006 | Banks creative in courting Latinos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Most banks, including Charlotte's giants, are trying to serve Hispanics through existing branches.
The Charlotte company also offers a foreign remittance card that lets customers send money to friends and family in a range of foreign countries.
Now the bank has branches on Charlotte's South Boulevard and Central Avenue and in Monroe, $28 million in assets and $7 million in deposits.
www.ohio.com /mld/charlotte/news/special_packages/immigration/15378302.htm   (1546 words)

  
 Welcome to The Charlotte Observer Advertising Division
Your challenge is to build and maintain top-of-mind awareness of your business in The Charlotte Market.
The Charlotte Observer, as a newspaper, is the dominant single medium in this market.
By adding Observer Direct to your newspaper buy, you can achieve 100% coverage of geographic areas important to you and avoid these problems.
www.observeradvertising.com /docs/tmc.htm   (182 words)

  
 Opinion -- Charlotte Observer
On Aug. 9, 1974, at a moment when the nation was putting aside an unhappy, tormented president and was aching for serenity in high places, to the center of national life strode an abnormality -- a happy, normal man as president.
My second tour of duty as a community columnist is ending.
Short and snappy comments by anonymous Observer readers on the issues of the day
www.twincities.com /mld/observer/news/opinion   (398 words)

  
 Article From the Charlotte Observer
Our trip was organized by our friends, Wharton Winstead and his wife, Kathryn Banks, of Charlotte.
The other two couples were from Asheville: the Winsteads' architect Bill Ashe and his wife, Pat Peterson, and the Ashes' good friends, Stan Willett and his wife, Patti Claridge.
We flew from Charlotte to Seattle, and then to Ketchikan, Alaska.
www.alaskansong.com /charlotte.htm   (1398 words)

  
 McClatchy to buy Observer parent - Charlotte Business Journal:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Along with The Charlotte Observer, papers to be added through the transaction include the Miami Herald, Kansas City Star and Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Peter Ridder, publisher of The Charlotte Observer, says he believes the sale will benefit the Queen City.
The Charlotte Observer is not among the newspapers slated for divestiture.
charlotte.bizjournals.com /charlotte/stories/2006/03/13/daily1.html?from_yf=1   (612 words)

  
 North Carolina Coalition for a Moratorium
Independent groups, including The Charlotte Observer, have conducted studies that identified alarming trends.
Prosecutors in some judicial districts pursue the death penalty more often than in others.
In the next few weeks, uncertain lawmakers must find the wisdom and courage to do the right thing -- and correct the problems with North Carolina's deeply flawed death penalty.
www.ncmoratorium.org /site/news_detail.asp?news=191   (468 words)

  
 Charlotte Observer | Neighbors of Southern Mecklenburg
As new families have flooded Charlotte in recent years and interest in private schools citywide surged, Charlotte Christian School's enrollment has reached an all-time high.
Neighbors of Southern Mecklenburg, a part of The Charlotte Observer, publishes news of the region on Sundays and Thursdays.
Some articles from the Neighbors of Southern Mecklenburg section may be published elsewhere in the Observer for readers outside the area.
www.southneighbors.com   (273 words)

  
 Edwards' Remarks May Nudge Others
Published on Monday, November 14, 2005 by the Charlotte Observer (North Carolina)
And after the U.S. bombing of Baghdad began, antiwar demonstrators picketed Edwards' Charlotte office and a campaign fundraiser in Raleigh.
To rescue their campaigns in the months leading up to the 2004 Iowa caucuses, Edwards and Kerry voted against Bush's request for $87 billion for military and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
www.commondreams.org /headlines05/1114-08.htm   (861 words)

  
 Charlotte Observer, The - Find Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Charlotte Observer is a daily newspaper published in North Carolina.
There is no professional athlete like him in Charlotte...
Nineteen votes were all Charlotte developer Ric Killian needed to win election to the N.C. General Assembly on Monday night.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_km4476   (279 words)

  
 Charlotte Observer - Arts
The colorful palace of the king of Siam, the lush score of Richard Rodgers, the image-rich lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein, the grand choreography of Jerome Robbins, and dozens of brocaded, hoop-skirted gowns.
During its weeklong run here, 20,000 theatergoers are expected to see the famous musical story of Anna, a widowed teacher from England in the 1860s, who goes head-to-head with the stubborn king of Siam.
Search through 11 years of Observer stories with our News Library.
www.seedship.com /hayley/8c11co1r.html   (547 words)

  
 Caulkins named Observer publisher - Charlotte Business Journal:
"Ann Caulkins has been an extraordinarily good publisher in Columbia, and I have no doubt that she will be the same in Charlotte," says Art Brisbane, senior vice president of Knight Ridder Inc., parent of both the Observer and The State, told the Charlotte daily.
Caulkins' appointment as Observer publisher confirms a decision announced in September but put on hold because San Jose, Calif.-based Knight Ridder (NYSE:KRI) was likely to be sold.
The Observer is not among the newspapers slated for divestiture.
charlotte.bizjournals.com /charlotte/stories/2006/05/08/daily3.html   (602 words)

  
 Charlotte USA - The Charlotte Regional Partnership - Promoting Business Relocation and Economic Development in the ...
Kennedy Covington ranks high in equity deals Charlotte Business Journal - Private Equity Analyst, a trade publication covering the equity markets, has named Kennedy Covington Lobdell and Hickman one of the most active private equity and venture capital law firms in the country.
Food Lion likely to get $800,000 tax incentive from county Salisbury Post - The official vote on giving over $800,000 in tax incentives to Food Lion is two weeks away, but county commissioners gave every indication the grant will be approved.
Charlotte Regional Partnership 1001 Morehead Square Drive, Suite 200, Charlotte NC 28203 P 800.554.4373 F 704.347.8981 request@charlotteusa.com
www.charlotteusa.com /Media/daily_headlines_detail.asp?PressRelease_cd=1443   (487 words)

  
 Charlotte.com : Charlotte news, events, Panthers, Bobcats, jobs, cars, homes
Charlotte.com : Charlotte news, events, Panthers, Bobcats, jobs, cars, homes
Victim in fatal N. Charlotte wreck ID'd - 05:49 PM
Three strikes and out for Chris Rock as he again tries a middle-of-the-road comedy.
www.charlotte.com   (244 words)

  
 ThatsRacin.com | 10/13/2006 | Indy winner Sam Hornish to make NASCAR effort
Hornish, who won the Indy 500 in May and has three IndyCar Series championships, will attempt to make his NASCAR debut in the Nov. 11 Busch Series race at Phoenix International Raceway.
He'll drive a Dodge fielded by Penske Racing South, multiple sources confirmed for The Charlotte Observer Friday night.
Hornish is also expected to attempt the Nov. 18 Busch series finale at Homestead, Fla., sources said.
www.thatsracin.com /mld/thatsracin/15754656.htm   (395 words)

  
 Your Right to Know
The Observer will focus on helping readers learn how to access and use public records.
Maria and I are researchers in the Charlotte Observer newsroom, with almost 20 years experience between us.
Residing on the site are all kinds of information on Mecklenburg County properties, owners, neighborhood home sales, etc. But it can be a little intimidating to the casual user.
charlotteobserver.blogspot.com   (1931 words)

  
 Blogging with Bryan C. Hanks, second edition » Great column on UNC from Charlotte Observer’s Tom Sorenson
Great column on UNC from Charlotte Observer’s Tom Sorenson
For a long time, I have been a fan of Charlotte Observer columnist Tom Sorenson.
You must be logged in to post a comment.
bhanks.encblogs.com /?p=130   (765 words)

  
 newsobserver.com | Home
Marquetta Dickens scored 25 points, and the Wolfpack resumed its late-season surge by beating Robert Morris 84-52 today, giving the Pack and its Hall of Fame coach, Kay Yow, their first NCAA victory in six years.
Images of tenderness, triumph and teaching led to a banner awards season for News & Observer photographers.
Ted Vaden is The News & Observer's public editor.
www.news-observer.com   (808 words)

  
 GoCarolinas, Charlotte Events, Movies, Restaurants, Theater, Concerts
The Charlotte Antique and Collectibles Show’s “Spring Spectacular,” held at the Metrolina Expo Center this April 4th — 8th, is one of the largest events of its kind in the country.
Saint Patrick’s Day puts Charlotte, with her deep Scots-Irish roots, in a celebratory mood.
The new interiors are beautiful; and the food — at lunch, dinner, weekend brunch and late-night weekends in the bar — is outstanding.
www.wsoctv.com /gocarolinas/index.html   (1045 words)

  
 News : Opinion -- Charlotte.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will never gain the trust of the community if it keeps covering up questions such as whether students at Myers Park High School were coerced into dropping out.
I was appalled that the Charlotte Observer waited seven months after the Charlotte Post reported it, to publish an article about this.
I bet if the Observer had published this story in September, the investigations would have been finished by now.Lars...
www.bradenton.com /mld/charlotte/news/opinion   (427 words)

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