March 15, 2012, 7:52 pm Knights officials and developers told Charlotte City Council they’d like for the city to chip in 11-million dollars for a stadium uptown, joining Mecklenburg County that has already committed 8-million dollars to the plan. The Knights earned a particularly icy reception from some city council members, weary of promises of big crowds at Time Warner [...] Read More
March 15, 2012, 7:52 pm Knights officials and developers told Charlotte City Council they’d like for the city to chip in 11-million dollars for a stadium uptown, joining Mecklenburg County that has already committed 8-million dollars to the plan. The Knights earned a particularly icy reception from some city council members, weary of promises of big crowds at Time Warner [...] Read More
January 30, 2012, 9:54 pm Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police arrested a total of 7 protesters from the Occupy Charlotte movement Monday, after a new city ordinance went into effect prohibiting camping on city grounds. Nearly 30 CMPD officers began dismantling the campsites just after 2:45 p.m., after the protesters were given one final warning to dismantle their structures. In total, some 40 [...] Read More
December 12, 2011, 3:52 pm The Charlotte City Council approved more than one-million dollars in incentive money for Chiquita Monday night, including hundreds of thousands of dollars in moving expenses. The council’s discussion was interrupted at times by the shouts of protesters in the audience. Demonstrators and some council members say the move could set a dangerous precedent. Protester Christian [...] Read More
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