Charlotte Cleans Up Quickly After The DNC
The arena has emptied out. Lawmakers, delegates and journalists are on their way home. By early this morning, uptown Charlotte was pretty much back to normal. On College Street just before 9 o'clock...
View ArticleConvention Leftovers
The DNC is just a memory and Charlotte is back to normal. The politicians, the media, the stars, the protesters, the delegates have all gone home but we’re not quite done with them. So many people...
View ArticleOut-Of-Towners Ask, Locals Answer On Twitter
Hundreds of people used Twitter during last week’s Democratic National Convention to ask locals about Charlotte. The Mecklenburg County manager’s office set up a Twitter account specifically for that...
View ArticleMore Bust Than Boom For Strip Clubs
In advance of the Republican and Democratic national conventions, strip clubs in both cities invested in upgrades. WFAE’s Tanner Latham checked whether the investments paid off in this report. With...
View ArticleNorth Carolina's Economy And The DNC's Impact
Well the smoke has cleared and the Democratic Party has left town but what sort of economic impact did they have on our community? Their convention comes just at the end of the third business quarter...
View ArticleCRVA Looks To Outside Firm For 'Credibility' In DNC Study
The City of Charlotte and several tax-payer funded agencies will pay an outside agency about $25,000 to estimate the DNC's boost to the local economy. It's pretty standard for the Charlotte Regional...
View ArticleDNC Fundraisers Came Up $12.5M Short
The Charlotte host committee of the DNC has revealed it came up $12.5 million short of its fundraising goal for the convention and was forced to tap a line of credit guaranteed by Duke Energy. WFAE's...
View ArticleThe Week In Politics: "Unaffiliated" Voters, SuperPAC Enters Judicial Race,...
Early voting is now underway in North Carolina. And this year, registration data show more voters are choosing not to affiliate with any political party. One quarter of the state’s electorate is now...
View ArticleFirst Lady Michelle Obama Campaigns In Charlotte
Last weekend, volunteers for both campaigns knocked on doors and called voters to get them to head to the polls. There were also some big names in the area – at least for President Barack Obama.On...
View ArticleDNC An Economic Boon Or Bust? Answer Comes Today
Original estimates placed the economic impact of the DNC in Charlotte between $150 million and $200 million. We'll know today if it came close. WFAE's» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleCMPD Set To Expand Reach Of Surveillance Network
The Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department has more than a hundred new security cameras Uptown. They were purchased through a federal grant for the» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleDNC Host Committee Still $10 Million Short
The Charlotte host committee is still $10 million short of its fundraising goal for the convention and has had to tap a line of credit guaranteed by Duke» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleCMPD's DNC Spending Details Revealed
The DNC seems a distant memory, but we're just now getting details of how Charlotte police spent a $50 million grant federal grant for convention security.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleCharlotte Sees Overall Drop In Crime In 2013
CMPD Chief Rodney Monroe delivered the end of year crime statistics on Wednesday. Overall, the number of crimes dropped by 5.5 percent in 2013. The...» E-Mail This
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