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Friday, March 13, 2009
News Perdue wants to help small business
Posted By Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman on Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 9:13 AM
She promises more details next week.
N.C. Gov. Bev Perdue is proposing a series of initiatives to spur economic development in the state, including a plan to reduce small companies’ tax burden.Perdue says the initiatives will be included in her proposed state budget next week.
Speaking Thursday at a roundtable with western North Carolina business leaders, she outlined the following proposals:
• Small-business tax relief, under which businesses with less than $100,000 in annual profits can exempt the first $25,000 of net income from state tax. Businesses with profits between $100,000 and $200,000 would be able to exempt the first $15,000.
Read the rest of this Charlotte Business Journal article here.
The Wack List / News The Wack List: March 13
Posted By Carlton Hargro on Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 8:45 AM
Five people, places and things we really ain't digging today.
• Charlotte's drunk drivers
• The late Bruce Kramer
• James Dobson. Old story, but we just don't like the dude.
Today's Top Five / News Today's Top 5: Friday
Posted By Anita Overcash on Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 8:00 AM
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, March 13, 2009 — as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
• Lee Davis and Robert Hasselle exhibition opening reception at RedSky Gallery
• Lock & Key Party at Suite
• Marnie Stern at Snug Harbor
• First Look Friday: Masterworks from the New Orleans Museum of Art at Mint Museum of Art
• Disco Lemonade at NV Nightclub and Lounge
Thursday, March 12, 2009
See & Do: The Weekender / News Weekender
Posted By Anita Overcash on Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 2:02 PM
Check out these events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area this weekend— as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
Fri., March 13
Theater: Kahlil Ashanti’s one-man production Basic Training is based on events from his own life. It blends seriousness and humor for what amounts to, in the end, an inspirational and touching performance at Stage Door Theater.
Art: Check out the opening reception of Mint Hill Arts’ new Metamorphosis exhibition.
Food: Find comfort in old-style and new Southern cuisine, like fried bologna sandwiches, fried oyster po’ boy sandwiches, pork chops, barbecue and plenty more at Jake’s Good Eats.
Boomer with Attitude / News Six true things you're not supposed to say about the DSS hiring controversy
Posted By John Grooms on Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 1:56 PM
If you're pro-Foxx, you're not supposed to tell the truth and say:
1. Whether the hiring process met the letter of the law or not, the way these women were hired was utterly unethical, as well as brazenly preferential toward public officials' kin.
2. The local African-American "Good Ole Boy" government/business network is as full of itself as the longtime white network.
3. County Manager Harry Jones' main interest is always the proper covering of his own ass.
If you're anti-Foxx, you're not supposed to tell the truth and say:
1. The women in question are eminently qualified for their positions.
2. Race, as in "white and black" and "mayor's race," played a big role in how these hiring irregularities were "discovered" and reported.
3. I don't really care about DSS at all, but I enjoy griping about Democrats, especially black ones.
News Party for homeless vets tomorrow at Grady Cole
Posted By Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman on Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 1:53 PM
Great idea, but no word on how organizers are informing homeless vets about their big brouhaha. Also, a one-day event? One day? Where's the love every day?
A one-day event to provide military veterans who are homeless with assistance, services, and community resources is set for Friday, March 13, 2009, at the Grady Cole Center in Charlotte.Veterans from Mecklenburg County and the surrounding area who participate in the 2009 Mecklenburg County Homeless Veterans Stand Down will receive breakfast and lunch, have an opportunity to use the shower facility and receive medical, mental health and dental screenings from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Other services include employment assistance, hair cuts, clothing and information about housing and applying for benefits. The event includes an opening ceremony, music, entertainment and a special POW/MIA Ceremony at 11:30 a.m.
Read the rest of this Mecklenburg County press release here.
Film / News Friday Film Openings
Posted By Matt Brunson on Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 12:02 PM
The Class - Francois Begaudeau
The Last House on the Left - Garret Dillahunt, Monica Potter
Miss March - Zach Cregger, Trevor Moore
Race to Witch Mountain - Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino
News Gorman, you twit
Posted By Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman on Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 12:00 PM
You're right. What the children of Charlotte need are fewer teachers, with a starting pay just over $33.000, and 80 percent more administrators, like you, who make more than $100,000 annually. And, don't you bother taking a pay-cut, either. The rank and file realize how difficult it must be to live on a quarter million dollars per year. Thanks for thinking of our collective future, sir!
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Peter Gorman says teachers calling for administrative layoffs have their facts wrong.The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Association of Educators yesterday organized a protest of teacher layoffs and called for "pruning the top" instead. Gorman proposes eliminating 456 teachers and 83 assistant principals.
Read the rest of this WFAE article here.
Further reading from TradingMarkets.com:
Number of 6-figure CMS salaries up again: 29% increase in past year follows '07 trend
Gorman is the county's best paid local-government employee. He makes $260,000 a year -- $2,500 less than Del Burns gets for running the slightly larger Wake County Schools. But Gorman's extras -- $35,000 for retirement and a performance bonus up to $26,000 -- push his total package past Burns'.
News It will still only cost you an arm to see the Panthers
Posted By Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman on Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 11:36 AM
Thanks for not raising your rates, Panthers! You're right, the economy does suck.
We know you're used to sell-out games, but since almost 10 percent of us don't have a job, don't get too excited if we decide to watch you at our local tavern instead of at your house next season.
Carolina Panthers fans will pay the same ticket prices in 2009 as they did last season.The team sent out season-ticket notices this week, with prices frozen at 2008 levels. Last year, prices rose 4 percent to 5 percent.
Read the rest of this article here.
News Is anyone surprised?
Posted By Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman on Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 11:00 AM
Let's see...
Hormonal teenagers. (Check.) Wedlock. (Check.) Whacked mother-in-law. (Check.) Employment issues. (Check.) National media following their every move for months. (Check.)
No, really, why didn't their love last?
Levi Johnston and Bristol Palin, the teenage daughter of Gov. Sarah Palin, have broken off their engagement, he said Wednesday, about 2 1/2 months after the couple had a baby.Johnston, 19, told the AP that he and 18-year-old Bristol Palin mutually decided "a while ago" to end their relationship. He declined to elaborate as he stood outside his family's home in Wasilla, about 40 miles north of Anchorage.
He also said some details of the breakup, rumors of which had been swirling on the Internet, were inaccurate.
Read the rest of this USAToday article here.
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Marilyn Chambers found dead
Porn star Marilyn Chambers found dead at age 56.
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Question the Queen City: The story of Nellie Freeman, aka 'Razor Girl' 2
She decapitated her husband, was declared innocent, and never hurt another soul.
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Question the Queen City: The story of Mabel Rea 4
The Charlotte native went Hollywood, returned home and met a tragic demise.
