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Thursday, November 22, 2012
News / Opinion Post-Election Notebook 2012: It's Thanksgiving, and I'm still waiting for my 'gifts'
Posted By Mary C. Curtis on Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Do I qualify for two gifts, one for being an African American and another for being a woman?
I listened to Mitt Romney's phone-call comments to supporters explaining his loss and President Obama's win by pretty much concluding that the incumbent bought voters using shiny toys - health care, the Dream Act and free birth control. I thought, this guy really does believe that 47 percent of Americans are "victims." I don't even think he considers minorities, women, gays and others who voted for Obama American at all. But I do know that Romney likes to insult most of America when he thinks only like minds are listening. (Would we even want a president who hasn't figured out that nothing stays secret for long?)
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
News Occupiers host their own Black Friday
Posted By Ana McKenzie on Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 12:30 PM
Occupiers nationwide will gather in front of stores, including Wal-Mart and Macy's, on Black Friday to divert shoppers from big chains to local mom-and-pops - or to distract them from shopping at all - according to USA Today. Animal activists will gather outside the Macy's Herald Square store in Manhattan to demonstrate the use of fur in clothing.
Scotty Wingfield of Charlotte Occupy said the local group is planning to somehow support the nationwide Wal-Mart protests, though she didn't provide specifics.
Read USA Today's story here.
News Mecklenburg County tax assessor resigns
Posted By Ana McKenzie on Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 11:58 AM
Garrett Alexander resigned as Mecklenburg County tax assessor Tuesday night after overseeing a revaluation in 2011 that has caused major controversy and headaches.
A later review of the revaluation "turned up evidence that potentially 10 percent of Mecklenburg County neighborhoods were assessed unfairly," according to WFAE.
Reviewers also found terrible customer service at the tax assessor's office and discovered it had been 17 years since appraisers had visited properties in-person to update information in the county's records.
Read WFAE's full story here.
Arts / Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Wednesday
Posted By Anita Overcash on Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 9:00 AM
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Nov. 21, 2012 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
* Lamb of God at The Fillmore
* Channeling the USA at McColl Center for Visual Art
* Open Mic at Jackalope Jacks
* Red at Actor's Theatre of Charlotte
* Bobcats vs. Toronto at Time Warner Cable Arena
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
News / Opinion Durham man proves gravity trumps resurrection
Posted By Ana McKenzie on Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 3:39 PM
Today's "isn't it ironic?" moment comes from Hickory, where authorities say they arrested a man after he fell through the ceiling of a church and was found naked inside.
The name of the church? Resurrection International.
Film / Film News Opening This Week
Posted By Matt Brunson on Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 10:00 AM
- Paramount
- Rise of the Guardians
Opens Wednesday:
Life of Pi - Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan
Red Dawn - Chris Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson
Rise of the Guardians - Animated; voices of Hugh Jackman, Jude Law
Silver Linings Playbook - Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence
Arts / Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Tuesday
Posted By Anita Overcash on Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 9:00 AM
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Nov. 20, 2012 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
* Robot Apocalypse at Genome
* Kar-A-Jokie at Crown Station Pub
* Enter the Haggis at Evening Muse
* Trivia at Big Ben British Pub & Restaurant
* Open Mic Poetry at Wine Up
Monday, November 19, 2012
News Charlotte Observer limits online content as part of new subscription plan
Posted By Ana McKenzie on Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 4:03 PM
Effective Wed., Dec. 19, the Charlotte Observer will join about 300 newspapers nationwide, including The New York Times, in limiting access to online content.
News / Opinion Lucci gives Petraeus and Broadwell a soap opera-style makeover
Posted By Joanne Spataro on Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 3:29 PM
The real-life scandal of Gen. David Petraeus' affair with his biographer Paula Broadwell got a soap opera makeover on Thursday night's The Colbert Report. Susan Lucci, star of the now-defunct soap opera "All My Children," appeared on the Comedy Central show to add to an already complicated storyline. Complete with cheesy camera close-ups, Lucci said Petraeus developed amnesia and couldn't remember he was pregnant with the child of his evil twin, who was in a coma - and her lover. She also fake slapped Colbert in her mock defense of Petraeus.
News African cultural celebration electrifies Charlotte
Posted By Lakamar Austin on Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 3:00 PM
Does Charlotte lack culture?
After spending three years here, Sambou Kamissoko said it does. He and his father immigrated to America from Mali nine years ago and brought the rich history of their continent.
"I'm a guy who loves culture, and pretty much since I've been in Charlotte I haven't seen many cultural events that inspire me that much," said Kamissoko, organizer of Saturday's African Arts & Culture event. Made up of more than 50 countries, 1,500 languages and thousands of ethnic groups, Africa is one of the most diverse continents in the world. "This is something I believe Charlotte should know about because we are a very diverse community."
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