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Today's Top 5: Tuesday

Creative Loafing Charlotte

Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, May 22, 2012 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing. * The Great Masters of Lithography exhibit at New Gallery of Modern Art * Good Eats and Meets' Dinner at A ... »

Charlotte police pick up crowd-control tips in Chicago

Charlotte Business Journal

More than 100 Charlotte police officers assisted in controlling the crowds of protesters at the weekend NATO summit in Chicago, picking up tips they can use as they prepare for the Democratic National Convention, WSOC-TV reports. Meanwhile, some of the... »

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Carolina Hurricanes sign Jamie McBain, Nicolas Blanchard

Charlotte Business Journal

The Carolina Hurricanes have signed defenseman Jamie McBain to a two-year contract extension worth $3.6 million, according to the Triangle Business Journal. The deal will pay McBain $1.7 million in 2012-13, and $1.9 million in 2013-14. The NHL team has... »

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Cabarrus businesses on fast track during race week

Charlotte Business Journal

Motorsports’ impact on the Cabarrus County economy may be on the upswing for this spring’s race week at Charlotte Motor Speedway, according to the Independent Tribune of Concord. The newspaper cites growing optimism among local businesses for motorspor... »

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2 Chainz talks voting rights to ex-felons

Creative Loafing Charlotte

The hip-hop artist visited Charlotte as part of a Hip Hop Caucus workshop by Mike Cooper Through its role as convention host and largest city in the swing state of North Carolina, Charlotte will attract politicians and political pundits leading up to t... »

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Today's Top 5: Tuesday

Creative Loafing Charlotte

Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, May 22, 2012 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing. * The Great Masters of Lithography exhibit at New Gallery of Modern Art * Good Eats and Meets' Dinner at A ... »

2 Chainz talks voting rights to ex-felons

Creative Loafing Charlotte

The hip-hop artist visited Charlotte as part of a Hip Hop Caucus workshop by Mike Cooper Through its role as convention host and largest city in the swing state of North Carolina, Charlotte will attract politicians and political pundits leading up to t... »

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Dunce of the Week: Pastor Charles L. Worley

Creative Loafing Charlotte

I found the Dunce of the Week, and it's barely Monday. Pastor Charles L. Worley, of Providence Baptist Church in Maiden, wants to enclose "homosexuals, queers and lesbians" in an electric fence and leave them there to starve.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe... »

All you can eat Mac 'n' cheese

Creative Loafing Charlotte

Gluttony in the name of charity is gluttonous no more, right? Participating in Whiskey Warehouse's Mac 'n' Cheese Eating Contest may present a slight risk to your cardiovascular health, but it does serve to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. If yo... »

Today's Top 5: Monday

Creative Loafing Charlotte

Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, May 21, 2012 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing. * Cult Movie Monday, screening Jaws at Actor's Theatre of Charlotte * Mac & Cheese Eating Contest at Whiske... »

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