Democratic National Convention
Marian Wright Edelman, president of the Children’s Defense Fund , will speak at an nonpartisan interfaith, worship service on Sunday as Charlotte’s faith community prepares for the Democratic National Convention. The goal of this worship service is to reach across political parties to address issues impacting children. The service is 3 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. […]
Vowing that Uptown Charlotte would be open during the Democratic National Convention next month, the DNC released details of proposed street closures and restrictions during the convention on Wednesday. More than 25 uptown and surrounding streets will be closed to traffic or have limited access to pedestrians during the week of the convention. The planned […]
Vowing that Uptown Charlotte would be open during the Democratic National Convention next month, the DNC released details of proposed street closures and restrictions during…
The Supreme Court handed President Obama a major campaign victory today by upholding the President’s landmark healthcare act. Parts of the act have slowly been implemented in the last year or so, but Thursday’s victory means implementation will increase in the next couple of years. The act drastically changes how Americans receive and pay for […]
The Supreme Court handed President Obama a major campaign victory today by upholding the President’s landmark healthcare act. Parts of the act have slowly been…
Courtesy of Majic Atl President Barack Obama is stopped by Atlanta’s iconic restaurant, the Varsity, to grab a hot dog. The president is in town…
Courtesy of Majic Atl President Barack Obama is stopped by Atlanta’s iconic restaurant, the Varsity, to grab a hot dog. The president is in town for a fundraiser at the Westin Peachtree Plaza hotel. He may also visit the Atlanta film set of “42,” a biopic on Jackie Robinson that is wrapping up filming this […]
It’s My Affair and The Main Event were two of the 13 vendors awarded event planning contracts for the Democratic National Convention’s delegation parties this fall. The Charlotte in 2012 Convention Host Committee announced the contracts at a ceremony last week at the Bechtler Museum. “I’d like to thank the Host Committee for their continued hard […]
It’s My Affair and The Main Event were two of the 13 vendors awarded event planning contracts for the Democratic National Convention’s delegation parties this…
Editor’s note: I recently interviewed Karen Lawrence, owner of It’s My Affair, for a video about the Democratic National Convention’s vendor directory. In that story, Lawrence talked about landing a contract to help with accommodations for delegates. Last week, Lawrence’s company was one of 13 companies awarded contracts for event planning for the DNC. I […]
There’s no easy way to estimate the number of convicted felons in the US. According to some statistics there are approximately 900,000 in the state of Michigan alone. So, let’s just say that there are 200,000 in each of the other 49 states. That number is really random and isn’t based in fact, but I […]
There’s no easy way to estimate the number of convicted felons in the US. According to some statistics there are approximately 900,000 in the state of…