Viasource: Star Connor/ Radio One Charlotte/ Ophelia C. Productions Among many celebrity guest and supporters of President Barack Obama, Actor and Business Owner, Wendell Pierce…

The President’s acceptance speech might be the most coveted ticket during the Democratic National Convention, but tonight’s media party could rival as the hottest ticket…

Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx didn’t want the Democratic National Convention to be a one-time event. Foxx wanted to ensure the convention left a lasting legacy…

Volunteers, staff and various community leaders already have an inside track to get tickets to hear President Obama’s nomination acceptance speech on Sept. 6 at…

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…

It’s My Affair a Charlotte-based business was one of the 13 vendors awarded event planning contracts for the Democratic National Convention’s delegation parties this fall.…

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 […]

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…