The DNC In The CLT - April 2012

04/27/12

Guess Who's Coming to [White House Correspondents’] Dinner

You hear often of the many benefits in Charlotte resulting from the Democratic National Convention taking place here later this year. Wanna hear another one? The editor of our city’s largest newspaper and our mayor are having dinner this weekend. In Washington, D.C. Surrounded by celebrities.

The Charlotte Observer’s Rick Thames and Mayor Anthony Foxx are attending the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on Saturday. It’s one of the hottest social events of the year in D.C., broadcasted live by several news outlets. The WHCA dinner will be attended by President Barack Obama and the First Lady, as is custom, as well as many top government officials and... Read more »

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04/23/12

Obama’s Visiting UNC Chapel Hill with Jimmy Fallon Tuesday; Wasserman Schultz’s Leading Meeting in Uptown Saturday

President Barack Obama is visiting the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Tuesday, as part of a college tour of sorts in which he’s speaking at three schools in two days. He’ll talk to large audiences of students about his proposal to Congress to stop student loan interest rates from rising. Hundreds of Tar Heels Read more »

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04/19/12

The RNC In The CLT: Romney Campaigns, Fundraises in Charlotte

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney visited Charlotte yesterday, giving a speech at a public event in the afternoon, and later attending a private fundraiser in his honor that evening.

His speech, which his campaign had touted since the beginning of the week as a “prebuttal” to the Democratic National Convention speech President Barack Obama will give less than five months from now, garnered lots of national media coverage for two reasons. First, because this is considered the first week of Romney and Obama campaigning head to head (after Rick Santorum dropped out of the race last week); and secondly because Romney delivered his speech at a special event hall (Roof With A View) that overlooks... Read more »

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04/16/12

Publishers, Entrepreneurs, and the Creative Community in Upcoming DNC-Related Events

Below are details on upcoming events that are focusing, at least in part, on the 2012 Democratic National Convention.

Charlotte Newspaper Publishers to Speak
Ann Caulkins, president and publisher of The Charlotte Observer, and Gerald Johnson, CEO and publisher of The Charlotte Post, will speak during a lecture series event on Wednesday, April 18, 7 p.m. at Biddle Hall on the Johnson C. Smith University campus (100 Beatties Ford Rd.). The event is part of the university's Lyceum Series, “Democracy 2012: The Road to Charlotte.”... Read more »

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04/11/12

GO CLT Launches Thursday for Young Professionals

The Charlotte in 2012 Convention Host Committee is rolling out a new initiative to get young professionals involved. GO CLT launches this Thursday, April 12, with a kickoff celebration at Fitzgerald’s Irish Pub (formerly Buckhead Saloon), 201 E. Fifth Street in uptown.

GO CLT is a nonpartisan network of young Charlotte professionals uniting to make an impact, volunteer, and raise funds to support Charlotte as it prepares to host the Democratic National Convention. “By coming together, our generation of future leaders can ensure that this convention... Read more »

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04/03/12

Democratic National Convention Chair Antonio Villaraigosa Visits Charlotte

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who in February was nominated as permanent chair of the 2012 Democratic National Convention, is visiting Charlotte for a couple of days. This morning, the Democratic National Convention Committee invited media to meet with him as he toured the Charlotte Convention Center with Mayor Anthony Foxx and DNCC CEO Steve Kerrigan.

I captured this video below of the three convention officials making brief remarks before Villaraigosa took questions from the media. Mayor Foxx said he served as sort of a tour guide to his L.A. counterpart, showing him around... Read more »

Posted at 02:55 PM | Permalink | Comments: 0

	04/27/12 Guess Who's Coming to [White House Correspondents’] Dinner You hear often of the many benefits in Charlotte resulting from the Democratic National Convention taking place here later this year. Wanna hear another one? The editor of our city’s largest newspaper and our mayor are having dinner this weekend. In Washington, D.C. Surrounded by celebrities. The Charlotte Observer’s Rick Thames and Mayor Anthony Foxx are attending the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on Saturday. It’s one of the hottest social events of the year in D.C., broadcasted live by several news outlets. The WHCA dinner will be attended by President Barack Obama and the First Lady, as is custom, as well as many top government officials and... Read more » Posted at 10:04 AM \| Permalink \| Comments: 0
	04/23/12 Obama’s Visiting UNC Chapel Hill with Jimmy Fallon Tuesday; Wasserman Schultz’s Leading Meeting in Uptown Saturday President Barack Obama is visiting the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Tuesday, as part of a college tour of sorts in which he’s speaking at three schools in two days. He’ll talk to large audiences of students about his proposal to Congress to stop student loan interest rates from rising. Hundreds of Tar Heels Read more » Posted at 09:36 PM \| Permalink \| Comments: 0
	04/19/12 The RNC In The CLT: Romney Campaigns, Fundraises in Charlotte Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney visited Charlotte yesterday, giving a speech at a public event in the afternoon, and later attending a private fundraiser in his honor that evening. His speech, which his campaign had touted since the beginning of the week as a “prebuttal” to the Democratic National Convention speech President Barack Obama will give less than five months from now, garnered lots of national media coverage for two reasons. First, because this is considered the first week of Romney and Obama campaigning head to head (after Rick Santorum dropped out of the race last week); and secondly because Romney delivered his speech at a special event hall (Roof With A View) that overlooks... Read more » Posted at 11:49 AM \| Permalink \| Comments: 0
	04/16/12 Publishers, Entrepreneurs, and the Creative Community in Upcoming DNC-Related Events Below are details on upcoming events that are focusing, at least in part, on the 2012 Democratic National Convention. Charlotte Newspaper Publishers to Speak Ann Caulkins, president and publisher of The Charlotte Observer, and Gerald Johnson, CEO and publisher of The Charlotte Post, will speak during a lecture series event on Wednesday, April 18, 7 p.m. at Biddle Hall on the Johnson C. Smith University campus (100 Beatties Ford Rd.). The event is part of the university's Lyceum Series, “Democracy 2012: The Road to Charlotte.”... Read more » Posted at 03:10 PM \| Permalink \| Comments: 0
	04/11/12 GO CLT Launches Thursday for Young Professionals The Charlotte in 2012 Convention Host Committee is rolling out a new initiative to get young professionals involved. GO CLT launches this Thursday, April 12, with a kickoff celebration at Fitzgerald’s Irish Pub (formerly Buckhead Saloon), 201 E. Fifth Street in uptown. GO CLT is a nonpartisan network of young Charlotte professionals uniting to make an impact, volunteer, and raise funds to support Charlotte as it prepares to host the Democratic National Convention. “By coming together, our generation of future leaders can ensure that this convention... Read more » Posted at 12:28 PM \| Permalink \| Comments: 1
	04/03/12 Democratic National Convention Chair Antonio Villaraigosa Visits Charlotte Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who in February was nominated as permanent chair of the 2012 Democratic National Convention, is visiting Charlotte for a couple of days. This morning, the Democratic National Convention Committee invited media to meet with him as he toured the Charlotte Convention Center with Mayor Anthony Foxx and DNCC CEO Steve Kerrigan. I captured this video below of the three convention officials making brief remarks before Villaraigosa took questions from the media. Mayor Foxx said he served as sort of a tour guide to his L.A. counterpart, showing him around... Read more » Posted at 02:55 PM \| Permalink \| Comments: 0

News, notes, and gossip surrounding the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte

April 2012