03/29/12

Young Democrats and College Democrats of N.C. Holding Convention in Charlotte this Weekend

The Young Democrats and College Democrats of North Carolina are holding their 2012 Convention this weekend, Friday, March 30 through Sunday, April 1, at the Blake Hotel. YDNC officials say they expect hundreds of Dems of all ages from around the state to attend.

Among the party’s prominent leaders scheduled to speak are: Congressman Mel Watt, former Congressman Bob Etheridge, Lieutenant Governor Walter Dalton, Representative Bill Faison, Senator Eric Mansfield, and labor leader Chuck Rocha. Several Democrats running for North Carolina governor, lieutenant governor, and council of state are also scheduled to participate.

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03/27/12

NFL Kickoff Game Announced, College Classes Delayed, Convention Cookies Served, and More in this DNC News Recap

There’s been a lot of news and announcements coming out over the last few days related to the Democratic National Convention. Below, I link you to 10 of the most notable news items—listed beginning with most recent—including a paragraph from each (click on the headline to go to the story).

City releases unredacted DNC emails - The Charlotte Observer
Among the details that the city of Charlotte thought were worth keeping secret about the upcoming Democratic National Convention: what color to paint a new police command center; the location of fire and building inspectors at Time Warner... Read more »

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03/21/12

UNC Charlotte Engages Students and Community through 49er Democracy Experience

Building on the opportunities being created in Charlotte with the 2012 Democratic National Convention, UNC Charlotte has embarked on a yearlong project it’s dubbed the 49er Democracy Experience. UNCC is teaming with other higher education institutions, businesses, civic leadership, and community partners to present events and programs for its students and Charlotte-area residents.

There have been several notable events and programs held as part of the 49er Democracy Experience over the last couple of months, featuring renowned speakers such as Duke University professor and author John Aldrich, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Eugene Robinson, and global diplomat and former U.S. Senator George... Read more »

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03/11/12

New York Times Tells Charlotte Story of ‘Hopes for Rental Gold Rush During the Democratic Convention’

There are several ways in which Charlotteans hope to make money off the Democratic National Convention. Many involve the pursuit of official DNC contracts leading up to the convention or the expectation of increased business when 35,000 or so visitors arrive the first week in September. And then there’s one method many locals hope to cash in on personally: renting their homes. In today’s edition of The New York Times, the newspaper tells the story of “In Charlotte, Hopes for Rental Gold Rush During the Democratic Convention.”

The writer, Kim Severson, Atlanta bureau chief for... Read more »

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03/05/12

The PPL Holding Kickoff Party this Tuesday

Here’s your chance to meet The PPL. You could be a part of The PPL.

You might’ve come across those letters over the past year. The organizers announced the start of their movement a little more than a month after Charlotte was selected to host the 2012 Democratic National Convention. The PPL (pronounced “people”) is derived from the DNC’s mantra of September’s presidential re-nominating event being “The People’s Convention.” The PPL’s Kickoff Party (independent of the DNC) is this Tuesday, March 6, at Packard Place (222 S. Church St.), marking the one-year anniversary of their announcement and six months till the... Read more »

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03/05/12

First Lady Michelle Obama Tells Charlotteans ‘We'll Be Seeing a Lot of Each Other’

As you’ve likely read or heard—or experienced firsthand due to police motorcades blocking off roads—First Lady Michelle Obama made a couple of stops in Charlotte Friday. First she appeared at the CIAA Tournament at Time Warner Cable Arena to promote her Let’s Move! campaign (click here to see photos). Then she made the trek south to greet guests at two Democratic National Convention fundraising events at Ballantyne Hotel, where James Taylor also performed.

If you weren’t... Read more »

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