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The Double Door Inn today. The BeginningIn 1973, gasoline prices were quickly escalating and had hit $1 a gallon, interest rates were at a historic high, and the economy was in a recession. A young Charlotte native, Nick Karres, not long…
I stood at the corner of the lodge porch studying Cold Mountain. It rose from a bed of clouds in the morning light; other blue mountaintops drifted like islands in the white sea that blanketed the valley below. Against their…
1 a.m. on November fifth. The election has been decided. Harlem was in full-tilt celebration mode. White, black and every shade of brown reveled on 125th Street over the selection of President-Elect Barack Obama. The street and all its utilities…
The List: 1-10 | 11-20 | 21-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 21. Phil DuboisPresident, UNC-CharlotteIn 2006: 23Still considered somewhat of a newcomer despite three years on the job, Dubois has worked hard to ingratiate himself with Charlotte's business ruling class,…
The List: 1-10 | 11-20 | 21-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 41. Cyndee PattersonPresident, Lee InstituteIn 2006: UnrankedA member of City Council from 1985 to 1993 and a longtime supporter of arts and culture, Patterson is well respected around the…
As we were beginning to prepare this issue for the printer—after the stories were completed—all hell broke loose in the financial markets. You know what happened next. I'm writing this as we go to press, and we still don't know…
The List: 1-10 | 11-20 | 21-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 1. Ken LewisCEO, Bank of AmericaIn 2006: 1Our sources were nearly unanimous: Ken Lewis is the most powerful person in town. But it's almost by default. Sure, he runs…
The List: 1-10 | 11-20 | 21-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 31. Bruton SmithChairman and CEO, Speedway MotorsportsIn 2006: 37If this list were confined to Concord, Smith would be first, second, and third. The manner in which the town caved…
Last March, Davidson's Stephen Curry became an instant national celebrity. Now he returns for his junior season, and the hype is building. How will this story end?
IT'S BEEN more than two years since we ranked the city's most powerful people. It seems like ten. Newcomers make up more than 40 percent of the list, and the way things are going, we could do it again in two…
People are afraid. And guns are easy to get here, which means there are a lot of them. I've never liked guns, but I decided to confront my fear.
"Our future, especially in these times, will be dependent upon our ability to build regional strength, protect our environment, support critical infrastructure including roads and transit, work harder than ever to improve public safety, and point a way out for…
I am a native of Philadelphia and felt little sympathy for Charlotte during the interview your Editor had with Here and Now on NPR on October 14. First Union Bank underhandedly purchased a Philadelphia Institution, CoreStates Bank, about ten years…
I was down at the beach with my family in 1981 when my father started searching for a pay phone to call back home to Hickory. He wanted to know the outcome of an important election: the shareholders of First…
Friday the 5th: United Way of the Central Carolinas kicks off workplace fundraising campaign in the wake of controversy over executive pay. Pass the pledge cards Monday the 8th: City Council is shocked to learn of millions in cost overruns…
