"Who will take this declaration to Philadelphia for us?" cries the man on the steps. Thundering down Tryon Street on horseback comes James Jack. To the crowd's amazement, he rides up to the courthouse steps, shouting, "I will!" Jumping from…
Beep—beep—beep, and everything stops.There is the Earth overhead, or many different earths, each halted on its axis: a papier-mâché sphere, a Styrofoam orb, a regular globe, a basketball.A suspended battle floats in midair—black against white, carefully executed. It is waged…
As the letters pasted below indicate, the Fourth Ward neighborhood group and CCCP opposes the Coyote Ugly on the same grounds that neighborhood groups usually oppose nightclubs--noise and unsavory types milling about. Never mind that there is a nightclub cater-corner…
Well, in March, violent crime jumped. And property crime keeps rising. (Wouldn't it make sense that an increasing property crime rate would eventually lead to an increasing violent crime rate?) Among the reported reasons: well, see above. Now, I really…
Revenues at the consumer bank rose 17 percent. Yea, fees!Meanwhile, and this slipped past me a couple weeks ago, BofA is paying Countrywide's David Sambol $28 million to stay on and run the mortgage unit after BofA's $4 billion acquisition…
Jeffre Scott Apothecary is now the exclusive retailer of the ultra-luxurious line, which has been an obsession of beauty editors at W, Lucky, Allure, and more for years. And now it's mine, too. For good reason—once you smell the Rose…
"I will never touch [Wachovia shares] again. I think there are a lot of people who feel the same way," said Nancy Bush, a longtime banking analyst who runs NAB Research LLC in Aiken, S.C. "This board has to somehow…
I bring this up for two reasons. One, the Observer's investigation of Beazer Homes and the subprime lending mess was one of three Pulitzer finalists in its category this year (the WP's investigation of Walter Reed hospital won the award).…
When you look official—which we did with our Obama stickers and clipboards that read “Register to Vote” on the back — you expect your encounters with people to be, well, official. I’ve since come to find that expectations should be…
The author's husband bought this 1952 Fender Telecaster in a pawnshop for $75. - Photo by Chris Edwards This time last year, I was with a celebrity. It was the only time in my life that I've felt famous, although it…
Eye-popping Color: Jewel tones of pink and electric blue pair well with simple, tailored denim. T-bags halter top, $141, and Barrera cuff, $715, both at Neiman Marcus. J & Company Beverly flare denim, $129, at Black & Blue, 704-366-9339. Darrell…
Everyone goes quiet. Five minutes later Matt says, “What if…” We were so close. As close as one comes. Little ol’ Davidson College playing with the big boys. Stephen Curry brought the ball up court with 16 second left and…
Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller announced last Tuesday that, according to January figures, Charlotte home prices were up 1.8 percent from a year earlier. (Portland and Seattle had been in a similar position as Charlotte until now; both cities are down on…
Redemption comes in many forms. This time it comes in the form of a silky smooth two guard by the name of Stephen Curry with a supporting cast that believes in themselves. And we believe right along with them. And…
Simply, we were loose. We knew we belonged on America's biggest stage. A loose ball fell to McKillop's feet he picked it up, dribbled through his legs twice, flashed his million-dollar smile, and sent a chest pass back to the…
"…the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing,…
Staring at 6:30 this morning the Alvarez College Union became the place to be. Between the Early Show’s main story on the evolution of wedding cakes, the CBS studio shot to us to provide the nation’s weather report. “Where’d all…
Coach Bob McKillop's house, which directly across the street from campus, decorated with toilet paper and a homemade banner.The CBS Early Show crew scoping out campus for their remote on Thursday morning.A 17-page waiting list (and growing) for Sweet Sixteen…
The first location opened in Blakeney Village last year and, believe me, it's a hit with the south Charlotte shoppers. This past Friday was packed with women grabbing anything and everything they could off the shelves—nautical-themed linen napkins and matching…
But national media are mainly focused on Pennsylvania, because its primary precedes North Carolina's and it comes with more delegates. But NC is the second-biggest prize left, and expect Charlotte to be a hot target. I, for one, am looking…
From the press release:A day-of-performance lottery for a limited number of seats will be held daily for WICKED, which will perform from Wed, April 9 to Sun, April 20 at Ovens Auditorium. Each day, 2½ hours prior to show time,…
Every restaurant and bar within a five-block radius of the arena seemed to be packed all weekend. Plenty of fans came downtown to enjoy the festivities, tickets or not. I'm not sure how the rest of the city fared, but…
Last week, we received an anonymous letter in the office from a reader. It was a little different from the typical letters we receive. The reader tore out page 78 from our March issue and mailed it to us. That…
Since that post, all Davidson has done is win sixteen straight games. The team finished the regular season with a 20-0 conference record, which is astounding, and today landed at number 25 in the AP poll. Guard Stephen Curry is…
