Big, big, big, big. This is going to be big. Pyramid big. Ocean big. Donald Trump big. Bert Hesse, who was unable to get Charlotte to see the light on his fab-ab-ulous plan to plop a movie studio atop the…
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Letter writer: Brian Haynes offers thoughtful approach for City Council
I support Brian Haynes for Council member because he is the only candidate whose message is: “Slow down” and think. Do we want a city that is of the rich, by the rich and for the rich? A study cited…
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Spain requires VW subsidiary SEAT to return clean subsidies
Michael Sohn The Latest: Switzerland to ban sales of some VW group cars An activist of the environmental protection organization ‘Greenpeace’ holds a protest poster in front of a factory gate of the German car manufacturer Volkswagen in Wolfsburg, Germany,…
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Lavish, green displays in Botanical Carolina
The reigning family in tiny Belmont, N.C., 15 miles west of Charlotte, are the Stowes. Jasper Stowe opened the county’s first cotton mill in 1863, and after the turn of the century, his family and others opened additional mills, helping…
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Officials: Tourism spending rises in New Hanover
Tourism officials recently announced that tourism spending in New Hanover County increased in 2014, over 2013. Kim Hufham, president/CEO of the New Hanover County Tourism Development Authority, said in a statement that the developments come from the “2014 Economic Impact…
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The Collider on a mission for climate science innovation – Asheville Citizen
Last SlideNext Slide The Collider Executive Director Marilyn McDonald, left, joins CEO Bill Dean in the proposed lobby area of The Collider on the fourth floor at 1 Haywood St., in downtown Asheville.(Photo: William Woody / wwoody@citizen-times.com) ASHEVILLE — The…
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NC House rejects Cumberland County’s hotel tax change
Staff photo by Andrew Craft Fayetteville hotels The Value Place extended stay hotel on Rowan Street. Posted: Thursday, September 24, 2015 8:00 pm | Updated: 9:18 am, Fri Sep 25, 2015. NC House rejects Cumberland County’s hotel tax change By…
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Peep this: New Hampshire launches new foliage tracker
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Attention, leaf peepers: New Hampshire has a new foliage tracker aimed at helping visitors plan their ‘peak’ fall adventure. The interactive, mobile-friendly tracker from Visit New Hampshire offers regional reports of that state’s scenery, lodging and…
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NC State aims for another road win at South Alabama – The San Diego Union
FILE – In this Sept. 5, 2015, file photo, North Carolina State’s Matt Dayes (21) finds some running room as Troy’s William Lloyd, left, moves in for the tackle during an NCAA college football game in Raleigh, N.C. For a…
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This week in ACC football
A look at things to watch in the Atlantic Coast Conference for Week 4: GAME OF THE WEEK: No. 20 Georgia Tech’s visit to Duke figures to once again have significant ramifications in the Coastal Division race. Both teams are…
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