Chattanooga beat out Port Angeles, Washington, to be named Outside magazine’s Best Town Ever. The magazine’s editors wrote online that they will have coverage of both cities both online and in print this September and will later be rolling out coverage of all…
Category: Tourism
North Carolina shark attacks have officials "looking for a pattern"
RALEIGH, N.C. — Safety officials are still trying to find patterns in the series of shark attacks on the North Carolina coast that might help keep the key tourism region safe for visitors, Gov. Pat McCrory said Thursday. McCrory spoke…
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The exasperating state of historic tax credits in NC
‘South Carolina is eating our lunch,” quipped a legislator at a recent committee meeting about economic development. For a native Tar Heel, those are painful words. First we lost the race for Volvo to South Carolina, and now we’re losing…
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The best one-tank road trips for summer
Sanibel Island, Fla.(Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto) Nothing says “summer in America” like a road trip. But you don’t want to blow your whole vacation budget on gas, so we’ve rounded up the best destinations that you can get to (and back!)…
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Man recovering day after ‘frightening and painful’ shark attack in North Carolina
Gov. Pat McCrory said Thursday he is more anxious about safety than tourism this holiday weekend following seven shark attacks along the North Carolina coast. “We are optimistic that he will make a full recovery”, Toschlog said. “The other side…
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Emmitt Smith, Flo Rida out of Miss USA, Macy’s dumps Donald Trump – Florida Times
NEW YORK — Rapper Flo Rida, the Macy’s department store chain and football Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith all had something in common on Wednesday: They’re the latest to distance themselves from Donald Trump following his remarks about Mexican immigrants.…
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Thumbs up, thumbs down
Orlando’s airport had the second-highest number of claims for lost and stolen baggage.(Photo: FLORIDA TODAY) School software fiasco Thumbs down to Educational Data Resources and Brevard Public Schools officials who hired the contractor in 2013 to provide software to manage…
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Boy chained up with dead chicken around neck tells his story – Florida Times
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Handcuffed and shackled to a block of steel, the young boy would brace himself when he heard footsteps outside his bedroom door. He knew that once the grown-ups entered, the abuse would begin. For years, he was…
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Vacationers undaunted on North Carolina beaches
It was the rain that got people out of the water at Wrightsville Beach on Friday morning. Before the scattered showers, several children were jumping waves, and surfers were catching them to ride to shore. “The clouds will keep more…
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Downtown Hendersonville Brewery Looks to August Opening
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