Here’s your afternoon handle of politics, from Joshua Miller of the Boston Globe. Cheers! JOE BIDEN RECALLS TED KENNEDY AS MENTOR, from the vice president ahead of Monday’s formal dedication of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States…
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Community News from York, Chester and Lancaster counties – March 26, 2015
Kick off “Autism Awareness Month” in April with a blue breakfast 8-10:30 a.m. Saturday at Grace Lutheran Church, 426 Oakland Ave., Rock Hill. On the menu are blue corn grits, and city chefs will serve up some bacon, sausage, scrambled…
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NC House OKs historic preservation tax credits
The N.C. House voted 96-18 Wednesday in favor of restore a tax credit for historic preservation projects, despite a few objections from Republicans. A final vote is Thursday. House Bill 152 would create a scaled-back version of the tax credit,…
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Coming artisan trail in Northern Neck expected to help boost tourism, sales by …
FILE/THE FREE LANCE–STAR Coming artisan trail in Northern Neck expected to help boost tourism, sales by members A new artisan trail now coming together in the Northern Neck will include people like Andy Pitts of Heathsville, who makes and sells…
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McCrory slams Senate sales tax bill
Gov. Pat McCrory came out strongly opposed to the Senate’s sales tax redistribution plan on Wednesday. McCrory told a gathering of university officials at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh that the proposal “will cause great harm to the…
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Easter in Wilmington? Not your typical bunny-hoo
There are only so many ways folks in the tourism industry can promote Easter – and they almost always end up with bunnies. Inflatable ones. Ones riding on excursion trains. Ones hiding chicken eggs at public events. Is there anything…
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Tweetsie Railroad, North Carolina’s First Theme Park, Kicks Off 2015 Season …
It’s all aboard! Tweetsie Railroad is set to pull into the station on Friday, April 10, 2015 for another exciting season filled with Wild West adventure for the whole family. Plan your visit to enjoy a ride on Tweetsie’s legendary…
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Slingshot Aims High—to Remake the Athens Economy
Kai Riedl has a tough time finding the right words for what, exactly, he’s trying to do with the Slingshot Festival. “Curated and diverse, but still forward-thinking, until I come up with a better word than forward-thinking?” he told Flagpole…
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Mother grateful for planned N.C. memorial for son, other plane-crash victims
Local News Manatee County Commission opposes sale of Pine Island
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Ritz-Carlton: Charlotte CIAA fee went to servers
Pictured is the lobby at The Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte. Erik Spanberg Senior Staff Writer- Charlotte Business Journal Email | Twitter | Google+ A little more detail trickled out Wednesday regarding the controversial service charge applied by The Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte during the…
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