Charlotte Observer reports: Mecklenburg County voters on Tuesday rejected a sales tax increase for the second time in five years, despite a million-dollar campaign and support from prominent community leaders.…
In yesterday’s Sunday lead editorial, the Charlotte Observer says citizens should vote against the proposed sales tax hike on the November ballot: There should be little doubt that a robust…
Elizabeth Harrington of the Washington Free Beacon reports on the latest ways the National Endowment for the Arts has found to waste your money. The National Endowment for the Arts…
By now you’ve heard that the North Carolina Shakespeare Festival —based in High Point since its inception in 1977 — has ceased operations. High Point Enterprise speculates whether or not…
Perhaps I have mentioned this already here. I am mentioning it everywhere. Moogfest 2014 is going to be so cool, I can hardly contain myself. Not only are they welcoming…
The Hendersonville County Commissioners decided Flat Rock Playhouse leadership had mended their ways sufficiently to merit the other half of funding promised.
The Henderson County Commissioners will consider giving the Flat Rock Playhouse another $50,000. Such generosity could be one reason why the nearby Little Theatre remains little.
The Henderson County Board of Commissioners wishes to study the Flat Rock Playhouse’s financials before approving a 1-cent sales tax to go exclusively toward the private venue. But seriously, if…
I read with interest the breathless coverage of grand opening of Winston-Salem’s downtown Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts, complete with quotes from the usual powers-that-be about how it will…
The latest Carolina Journal Online exclusive features Sam Hieb’s report on the likely impact of Greensboro’s recent local elections. John Hood’s Daily Journal focuses on public funding of arts programs…
This Orange County resident is pining away for the good ‘ole days of FDR, and she’s getting what she wants. Elizabeth McManus is delighted to tell readers of the Chapel…
Today’s Carolina Journal Online exclusive features Jay Schalin’s report on the struggles UNC system leaders face cutting their budgets after starting a number of new programs during good economic times. …