convention center in Charlotte, North Carolina
Obviously the big sports news in Charlotte right now is the (abrupt?) firing of Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera. That will pass—coaches come and go–but underneath that big headline is…
There is something just so telling about the location for the Hagan/Hillary rally – the Charlotte Convention Center, while the Tillis/McCrory/Perry rally was held in a privately owned tobacco warehouse.…
The Charlotte Observer offers up a preview of the 2014 U.S. Senate race in here in North Carolina. By all accounts, it will be an expensive, hotly contested affair. A…
If you’re keeping up with House Bill 193, Expand Uses for Mecklenburg County/Charlotte Local Taxes which would expand the allowed uses for a local occupancy tax to include the Panthers…
For years, the powers that be in this city have bought into the convention center as an economic development tool. The theory was that it draws in so much visitor…
The Associated Press has a story out titled “What’s next for Charlotte: Olympics? Super Bowl?” It’s about, as you probably guessed, what the next megaevent is that the Queen City…
According to a dispatch from SportsBusiness Journal, Lowe’s has signed on to be a sponsor of the NASCAR Hall of Fame. The $195m. venue is slated to open in May…
This development is pretty funny, but the CRVA is not giving away “free” space. Local taxpayers pay for the convention center with the hospitality taxes they pay each and every…
I am under no illusions that Charlotte City Council will stand up to city staff on hiking the budget for the NASCAR Hall of Fame/Convention Center expansion by $32 million.…
Man, be sure to keep all the hype in the Uptown paper of record about the Uptown arena. It’ll come in handy when Bobcat Johnson asks for a new arena…
Attention all members of the Charlotte city council who voted to spend another $2.5. million on a “basement” for the $155 million NASCAR Hall of Fame and pursue the idea…
Oh, this is good. This is so perfectly, wonderfully good. NASCAR, which has no hang-ups about changing the racin’ rules mid-season or mid-race even, is changing the rules of its…