The Carolina Panthers may have a new owner, but at least one thing remains constant, a provision tucked away in an otherwise unnoticed bill to provide a special tax break…
A blog post yesterday explained the special tax break for the Carolina Panthers and Charlotte Knights that is back again before the General Assembly, this time buried in a bill that would do…
Dear Knights management, Finally caught a ballgame out at BB&T Ballpark on Friday. The park is a decent enough place to watch a game. The huge score board in center…
The UPoR offered up a story on the Charlotte Knight’s new BB&T BallPark after its first season. Unsurprising, it was 100 percent positive, extolling how wonderful a thing the ballpark…
As expected, the race for the Democratic mayoral nomination is heating up a bit. Some highlights: • Seems that in addition to the 7.25 percent property tax increase the city…
More details have come out about what city council did last night. It didn’t just listen to a proposal from the Carolina Panthers about public funding for improvements at the…
The Charlotte Observer has some new information on the Carolina Panthers’ plans to remodel Bank of America stadium. The actual study the team has commissioned should be done by the…
The Greensboro City Council voted 7-2 to seek legislative approval for a $3 tax on tickets sold at the proposed downtown performing arts center. Highly doubtful the entire Guilford County…
Can’t help but wonder if the folks at the Charlotte Observer, where half the staff subscribes to my Twitter account, were inspired to write this after they read a very similar…
View in your browser. 1. Charlotte paper recognizes a turkey study It’s about time that members of editorial boards recognized the scam of consultant reports paid for by cities. The…
Gee. Another surprise. Having weaseled a $70m. per year tax hike, Mecklenburg County staff have resumed spending like no tomorrow with $156m. in new debt in the wings. Meanwhile, the…
Among the new opinions released this morning from the N.C. Court of Appeals: A unanimous three-judge panel affirmed orders challenged in a dispute involving Mecklenburg County and Jerry Reese, who’s…