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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Aug 28

    Local grocery wars tell a ‘tale of two Charlottes’ — Supermarkets keep popping up almost on top of each other in wealthy, white neighborhoods. But in poor areas, development lags, and stores like Bi-Lo are closing

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  2. 23 hours ago

    I hate sports

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  3. Dec 29

    Let’s go Irish!!

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  4. Dec 27

    the only we need is clickable links in photo captions/comments IMO

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  5. Dec 27

    Like other Charlotte businesses that have moved to SC, the Panthers may drum up interest (read: incentives, tax breaks) from both Carolinas to get the best deal for a new campus. ICYMI-

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  6. Retweeted
    Dec 27

    Much of the growth is driven by the light rail extension.

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  7. Dec 26

    Doing my first West Wing watch and lovvved the Notre Dame hype in that Portland Trip ep. Who knew Danny Concannon went to ND? ⁠ ⁠

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    Dec 26

    Source tells me one person was shot and taken to hospital after incident in Eastridge Mall parking lot. No suspect in custody yet.

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  9. Dec 25

    Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night

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  10. Dec 24

    Over the years, SC has used incentives & cheap land to lure Charlotte businesses. The Panthers may follow a pattern by drumming up interest from both Carolinas to get the best deal for funding a new campus. Some holiday reading:

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    Dec 24

    I've been working on this NYT project for months: Many of the deadliest mass shootings in the US were carried out by killers who used credit cards to buy high-powered weapons+ammunition that they couldn’t otherwise afford. No one was watching.

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    Dec 23

    Been working on this for a while, so I'm excited to finally share my first oral history -- on Michael Jordan, the inaugural Charlotte Hornets, and the night that changed not only the future of the franchise, but the city of Charlotte forever -

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    Dec 21

    There's a lot to unpack about the changes rapidly approaching the Carolina Panthers with the end of the season around the corner. A deep look at everything ahead, from coaching changes to players to facilities and more:

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    Dec 21

    Longtime Charlotte Chamber CEO withdraws as candidate to run merged business group

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  15. Dec 21

    Inbox: Bob Morgan, CEO of the Charlotte Chamber for 13 years, has withdrawn his name from consideration as a candidate for CEO of the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance. Some background on CRBA, aka the merged Chamber/Charlotte Regional Partnership:

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  16. Retweeted
    Dec 20

    Stop me if you've heard this before: Large publicly traded company receives incentives in exchange for hiring hundreds in Charlotte. This time it's Cognizant, a company that's relied heavily on outsourcing tech jobs and on the H-1B visa program

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  17. Dec 20

    Four new shops are coming to Strawberry Hill, the s Charlotte complex that's being renovated and is anchored by a new Fresh Market that opened this fall

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  18. Dec 20

    "Erect those steel slats!" doesn't exactly have the same rally-friendly ring as "Build that wall!"

    “Steel slats - we don’t use the word wall necessarily,” says Trump
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    Dec 20

    "The moment I found out Trump could tweet himself was comparable to the moment in 'Jurassic Park' when Dr. Grant realized that velociraptors could open doors."

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  20. Dec 20

    Stop me if you've heard this before: Large publicly traded company receives incentives in exchange for hiring hundreds in Charlotte. This time it's Cognizant, a company that's relied heavily on outsourcing tech jobs and on the H-1B visa program

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    Dec 20

    Not much of a surprise if you've seen the state of construction lately: Contractor says not even one stretch of the I-77 toll lanes will open this year

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