If you drive anywhere near or around uptown Charlotte, you've probably felt the rumble of the stripped streets and taken evasive action to avoid the exposed manhole covers. The city paves streets each year based on a cycle and on problem spots that need extra attention. This year's list includes stretches of nearly every major road in uptown.
05/16/2012 04:51 PM
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Barbecue sauce is helping raise money for the Democratic National Convention. Earlier this week, three barbecue sauces were selected from the DNC Committee to be the official sauces of the convention. The winning sauces are from Lake Wylie, Asheville and Charlotte.
05/10/2012 09:52 PM
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Hundreds of protesters marched through uptown Charlotte Wednesday during Bank of America's shareholders meeting. Although six people were arrested, police say it was generally peaceful and was a good test with the Democratic National Convention just months away.
Updated 05/09/2012 05:20 PM
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The Democratic National Convention Committee may be having trouble raising cash for the convention. Bloomberg reports President Barack Obama's political advisers are asking labor unions to contribute to the September convention, which will be held in Charlotte.
04/26/2012 07:46 AM
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The Democratic National Convention committee is figuring out how to transform Time Warner Cable Arena. Monday, volunteers spent the day doing inventory at the site of the first two days of September's convention.
04/24/2012 08:22 AM
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Groups planning to protest the Democratic National Convention in September say they're not satisfied with an updated plan designed to handle the influx of demonstrators expected to converge on Charlotte. But city and county leaders say the new plan balances freedom of speech with public safety.
04/23/2012 07:22 AM
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Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords might make an appearance at the Democratic National Convention. Her husband, retired astronaut Mark Kelly, was at a police luncheon this week in Charlotte and hinted she may make the trip.
04/13/2012 01:34 PM
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Demonstrators will hit the streets of Charlotte Friday. They're fighting for the right to protest outside the Democratic National Convention.
04/13/2012 07:17 AM
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The mayor of Los Angeles and the chair of the Democratic National Convention is in Charlotte Tuesday. It's Antonio Villaraigosa's first time back in the city since being nominated as chairman.
Updated 04/03/2012 02:52 PM
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Democratic National Convention Chair Antonio Villaraigosa will tour the Queen City Tuesday in preparation for the Democratic National Convention. This is the Los Angeles mayor's first visit to Charlotte since he was nominated as chair.
04/02/2012 04:26 PM
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The Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Board of Trustees announced Monday Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” will rent ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center during the 2012 Democratic National Convention.
Updated 04/02/2012 02:24 PM
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More details about plans for the Democratic National Convention were released Wednesday. Convention organizers announced their plans to allocate at least one third of contract spending to minority owned businesses.
Updated 03/21/2012 11:38 AM
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Though the Democratic National Convention is being hosted by Charlotte, Salisbury hotels will be filled with some of the overflow people working the event. The people staying in Salisbury will most likely have little free time beyond the convention, which means less economic impact.
02/17/2012 05:03 PM
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North Carolina's Latino voters who support Democratic candidates got a boost Wednesday, when a nationally-known leader was assigned as permanent chairman of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte. The party chose Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to oversee the September convention's day-to-day proceedings.
02/15/2012 09:11 PM
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The mayor of Los Angeles will chair the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte this summer. The party chose Antonio Villaraigosa to oversee the convention. A formal announcement is expected Wednesday.
02/15/2012 09:49 AM
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The Democratic National Convention Committee announced the hotel assignments for the roughly 6,000 delegates who will descend on Charlotte in September. In a press conference Tuesday, the committee said the Westin Charlotte and the Hilton Center City hotels in uptown Charlotte will be the headquarters hotels.
Updated 02/14/2012 05:04 PM
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The leader of a past Democratic National Convention told Charlotte leaders Friday to expect long-term international exposure benefits and jobs after hosting the event in September. In the short term, he convention is projected to pump in between $150 and $200 million in economic impact.
02/03/2012 12:02 PM
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With less than eight months to go until the Democratic National Convention, organizers continue to roll out the welcome wagon to the thousands expected in the Queen City. Tuesday, the Host Committee announced the 13 venues selected to hold welcome events the weekend before the convention kick-off.
Updated 01/31/2012 05:26 PM
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Law enforcement agencies from around the state will assist Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police during the Democratic National Convention in September. Greensboro's assistant police chief said CMPD inquired to law enforcement agencies in the state with more than 100 officers, asking them whether they could help out. Greensboro will provide about 150 officers.
01/20/2012 05:40 PM
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Face masks, police scanners, paint guns and body armor, those are just a few of the items the city of Charlotte and police are considering banning during the Democratic National Convention as they work on revising city codes in anticipation of protests during the event in September.
Updated 01/19/2012 01:37 PM
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