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Mecklenburg ABC board leases space in SouthPark for liquor store (WCNC Charlotte)
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-- The Mecklenburg ABC board is leasing space for a new liquor store in the "high rent" district of SouthPark. The location is within three miles of two other existing liquor stores. The board has signed a lease to rent space in Morrocroft Village, near a Harris Teeter Supermarket, at $35 per square foot, per month, for a total of about $186,000 per year for the first five years ...Census sets path for spending (The Charlotte Observer) Days before 2010 census surveys hit the mail, a new report shows that in 2008 North Carolina got nearly $12billion for everything from highways to housing based on results of the last census.
Committee begins review of state liquor system (WRAL.com Raleigh) A legislative committee began its examination on Tuesday of whether changes should be made to how North Carolina sells liquor.
One Charlotte Group Wants North Carolina ABC Board Kept Public (WSOC-TV Charlotte) CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- One group in Charlotte is fighting to keep the North Carolina Alcohol Beverage Control board public, and said making it private could lead to bigger problems.
Cumberland County officials consider sales tax hike (The Fayetteville Observer) Cumberland County consumers may soon be paying the highest sales tax in North Carolina. County officials began Thursday to kick around the idea of raising the sales tax by a penny or more per $1 purchase to pay for faster ambulance and fire service.
REFORMA announces recipients of the 2010 NOCHE DE CUENTOS Family Literacy Focus Mini-Grants (American Library Association) North Miami Beach, FLA. - REFORMA: The National Association to Promote Library & Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking (REFORMA), an affiliate of the American Library Association, proudly announces the winners of the 2010 NOCHE DE CUENTOS/ A NIGHT OF STORIES Family Literacy Focus Mini-Grants.;NOCHE DE CUENTOS is generously supported by the American Library Association as part ...
Snowfall totals in North and South Carolina (WBTV Charlotte) The snow event that moved through the Charlotte region Tuesday left varying snow amounts throughout North and South Carolina.
Dropout rate down in CMS, state (The Charlotte Observer) The dropout rate fell in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and hit an all-time low for North Carolina last year, a report released Thursday shows.
Neighborhood groups draw attention to repeat offenders (The Charlotte Observer) Volunteers in Sylvia Cannon's Crime Watch network already put out alerts when familiar offenders bail out of jail or wind up in their neighborhoods for other reasons.
Charlotte Fire Victims Had Social Services Case Worker (WFMY News 2 Greensboro) Mecklenburg County's Social Services Department says the family of 26-year-old Orgal Opata was referred for intervention after she was charged in October with child neglect.