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Media blitz at Panthers Stadium (Photo: Lee Howard)
Posted: January 25th, 2012 Lee Howard
Dozens of media reps (local, state and national) descended on the Panthers playing field at Bank of America Stadium recently where incumbent President Obama will make his acceptance speech on Sept. 6. The Democratic National Convention itself will be hosted at Time Warner Cable Arena, which more than 500 reporters toured on Jan. 18.
PROACT Search, the firm hired by CMS to help select a new school superintendent, is also currently conducting a search for a new superintendent in Anchorage. General qualifications for the job there sound like something we might benefit from here. CMS hopes to make a decision in March.
County Manager Harry Jones, who is being treated for an undisclosed illness, is urging the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners to take a conciliatory approach to handling the public’s business. He says his current health issues have spurred “spiritual growth” which he hopes will rub off on the often rancorous board.
Property crime dropped by about 8 percent last year and violent crime was down by 2 percent, Charlotte Police Chief Rodney Monroe announced last week. We guess that’s good news for the Queen City. Skeptics, however, believe the declines may have something to do with how crimes are now being classified.
The nearly three-hour “The Amen Corner", a play set in Harlem, was written by James Baldwin in 1954. The sprawling production features 32 cast members directed by Ruth E. Sloane. The play is being presented by On Q Productions, which is led by Quentin Talley, Crossroads Charlotte's Artist-in-Residence. It runs through Saturday, Jan. 28, at Spirit Square's Duke Energy Theater, 345 N. College St. Tickets start at $17.
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