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  • Businesses win Crowns of Enterprise awards

    Four local businesses were honored Thursday night at the second-annual Crowns of Enterprise Awards ceremony, hosted by the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. The businesses that won the award were recognized for demonstrating "exemplary leadership and sound business ...

  • No problems expected in Morganton sewage spills

    MORGANTON -- Officials in Burke County say they don’t expect any lasting impact from the spill of about 782,000 gallons of sewer water this week following heavy thunderstorms. Joshua Harris, a spokesman for the City of Morganton, said two spills were reported after storms dumped more than 4 inches of rain in a four-hour period near Morganton. Water Resources Director Brad Boris said most ...

  • Ex-reporters challenge city Panthers deliberations

    A group of former Charlotte TV and radio reporters who filed suit in 1971 to end the city council’s practice of back-room meetings returned to a whole new courthouse to revisit the same old issue more than four decades later: secret meetings. This time around it’s all about Charlotte’s City Council posting an armed guard outside a closed-door meeting with Carolina Panthers’ owner Jerry ...

  • New provost named as leadership changes at UNC-Chapel Hill

    CHAPEL HILL As a new leadership team takes shape at UNC-Chapel Hill, an insider has been named as the second-in-command to incoming Chancellor Carol Folt. Jim Dean, current dean of the university’s Kenan-Flagler Business School, will be the next executive vice chancellor and provost. He succeeds Bruce Carney, who is returning to the faculty after four years as provost. As the chief academic ...

  • 2 tractor-trailers crash near Shelby 1 injured

    Authorities are still investigating, and troopers said Highway 74 west of Shelby would likely be closed most of the day Friday while crews cleaned up the crash ...


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Gertrud [DVD]

Gertrud [DVD]

When Day of Wrath (Vredens dag) was released in 1943, its director, Carl Theodor Dreyer, had not produced a feature film in almost 12 years. At the time, Denmark's film industry had been severely weakened by the exodus of many of its best directors due to the ... ...

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  • Winston-Salem property-tax rate increase proposed + Former Dobson mayor dies + Ziggys By the Sea to open in Wilmington

    -- Winston-Salem City Manager Lee Garrity has proposed a $379 million budget that includes a property-tax rate increase to make up for a drop in property values due to revaluation, the Winston-Salem Journal reports. The proposal would raise the citys tax rate about 8 percent, from 49.1 cents per $100 of assessed value to 53 cents. However, the majority of homeowners in the city would see their ...

  • Jennifer Lopez teams with Verizon on retail startup

    Jennifer Lopez is getting into the mobile phone business with Viva Movil, aimed at Hispanic consumers. Jennifer Lopez may not be an expert on mobile technology just yet, but the star claims deep knowledge of the Latino consumer and says she will be using that insight to form a partnership with Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ) on a chain of targeted mobile-phone stores called Viva Movil. Lopez, whose ...

  • Analyst Neiman Saks merger not likely to happen soon Video

    May 23 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Betty Liu reports on today's "Top Headlines." She speaks on Bloomberg Television's "In The Loop." Neiman Marcus' private-equity owners have held on to the retailer for eight years. Don't expect a merger between Neiman Marcus Group and Saks Fifth Avenue anytime soon, even though news reports this week have indicated such a deal ...

  • Lincoln escapee caught near beach

    LINCOLNTON -- An inmate who escaped from a state prison unit Thursday in Lincoln County is back in custody after being caught several hours later by police near Myrtle Beach. Ronald Billings, 38, was reported missing about 2:45 p.m. Thursday from his job site in Lincolnton. Billings, who is serving a seven-year sentence for breaking and entering, forgery and other property crimes, had been in a ...

  • Man arrested at Speed Street after hitting officer

    WCNC Charlotte-Mecklenburg police arrested one man and charged him with assaulting an officer Thursday evening at Food Lion Speed Street. Officers told NBC Charlotte one of them was apparently hit during the scuffle. Speed Street has been deemed an extraordinary event, which means police have more power to keep the peace. Speed Street will continue at noon Friday and runs through Sunday. ...

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