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  • Charlotte foreclosure rate drops in March

    deroberts@charlotteobserver.com The foreclosure rate in the Charlotte area fell in March from the same month last year and was below the national rate, according to a report released Thursday by CoreLogic. But the Charlotte rate was higher than North Carolina’s for the month. The Irvine, Calif.-based company said the rate of foreclosures among outstanding mortgage loans in the Charlotte ...

  • For Ply Gem and ChannelAdvisor Ready Set Go

    Two Cary companies have been priced for their public debuts, and one already is off and running on Wall Street this morning. Cary building supply company Ply Gem Industries is trading on the NYSE under PGEM, with a public offering price of $21 a share. The stock already is up about 10 percent ($23.11) after the first few ticks. Underwriters have been granted an option to purchase an additional ...

  • Another PDQ restaurant slated for opening in the Triangle

    Construction of the new PDQ restaurant in Wake Forest is almost finished and it will officially open to the public on June 2. PDQ, which stands for "people dedicated to quality," opened its first location in the Triangle in December with a 4,313-square-foot restaurant building - with a drive-through - at the intersection of Falls of Neuse and Spring Forest Roads in Raleigh. The ...

  • North Carolina Man Charged with Insurance Fraud

    North Carolina authorities have accused a Lincoln County man of filing a fake report of a stolen motorcycle and trailer to get money from an insurance company. The Charlotte Observer reported that 38-year-old William Minford Chatham III of Vale is charged with felony insurance fraud. He is free on $5,000 bond. Sheriff’s office investigators said Chatham filed a claim last October saying ...

  • Panthers sign DT Lotulelei G Kugbila

    haven't yet signed, but with the standardization of rookie contracts in the most recent Collective Bargaining Agreement, it's only a matter of time."Star gives us an impactful three-down defensive lineman, and Edmund has a lot of natural ability and upside that we will work to develop," general manager Dave Gettleman said. "We look forward to seeing both players ...


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Meet the Feebles

Meet the Feebles

Every once in a while, a movie comes along that is so grotesque, so perverse, and so daring that it defies criticism. These are the films that laugh in the face of the status quo while they purposely mock all previously cinematic conventions, happily thrusting themselves beyond the boundaries of good taste and accepted morality. More times than not, these movies are simply stupid because they have ... ...

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  • Tesla Service Center in Raleigh Portends NC Showroom

    Take a peek inside the Tesla service center in Raleigh, not far down the road from the Angus Barn steakhouse, and you will get a glimpse at what some believe is the future of the American automobile. The single bay garage is just big enough to squeeze in a pair of lifts, shelves of wipers and battery packs stacked in wooden crates. But notice what's not there: no motor oil, no belts, ...

  • N.C. lawmakers win easily against South Carolina in charity game

    N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory (center, in #1 jersey) and House Speaker Thom Tillis (right) were among the Carolinas lawmakers who played in a charity game Wednesday. In the end, the North Carolina lawmakers beat a squad of South Carolina legislators 35 ...

  • Suit over city-Panthers meeting in court today

    The case between four former media members and the City of Charlotte, over negotiations between the city and the Carolina Panthers for stadium improvements, is expected to be heard by a judge Thursday afternoon. Superior Court Judge Robert Sumner is scheduled to hear a request from city attorneys to dismiss the case, which was brought in early April by four men who say Charlotte officials ...

  • What’s open closed on Memorial Day

    Here’s how the following will observe Memorial Day on Monday: Federal offices: Closed. N.C., S.C. state offices: Closed. Charlotte city offices: Closed. Mecklenburg County offices: Closed. Mecklenburg County courts: Closed. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools: Closed. Charlotte-Mecklenburg libraries: Closed. Banks: Closed. Buses, light rail: Open, Sunday schedule. Compost Central: ...

  • SC celebrates its 225th birthday as a US state

    COLUMBIA, S.C. South Carolina is celebrating its 225th birthday as a U.S. state. On May 23, 1788, South Carolina became the nation's eighth state when it ratified the U.S. Constitution. AARP South Carolina is throwing the state a birthday party to note the occasion. The group for older people is giving out samples of sweet tea and boiled peanuts outside its offices across the street from ...

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