David Perlmutt
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Out of the wreckage, a couple’s Easter message of mercy
Out of the wreckage that took their sons, Gentry Eddings and his wife, Hadley, of Forest Hill Church have embraced the promise of Easter as they work to resurrect their lives. → Read More
Out of the wreckage, a couple’s Easter message of mercy
Out of the wreckage that took their sons, Gentry Eddings and his wife, Hadley, of Forest Hill Church have embraced the promise of Easter as they work to resurrect their lives. → Read More
Piece of Charlotte’s transportation history moved to Spencer museum – for now
Charlotte quietly lost a piece of its history last week – at least for now – but its owners say it has gone to a good home. → Read More
Dinwiddie, Patterson are Women of the Year
Jill Dinwiddie has helped get women elected to office, led campaigns to end domestic violence and led the Planned Parenthood movement in the Carolinas – advocating for quality reproductive health care for women. → Read More
Family: Good Samaritan slain by man he found in storm was always helping
Jessica Heavner said it was just like her brother, Jefferson, to stop and help a stranded driver who’d spun off an icy road in Catawba County Friday. → Read More
Good Samaritan fatally shot by man he was trying to help during snowstorm
A man was in the Catawba County Jail on Saturday charged with murder after he allegedly fatally shot a good Samaritan who was trying to help him after his car spun out on an icy road in the Bandys community, Sheriff Coy Reid said. → Read More
A new graduate at 76, when college means more ‘and sticks with you’
Someone on the faculty of the University of North Carolina-Charlotte should use Shella Hollowell for a study on perseverance. → Read More
A new graduate at 76, when college means more ‘and sticks with you’
Someone on the faculty of the University of North Carolina-Charlotte should use Shella Hollowell for a study on perseverance. → Read More
A new graduate at 76, when college means more ‘and sticks with you’
Someone on the faculty of the University of North Carolina-Charlotte should use Shella Hollowell for a study on perseverance. → Read More
Trudy Taylor, 92, honed her sense of justice, independence in Chapel Hill
Some who knew her say Gertrude “Trudy” Trudy Taylor’s greatest achievement was the five children she raised. → Read More
Hot Dates this week: What time is the Duke-UNC game?
Duke vs. North Carolina tops the list of Hot Dates that will capture our attention this week. Also, check out the sleeper of the week - “Chops and Chopped,” an evening of poetic expression and food creations on Thursday. And → Read More
Sources: City, county back incentives for Frito-Lay Charlotte expansion
The Charlotte City Council and the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners have approved in closed session meetings nearly $3.3million in tax incentives for snack maker Frito-Lay, which is planning to expand an existing facility in southwest Charlotte, sources told the Observer. → Read More
Chiquita closing Charlotte headquarters
Chiquita Brands International is closing its Charlotte headquarters barely more than three years after deciding to move here, the company said Wednesday. → Read More
Council to hear proposed changes to NASCAR hall loan
Efforts to persuade two banks to forgive a $19.1 million loan to the city of Charlotte that helped build the NASCAR Hall of Fame appear to have made progress, with City Council members set to hear about “proposed amendments” on Monday to that agreement. → Read More
Sen. Tarte determined to fix ‘unfairness’ of back tax issue
After meeting with Mecklenburg County officials, state Sen. Jeff Tarte said Wednesday he’ll offer legislation in early February designed to fix the “unfairness” of holding property owners responsible for back taxes for periods they didn’t own the property. → Read More
American Airlines urging lawmakers for fuel sales tax relief
The proposed quarter-cent sales tax increase in Mecklenburg County would have no impact on American Airlines if state legislators extend a cap on fuel sales taxes – or completely exempt airlines from the taxes, an American official said Tuesday. → Read More
Uptown Charlotte building evacuated after shaking; A/C malfunction blamed
A building in the 200 block of South Tryon Street in uptown Charlotte was evacuated Tuesday morning after reports that the building was shaking. → Read More
Majority of Mecklenburg commissioners want sales tax increase for teacher pay raises
The tax hike could generate as much as $34 million and also would go to supplement salaries at Central Piedmont Community College and support the public library and the Arts & Science Council, said board Vice Chairman Dumont Clarke. → Read More
D-Day: Carolinians tell the story of a day like no other
It was a day of blind courage and resolve, a day like no other – before or since. → Read More
D-Day: Charlotte paratrooper survived all four major World War II jumps
The Observer is commemorating the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion by sharing stories of Carolinians who survived the battles in Normandy, France. → Read More